Study Says Wood Buildings Are Cheaper to Build; New York Wheel Groundbreaking Delayed Again
- The world’s oldest person lives in Brooklyn, and she attributes her longevity to sleep. [NYDN]
- New study shows that timber buildings can be up to 10-15 percent cheaper to construct than traditional designs. [ArchDaily]
- Photo exhibition at the Four Seasons pits Philip Johnson’s Glass House against Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. [Untapped]
- Groundbreaking for the New York Wheel, a.k.a. the Staten Island Ferris Wheel, is postponed until after Labor Day. [SI Live]
- The buried potter’s fields of the Lower East Side. [Bowery Boogie]
Images: Rendering of a wooden Empire State Building via Metsä Wood (L); New York Wheel (R)
