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Tag: architecture

Greenpoint’s New Library and Environmental Center Touted as Example of Architecture’s Power to Build Community

by Lucie Levine January 8, 2018January 5, 2018

The Greenpoint community, joined by students from PS 34 and public officials including Coucilman Stephen Levin, Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna and Assemblyman Joe Lentol, broke ground on our new […]

Thinking Big and Living Large in A/D/O’s new MINI Living Cabin

by Lucie Levine October 18, 2017October 17, 2017

Limited space is a hallmark of city life, so it’s not everyday that New Yorkers ask themselves, “where should I put the hammock.” A/D/O, the creative design hub and co-working […]

Tour Local Relics & Architectural Marvels This Weekend During Open House NY! (10/14-10/15)

by Greenpointers Staff October 13, 2017October 12, 2017

This Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15, Open House New York will present a citywide celebration of architecture and urban design, for the 15th year in a row. One of the […]

Climate Change, Architecture and Design Take Center Stage at A/D/O

by Lucie Levine August 15, 2017August 14, 2017

Design and architecture buffs abound here in Brooklyn, and Greenpoint has even been called the home design capital of the borough, but Talking Tropics, a new series of discussions at […]

Patrick Keely, The Prolific Architect of Saint Anthony of Padua Church

by Geoff Cobb July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

For years I passed the graceful façade of Saint Anthony of Padua church (862 Manhattan Avenue) and admired its beauty, but never really thought much about the man who built […]

Happening Now: “Automonuments” at Simon/Neuman² Gallery

by Emily Greenberg July 17, 2014July 15, 2014

Writing of Manhattan at the end of the 20th century, the architect Rem Koolhaas described a new kind of monument, one “available for meaning as a billboard is for advertisement:”

Forgotten Greenpoint: The Astral

by MatthewC September 10, 2013September 9, 2013

The Astral is undoubtedly one of Greenpoint’s most iconic edifices. So much so, it even inspired it’s own novel. It sure is a purdy old pile o’ bricks, straight out of […]

“Hazardous Materials” Public Hearing on 77 Commercial St Project Tonight (8/20)

by Jen G August 20, 2013August 20, 2013

Tonight – August 20, 2013 at 6:30 PM there will be a Public Hearing on the 77 Commercial Street Project and an Informational Presentation on Newtown Barge and Box Street Parks at Automotive […]

Abandoned Brooklyn: Greenpoint Warehouse

by Max D August 6, 2013August 5, 2013

See more of Max Dworkin’s photography at pictured.tumblr.com.

Historical Greenpoint Walk With The Wooden House Project

by Joanne A August 6, 2013August 2, 2013

For anyone interested in exploring the history of Brooklyn, The Wooden House Project offers fantastic tours for lovers of Brooklyn’s wood-frame row houses. The walking tour I took through the streets […]

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