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- This apartment building in Staten Island has a 5,000-square-foot urban farm Sat, 27 Apr 19, 12:30amAlong the waterfront on New York’s north shore, Staten Island Urby sits overlooking the Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan. The millennial-friendly residential space includes 571 units, 35,000 square feet of commercial...
- Staten Island neighborhood returning to nature for superstorm buffer zone Sat, 28 Oct 17, 2:02amOakwood Beach, a Staten Island neighborhood, was one of those hit by the destructive Superstorm Sandy. Five years later, almost 80 percent of Oakwood Beach residents have sold their homes to the state of New York, which hopes...
- Staten Island is seeking proposals for a High Line park of its own Thu, 2 Mar 17, 1:36amWhy should Manhattan hog all the fun? Staten Island may soon get a "High Line" of its own. Much like the OG linear park in Chelsea, which was constructed on an elevated section of a historic freight rail line, the proposed...
- 10 Landscape Design Projects That Turn Damaged and Neglected Spaces Into Healthy, Beautiful Environments Wed, 4 Dec 13, 2:00amThe High Line Park in NYC. Photo by Jill Fehrenbacher for Inhabitat Landscape architects frequently work to transform areas that contain industrial and toxic waste, infrastructure no longer in use, or land affected by war,...
- The Whirlers: A Colorful Wind Turbine Installation for Fresh Kills Park Wed, 7 Nov 12, 6:15amWhirlers is project by Caterina Tiazzoldi and Eduardo Benamor Duarte that proposes building a large cluster of colorful wind turbines at Fresh Kills Park in Staten Island...
- Six Things You Can Do To Help Hurricane Sandy Victims Wed, 7 Nov 12, 8:35amRead the rest of Six Things You Can Do To Help Hurricane Sandy Victims Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture for Humanity, Breezy Point, Charities, disaster recovery, Hurricane, hurricane...
- MenoMenoPiu’s Solar Loop is a Flower-Shaped Solar Performance Venue for Staten Island Sat, 3 Nov 12, 2:00am“Solar Loop,” designed by Paolo Venturella & MenoMenoPiu Architects, is a sculptural solar array that doubles as a performance venue for Staten Island’s Freshkills Park. The aim of Solar Loop is to create...
- Solar Loop by Paolo Venturella & MenoMenoPiu Architects is a Flower-Shaped Solar Array and Performance Venue Sat, 3 Nov 12, 2:00am“Solar Loop,” designed by Paolo Venturella & MenoMenoPiu Architects, is a sculptural solar array that doubles as a performance venue for Staten Island’s Freshkills Park. The aim of Solar Loop it to create...