Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff

• We talk to architect Andrew Franz about his ability to blend the old with the new through thoughtful material choices and a unique use of light and space–a modernist not a minimalist.
• New 39-story Tribeca condo tower could be an architectural stunner.
• Sukkot Architecture: New York City’s sukkahs come in all shapes, sizes, and locations.
• The first part of our renovation diary series introduces readers to a historic, fixer-upper Clinton Hill townhouse and the owners’ renovation plans.
• Fashion designer Elie Tahari buys two units at 15 Central Park West for $25 million.
• Walk through a vibrating, futuristic-looking pink amoeba installation at the Storefront for Architecture.

Images: The JCC in Manhattan‘s eco-friendly sukkah (L); Situation NY © Miguel de Guzman (R)