Construction has begun on the One Vanderbilt tower in Midtown Manhattan, which will overtake 432 Park Avenue as the second-tallest structure in New York City. More about New York's future second-tallest skyscraper breaks ground
A geological-inspired addition to the Natural History museum in New York by US firm Studio Gang has received unanimous approval from the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission. More about Studio Gang's American Museum of Natural History extension moves forward
A+Awards: US studio Collective–LOK's new home for the Van Alen Institute in New York can be reconfigured for the design organisation's different requirements, and is another winner in this year's Architizer A+Awards. More about Collective–LOK squeezes multiple functions into narrow space for Van Alen Institute
Apple has opened a store inside the Santiago Calatrava-designed transport hub at New York's World Trade Center site. More about Apple Store by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson opens in Calatrava's Oculus
The Open House programme, which gives the public a chance to see buildings and sites that are usually off limits, comes to New York this weekend. Here's 10 places we recommend to explore over the next two days. More about 10 of the best sites to explore during Open House New York this weekend
Bjarke Ingels recently revealed that his qualifications are not recognised in the US, yet the Danish architect's firm still has projects springing up all over New York. We've rounded up five set to alter the city's neighbourhoods and skyline. More about Five BIG projects changing the face of New York City
Architecture firm FXFOWLE has unveiled plans for a new museum beside the Statue of Liberty, featuring a green roof and viewing platform overlooking New York harbour. More about FXFOWLE reveals Statue of Liberty Museum for New York's iconic landmark
Black and white surfaces, indoor trees and a rooftop workspace all feature at the new head office for website building service Squarespace in New York. More about A+I uses "yin-yang" palette for Squarespace headquarters in New York
US set design studio Robert Storey has designed a plant-filled temporary retail space for online store Everlane in New York, influenced by the verdant conservatory at London's brutalist Barbican Estate. More about Robert Storey's pop-up Shoe Park for Everlane references Barbican conservatory
Drawings and furniture by legendary Mexican architect Luis Barragán are on display in Manhattan, alongside the works of prominent artists who have also used colour distinctively. More about Luis Barragán exhibition in New York examines his use of colour
US firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has looked to Williamsburg's industrial past to inform its interior for the first Apple Store in Brooklyn. More about Apple Store Williamsburg by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson features exposed brick walls
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has created a cave from purple spheres as part of his first solo exhibition in New York (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Arsham creates colourful cave from moulded sports balls at Galerie Perrotin
Dutch firm OMA's New York office, which is headed by Shohei Shigematsu, has proposed an apartment building with a "prismatic" corner for Manhattan. More about OMA reveals its first residential tower for New York
New York-based Ghiora Aharoni Design Studio has added curved oak panels and silver leafing to an apartment in an art-deco Manhattan building to better reflect its original style. More about Ghiora Aharoni uses art deco references for Chelsea pied-à-terre interior
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"
Nendo has taken its collection of chairs based on Japanese manga comics to New York, where they are on show as part of a light installation at Friedman Benda gallery (+ movie). More about Nendo shows 50 Manga Chairs within light installation at New York's Friedman Benda
A branch of luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue has opened close to the World Trade Center site in New York, with interiors designed by London studio Found. More about Saks Fifth Avenue opens Downtown Manhattan outpost by Found
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has revealed a honeycomb-like structure comprising a series of interconnected staircases to sit at the centre of the vast Hudson Yards development on Manhattan's West Side. More about Heatherwick unveils staircase structure as "centrepiece" for New York's Hudson Yards
These cylindrical towers were designed by OMA's New York office, lead by Shohei Shigematsu, to echo sounds made by mourners during a performance by artist Taryn Simon (+ slideshow). More about OMA's monumental concrete wells host mourners at New York's Park Avenue Armory
The Via 57 West "courtscraper" by Bjarke Ingels' firm has completed on Manhattan's West Side and is shown in these images by photographer Iwan Baan (+ slideshow). More about Iwan Baan photographs BIG's completed Via 57 West tower in New York