Big slanted window tops renovated Brooklyn townhouse by PRO
Brooklyn architecture studio PRO has overhauled a townhouse in Williamsburg, adding a slanted glass volume on its top level to double the home's living space. More
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"What bothers many people is the sense of an alien culture"
The outrage over New York's Hudson Yards is not really about ugly glass towers or bad urbanism – although it features both – but an unspoken disquiet that foreign ideas have overtaken a chunk of Manhattan, argues Aaron Betsky. More
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Studio Gang completes chiselled Solar Carve Tower on New York's High Line
These new photos capture the jagged glass tower that US firm Studio Gang has designed on the High Line park in New York's Meatpacking district. More
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Forensic Architecture "delighted" as Whitney vice chair resigns over tear-gas protests
Research design studio Forensic Architecture has expressed delight at the resignation of New York's Whitney Museum vice chairman Warren Kanders, following months of protests regarding his ties to tear gas used against migrants at the US-Mexico border. More
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Egg Collective creates "lyrical and elegant" couch for latest collection
A sofa with "puzzle piece" cushions and a wooden table with mismatched legs are among Egg Collective's new works fillings its cosy showroom in New York City. More
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New Practice Studio colours minimal tea shop Spiritea with pastels in Manhattan
Curving pale wooden furnishings and soft pink, green and blue tones decorate this tea shop in New York City designed by local firm New Practice Studio. More
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Jessica Walsh splits from Stefan Sagmeister to launch creative agency &Walsh
Graphic designer Jessica Walsh has started her own company after nearly a decade working alongside fellow designer Stefan Sagmeister at New York design studio Sagmeister & Walsh. More
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New York City gallery exhibits three massive black sculptures by Tony Smith
An exhibition of monumental geometric black sculptures by the late American designer Tony Smith on display at Pace Gallery in Manhattan brings together three works for the first time. More
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Pembrooke & Ives deconstructs interior design for Uncrated Curated exhibit in New York
Shipping crates, pallet racks and boxes form display cases in this exhibition at R & Company gallery in New York City, which was created by local interior design firm Pembrooke & Ives. More
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Carpenter + Mason fuses Japanese and industrial elements for Brooklyn Kura sake bar
A colourful geometric wall provides a strong contrast to this otherwise stark sake bar and brewery in Brooklyn's Industry City, designed by local studio Carpenter + Mason. More
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Lunar festival informed Studio Tack's design of Tsukimi restaurant in New York
Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has used white oak panelling, antiqued glass mirrors and alabaster lights to create a classy yet cosy atmosphere in this small Japanese restaurant in New York City. More
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Pedro & Juana builds spiky "junglescape" in MoMA PS1 courtyard
Thousands of wooden spikes cover scaffolding to form this pavilion that Mexico City studio Pedro & Juana has built to host the MoMA PS1's summer music series. More
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Soho House extends Dumbo House in Brooklyn with colourful rooftop
Members' club Soho House has extended and updated the outdoor areas of its outpost in Dumbo, Brooklyn with vibrant colours that take cues from the work of Luis Barragán. More
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SHoP and Ken Smith convert Manhattan's Pier 35 into an eco park
US firms SHoP Architects and Ken Smith Workshop have turned a sliver of land along the East River into an ecological park featuring gardens, a faceted metal screen and a rocky beach that serves as habitat for mussels. More
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OMA designs angular extension for SANAA's New Museum in Manhattan
The New York branch of architecture firm OMA has unveiled its design for the extension to the city's SANAA-designed New Museum. More
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The Wing transforms 1850s building in New York's East Village into company headquarters
A 19th-century building in New York's East Village has been given a new lease on life as the headquarters of female-focused co-working club The Wing. More
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Foster + Partners reveals New York City boathouse featuring zigzag roof
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to build a timber boathouse on Manhattan's Harlem River for a non-profit that teaches local teens to row. More
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Standard Arts adorns apartment in David Chipperfield’s The Bryant tower in Manhattan
A model unit within David Chipperfield's new residential tower in Midtown Manhattan has been furnished with whimsical decor and colourful artwork selected by the curatorial firm Standard Arts. More
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Orior revives colourful retro furniture in New York showroom
The successor of furniture brand Orior, which was established in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, has opened a showroom in New York City to display furniture with "spunk and flavour". More
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ODA turns former sugary refinery into "crown jewel of Dumbo"
New York architecture firm ODA has transformed a landmarked factory in Brooklyn's Dumbo overlooking the city's East River into an office building fronted by a huge glistening glass facade. More
