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The skyscraper museum, now located in a permanent gallery in Battery Park City, inhabited four temporary spaces from 1997 to 2003. The museum has an exhibit on the construction and history of the World Trade Center and on the different designs of the Freedom Tower. Almost every surface in this museum is mirrored, giving the space an expansive feel. In reality, it is quite small. The interior was designed by Roger Duffy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

The 3rd picture is an old pier on the frozen Hudson river. This is the first time since I came to New York that I have seen this huge river freeze.

Chelsea Piers is New York’s biggest sports complex. It is located between 17th and 23rd Streets along Hudson River.

This is a remake of a panorama that I created last year. For those interested on how this was done, go here.

The artwork in Prince Street subway station is made by Janet Zweig and is called “Carrying On”. According to the author, the title has three meanings: people on the streets of New York are almost always carrying something; after the 9/11 tragedy in New York, New Yorkers felt that they must carry on with their lives; finally, New Yorkers are notoriously opinionated and lively; they really do “carry on.”

Chelsea market is bounded by 9th and 11th Avenues and 15th to 16th Street on the grounds of the former Nabisco (National Biscuit) factory. In the 90s, its interior was completely redesigned becoming an “industrial amusement park”: the floors and ceilings of the old factory are still there, the hall is a jumble of disused ducts, an artificial waterfall and the original train shed.

Javitz Convention Center was designed by I.M Pei. It opened in 1986 and it was named after the New York State senator Jacob K. Javitz who died that year. The structure is a steel frame fitted with clear glass. It is bounded by West 34th St and West 29th St between 11th and 12th Av in Manhattan.

Below a distorted view of Empire State Building reflected in the convention center. A little bit further south (toward 24th St) a freshly finished building.

All pictures are posted in New York 2007 gallery (previous year gallery is now closed).

The first 2007 gallery is a trip to Romania.

Some pictures from a weekend trip to Montréal:

It was Halloween again. The word Halloween is the short version of All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before “All Hallows’ Day”.

To this year’s party we went as James Bond with Bond girls and villain. The pictures are here.