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The IBX, New York City’s biggest transit expansion since World War II, could unlock tens of thousands of homes and billions in value.
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Marina Tabassum, the Dhaka-based architect and 2025 Serpentine Pavilion designer, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence. Presented annually by Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Architecture, the award is now in its 31st year recognizing architects who have shaped the global built environment. Serpentine Pavilion, London. Image credit: Iwan Baan, courtesy Marina Tabassum Architects Past Neutra Award honorees include Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Thom Mayne, as well as more recent recipients Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee, James Corner, Toyo Ito, and Francis Kéré. “We are incredibly honored to announce Marina Tabassum as the recipient of our 2026 Neutra Award for Professional Excellence,” Cal Poly Pomona said. “Known for her profound approach to material application, community resilience, and climate-responsive design, we are privileged to share this introduction to her work.” Bait Ur Rouf Mosque. Photo: Sandro di Carlo Darsa The...
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The IBX, New York City’s biggest transit expansion since World War II, could unlock tens of thousands of homes and billions in value.
This post is brought to you by Sam Fox School at Washington University in St. Louis Linda C. Samuels, an architecture and urban design professor at Washington University in St. Louis and author of “Infrastructural Optimism,” shares the impact an urban design perspective can have through the lens of two recent trips to New York. “There’s no question that urban design impacts the lives of all New Yorkers. Whether it’s the buildings we live in, the streets we cross, the parks we play in, or broader issues of housing, climate adaptation, public space, or transit accessibility, questions of design are always at stake.” Daniel Garodnick, former chair and director, New York City Department of City Planning, Principles of Good Urban Design for New York City Top/Up urbanism and TKTS booth, Times Square. Photos: Linda C. Samuels, 2010. The last time I was in New York City was 2010. Janette Sadik-Khan, the former transportation commissioner, had just painted Times Square with big red and green p...
