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.

A Brooklyn-based husband-and-wife team searches for ways to engage with the public sector.

An architect expands his narrow Brooklyn townhouse to accommodate his growing family.

A New York school's second-floor space is turned into an open café.

This bicoastal team’s distinctive designs are informed by an interest in cellular structure and graphic patterning.