A bridge over a river.
OUTDOOR SPACE Rosales + Partners and Stantec, East Midtown Greenway, East River Esplanade; photography: Juan Navarro.

September 19, 2025

Words: Helene Oberman and Annie Block

Artistry All Around: Explore New York’s Vibrant Design Scene

From FiDi to Flushing, Westchester County to Princeton, New Jersey, the annual NYCxDesign Awards showcase the best projects in the Greater New York area. Take a look at some of this year’s standouts.

Uncover The Standout Projects Defining Greater New York

COMMERCIAL LOBBY/AMENITY SPACE

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 9 West 57th Street, Midtown.

A person walking down a long hallway with two paintings.
Photography by Lucas Blair Simpson/courtesy of SOM.

TECH OFFICE

Gensler, IBM Flagship at One Madison Avenue, Flatiron District.

A group of people walking up a set of stairs.
Photography by Alexander Severin.

MULTIUNIT HOUSING

Brent Buck Architects, Frame 122, Clinton Hill.

A spiral staircase in a courtyard with trees.
Photography by Christopher Sturman.

HEALTH + WELLNESS

Perkins&Will and Slam Collaborative, Ambulatory Orthopedics Campus, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY.

A swimming pool with a skylight above it.
Photography by Halkin Mason Photography.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Verona Carpenter Architects, Prospect House, Princeton University, NJ.

A circular window in a room with a staircase.
Photography by Eric Laignel.

SMALL CORPORATE OFFICE

M Moser Associates, TIAA headquarters, Midtown.

A large painting hangs above the reception area.
Photography by Aaron Thompson.

FACADE

Marvel, 29 Jay Street, DUMBO.

A tall building with many windows and a sky.
Photography by David Sundberg/Esto.

CASUAL DINING

Design Next Agency and QWA Studio, the Duo Coffee and Bar, Flushing.

A large room with a lot of chairs and a large screen.
Photography by Kaylee Wong.

LARGE CORPORATE OFFICE

Architecture Plus Information, Macquarie Group Americas headquarters, Midtown.

A staircase with a glass railing and a plant.
Photography by Eric Laignel.

CIVIC/INSTITUTIONAL

Andrea Steele Architecture, L10 Arts and Cultural Center, Downtown Brooklyn.

A person walking down a hallway in a building.
Photography by Alan Karchmer.

FINE DINING

Rockwell Group, La Tête d’Or, Flatiron District.

A restaurant with a large dining area with tables and chairs.
Photograph by Jason Varney/courtesy of Rockwell Group.

INSTALLATION

Gluckman Tang Architects, Infinite Harmony: Year of the Snake, the Oculus, Financial District.

A large group of people walking around a building.
Photography by Jesper Haynes.

KITCHEN + BATH

Shapeless Studio, Cobble Hill.

A bathroom with a bathtub and a rug.
Photography by Hagan Hinshaw.

SUBURBAN LIVING

Crina Architecture, Pound Ridge, NY.

A colorful dining room with a colorful chandel.
Photography by Isabel Parra.

MEDIUM CORPORATE OFFICE

Gensler, confidential investment firm, Midtown.

A group of people sitting on couches in a living room.
Photography by Eric Laignel.

HOTEL

Rockwell Group, W New York, Union Square.

A hotel room with a bed and a chair.
Photography by Michael Kleinberg.

SMALL URBAN LIVING

Elmo Studios, West Village.

A living room with a dining area and a kitchen.
Photography by Erik Undehn.

RETAIL

RDK Architect and Shed Design London, Commodity Fragrances flagship, SoHo.

A man walking through a store with a large display.
Photography by Matthew Gordon.

URBAN LIVING TRANSFORMATION

SheltonMindel, Upper West Side.

A living room with a large painting on the wall.
Photography by Antoine Bootz.

SHOWROOM

Hachi Collections, Omakase Noodle Bar Shuya and Hachi Collections furniture showroom, Murray Hill.

A restaurant with green walls and wooden tables.
Photography courtesy of Hachi Collections.

CREATIVE OFFICE

Gensler and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Walt Disney Company New York City headquarters, Hudson Square.

A man walking through a lobby with chairs.
Photography by Garrett Rowland.

BAR/LOUNGE

Goodrich NYC, So & So’s, Hell’s Kitchen.

A room with a couch, tables and a wall of red curtains.
Photography by Read McKendree.

SUBURBAN LIVING TRANSFORMATION

Smith Home Studios, Hunter, NY.

A kitchen with a marble island and a marble counter.
Photography by David Engelhardt.

RESIDENTIAL LOBBY/AMENITY SPACE

Gensler and BHDM Design, Pearl House, South Street Seaport.

A woman walking in a pool next to a swimming pool.
Photography by Robert Deitchler.

LARGE URBAN LIVING

Hendricks Churchill, Carnegie Hill.

A bedroom with a bed and a green ottoman.
Photography by Chris Mottalini.

MODEL APARTMENT

BHDM Design, The Maybury, Hell’s Kitchen.

A living room with a checkered floor and a large window.
Photography by Reid Rolls.

GRAPHICS + BRANDING

Tamara McCarthy and 44LLC, Kid Pizza, Chelsea.

A table with a bowl of cereal and a plate of cereal.
Photography by Andrew Bui.

OUTDOOR SPACE

Rosales + Partners and Stantec, East Midtown Greenway, East River Esplanade.

A bridge over a river.
Photography by Juan Navarro.

GREATER GOOD

Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio and Billion Oyster Project, Love Ever After, Times Square.

A man walking past a water fountain in a city.
Photography by Naho Kubota.

SHINING MOMENT

L’Observatoire International and Samoo Architects, Korean Cultural Center New York, Koreatown.

A building with a glass facade on the side.
Photography by Chuck Choi.

EARLY EDUCATION

Gluck+ Architecture, WHIN Music Community Charter School, Washington Heights.

A building with a lot of windows.
Photography by Here and Now Agency.

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