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Apr10

Written by:host
4/10/2009 10:40 AM 

Industrial Sleek (a Park Runs Through It)  

April 8, New York

It would be easy to dismiss the new Standard Hotel in the meatpacking district as a final shout-out to the age of excess. The entire area, whose trendy shops and cafes must still contend with the occasional whiff of rotten meat, reflects a development culture run amok. Well, that would be a mistake. The boutique hotel, designed by Polshek Partnership, is serious architecture...more

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