“
Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture is more than a guide. It is a creative time capsule that captures the re-envisioning of New York City, boroughs and all.” (
Oculus )
“Each building is clearly mapped and each entry contains detailed information about how to find the building, a photo, and a concise write-up pointing out what’s important—technically, stylistically, and historically. The book has an adventurous, democratic feel.... The final chapter, 'New York City 2020,' includes dozens of promising buildings in the works. Setting the stage for a second edition in 10 years? We can only hope.” (
ELLE Decor )
“Designers, engineers—anyone who dreams in vertical structures of glass and steel, really—will nod approvingly.” (
Time Out New York )
“Hill has begun to emerge, in the past five years or so, as one of New York’s great architectural communicators, an exquisitely informed tour guide for the layman design enthusiast…. Hill’s contemporary-focused volume occupies a niche that’s gone unfilled for several years…. This group portrait of the city maps out not just where the new buildings are, but how they spell out a contemporary language for the urban environment, creating a composite image of 21st-century New York that is by turns familiar and challenging.” (
Capital New York )
“Beautifully illustrated; great graphics.... Provides an impressive sense of how much has been built in New York in recent years.” (
Justin Davidson, Designers & Books )
“[A]n absorbing and idiosyncratic guide.... Along with the expected inclusion of attractions like the Museum of Modern Art are many small-scale gems only a true insider could identify.... Hill's commentary is incisive, and he pulls no punches about weaknesses he finds.... For those indefatigably obsessed with architecture of the past decade, this guide will provide weeks if not months of touring pleasure.” (
Library Journal )
“[C]ompact and portable, with a strong cover and binding that can stand up to numerous urban explorations.... This guidebook lets you in on secret details you might miss if you're not looking out for them.... Finding these architectural gems among the skyscrapers that he also writes about is a really fun part of this guided treasure hunt.... [A]lso includes much-anticipated projects in the works for the next decade.” (
houzz.com )
“Finally architectural enthusiasts have a guidebook to the past 10 years of NYC’s architectural building boom and bust. Handy and informative.” (
Architizer.com )
“Finally there is a guide not focused on New York's past architecture, but in its new additions . . . .
Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture is an indispensable book to any architect or architecture aficionado visiting New York.” (
eVolo )
“[T]he only guidebook devoted exclusively to recent design in the city…. [F]eels both inclusive and curated, inviting its users to investigate a range of new works making their mark on the cityscape.” (
The Architect's Newspaper )
“[A] recommendation for arts and New York City culture collections alike. . . . Any architecture enthusiast, whether native New Yorker or visitor, will find this key to locating and appreciating some of New York City’s finest.” (
Midwest Book Review )
John Hill, a registered architect, operates a weekly Web page and blog, archidose.org, devoted to contemporary architecture; he also documents his passion for “archi-tourism” at architourist.pbworks.com. The U.S. representative and editor for World-Architects.com, he has published articles in
Architect Magazine, The Architect’s Newspaper, and
eVolo, and was a contributing editor to the Chicago-based art/architecture magazine
TENbyTEN.
