It rocks! A new 360-degree skyline attraction at Rockefeller Center is guaranteed to bring you a step — or a few hundred — above the rest. Top of the Rock unveiled its brand-new Skylift ride — a stunning ascending circular platform that propels up to 13 riders 900 feet in the air. The attraction, which … Read more
The Never Built — the alternate universe of failed architecture proposals — sharpens and expands our view of the world. It showcases forgotten, often compelling, concepts that may yet prove useful, and certainly inspirational. It reminds us that our current reality could have easily been different. It reveals the many factors that can sink architecture, … Read more
Developer Gil Dezer won’t stop until he’s on the top. “We keep asking the FAA for taller, and the request keeps getting granted,’’ said Dezer, whose company is the largest landowner of oceanfront property in South Florida, with condo sales of more than $4 billion in the state. Dezer is talking about two of his … Read more
Try not to scream on the Beam. On Friday, Top of the Rock unveiled a brand-new attraction on the 69th-floor outdoor observation deck in which guests seated on a steel girder get lifted into the open air and spun around to experience unparalleled views of the Big Apple. Aptly called the Beam, it’s a nod … Read more