1. Most of what you'll design is already there
2. Ask the contractor
3. Work quickly
4. Precision for freedom
5. Don't try to do everything at once
6. Be clear and seek clarity
7. Use less references
8. Exercise
9. Take photos, write and draw a lot
10. It's okay to think of architecture as media
11. Be brave
12. Own books and make your own
13. You’re already better than your heroes, so compete with them instead of the people around you
14. Wear a uniform
15. Put materials in the correct order
16. Consider the supply chain
17. Architecture lasts longer than you probably want
18. Design while the sun is still out
19. Don’t talk shit
20. Listen to everyone
21. Nature is more beautiful than architecture
22. Don’t get really good at anything
23. Things change, don’t worry
24. Produce freedom for those without it
NILE is a modernist* design office.
2. Ask the contractor
3. Work quickly
4. Precision for freedom
5. Don't try to do everything at once
6. Be clear and seek clarity
7. Use less references
8. Exercise
9. Take photos, write and draw a lot
10. It's okay to think of architecture as media
11. Be brave
12. Own books and make your own
13. You’re already better than your heroes, so compete with them instead of the people around you
14. Wear a uniform
15. Put materials in the correct order
16. Consider the supply chain
17. Architecture lasts longer than you probably want
18. Design while the sun is still out
19. Don’t talk shit
20. Listen to everyone
21. Nature is more beautiful than architecture
22. Don’t get really good at anything
23. Things change, don’t worry
24. Produce freedom for those without it
NILE is a modernist* design office.
THE OTHER HOUSE. SMALL HOUSE IN COLORADO FOR A NEW KIND OF HOUSING. PHOTOS JAMES FLORIO.
THE HOMER STORE. JEWELRY BOUTIQUE IN NEW YORK FOR ARTIST FRANK OCEAN.
TWO SIDES OF THE BORDER. EXHIBITION DESIGN AT YALE, AEDES BERLIN, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AND EL PASO MUSEUM OF ART.
CAFE FORGOT. BOUTIQUE FOR A CUTTING EDGE FASHION BRAND WITH MOVING CLOTHING RACK.
TWO SIDES OF THE BORDER BOOK. REIMAGINING THE NORTH AMERICAN REGION AS A CONTINUOUS CULTURE, SOCIETY AND LANDSCAPE. EDITOR WITH TATIANA BILBAO AND AYESHA GHOSH.
6397 STORE, SOHO NEW YORK. A STORE WITH BASIC MATERIALS: PLASTER, SILK, WOOD AND MIRROR. PHOTOS NAHO KUBOTA
CITY MAINTENANCE. AN EXERCISE IN ARCHITECTURE TO MAINTAINING THE CITY AND A BUILDING WITHOUT A CONCRETE FOUNDATION.
DEAR LANDLORD, COMMUNAL PART TIME HOUSING FOR NEW YORK ROOFTOPS. 1ST PRIZE.
SUNRISE AT THE STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE. A MODERNIST PLINTH AND A SUNRISE.
FOUR MODERNIST CORNERS. AN EXPERIMENT IN THE ELASTICITY OF MODERNIST CONSTRUCTION.
Before founding NILE, Nile Greenberg worked at MOS Architects, SO – IL, and Leong Leong in New York and Los Angeles. This past experience focused on cultural, public and residential architecture. He holds a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University. Nile is a founding partner of ANY.
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