Audrey Wachs is a New York–based writer and urban planner who loves terra cotta and hot takes

Studio Gang’s AMNH expansion gets the green light from Landmarks

Studio Gang’s AMNH expansion gets the green light from Landmarks

The 195,000-square-foot Gilder Center, inside and out, takes formal cues from geological strata, glacier-gouged caves, curving canyons, and blocks of glacial ice. Read more here.

What do New Yorkers get when privately-funded public art goes big?

What do New Yorkers get when privately-funded public art goes big?

A new online planning tool lets residents shape neighborhoods from the comfort of their smartphones

A new online planning tool lets residents shape neighborhoods from the comfort of their smartphones