“The Grid defines a new balance between control and de-control in which the city can be at the same time ordered and fluid, a metropolis of rigid chaos,” said architect Rem Koolhaas about New York ...

When you stand at a street corner in Lower Manhattan, it can feel like you're in the middle of a kaleidoscope of constant frantic motion - cars, trucks and city bikes buzzing past, people rushing by, ...

Discover the origins of Manhattan's grid in New York City with insights from Gerard Koeppel, author of 'The Greatest Grid.' ...