The skeletal tower, assembled ahead of schedule, is estimated to open in early 2019.

Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with the Rockwell Group, the structure under construction at Hudson Yards is being “unveiled” today for press and invited guests.

A chiseled skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates anchors Manhattan’s new west-side neighborhood.

Envisioned as the centerpiece of the development’s public plaza, the structure will comprise 154 flights of interconnecting stairs.

Drawing comparisons to an M.C. Escher composition, a pinecone, or even an insect’s exoskeleton, Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel is a 16-story steel pavilion with 80 viewing platforms, 154 flights of stairs, and almost 2,500 steps.

A group of recent projects demonstrates that true universal design goes beyond mere accessibility.

Bjarke Ingels continues to write his west side story with yet another icon along the Hudson River. Today, developer Tishman Speyer unveiled the architect’s design for The Spiral, a 65-story, 2.85 million-square-foot office tower.

The latest iteration of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson’s traveling work “The Collectivity Project” has opened to the public at the High Line in Manhattan: an imaginary LEGO cityscape that viewers are free to alter as they wish.