Scaling the Threshold: When Community Architecture Becomes Too Large

Concordia Design WrocÅ‚aw / MVRDV. Image © Juliusz SokoÅ‚owski When Hudson Yards opened in Manhattan in 2019, it promised a new urban neighborhood built from scratch. 16 towers with 4,000 residential units were erected in hopes of creating a strong community. Despite its lavish amenities and lofty public plazas, a peculiar emptiness persisted. The development … Read more