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
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