Beginning in the mid-1960s, the New York architect Richard Meier (born 1934) consistently explored the potential of a white, pristine, and spatially rich modern architecture. By the mid-1980s Meier had earned himself a place with the major architects...

1PP Developers Louis Greco Jr. and Mario Procida have teamed up to form SDS Procida. Why does that matter? The new group is developing Richard Meier's On Prospect Park, the 114-unit condo at 1 Grand Army Plaza. (A good start.) Plus, the press release...

“I think it is a departure from the ordinary developer buildings that are hailed as luxury,” said architect Annabelle Selldorf. “I feel strongly that this is going to be an exceptional residential building in lower Manhattan.” Today at noon, roughly 40 topping out party-goers donned...

Valentino is planning to paint the city red with festivities marking 45 years as the "numero uno" in Italian fashion.The man who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy for her wedding to Aristotle Onassis, spiffed up the look of once-shy Princess Diana and outfitted Julia Roberts the night...

Just as we were really missing Toni Schlesinger's "Shelter" column that was published in the Village Voice since 1997, this 300-plus page anthology of her writings crosses our desk. It should be noted that the original cover, from the spring Princeton Architectural Press catalog, is...

The world renowned architect Richard Meier and two of his buildings, which are the Saltzman House and the Bronx Developmental Center. One could not expect that an architect of Meier's caliber would be without outside inspiration. Meier himself recounts numerous inspirations he has received from well renowned architects such as Le Corbusier, Wright, and Aalto. From Wright and Aalto he receives his inspiration for flow of space and for light.