Documenting the locations, historical background, and architectural context of architecture across our curated destinations.
Designed in 1918 by renowned Woolworth Building architect Cass Gilbert, this massive military logistics complex in Sunset Park sent millions of troops and supplies overseas.
More than a transportation hub, Grand Central is an architectural masterpiece saved by civic activism and celebrated for its ingenious pedestrian flow.
Rising 550 feet without a single pane of window glass, this mysterious telephone building designed by John Carl Warnecke dominates the Tribeca skyline.
Designed by an international board of architects including Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, the UN compound stands on international soil outside standard municipal jurisdiction.