New York City, Manhattan, urban landscape, skyscrapers, modern buildings, prestigious universities, top-ranked architecture schools, Columbia University GSAPP, Cornell AAP NYC, Cooper Union, Pratt Institute, The New School Parsons, students with laptops and architectural models, busy streets with yellow cabs, subway entrances, pedestrians in business attire, sunny day with few clouds, clear blue sky, cinematic composition, wide-angle lens, shallow depth of field.