For New York's design week, local designer Jean Lee of Furnishing Utopia has created an exhibition of public-oriented design at the Naval Cemetery Landscape in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. More about Public furniture design exhibition in Brooklyn highlights "public access not private excess"
Hotel brand Moxy has opened its first outpost in Brooklyn, with plentiful gathering spaces including a bar with motorised 20-feet-tall liquor shelves and an eatery modelled on Tel Aviv's Bauhaus architecture. More about Basile Studio enlivens Moxy Williamsburg hotel with "eclectic grab-bag" of spaces
New York designer Krista Ninivaggi has completed the lobby design of the Brooklyn Tower, a supertall skyscraper that is the tallest in the New York City borough. More about Krista Ninivaggi looks to "future rather than nostalgia" for Brooklyn Tower lobby interiors
American clothing brand Kith has created a flagship store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that uses brick, wood and steel to reference the industrial history of the neighbourhood. More about Kith creates "industrial ambiance" for its Williamsburg store
US studio Gluck+ has completed Van Sinderen Plaza, a social housing project that stretches along an elevated subway line in a low-income district and is meant to be "a gateway for the community". More about Gluck+ places colourful facades on affordable housing block in Brooklyn
UK studio Adjaye Associates has released designs for a Brooklyn campus for the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation that include a cultural centre and theatre. More about Adjaye Associates designs Brooklyn community centre to "disrupt the racial wealth gap"
New York City architecture firm Studio Vural used Kyoto merchant houses as a reference point when renovating the interiors of this Brooklyn townhouse for a couple. More about Studio Vural reinterprets Japanese interiors for Warren Street Townhouse
Distressed plaster, exposed brick and mahogany millwork at this cocktail bar in Greenpoint were chosen by Space Exploration Design to "give the impression that it's always been there". More about Space Exploration Design gives Bar Americano in Brooklyn a time-worn feel
Interiors studio Crystal Sinclair Designs has renovated a loft apartment in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighbourhood to include a mezzanine with a wall of books and a bedroom behind a glass partition. More about Dumbo Loft by Crystal Sinclair Designs features a book-filled mezzanine
Sculptural walls and tangerine hues feature in a public library by New York studio WORKac that is housed in a former torpedo factory. More about WORKac blends old and new at Adams Street Library in Brooklyn
Public Records co-founders Shane Davis and Francis Harris have added a bar and lounge on an upper floor of their multi-purpose creative venue in Brooklyn. More about Upstairs lounge with "DIY" design approach opens at Public Records
Architecture studio OMA has created a pair of skyscrapers called Eagle + West in the Greenpoint neighbourhood of Brooklyn that consist of stacked volumes with cantilevers and concrete panelling. More about OMA completes pair of stacked skyscrapers on the Brooklyn waterfront
Architecture studio Studio Gang has completed the 11 Hoyt residential skyscraper in downtown Brooklyn with a scalloped concrete facade and an elevated park. More about Studio Gang completes Brooklyn skyscraper with undulating facade
New York-based studios Ennead Architects and Rockwell Group have converted a 19th-century train warehouse into the headquarters for a charitable organisation in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighbourhood. More about Ennead Architects and Rockwell Group unveil food distribution centre in Brooklyn
American studio Sarah Jefferys Architecture + Interiors has renovated a slender townhouse in Brooklyn with airy rooms and a cedar screen on the facade to meet Passive House standards. More about Sarah Jefferys creates Passive House in Brooklyn with dramatic cedar screen
Lighting brand In Common With has opened a studio, showroom and production facility inside a Brooklyn warehouse. More about In Common With opens lighting studio and showroom in Brooklyn warehouse
Architects Fanny and Matthew Mueller have completed a lengthy and extensive renovation of their family home in Brooklyn, called 17 at 17, which features floating steps, loft beds and a wood-and-steel bridge. More about Fanny and Matthew Mueller complete 17-year renovation of Brooklyn townhouse
Early adoption of digital technology and the competitive nature of working in the architectural "pressure cooker" of New York City helped SHoP Architects become successful, say principals Gregg Pasquarelli and John Cerone in this interview. More about SHoP Architects principal knew Brooklyn Tower would be "like the Empire State Building of Brooklyn"
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
Architecture and interior design studio Frederick Tang Architecture has transformed a 19th-century building into a Lebanese restaurant in Brooklyn with "an abundance of textures". More about Frederick Tang Architecture turns Brooklyn building into restaurant celebrating owners’ Lebanese roots