On Central Park South, architecture is rarely allowed to disappear into the background. One of New York’s most recognisable addresses, the street gathers an extraordinary concentration of residential towers, hotels and civic landmarks, from The Plaza and Essex House to the New York Athletic Club. Here, buildings are not simply real estate: they are part of the city’s visual and cultural vocabulary. It is within this charged context that ODA, the global design studio led by Eran Chen, has
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