New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has announced that its employees will join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, making it the first private-sector architecture studio in the US to unionize. More about Bernheimer Architecture becomes first US private-sector architecture studio to unionize
North River Architecture designed Gallatin Passive House as an extension to an 18th-century farm in upstate New York, repurposing the existing barn as a double-height play space for the owner's three children. More about North River Architecture adds Passive House-certified home to heritage farm
Arched passageways that act as tunnels connect the six black-clad, single-room volumes of Ghent House in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York by Thomas Phifer and Partners. More about Black-clad volumes set into a hillside form Ghent House by Thomas Phifer and Partners
Gradient Architecture has used a planning rule from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to help revitalise an unused lot in New York City's Red Hook neighbourhood, which was severely affected by the 2012 storm. More about Gradient Architecture designs brick home on existing footprint after Hurricane Sandy
US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. More about Desai Chia creates "winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York
Architects should see themselves as the representatives of the community in the building process and not simply as an agent of developers, argues low-cost housing specialist Victor Body-Lawson in this interview. More about "The best tool for empowering people is through affordable housing" says architect Victor Body-Lawson
Traditional designs from Korea, from houses to hairpins, are reworked to create the interiors of this Manhattan restaurant by New York studio AvroKO. More about AvroKO draws on Korean culture for Oiji Mi restaurant in New York
A family home in Brooklyn has been extended and renovated by local studio Barker Associates Architecture Office, to expand the kitchen and create larger rooms for the daughters. More about BAAO extends Carroll Gardens Townhouse around a magnolia tree
Brooklyn-based Home Studios has turned a dated motel into a boutique hotel near the beach in Montauk, New York, using vintage furniture to make it feel like a "remote family home". More about Home Studios refreshes Daunt's Albatross motel in Montauk
Tala Fustok Studio used different mineral textures and materials to soften the hard edges of this industrial apartment in New York's West Village. More about Tala Fustok Studio layers different metals to create calm ambience in Manhattan loft apartment
Architecture and interior design studio Frederick Tang Architecture (FTA) has updated Moxi, a wellness studio and acupuncture centre in Soho, New York by re-arranging its interiors around an expansive oval skylight. More about Frederick Tang Architecture transforms New York loft into light-filled wellness studio
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has revealed the 611 West 56th Street skyscraper in Manhattan, which is the Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect's first building in the United States. More about Álvaro Siza completes limestone-clad skyscraper in Manhattan
Studio Gang has completed a fire station for Brooklyn's elite force that doubles as a simulation and training facility for extreme rescue situations. More about Studio Gang designs Brooklyn fire station to train elite firefighters
Local studio Mesh Architectures has completed Timber House, a condominium in Brooklyn that developer The Brooklyn Home Company claims is "the largest mass timber building in New York City." More about Park Slope condo becomes New York City's "largest mass-timber building"
Interior designer Magdalena Keck has filled a glass-and-steel home in New York with a restrained but eclectic mix of furnishings that are meant to complement the existing architecture. More about Magdalena Keck employs "warm minimalism" for interiors of house in Hudson Valley
Brooklyn-based Ringo Studio has created a pastel "playground" as the first retail space for fitness brand Bala in New York City, which includes scaled-up versions of its products. More about Bala's SoHo store by Ringo Studio features oversized fitness equipment
The offices of INC Architecture & Design in New York City's SoHo are filled with eclectic furniture and plants that contrast the primarily concrete interiors. More about Concrete dominates INC Architecture & Design's offices in NYC
London studio Tatjana von Stein has created office interiors for tech company Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners in Dumbo, New York City, with a focus on flexible and collaborative space to entice employees back to the workplace. More about Tatjana von Stein designs "post-pandemic" offices for Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners in Brooklyn
Architectural design studios Selma Akkari and Rawan Muqaddas have renovated an apartment in a 20th-century building in Brooklyn, New York, adding warm and natural materials to the residential space. More about Amity Street Residence is a "minimal but warm" New York apartment
American firm CookFox Architects has completed a pair of tall, connected buildings with gridded facades for a Williamsburg site that once held an iconic sugar factory. More about CookFox releases photos of linked skyscrapers at Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery