In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a skyscraper designed by David Chipperfield Architects and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Not all architecture needs to scream or be iconic" says commenter
British architect David Chipperfield's latest New York project is The Bryant, a 32-storey mixed-use concrete skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. More about The Bryant concrete skyscraper by David Chipperfield completes in New York
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has poured over a thousand mirrored balls into a pond and covered the trees of the New York Botanical Garden in polka dots as part of a park-wide exhibition. More about Yayoi Kusama wraps New York Botanical Garden trees in polka dots
Breathing Pavilion by artist Ekene Ijeoma is a temporary installation in Brooklyn made of illuminated inflatable pillars that invite people to breathe along with its pulsing lights. More about Inflatable pillars pulse with light to encourage deep breathing in Brooklyn
British practice David Chipperfield Architects has realised 11-19 Jane Street, an apartment building in New York with a ruddy-hued facade of brick and coloured concrete. More about David Chipperfield designs red concrete and brick apartment block for New York
Tall enclosures lined with patinated steel panels feature in this revamped apartment in New York City, designed by local architecture firm BC—OA. More about BC—OA hides storage behind metal panels in renovated Soho loft
The dampening of creativity brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has prompted interior designer Olivier Garcé to transform his New York home into a show space for contemporary art and design. More about Olivier Garcé transforms his West Village apartment into a design gallery
American architecture studio BarlisWedlick built this outdoor sauna topped by treehouse-style viewing platforms for a cabin in New York's Hudson Valley. More about BarlisWedlick builds sauna topped by tower for Hudson Valley cabin
Curved oak kitchen cabinetry is among the new additions to a 25-year-old, half-dome dwelling in the Catskills partially renovated by American studio DAAM. More about DAAM revamps kitchen of dome-shaped Shell House in New York's Catskills
New York City planners are working on secret plans for a controversial new pedestrian walkway on top of the High Line, dubbed "The Even Higher Line". More about Secret proposal for "Even Higher Line" on top of New York's High Line revealed
The co-curators of a MoMA exhibition that confronts how America's built environment plays a key role in anti-Black racism share five of their standout projects from the show. More about MoMA curators pick five highlights from Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America
Artist and designer Duyi Han has produced a series of renderings featuring objects by 41 seminal Italian designers such as Ettore Sottsass and Enzo Mari displayed in 3D environments borrowed from popular culture. More about Duyi Han creates retro renderings of Italian design objects for virtual exhibition
New York studio GRT Architects has transformed a turn-of-the-century Brooklyn townhouse into a home and studios for an artist couple, featuring a mix of functioning studios and eclectic interiors. More about GRT Architects divides Brooklyn townhouse into live-work space for artist couple
Turkish artist Eva Karabudak designed a soothing and welcoming interior for her tattoo parlour, Atelier Eva, in New York's Williamsburg neighbourhood. More about Williamsburg tattoo parlour Atelier Eva is designed to feel like a spa
New images of the interiors of 130 William, architect David Adjaye's concrete skyscraper in New York, show repeating arch motifs that recall the tower's facade. More about David Adjaye unveils more interiors for 130 William skyscraper in New York
Architecture firm Marvel has designed a concept for open-air theatres within shipping containers to put on outdoor performances in New York during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Marvel proposes using shipping containers for Covid-safe outdoor theatre in New York
American-Israeli architect and designer Neri Oxman will open a laboratory at 787 11th Avenue, the 1920s New York building renovated by Rafael Viñoly Architects. More about Neri Oxman to set up lab in New York office building by Rafael Viñoly Architects
Designer Alex Proba hand-paints swimming pools with graphic murals, including the pools of two Palm Springs houses and a mural on the deck of a public pool on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island. More about Alex Proba's graphic swimming pools are "a celebration of colour and pattern"
LOT Office for Architecture has designed a monochrome blue Brooklyn townhouse for a renovation project in the borough's Bushwick neighbourhood. More about LOT Office for Architecture creates all-blue building in Bushwick
The 50 Hudson Yards supertall skyscraper designed by architecture studio Foster + Partners has reached its full height in New York as Facebook plans to move in. More about Foster + Partners' 50 Hudson Yards supertall skyscraper tops out in New York