Brooklyn Archives - Metropolis

25 Kent Mirrors Williamsburg’s Aesthetics, Entrepreneurialism, and Rapid Change

Evan Nicole Brown,

Designed by Hollwich Kushner, the new mixed-use development is a sensitive addition to North Brooklyn’s glitzy, booming waterfront.

10 Highlights from Object & Thing, New York’s Newest Art and Design Fair

Jesse Dorris,

The inaugural exhibit, which closed yesterday, offered more than 200 works from 32 galleries.

NYCxDesign 2019: Preview Brooklyn's Design Events and Destinations

Ethan Tucker,

Brooklyn, the city's most populous borough, is as much a draw during NYCxDesign as Manhattan.

New York City Modernist architecture landmarks

10 Buildings That Helped Define Modernism in New York City

Samuel Medina,

The story of architectural Modernism in New York City goes beyond the familiar touchstones of Lever House and the Seagram Building.

NYCxDesign 2019: A Kinetic "Human-Actuated" Pavilion Is Coming to Brooklyn

Lila Allen,

Studio INI's Urban Imprint installation at the A/D/O design center will invite visitors to push back—quite literally—on reality.

In Brooklyn, One Blue Slip Brings High-End Residential Development and New Public Spaces

Heather Corcoran,

The 30-story tower and its surroundings include design from Handel Architects, Gachot Studios, and James Corner Field Operations.

Misi, a New Restaurant in Brooklyn, Puts the Art of Pasta Making on Display

Lila Allen,

The restaurant's designers, Asfour Guzy Architects, tailored a specific room for making pasta and showing-off the craft to passerby outside.

Bjarke Ingels Group Makes Its Own Proposal for Brooklyn's Looming BQE Repairs

Fred A. Bernstein,

The fate of the BQE's cantilevered stretch of highway—which must be fixed or repurposed—in Brooklyn Heights has stirred extensive controversy and multiple proposals. Now the Danish-American firm is throwing its hat into the ring.

ODA Designs New Crystalline Facade for 10 Jay Street in Brooklyn’s DUMBO

Zachary Edelson,

The project, which also included extensive restoration work and a new lobby, prepared the 230,000-square-foot former warehouse for new office tenants.

StudiosC Fills a Brooklyn Law Office with a Rich Stone, Metal, and Wood Palette

John S. Ives,

The design features a restored timber-frame ceiling and custom furniture that creates a refreshing dialogue between past and present.

Domino Sugar Factory Park James Corner Field Operations

Preview James Corner Field Operations' New Brooklyn Park

Zachary Edelson,

Metropolis toured the soon-to-open six-acre park, which features a 1,200-foot-long esplanade and a series of industrial "artifacts" salvaged from the Domino Sugar factory.

Studio Libeskind Tapped to Design Affordable Senior Housing in Brooklyn

Anna Fixsen,

The new building, located in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn, will create 197 affordable residences for the New York City Housing Authority.

Take a Sneak Peek Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard's New Dock 72

Zachary Edelson,

Renderings of the 675,000-square-foot office building, which will boast amenities designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture, show that it will pull out the stops to entice tenants to the Navy Yard.

Vertical Landscapes Come to Life at Brooklyn's Home for Design

Estefanía Acosta,

A designer's dream studio, The Workspace at A/D/O pushes one member to make work at the intersection of nature, sculpture, and critique.

A Winning Trophy: Trueing Designs This Year's #MetropolisLikes Award

Estefanía Acosta,

With support from The Workspace at A/D/O, the young design firm Trueing, creates a minimalist testament to the "ever-changing world of design."

BKLYN DESIGNS Builds Up the Brooklyn-Made Brand

Shonquis Moreno,

Starting May 5, the Brooklyn-centric show will feature designers ranging from fresh-faced label Ot/tra to established favorites, like Casa Kids, Think Fabricate, Aimée Wilder, and Todd Bracher.

This Brooklyn House's Moody Exterior Conceals a Bright Courtyard

Laura Raskin,

To renovate a town house in Brooklyn, Young Projects built an extension, added green spaces, and brought sunlight into the home—all within the constraints of a modest site.