Cascading balconies top this Brooklyn apartment block by American studio ODA, which is shown in a movie starring the design team throwing footballs, catching flowers and passing balloons between the terraces. More about ODA creates stepped terraces at corner of Brooklyn condo building
New York studio Edg has proposed converting some of Manhattan's major roads into public-transit highways for driverless vehicles, in order to reduce travel times and turn the island's central thoroughfares into landscaped parks. More about Loop NYC driverless-car proposal offers Manhattanites more time and green space
New York-based designer Rosie Li bunched together ball shapes to create her Bubbly series of rainbow-hued brass lights. More about Iridescent soap bubbles inform lighting collection by Rosie Li
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has cantilevered the gallery and performance spaces at the top of this off-white arts school, which was designed for Columbia University's new campus in Upper Manhattan. More about Renzo Piano designs top-heavy arts centre for Columbia University
Instagram users are capturing the sinuous facades of Zaha Hadid Architects' first building in New York City as it moves towards completion in Chelsea. More about Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th condo building in New York nears completion
This cedar-clad villa in the Hamptons designed by New York City architects Leroy Street Studio is raised on timber pilotis to anticipate flooding. More about Leroy Street Studio lifts Hamptons house above the water on stilts
Work on a giant observation wheel planned for New York's Staten Island has ground to a halt, after a legal battle resulted in the firing of its contractor. More about New York Wheel in jeopardy as construction halts indefinitely
Manhattan studio JacobsChang designed this tiny blackened timber cabin on a shoestring budget for clients who built it in a forest in upstate New York with the help of their friends. More about Single-room cabin by JacobsChang is set among trees in upstate New York
American studio Desai Chia Architecture wanted to capture the "intellectually playful aspects" of Quartz in the design of the digital media outlet's new headquarters in Manhattan. More about Desai Chia captures "quirky" character of media brand Quartz for its New York office
Artist Tom Sachs has updated his Nike Mars Yard trainers, which are based on shoes worn by astronauts in space. More about Tom Sachs releases second edition of Mars Yard sneaker for Nike
In this movie Dezeen produced for the AHEAD Americas hospitality awards, jury members reveal that the way a hotel relates to its location was a crucial factor in choosing the winning projects. More about The best hotels respond intelligently to their context, say AHEAD Americas awards judges
A dry cleaners on Manhattan's Upper West Side has been converted into a store for cosmetics brand Aesop, for which Tacklebox Architecture has created display shelves with profiles of upside-down clothes hangers. More about Tacklebox creates Aesop Upper West Side in former dry cleaners
Sedum plants form a huge tick on the roof of Nike's new headquarters in New York, which also features an indoor basketball court, meeting rooms in a van and bleacher-style stairs. More about Nike unveils New York headquarters topped with giant planted swoosh
The Morgans Hotel in New York, which developer Ian Schrager turned into the world's first boutique hotel, has closed and will be converted into high-end micro apartments. More about First boutique hotel Morgans closes to become micro condos
New York-based Jenny Sabin Studio has made a canopy of robotically knitted textile at MoMA PS1 in Queens that sprays mist in the day and glows at night. More about Jenny Sabin stretches robotically woven canopy across MoMA PS1 courtyard
Designer Anda Andrei explains how the interiors of the 11 Howard hotel are designed to age over time in this movie Dezeen filmed for the AHEAD Awards in New York. More about 11 Howard hotel in New York will "look better not worse in five years", says Anda Andrei
In this movie, interior designer Martin Brudnizki explains how he used vintage furniture and fabrics to create a homely atmosphere in New York's Beekman Hotel, which is shortlisted in two categories at the upcoming AHEAD Americas awards. More about Martin Brudnizki converts New York office building into eclectic Beekman Hotel
American studio ODA has taken cues from New York's historic character while designing this apartment block, which aims to "combat the cold modernism of so much contemporary construction". More about ODA creates thick gridded facade for Manhattan condo building
Design retailer Avenue Road has added a new floor to its showroom in New York's Flower District, which is laid out like a luxury apartment to showcase high-end and limited-edition furniture. More about Avenue Road showcases high-end furniture in new apartment-style Manhattan showroom
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's transportation hub at New York's World Trade Center has sprung another leak, but so far no one is taking responsibility. More about Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Oculus continues to leak