Category Archives: Field Visit

Take your neighbor by the hand and lets depart for an adventure around the city.

Cooper and 40 Bond

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Elvira

The visit started with one my favorite pieces of architecture: the brand new Cooper Union building. It is one of the most fascinating buildings in New York City. The first apparent reason is that there are so many details to look at. From the … Continue reading →

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The sky is the limit

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Elvira

A visit to the Skyscraper Museum – China prophecy: Shanghai Skyscrapers are the modern building for many reason. They are safe because of the steel structure. Further, they are very productive, for a small passel of land, many units of space can be … Continue reading →

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Lower Manhattan Tour

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Elvira

It amaze me to think that walking in Battery Park centuries ago, one would walk on water. Land was moved from one part of the island to create another, it seems the island is a big piece of plasticine. Furthermore, there actually … Continue reading →

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The High Line

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Elvira

From wild and abandoned…   to controlled and populated… …with a wild touch. For now, the High Line is a bit overrated. There is not much to see and the experience of the neighborhoods surrounding it is limited. However, what is … Continue reading →

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Museum with a view

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Elvira

Impressions on the Panorama of New York @ Queens Museum of Art Arriving at the Queens Museum of Art (for the first time) I’ve realized how different it looks from museums in Manhattan. There was no coat check. Instead there … Continue reading →

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Mannahatta/Manhattan

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Elvira

The Mannahatta Project is one of the best projects about geography and cities that was ever conceived. It is visually shocking and fascinating.  It is such a dramatical difference between NYC 400 years ago and now, that the contemporary population the the island … Continue reading →

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