'A 10.5-pound megalith [Stern] finished just before his death that will serve as a fitting
memorial. These encyclopedic books serve no dogma other than celebrating the glories of New
York as a city of urbanism as a civilizing value and of architecture as a noble pursuit.' -
Paul Goldberger The New York Times 'The book on New York architecture' - Curbed The
culmination of Robert A.M. Stern's monumental history of architecture in New York City and a
comprehensive record of building over the last twenty-five years A landmark in architectural
publishing New York 2020 explores the planning and politics of building in New York City
during the first decades of the 21st century. This encyclopedic book as complex and vast as
the city itself references more than 3 000 projects constructed between the year 2000 and the
present day. Across 1 500 pages New York 2020 describes and illustrates the 'supertalls' now
populating our skyline lush riverfront parks born from derelict waterfront iconic cultural
destinations and thousands of smaller unheralded residential and civic projects that enhance
the built environment and the urban fabric. Readers will discover work by leading architects
including Norman Foster Renzo Piano Bjarke Ingels Diller Scofidio + Renfro Selldorf
Architects Frank Gehry and Robert A.M. Stern Architects a dazzling array of museums and
institutions including the High Line Hudson Yards the new Whitney Museum and the expansions
of MoMA and Lincoln Center the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and more. The
much-anticipated final volume in architect Robert A.M. Stern's critically acclaimed New York
series which traces the evolution of the city from the Civil War to present day New York 2020
tells the story of a remarkable period of urban development architectural experiment and
seismic cultural shifts.
