BEST NEW ARCHITECTURE IN NYC

Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park Louis Kahn designed the Roosevelt Island park in 1974; it was finally realized this year, with Mitchell Giurgola Architects overseeing the project. The park will open to the public on October 24. Photo: Amiaga Photographers, Inc.

Hearst Tower Foster + Partners Completed 2006 Photo: Chuck Choi

IAC Headquarters Gehry Partners Completed 2007 Photo: Turner Construction

New Museum SANAA Completed 2007 Photo: World Architecture News

High Line Diller Scofidio + Renfro; James Corner Field Operations Opened 2009 (first phase) Photo: Friends of the High Line

Via Verde Dattner Architects; Grimshaw Architects Completed 2012 Photo: Via Verde

41 Cooper Square Morphosis Completed 2009 Photo: Iwan Baan

Brooklyn Bridge Park Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Opened in 2012 (first phase) Photo: Urban Green Council

40 Bond Herzog and de Meuron Completed 2007 Photo: Iwan Baan

9/11 Memorial Pools Michael Arad/Handel Architects; Peter Walker and Partners Opened in 2011 Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images