Updated: 01 September 2019
New York’s architecture is an awe-inspiring testament to human ambition and innovation. Our architecture guide showcases many of its iconic skyscrapers like the Empire State Building, Seagram Building, and Chrysler Building, as well as Art Deco gems like the Rockefeller Center and Flatiron Building which add to the city’s charm as well. Look beyond its past and contemporary architecture in New York is a dynamic and evolving landscape that pushes boundaries and redefines urban living.
Below is the MUST-SEE Architecture in New York City. I hope you find it useful as you walk, bike, taxi, or subway its busy streets (there’s a map at the bottom to guide you around). As you see with the date at the top, this list is always updating as new projects are completed. If you want to see your photo featured, hashtag #AVONTUURA on Instagram and I will try my best to include it.
Onwards!
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Contemporary Architecture
53 West 53rd Street
Visting Information
Architect: Atelier Jean Nouvel
Built: 2018
Type: Residential
Address: 53 West 53rd Street , New York, NY 10001, USA
Open to the Public: No
The Vessel
Visting Information
Architect: Heatherwick Studio
Built: 2019
Type: Structure, Landmark
Address: The Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 10:00am – 9:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/discover/vessel
The Shed
Visting Information
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Built: 2019
Type: Cultural Centre
Address: 545 W 30th St, New York, NY 10001, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00am – 6:00pm (8:00pm Thursday to Saturday)
Cost: US $5-8
Website: https://theshed.org/
56 Leonard Street
Visiting Information
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Built: 2016
Type: Residential
Address: 56 Leonard Street, New York, NY 10013, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: 56leonardtribeca.com/home/
130 William
Visting Information
Architect: David Adjaye
Built: 2019
Type: Residential
Address: 130 Willaim Street, New York, NY 10013, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: https://130william.com/
World Trade Center Station
Visiting Information
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Built: 2016
Type: Transportation Hub
Address: World Trade Center Station, New York, NY 10001, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
VIA 57 West
Visiting Information
Architect: BIG Architects
Built: 2016
Type: Residential
Address: 625 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: www.via57west.com/
The High Line
Visiting Information
Architect: James Corner Field Operations with Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Built: 2009
Type: Raised Park, Infrastructure
Address: New York, NY 10011, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 7:00am – 10:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: www.thehighline.org/
The XI
Visting Information
Architect: BIG Architects
Built: 2019
Type: Residential, Hotel, Retail
Address: 76th Eleventh Avenue, New York
Open to the Public: No
Website: https://thexi.com/
New Museum of Contemporary Art
Visiting Information
Architect: SANAA
Built: 2007
Type: Museum
Address: The New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York , NY, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11:00am – 6:00pm (open until 9:00pm on Thursday)
Cost: US $18
Website: www.newmuseum.org/
MoMA
Visiting Information
Architect: Yoshio Taniguchi
Built: 2004
Type: Museum
Address: 11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 10:30am – 5:30pm (open until 9:00pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
Cost: US $25
Website: www.moma.org/
Whitney Museum of American Art
Visiting Information
Architect: Renzo Piano
Built: 2015
Type: Museum
Address: 99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 10:30am – 6:00pm (open until 10:00pm on Friday and Saturday)
Cost: US$25
Website: whitney.org/
40 Tenth Avenue
Visting Information
Architect: Studio Gang
Built: 2018
Type: Office
Address: 40 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10014, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: http://40tenthave.com/
DVF Studio Headquarters
Visiting Information
Architect: Work AC
Built: 2008
Type: Office
Address: Diane Von Furstenberg Headquarters, 874 Washington Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
41 Cooper Square
Visiting Information
Architect: Morphosis
Built: 2009
Type: Institutional
Address: 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
40 Bond Street
Visiting Information
Architect: Herzog & de Meuron
Built: 2007
Type: Housing
Address: 40 Bond Street, New York , NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
520 West 28th Street
Visiting Information
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Built: 2017
Type: Residential
Address: 520 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001
Open to the Public: No
Website: www.520w28.com/
8 Spruce Street
Visiting Information
Architect: Frank Gehry
Built: 2011
Type: Residential
Address: 8 Spruce Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: newyorkbygehry.com/
121 East 22nd
Visiting Information
Architect: OMA
Built: 2018
Type: Residential, Retail
Address: 121 East 22nd Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: https://www.121e22nd.com/
152 Elizabeth
Visting Information
Architect: Tadao Ando
Built: 2015
Type: Residential
Address: 152 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: https://www.152elizabethst.com/
IAC Building
Visiting Information
Architect: Frank Gehry
Built: 2007
Type: Office
Address: 527 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: iac.com/
Hearst Tower
Visiting Information
Architect: Foster + Partners
Built: 2006
Type: Office
Address: Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Website: hearstdms.com/
15 Hudson Yards
Visting Information
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Built: 2019
Type: Residential
Address: 15 Hudson Yards, Residence 26A, New York, NY 10001, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: http://livehudsonyards.com/15-hudson-yards
High Line 23
Visiting Information
Architect: Neil M. Denari Architects
Built: 2009
Type: Galleries, Residential
Address: 517 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
432 Park Avenue
Visiting Information
Architect: Rafael Vinoly
Built: 2015
Type: Residential
Address: 432 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: www.432parkavenue.com/
New Amsterdam Pavilion
Visiting Information
Architect: UNStudio
Built: 2009
Type: Pavilion
Address: Peter Minuit Plaza, New York, NY 10004, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Apple 5th Avenue
Visiting Information
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Built: 2006
Type: Retail
Address: Apple Fifth Avenue, 767 5th Ave, New York, NY 10153, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: 24/7
Website: www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/
Sperone Westwater Gallery
Visiting Information
Architect: Foster + Partners
Built: 2010
Type: Gallery
Address: 257 Bowery, New York, NY 10002, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Weekdays: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Website: www.speronewestwater.com/
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Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Built: 2019
Type: Cultural Centre
Address: 545 W 30th St, New York, NY 10001, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00am - 6:00pm (8:00pm Thursday to Saturday)
Cost: US $5-8
Website: https://theshed.org/
Architect: Atelier Jean Nouvel
Built: 2018
Type: Residential
Address: 53 West 53rd Street , New York, NY 10001, USA
Open to the Public: No
Architect: David Adjaye
Built: 2019
Type: Residential
Address: 130 Willaim Street, New York, NY 10013, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: https://130william.com/
Architect: BIG Architects
Built: 2019
Type: Residential, Hotel, Retail
Address: 76th Eleventh Avenue, New York
Open to the Public: No
Website: https://thexi.com/
Architect: Studio Gang
Built: 2018
Type: Office
Address: 40 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10014, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: http://40tenthave.com/
Architect: OMA
Built: 2018
Type: Residential, Retail
Address: 121 East 22nd Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: https://www.121e22nd.com/
Architect: Tadao Ando
Built: 2015
Type: Residential
Address: 152 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: https://www.152elizabethst.com/
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Built: 2019
Type: Residential
Address: 15 Hudson Yards, Residence 26A, New York, NY 10001, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: http://livehudsonyards.com/15-hudson-yards
Architect: Thomas Heatherwick
Built: 2018
Type: Public structure
Address: 542 W 36th St, New York, NY 10018, USA
Open to the Public: Yes (soon)
Architect: Foster + Partners
Built: 2010
Type: Gallery
Address: 257 Bowery, New York, NY 10002, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Weekdays: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Website: www.speronewestwater.com/
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Built: 2006
Type: Retail
Address: Apple Fifth Avenue, 767 5th Ave, New York, NY 10153, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: 24/7
Website: www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/
Architect: UNStudio
Built: 2009
Type: Pavilion
Address: Peter Minuit Plaza, New York, NY 10004, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Architect: Rafael Vinoly
Built: 2015
Type: Residential
Address: 432 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: www.432parkavenue.com/
Architect: Neil M. Denari Architects
Built: 2009
Type: Galleries, Residential
Address: 517 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Architect: Foster + Partners
Built: 2006
Type: Office
Address: Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Website: hearstdms.com/
Architect: Frank Gehry
Built: 2007
Type: Office
Address: 527 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: iac.com/
Architect: Frank Gehry
Built: 2011
Type: Residential
Address: 8 Spruce Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: newyorkbygehry.com/
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Built: 2017
Type: Residential
Address: 520 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001
Open to the Public: No
Website: www.520w28.com/
Architect: Herzog & de Meuron
Built: 2007
Type: Housing
Address: 40 Bond Street, New York , NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
Architect: Morphosis
Built: 2009
Type: Institutional
Address: 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Architect: Work AC
Built: 2008
Type: Office
Address: Diane Von Furstenberg Headquarters, 874 Washington Street, New York, NY, USA
Open to the Public: No
Architect: Renzo Piano
Built: 2015
Type: Museum
Address: 99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 10:30am - 6:00pm (open until 10:00pm on Friday and Saturday)
Cost: US $25
Website: whitney.org/
Architect: Yoshio Taniguchi
Built: 2004
Type: Museum
Address: 11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 10:30am - 5:30pm (open until 9:00pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
Cost: US $25
Website: www.moma.org/
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Built: 2016
Type: Residential
Address: 56 Leonard Street, New York, NY 10013, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: 56leonardtribeca.com/home/
Architect: SANAA
Built: 2007
Type: Museum
Address: The New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York , NY, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11:00am - 6:00pm (open until 9:00pm on Thursday)
Cost: US $18
Website: www.newmuseum.org/
Architect: James Corner Field Operations with Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Built: 2009
Type: Raised Park, Infrastructure
Address: New York, NY 10011, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 7:00am - 10:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: www.thehighline.org/
Architect: BIG
Built: 2016
Type: Residential
Address: 625 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, USA
Open to the Public: No
Website: www.via57west.com/
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