WNYC Cityscapes: Stephen Cassell Looks at Glass

During the last construction boom the New York cityscape changed radically. There are new buildings, new parks, new landmarks and a lot of unfinished condos. The financial crisis has powered down the cranes, and WNYC is taking advantage of this moment to look around and examine how much the city has changed, and where it's heading next.

This is a video diary from Stephen Cassell, a principal at Architecture Research Office (ARO). There's a whole lot more from Stephen and other architects on our website:

http://www.wnyc.org/cityscapes

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[shamanmoon829]

How long are these structures meant to last? If you look at them carefully, or have watched them being built, they really look cheap and it would be a wonder if they lasted twenty years.

Just look at the joints and the hardware used to keep them together. At $1MM plus a unit? I wouldn't give you a 30 year mortgage on any one of these.