A sculptural aluminium crown tops New York's Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, which has been renovated by Dutch practice Mecanoo and American firm Beyer Blinder Belle. More about Aluminium "wizard hat" tops New York library renovation by Mecanoo
Artist Mary Mattingly has designed a sphere filled with native plants that filter water in a gravity-fed system to mimic New York City's water system. More about Watershed Core is a cyclical installation that filters rainwater in New York
Google has opened its first physical retail space in New York's Chelsea, designed by architecture studio Reddymade to include cork furniture and recycled materials. More about Google opens first physical retail space in NYC by Reddymade
Glass elevators and an observation deck are under construction at the top of Kohn Pedersen Fox's supertall skyscraper One Vanderbilt in New York. More about Kohn Pedersen Fox adding glass elevator to supertall skyscraper in New York
New York City studio Archi-Tectonics has added three storeys and a skin of folding slats to a home in SoHo. More about Archi-Tectonics envelops Manhattan townhouse in "climate skin"
American architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled plans for 343 Madison Avenue, a supertall skyscraper that will be built near Grand Central Terminal in New York. More about Kohn Pedersen Fox plans supertall skyscraper 343 Madison Avenue in New York
Oak, bronze and terrazzo are among the materials found in an art deco-style library that has been revamped by New York-based architect Toshiko Mori. More about Toshiko Mori revamps Brooklyn's Central Library
The elevated topography of Little Island was designed to create a sense of escape from Manhattan, according to designer Thomas Heatherwick in this interview with Dezeen. More about Little Island designed to create "the feeling of leaving Manhattan behind" says Thomas Heatherwick
Individual visitors will be banned from Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel attraction in New York when it reopens on Friday, four months after a third suicide forced it to close. More about Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel to reopen in New York on Friday with buddy system to prevent suicides
New York's Hudson River Park Trust has begun construction on Gansevoort Peninsula, a riverfront park by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations that will be home to Manhattan's first public beach. More about Gansevoort Peninsula by James Corner Field Operations will feature Manhattan's first beach
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the Little Island park and performance venue in New York City and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Commenter responds to Little Island park by saying "London dodged a bullet"
Photographer Paul Clemence has captured Central Park Tower, a supertall skyscraper designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill that will be the tallest residential building in the world, as it nears completion in New York. More about Photos show supertall skyscraper Central Park Tower nearing completion in New York
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has used 132 concrete columns set into the Hudson River to support the Little Island park and performance venue, which has opened in New York City. More about Thomas Heatherwick's Little Island park and outdoor theatre opens on the Hudson
Photographs show Little Island, the park designed by Thomas Heatherwick on the Hudson River in New York, ahead of its official opening tomorrow. More about Photos reveal Thomas Heatherwick's Little Island in New York ahead of opening
The legendary 1978 clash between graphic designers Massimo Vignelli and John Tauranac epitomises "the challenges that designers still face every day," according to filmmaker Gary Hustwit, who has written a book about the event. More about Debate over New York's subway map was a "historic moment in design history" says Gary Hustwit
A floating swimming pool for New York's East River designed by PlayLab has been approved by city planners ten years after it was first proposed. More about Floating +Pool swimming pool proposed for New York's East River gets green light
Artist and designer Maya Lin has installed 49 dead cedar trees in Midtown Manhattan's Madison Square Park to raise awareness of ecosystem die-off due to climate change. More about Maya Lin installs Ghost Forest of dead trees in Midtown Manhattan
Upcoming Brooklyn exhibition Radiator will showcase furniture and functional art by New York-based designers, including neon light sculptures and a pink squiggly chair. More about Radiator in Brooklyn showcases emerging New York design talent
Photographer Paul Clemence has captured The Spiral supertall skyscraper designed by architecture studio BIG taking shape in New York's Hudson Yards. More about Photos reveal BIG's supertall skyscraper The Spiral under construction in New York
A skyscraper and a tower designed by architect Jason Long and architecture firm OMA have topped out in the Greenpoint neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. More about Skyscraper by Jason Long and OMA reaches full height in Brooklyn