In this third dispatch from New York, Kosme de Barañano shares the current state of construction on two structures that will undoubtedly become new milestones in the network of globalized public space—a symptom of the sculptural turn in architectures designed for this type of consumption. The shed and the staircase: two very different constructions that somehow pose an age-old question: are they sculptures, or are they architecture?
Within Hudson Yards, an urban redevelopment project at the final stretch of High Line Park, two structures are currently capturing New York's attention. Two structures, side by side. Two very different constructions that somehow pose an age-old question: are they sculptures, or are they architecture?
