• NYC's New Neighbourhood
  • Posted 5 months ago by staff · Art & Design · 4126 Views

  • New York City is about to undergo one of the most interesting construction projects of recent history, building what is essentially an entire neighbourhood from scratch. Overseen by real estate firm Related Companies, the project will see sixteen skyscrapers constructed on Manhattan's West Side Yard, adding over 12 million square feet of office, residential, and retail space to the area.

    Speaking about the long-delayed project at the beginning of construction the other day, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said: "After years and years of planning and partnership, breaking ground on the first commercial building of Hudson Yards is a wonderful thing. Today's groundbreaking means that the market has spoken, and that even in this challenging economy we're moving forward to make the Far West Side's economic potential a reality."

    • Wow, not sure what to think of this. It doesn't really fit with the rest of New York for some reason.
    • John Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply
    • Funny reminds me of Beijing, China. Exact same architecture.... Wonder why.... Zia Jian
    • Jack Goldberg Posted 5 months ago · 2 Reply
    • goddamnit america, this is sick and retarded. spend your money on bettering society not seperating it.
    • Kelci Posted 5 months ago · -2
    • @Kelci Not sure how this is separating from society, and while I don't think building tall buildings is "bettering society", I do think that tall buildings are New York tradition, going back to the late 1800s. Criticizing Manhattan for building skyscrapers is like criticizing a fish for swimming.
    • Ted T. Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply
    • That bottom pic is stunning
    • Jess Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply
    • buildings always look like the same anyways, i do not really see the innovation here... there is light on the roof? woaw... why not building something amazing in a poor area of the town to dynamise it... art should not be that much linked to who has the money and that s why the only art that is true for me is painting.
    • arnold Posted 5 months ago · -2 Reply
    • Wow, this is weird. Doesn't really fit into the NY Skyline.
    • Hans Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply
    • Will not work.
    • Harry Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply
    • John- yeah i agree, looks like they don't follow the same architecture style as the present skyscrapers, they almost clash. Jack- i think you will find America started building skyscrapers first, not sure of your cynical comment, if anything China wants to copy America in most things.
    • Ben Posted 5 months ago · 2 Reply
    • if anything ben, you enjoy fondling balls
    • s Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply
    • With the whole not fitting in thing, those earlier skyscrapers were generally built with the style and technology of the day taking it to a pinnacle of what could be done for the money they had. Doing anything less than that and producing a new building that wasn't a new idea, for a modern world wouldn't be true to the concept of a sky scraper.
    • doug Posted 5 months ago · -2 Reply
    • I agree with Doug. It's definitely better to create a building which shows off modern tehnologies and techniques than copy something created 100 years ago. Where's the excitement in that??
    • Tom Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply
    • I agree with s
    • K Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply
    • Looks amazing. The place needs a touch up. A revamp. Stop living in the past. Idiots
    • Jack Posted 5 months ago · 2 Reply
    • I think it doesn't really fit with this part of Manhattan... Chelsea and Midtown West have small buildings.. It's gonna "break" the landscape.. I think it would be more appropriated if it was downtown!
    • Tahan Posted 5 months ago · 0 Reply