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MoMeh: Nouvel’s New Museum Tower Looks Very Familiar [Pics]

When Amanda Burden and the City Planning Commission cut Jean Nouvel’s Torre Verre down to size, the architectural cogniscenti were

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Amanda Burden: Shorter MoMA Tower ‘Is Glorious’

It was Amanda Burden who stopped the MoMA Tower, giving Jean Nouvel’s 1,250-foot spire a haircut, and it is up

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Around the Waterfront: Going for That First Spin on Jane's Carousel [Video]

It was not the cheeriest day for the opening of a carousel, last Thursday. The wind was gusting in off

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Starchitecture Is Actually Worth the Money

Once, living in a building with celebrity residents or prewar pedigree was the goal of every nouveau riche New Yorker.

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Supermodel Natasha Poly Walks Into Nouvel’s Chelsea Dream

Supermodel Natasha Poly took the world by storm in the early aughts, establishing herself in the modeling elite. Having graced

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Abu Dhabi Restarts Work on Louvre Branch

After a number of delays reportedly related to the worldwide economic crisis and its own fiscal health, Abu Dhabi’s Tourism

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You Can Soon Buy a Piece of MoMA! Or At Least a Piece of Its 1,050-Foot Condo...

Last year, The Observer discovered that Jean Nouvel’s soaring MoMA Tower—called “the most exhilarating addition to the skyline in a

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Gagosian Plans Second Paris Gallery, Taps Jean Nouvel for Design

Larry Gagosian cannot stop opening art galleries! The New York Times‘ Carol Vogel reports today that Mr. Gagosian has a

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Everybody But Frank Gehry: Four Top Starchitects Finalists for 425 Park Redesign

It is one of the stranger developments in the city, but it could also prove to be one of the

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Art World Abstracts: Elgin Marbles Spur Greek Election Debate, and More!

The ever-controversial Elgin Marbles (also known as the Parthenon Marbles) have become a hot button topic of debate in the Greek elections thanks to a statement from lawmaker Tasos Kourakis who claimed...

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Jean Nouvel Discusses Inspiration for 53W53, Refuses to Disclose Favorite Color

MoMA hosted an homage to Jean Nouvel and his tower design with a Q&A between the architect and filmmaker Matthew Tyrnaeuer, who is making a documentary about him.

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MoMA Renovation Plans Get Renovated

The Museum of Modern Art is scrapping controversial elements of its planned expansion, and pushing forward with a refined—and less heavy-handed—redesign beginning in February.

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Scans of King Tut’s Tomb Point to Hidden Rooms, Digital Map of NYC...

Egypt’s Ministry of and Antiquities declared the find the “discovery of the century."

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Light House: A Sun-Soaked Chelsea Perch for $10.6M

A condo in Pritzker Prize-winning Jean Nouvel's 100 Eleventh Avenue that's like an aquarium in the sky

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Kelsey Grammer’s Glassy Condo at 100 Eleventh Avenue is Now Up for Grabs

He bought the condo for him and his then-girlfriend, Kayte Walsh, when he was divorcing Camille Grammer.

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