Note: This is a revised version of a blog that was originally posted on September, 28, 2021. It contains some new information on this building and a video. Jersey City’s Urby, one of the tallest buildings in New Jersey, is a 69 story luxury apartment house down by the waterfront. Completed in 2017, it representsContinue reading “The Urby: Luxury Housing for Millennials”
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Skyscrapers: Symbols of Commerce, Art and More
While there is no exact definition of skyscrapers they are generally viewed as very tall multistoried buildings. The term came into popular use in the 1880’s in the U.S. after the first “tall” buildings were constructed. The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built in 1885, is often cited as the first modern skyscraper. It wasContinue reading “Skyscrapers: Symbols of Commerce, Art and More”
Skyscrapers: Sunlight and Shadows
Jersey City’s skyline by the waterfront is filling in with new tall, sleek glass and steel towers as the final phase of the redevelopment of this area takes place. While striking from afar, on closer inspection, you can see how some of these buildings are darkening the streets below with their shadows. This has becomeContinue reading “Skyscrapers: Sunlight and Shadows”
Waterfront Development & Corbusier
What makes a city a good place to live? Can you design a city in a way that improves the lives of residents? These questions have concerned some of the most famous urban planners and architects in the world. One of them, Le Corbusier, whose real name was Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (1887-1965), was a controversial architectContinue reading “Waterfront Development & Corbusier”
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