Construction workers in New York have staged a major demonstration on Park Avenue to protest the developer of the city's vast Hudson Yards, because the company intends to use nonunion labour for the project's next stage. More about New York construction workers stage protest against Hudson Yards developer
Wood is the key to a more sustainable building industry, says architect John Klein, who has led Massachusetts Institute of Technology students in designing a large community centre from mass timber. More about MIT champions large-scale timber architecture with Longhouse proposal
The New York Public Library is posting versions of classic books and accompanying animations to its Instagram stories, encouraging the digital generation to read more. More about New York Public Library launches Insta Novels to make literature "more accessible"
Brooks + Scarpa principals Angela Brooks and Larry Scarpa explain their concept for a public pavilion that could harness energy from lightning in our penultimate P.O.D.System Architecture movie. More about Brooks + Scarpa's inflatable pavilion concept captures energy from lightning storms
Co-working company Beauty Shoppe has transformed a historic building in Pittsburgh into one its collaborative workspaces, adding contemporary furniture while retaining characterful details. More about Beauty Shoppe turns century-old Pittsburgh building into co-working space
A pierced concrete wall based on camera apertures fronts this photography studio in Forth Worth, Texas, by local firm Ibañez Shaw Architecture. More about Ibañez Shaw's Fort Worth Camera Studios feature details that allude to photography
Massachusetts firm Maryann Thompson Architects has enlarged a shingle-style house by opening up its ground floor, and building two additions on the grassy coastal property. More about Maryann Thompson refurbishes and extends shingled Cove House in Martha's Vineyard
American designer Vincent Pocsik has created a series of intricate artworks from wood and bronze that could act as furniture. More about Vincent Pocsik's sculptural artworks could be used as furniture
Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed and engineered a federal courthouse for a sloped site in Downtown Los Angeles, which appears as an elevated cube with folded glass facades. More about SOM wraps Downtown LA courthouse in pleats of glass
These T-shirts and hoodies by student-led protest group March For Our Lives are adorned with an American flag containing a QR code, which leads directly to online voter registration when scanned. More about Parkland students design clothes with QR codes to register voters
This small sex toy has grooves on either side of its silicone bulb, for fingers to grip onto while providing clitoral stimulation. More about Dame's compact Fin vibrator slots between two fingers
Architect Costas Kondylis, who designed countless residential skyscrapers in Manhattan including several for Donald Trump, has died aged 78. More about Prolific New York architect and Trump collaborator Costas Kondylis dies aged 78
American firms DeForest Architects and NB Design Group have created a dwelling in central Oregon with sliding panels that can either expose or conceal parts of the interior. More about High Desert Modern house in Oregon is designed to be "cool, calm and collected"
US architecture firm Studio Gang has revealed new renderings of a 40-storey apartment building in San Francisco, which will feature reinterpretations of the city's "classic bay windows" spiralled around its exterior. More about Studio Gang's Mira tower in San Francisco to feature twisting bay windows
A green rock counter curves in front of bulbous plaster walls inside this bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, designed by local architecture studio Isaac-Rae for a space tucked behind a cafe. More about Isaac-Rae hides cave-like cocktail bar behind Williamsburg coffee shop
Justice Stephen Breyer has been appointed to lead the jury for architecture's most prestigious award. More about US Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer becomes Pritzker Prize chair
Metal, wood and concrete were used to revamp a 1960s mixed-use building near Facebook's main campus and Stanford University, which houses a cafe at ground level and leasable office space up above. More about Walker Warner Architects overhauls Silicon Valley building using industrial materials
Architecture firm Alterstudio has raised the glazed living room of this house in Austin, Texas, to avoid the roots of an oak tree that grows close to the building. More about Alterstudio designs Austin residence around existing oak tree
Instagram sensation The Color Factory has arrived in New York City, where visitors can interact with a myriad of tonal installations and take photos in a giant blue ball pit. More about The Color Factory brings spectrum of camera-ready artworks to NYC
The New York Times has subtly reimagined its webpage to better reflect the way its digital subscribers consume news online. More about New York Times redesigns website to catch up with mobile offering