Architecture for the Apocalypse: NYC as a Heritage Site
New York City is one of America's greatest man-made achievements, but how can we protect and preserve it for future generations with inevitably rising seas and increasingly frequent weather ...
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The Charge Cycle: Bike-Powered Public Phone Charging Station
Soon, you'll be able to charge your iPhone at strategic locations around New York City - but you'll have to put in a little leg work. The Charge Cycle is a stationary bike equipped with an iPhone ...
PopSpots: NYC Album Cover Locations, Now and Then
Look into New York City's past, at the locations where iconic album cover photos were taken, in a series of photo montages by Bob Egan called 'PopSpots.' Egan has tracked down the exact places ...
System Error: Computer Dialog Boxes Appear on NYC Adverts
New York City has seen more than its share of crazy street art through the decades. This new series of computer error message-themed street art from prolific and mysterious artist Jilly ...
Pixel Pour 2.0: Digital Water Street Art Stuck in Mid-Spill
Here's a beautiful example of how street art can transform the most mundane, uninteresting sidewalk into a miniature gallery that captures the attention of harried passersby. A black faucet on ...
Retro-Future NYC: What New York Could Have Become
What would New York have looked like, if the futuristic visions of innovative thinkers in the late-19th to mid-20th century had become reality? Midtown Manhattan could have been enclosed within a ...
Chelsea Illustrated: Google’s History-Telling Mural
Scaffolding is rarely attractive, but Google might just change that perception with a 450-foot mural by Brooklyn design studio Dark Igloo that wraps around its building in New York City. 'Chelsea ...
Comprehending Chaos: Graphic Designs for Understanding NYC
It's common knowledge that living in a city as large as New York can be chaotic, and the laws meant to provide order and protect citizens can be beyond confusing. Wouldn't it be helpful to have a ...
