A Ray of Sunshine in NYC?

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New York City’s local communities may be getting the “breath of fresh air” (and ray of sunshine) they have been fighting for over recent years.  Supertall development at the Upper West Side’s 200 Amsterdam Avenue site and along the Two...

Wainwright Building

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In 1891, the high-rise typology was further defined toward what it is known as today with the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri.  While it only stands at ten stories, architect Louis Sullivan’s design defined the high-rise’s...

Architectural Firm Profile: Boak & Paris

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Russell Boak (1896-1981) Hyman Paris (1890-1966) In 1927, architects Russell Boak and Hyman Paris left the firm of Emery Roth to start their own firm, Boak & Paris. Together, the duo designed multiple apartment houses on the West Side, East Side and in Greenwich...

Architectural Firm Profiles: Gaetan Ajello

architect, Landmarks

Gaetan (Gaetano) Ajello – 1883-1983 Gaetan Ajello was considered a visionary architect within his lifetime. The Sicilian immigrant took the New York City architecture scene by storm, contributing hundreds of buildings to the city, and particularly to the west...

Hardenbergh the Hotel Master

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Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (1847-1918) Architect Henry J. Hardenbergh was born in 1847 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, into a family of Dutch lineage.[1] He was a student at the Hasbrouck Institute, a preparatory school in Jersey City that aimed to prepare young men in...

Architectural Firm Profiles: Lamb and Rich

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Hugh Lamb (1859-1903) Charles Alonzo Rich (1855-1943) Firm Address: 257 West 91st Street, 214   Hugh Lamb was born in Scotland in 1849. Very little is known about his childhood and early training, but he was established as an architect in New Jersey in 1872. By...