SHoP Architects

SHoP Architects is a small group with big ambitions: redesigning the New York City skyline. It’s behind developments of a 50-story hotel and marina, a $1.1 billion mixed-income housing complex, an outlet mall in Staten Island with the world’s tallest Ferris wheel, a luxury condo tower taller than the Empire State Building, and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. By invoking different design plans–such as a module-inspired high-rise in Brooklyn–SHoP puts quality control at the top of its priorities while also saving up to 20% of costs a normal developer might charge. The firm has even shirked taking fees in favor of equity in their properties, bridging the gap between architecture and real estate.

Video

Impact

See a real-time map of all the fires burning down the Amazon

Can we print a new set of coral reefs before they’re gone?

The world’s smallest bike share can be found in this tiny village north of the Arctic Circle

Creativity

China is using Disney’s ‘Mulan’ to smear Hong Kong protesters

‘Matrix 4’: Everything we know so far (and what we’re dying to know)

The Museum of Ice Cream is returning to New York City with a permanent location

Co.Design

Wayfair sells 14 million products. Here’s what its first-ever store is like

This ingenious sleep kit turns any sofa into a bed

Ikea is quietly changing its brand again—for a very good reason

Work Life

Five things you must not do during your internship if you ever want a real job

Giving up on my medium-term goal allowed me to grow my company

This is the right way to reply to a recruiter message on LinkedIn