SHoP Archives - Metropolis

Tech Start-ups Find a Shared Home at The Company Building in Manhattan

Kyle Chayka,

While the SHoP-designed project offers an antidote to many of Silicon Valley’s ills, a larger urban dilemma remains.

Keep Calm and Terra-cotta On

Audrey Wachs,

Prized for its tactile qualities and historical association with crafts, the material is enjoying a steady revival in New York City and beyond.

With Pier 17, Channel Glass Brings a Contemporary Edge to the South Street Seaport

Samuel Medina,

The building's icy, transparent envelope deploys an unconventional type of glass in a crenellated profile that, according to SHoP's Gregg Pasquarelli, suggests “almost a contemporary version of pier architecture.”

SHoP’s SITE Santa Fe Expansion is an Ode to the City’s Heritage

Anna Fixsen,

The New York firm has expanded the art institution, transforming its humdrum museum building into a work of art in the process

SHoP Used 4.25 Million Pounds of Copper Cladding for These Manhattan Skyscrapers

Laura Raskin,

The luxury rental American Copper Buildings in New York City are named for the unusual material used on their facades.

Disrupting Reality: How VR Is Changing Architecture's Present and Future

Vanessa Quirk,

Within a couple of years, virtual reality and related technologies have gone from speculative to ubiquitous. Now, in the hands of a few architects and designers, it has the potential to revolutionize the design process.