New York studio Bureau V has attached a spiky-backed snug and a fabric-covered galley kitchen to a prototype micro home, which is on show in Brooklyn. More about Bureau V adds playful appendages to MINI Living Urban Cabin
A filigree-patterned supertall tower under construction in Downtown Manhattan is set become the area's second tallest skyscraper behind One World Trade Center. More about CetraRuddy's 45 Broad Street to become Lower Manhattan's tallest residential skyscraper
Snapchat paired up with the artist Jeff Koons to place an augmented reality version of his famous Balloon Dog sculpture in New York's Central Park – but in a "stance against an imminent AR corporate invasion", the work has been graffitied by artist Sebastian Errazuriz. More about Sebastian Errazuriz vandalises augmented-reality version of Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog sculpture
Thomas Heatherwick has suffered his third cancelled project in as many months, with his studio's plans to revamp the David Geffen Hall at New York's Lincoln Center now no longer going ahead. More about Heatherwick's overhaul of New York Philharmonic concert hall scrapped
New York studio LOT-EK has built a family home in Brooklyn by stacking shipping containers, and cutting them at an angle to create terraces stepped down its back. More about LOT-EK slices shipping-container stack to form Williamsburg home
Guests can stay overnight in former patients' rooms at this late 19th-century building constructed as a mental hospital, which New York studio Deborah Berke Partners has partially restored and redesigned as a hotel. More about Deborah Berke Partners transforms historic insane asylum into boutique hotel
New details and interior renderings of Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly's latest residential skyscraper for New York City have been released. More about Rafael Viñoly's 125 Greenwich Street skyscraper to rise in Downtown Manhattan
New York's Museum of Modern Art is opening its first fashion-only show in over 70 years, telling the stories of the garments and accessories that form the foundation of how we dress today. More about MoMA's Items: Is Fashion Modern? exhibition delves into history of iconic apparel
Dezeen promotion: architecture and design events including building tours, lectures and parties are set to take place across New York City for the duration of October 2017. More about Archtober brings month-long architecture celebration to New York City
New York design studio New Affiliates has placed a plywood sleeping platform between chunky columns at an apartment in Brooklyn, making the most of the building's high ceilings. More about New Affiliates renovates Bed-Stuy Loft with plywood mezzanine and rough materials
Morphosis and SOM were among the architecture firms involved in the design of a new permanent home for Cornell Tech university, described as "the first campus ever built for the digital age". More about Cornell Tech campus opens on New York's Roosevelt Island
American firm BFDO Architects has included a series of niches and pathways for shy cats to escape guests in its design for this Brooklyn home interior. More about BFDO Architects creates hiding places for cats in Brooklyn row house
Only a month after the Garden Bridge was scrapped, Thomas Heatherwick's plans for a park on New York's Hudson River have been abandoned – and the designer has described the decision as "really, really sad". More about Thomas Heatherwick saddened after plans for New York "treasure island" are scrapped
New York studio DFA has envisioned a prefabricated timber tower for New York's Central Park that would both filter a contaminated reservoir and provide views over the city. More about DFA proposes tallest timber observation tower to clean Central Park reservoir
Dezeen promotion: New York Textile Month is back for a second edition, with talks, exhibitions and retail opportunities "celebrating the revival of textiles" available to the public throughout September 2017. More about New York Textile Month returns September 2017 with city-wide event programme
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is crowdsourcing funds to erect more than 300 artworks based on themes of immigration, division and borders, in locations across New York City. More about Ai Weiwei launches Kickstarter to build security-fence installations in New York
A lottery for affordably priced apartments in BIG's Manhattan housing development Via 57 West has begun, with some homes available to rent from $1,448 per month. More about BIG's Via 57 West offers affordable homes for less than ,500 a month
New photos have been released showing one of the homes inside Cast Iron House – the 135-year-old New York building that is being overhauled by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More about First apartment unveiled inside Shigeru Ban's revamped Cast Iron House
Photographer Jade Doskow has spent the last decade documenting crumbling and thriving World's Fairs sites across North America and Europe for her Lost Utopias series. More about Jade Doskow's Lost Utopias photo series documents past World's Fair sites
US studio Office III has constructed a visitors' centre for Governors Island in New York City using marine-grade plywood and cedar decking. More about Office III builds simple open-air welcome centre on Governors Island