William from Boerum Hill asked: Why was William Van Alen buried in Cold Spring-on-Hudson next to Emily Warren Roebling and her divorced husband, Washington? Wow! That is a complex question. First, let ...

There are people who cite the Chrysler Building as one of their favorites in New York, and there are people whose opinions you should ignore. William Van Alen's 1928 skyscraper is a symbol of New York ...

The story: The designation report for Phase 2 of the Crown Heights North Historic District confirmed once again, that Crown Heights North has one of the finest collection of buildings in the entire ...

In time for its 120-year anniversary in 2014, the Van Alen Institute (VAI) is getting a facelift. Today, the New York City architecture and urbanism nonprofit revealed images of the three finalists in ...

profile. Van Alen is known for designing New York City's icon Chrysler Building. Famous New Yorker profiles appear Wednesdays through Dec. 26 exclusively on The P-S eEdition. They are archived under ...

As long as there have been buildings mankind has sought to construct its way to the heavens. From stone pyramids to steel skyscrapers, successive generations of designers have devised ever more ...

Van Alen Institute (VAI)—architecture nonprofit and bookstore in New York’s Flat Iron District—announced Monday the winner of a design competition for its new street-level space. The storefront’s ...