Micro Apartments

New York's first prefab apartment tower will rise in 2015. Its 55 units will be very, very small. By Fast Company

The Urbaneers

TED Fellow Mitchell Joachim and his team at Planetary ONE are going beyond green to re-engineer Brooklyn, New York’s most populous borough. By Frog Design

Architects Propose “Bibs” To Shield NYC From Global Warming’s Floods

Global warming will make New York spectacularly vulnerable to flooding. Some researchers even suggest that in 200 years, Manhattan could look like Venice. By Co.Design

NYC Finally Builds A Better Subway Map

Hardcore New Yorkers tend to shake their heads at tourists confusedly poring over the NYC Subway Map. After all, what could possibly be so confusing about that damn thing? A lot, actually. By Cliff Kuang