League Prize 2013: Range

Introducing this year’s Prize winners with firm descriptions and project slideshows.

Amateur Architecture Studio: Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu

Featuring the philosophy and projects of the Hangzhou-based studio on the occasion of Wang Shu’s 2013 Current Work Lecture.

Urban Omnibus

In the third of a series of profiles of Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts around the five boroughs, Joey de Jesus takes us on a tour of Hunts Point, Bronx, to explore how artists, activists, and educators have turned social and environmental challenges into opportunities.

Folly 2013

A feature exploring the winning proposal, tree wood, by Toshihiro Oki Architect, now on view at Socrates Sculpture Park, and the finalists and themes of the 2013 competition.

Little Free Library/NYC

Documenting the design, installations, and use of ten Little Free Libraries across the East Village and the Lower East Side – on view through September 1, 2013.

Folk Art Facade 6, Image By Giles Ashford

The American Folk Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art

A look at the ongoing debate surrounding MoMA’s plans for the American Folk Art Museum building.

Typecast

An investigation into a variety of building typologies to identify the ways in which these classifications have become stale, overly simplified, or misunderstood — how they have been typecast.

2013 President’s Medal Awarded to Renzo Piano

On April 9, 2013, Renzo Piano was awarded the Architectural League President’s Medal. To celebrate the occasion, a feature that looks back on Piano’s long relationship with the League.

Emerging Voices 2013

Explore the eight winning firms selected to be part of the League’s annual program to recognize practices with distinct and influential design voices in the disciplines of architecture, landscape, and urbanism.

Making Room

Exploring contemporary challenges in and possible solutions for creating affordable, legal, safe, comfortable, and desirable options in New York City’s housing market.

Travel Reports: The Deborah J. Norden Fund

An ongoing feature highlighting the work of past Norden grantees through their essays, photographs, and sketches from around the world.

League Prize 2013: Range

Amateur Architecture Studio: Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu

Urban Omnibus

Folly 2013

Little Free Library/NYC

The American Folk Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art

Typecast

2013 President’s Medal Awarded to Renzo Piano

Emerging Voices 2013

Making Room

Travel Reports: The Deborah J. Norden Fund

Next Event

Ada Louise Huxtable and the Shape of New York

Highlighted News and Events

Little Free Library / NYC

Folly 2013: tree wood

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

Sketchbook: Architectural Reflections on Grand Central Terminal