As the global climate crisis grabs more attention, cities are grappling with what to do with the industrial artifacts of our petroleum-based past.

In New York City, a salvaged remnant of the past engages a revitalized neighborhood and waterfront in Brooklyn.

The bathrooms in a Brooklyn townhouse get a playful makeover.

Careful siting elevates a rugged boathouse in New York.

A waterfront park on the site of an abandoned sugar factory pumps up a once barren post-industrial neighborhood in New York.

The much-anticipated park, designed by James Corner Field Operations, will open six acres of the Brooklyn waterfront to the public.