Gothamist

This trucker built a scale model of NYC over 21 years. It’s drawing museums’ attention.

Reno may be “the biggest little city in the world,” but it's got some serious competition from the miniature New York City that hobbyist Joseph Macken built in his upstate New York basement over two ...
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A detailed look at New York’s community of independent and in-house model makers

A display wall at Radii in Hoboken, New Jersey, shows the range of models built by the shop since it opened in 2000. (Christopher Payne/Esto) Amid all of the ways to make an architectural model ...
The Washington Post

A British ‘Star Trek’ fan is building a massive USS Enterprise model

Mike Nevitt is an English graphic artist and model maker living in Copenhagen. He plans to spend the next few years building a 1:25 scale model of the USS Enterprise starship from the original “Star ...
Gothamist

Trucker's viral scale model of every NYC building to get official showing

Upstate trucker Joe Macken’s TikTok-famous scale model of New York City will be displayed at the Museum of the City of New York this winter, Gothamist can exclusively report. “He Built This City: Joe ...
The New York Times

Building a Home From 100 Miles of Cord

Chiharu Shiota, a Berlin-based artist, has conjured a multitude of immigrant stories in “Home Less Home,” her largest museum show in the U.S. By Hilarie M. Sheets Reporting from East Boston The artist ...