Michael Kimmelman

Via Verde aspired to serve as a model of beautiful, sustainable subsidized housing. A decade later, our critic finds that a building can change minds, but maybe not systems.

He was known as the Man of Steel. But the sculptor was also an eternal poet, reshaping our perception of space, says our critic.

A new MoMA exhibition looks at design from six countries, spanning 1940 to 1980. Some beautiful chairs tell the tale.

The city was built on bold ideas. Suddenly Gov. Kathy Hochul paused a game-changing plan to fight congestion. Can we still do big things in a polarized moment?

An uplifting new library in Manhattan comes with 12 floors of subsidized apartments. It’s a clever way to find community support for housing.

The Games are supposed to be a fast track to urban renewal. The reality is often the opposite.

While L.A. County grapples with homelessness, elegant new housing projects in Long Beach and Venice signal the solutions — and challenges — ahead.

Building subsidized housing in America relies on cheap land, and creative ideas

His Brutalist buildings, praised during the Kennedy era, are now being demolished. A new exhibition in Manhattan looks at the limits of genius.

A plan would demolish aged housing projects in Chelsea and build new homes and thousands of additional apartments. It could be a game changer.