"Hudson Yards is a billionaire's fantasy of the future of city life"
Manhattan's newly opened Hudson Yards is all shine and no substance, and New York City deserves better says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More about "Hudson Yards is a billionaire's fantasy of the future of city life"
"Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely"
Amazon HQ2 will only exacerbate New York City's already stretched infrastructure, cramped public spaces and sky-high rents, says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More about "Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely"
"DS+R's education building suggests architectural innovation can still be put to the public good"
Opinion: the light-filled, social spaces at Diller Scofidio + Renfro's medical education centre at Columbia University could make future doctors demand more from their workspaces and ultimately pave the way for better hospitals, says Alan G Brake. More about "DS+R's education building suggests architectural innovation can still be put to the public good"
"New York is rapidly evolving beyond a Manhattan-centric identity"
Opinion: major landscape interventions like West 8's recently opened The Hills on Governors Island, along with planned improvements to transport links, will bolster New York's coherence as a multi-island metropolis says Alan G Brake. More about "New York is rapidly evolving beyond a Manhattan-centric identity"
"When will a more ambitious and influential spirit return to the New York design scene?"
Opinion: New York's design scene would benefit from looking outward and engaging with America's manufacturing centres further west, says Alan G Brake, who found a lack of originality at the city's design week this year. More about "When will a more ambitious and influential spirit return to the New York design scene?"
"Calatrava's transit hub feels utterly scrubbed of memory and dislocated from New York"
Opinion: Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center transit hub may be Instagram-friendly, but it is part of a troubling trend for public spending on spaces that aren't really public at all, says Alan G Brake. More about "Calatrava's transit hub feels utterly scrubbed of memory and dislocated from New York"
MIT researchers plan "death of the traffic light" with smart intersections
A group of researchers has developed a conceptual traffic system that would enable driverless vehicles to whizz through intersections without colliding, eliminating the need for signals (+ movie). More about MIT researchers plan "death of the traffic light" with smart intersections
WHY expands Louisville's Speed Art Museum with a corrugated metal facade
Los Angeles architecture firm wHY has completed an expansion of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, featuring facades of fritted glass and corrugated metal panels. More about WHY expands Louisville's Speed Art Museum with a corrugated metal facade
Coded Couture exhibition in New York presents garments that detect lies and read tweets
A new exhibition at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery in New York showcases a range of futuristic fashion concepts, including a shrug that reveals when the wearer is distressed and a dress with integrated lie detectors (+ slideshow). More about Coded Couture exhibition in New York presents garments that detect lies and read tweets
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak criticises Apple Watch
Apple co-founder Steven Wozniak has criticised the company for its smart watch, which he says has taken Apple "into the jewellery market". More about Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak criticises Apple Watch
Hauser & Wirth opens LA gallery designed by Creative Space and Selldorf Architects
Switzerland-based art gallery Hauser & Wirth has opened a large outpost in Los Angeles, designed by local firm Creative Space with consultation from New York-based Selldorf Architects (+ slideshow). More about Hauser & Wirth opens LA gallery designed by Creative Space and Selldorf Architects
SHoP and West 8 masterplan extends Philadelphia skyline across the Schuylkill River
New York studio SHoP Architects and Dutch landscape firm West 8 have designed a new city quarter for Philadelphia that would extend the skyline beyond its traditional boundary, the Schuylkill River (+ slideshow). More about SHoP and West 8 masterplan extends Philadelphia skyline across the Schuylkill River
Architecture for Humanity relaunches as Open Architecture Collaborative
Following the bankruptcy and collapse of Architecture for Humanity in 2015, local chapters have banded together to create a new organisation called Open Architecture Collaborative (+ movie). More about Architecture for Humanity relaunches as Open Architecture Collaborative
Future of Foster + Partners' 3 Sutton Place skyscraper in New York under threat
The developer behind Foster + Partners' 3 Sutton Place tower on Manhattan's East Side, originally planned to be 290-metres tall, lost a fight to block foreclosure proceedings on the site before declaring itself bankrupt this week. More about Future of Foster + Partners' 3 Sutton Place skyscraper in New York under threat
10 Years of Studio Job on view at the Armory Show art fair in New York
A capsule Chamber gallery exhibition covering 10 years of work by designers Studio Job is on view at the Armory Show art fair in New York (+ slideshow). More about 10 Years of Studio Job on view at the Armory Show art fair in New York
"New York should give Breuer's building lasting protection"
Opinion: the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art's temporary move in to the Whitney's old unprotected Breuer building is the result of behind-the-scenes machinations of a major donor. Thank goodness, says Alan G Brake. More about "New York should give Breuer's building lasting protection"
NASA is developing a quiet supersonic passenger jet for overland flights
NASA has unveiled a conceptual design for a supersonic plane that would be much quieter than Concorde. More about NASA is developing a quiet supersonic passenger jet for overland flights
Daniel Arsham evokes knocked-through walls with SCAD installation
Snarkitecture co-founder Daniel Arsham has opened a solo show at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art in Georgia, which features eroded, rippled and cloth-like wall installations. More about Daniel Arsham evokes knocked-through walls with SCAD installation
University of Texas architecture dean leaves post over new campus gun law
The dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas has resigned over a new state law that will allow students to carry guns on campus. More about University of Texas architecture dean leaves post over new campus gun law
Converted warehouse office by Domaen features sculptural plywood meeting rooms
A pair of conference rooms are housed within a sculptural glass and plywood volume at the centre of this Los Angeles office, created by California studio Domaen in a converted warehouse (+ slideshow). More about Converted warehouse office by Domaen features sculptural plywood meeting rooms