NYC Archives | Ouno Design https://ounodesign.com/tag/nyc/ Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:56:28 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 New York’s “greenest” skyscaper is actually its biggest energy hog: New Republic https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/ https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:56:28 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=16203

Must read: Bank of America’s Toxic Tower: New York’s “greenest” skyscaper is actually its biggest energy hog in New Republic.

“According to data released by New York City last fall, the Bank of America Tower produces more greenhouse gases and uses more energy per square foot than any comparably sized office building in Manhattan.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/feed/ 0 You Know Things are Messed Up When Librarians Start Marching https://ounodesign.com/2011/10/05/occupy-wall-street/ https://ounodesign.com/2011/10/05/occupy-wall-street/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:50:15 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12626

Most of the photos here were taken by a friend of mine, Canadian filmmaker Velcrow Ripper, at Occupy Wall Street. Reproduced here with permission. See his whole gallery of Occupy Wall Street photos.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2011/10/05/occupy-wall-street/feed/ 6 Condos and highrise buildings, New York vs Vancouver https://ounodesign.com/2011/09/13/new-york-vancouver-condo-highrises/ https://ounodesign.com/2011/09/13/new-york-vancouver-condo-highrises/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:27:14 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12554

(All photos here are of New York. Photos of Vancouver to be appended later.)

The building at left is by Gehry. Shot is taken from the Highline promenade.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2011/09/13/new-york-vancouver-condo-highrises/feed/ 4 Stumbling upon NY Fashion Week by accident https://ounodesign.com/2011/09/12/new-york-fashion-week/ https://ounodesign.com/2011/09/12/new-york-fashion-week/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:49:20 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12525

I was there by accident. These people were not.

Apparently it’s “anything goes” in fashion right now, but that’s been true for a while. Anyway, it’s never really “anything goes” – there are always those weird, arbitrarily-imposed rules.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2011/09/12/new-york-fashion-week/feed/ 5 Donald Judd’s loft at 101 Spring Street https://ounodesign.com/2009/04/25/donald-judds-loft-at-101-spring-street/ https://ounodesign.com/2009/04/25/donald-judds-loft-at-101-spring-street/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:22:34 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=3408

This is artist Donald Judd’s loft in Soho, maintained as a museum and open for viewing after recent restorations. It was one of the first artist’s lofts in Soho – not to mention in New York – and is now almost the paradigmatic example of loft living.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2009/04/25/donald-judds-loft-at-101-spring-street/feed/ 4 New York loft with stripes https://ounodesign.com/2009/04/15/new-york-loft-with-striped-pillows/ https://ounodesign.com/2009/04/15/new-york-loft-with-striped-pillows/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:50:04 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=3035

Probably everyone and his/her dog has seen this NYC loft apartment by now, and possibly also blogged about it, but this is one of those places that is so hypnotizing I can’t stop looking at it.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2009/04/15/new-york-loft-with-striped-pillows/feed/ 4 NY loft of Fernlund & Logan https://ounodesign.com/2008/10/25/ny-loft-of-fernlund-logan/ https://ounodesign.com/2008/10/25/ny-loft-of-fernlund-logan/#respond Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:55:56 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=296

Great loft in NYC designed by architects Fernlund & Logan for themselves. Great striped Swedish pillows – the midcentury and Scandinavian furniture is beautiful against all that white.

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