Frank Gehry. IAC Building

map: 555 west 18th street, New York, New York

Here's one of the most interesting buildings I came across last October: Gehry's IAC Building, his first made entirely in glass. What impressed me is the faceted white facade that dominates the view from blocks away.

I believe the design was inspired in the movement of the waves, since the building is in Hudson River's waterfront

behind stands Nouvel's Residences at 100 11th Av

The public lobby was designed as an event venue, and is home of the world's largest video projecting walls

The white color of the glass is what most caught my attention. As I looked closer I discovered that the colored "degradé" effect was caused by the distance between these tiny white dots

view from 19th st. In the corner, Gehry to the right, Nouvel to the left

more info at www.iacbuilding.com

Jean Nouvel. Residences at 100 11th Ave

map: 100 11th Ave, New York, New York

In Chelsea's waterfront, Jean Nouvel's 2nd building in NY is right in front of Ghery's IAC headquarters

Here is a selection of pictures I've taken by october 2010

The balconies on the lower floors are disguised behind the steel structure, creating an intriging layout of gardens. This view from the entrance is much more interesting than the street view

These are the stairs to the entrance

The side facade and the front ones have two different languages. I didn't like this, it lacks authenticity, the facade acts like a mask and the building looses it's strength.

• see more of my own New York pictures

• read critic by Paul Goldberger @ The Newyorker

World Trade Center. Progress on the web

Check out www.wtcprogress.com for the latest on WTC site construction. Delivered by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Testing is already underway in one of the memorial pools waterfall.