Foster + Partners and developer Silverstein Properties have released renderings of the Two World Trade Center skyscraper in New York, which will complete the development and contain headquarters for finance company American Express. More about Foster + Partners updates images of ultimate World Trade Center site skyscraper
Furniture vendor Rarify has exhibited 60 pieces of SOM furniture, artifacts and photography across two floors of a New York shop, for the first-ever exhibition devoted to the furniture work of the iconic architecture studio. More about Rarify exhibition in New York features largest collection of SOM furniture
New York-based Builtin Studio has reoriented the living spaces of a home overlooking the High Line to create an "urban observatory". More about Builtin Studio maximises Manhattan vistas from High Line Duplex
Local studio GAMPworks has completed the Trainer Court flagship store in New York, a shop dedicated to trading and selling Pokémon cards that centres around a tiled bar-top where visitors buy, unwrap decks, and connect. More about GAMPworks "reimagines the card shop" at New York Pokémon store
For those starting or continuing their wellness journey this new year, we've compiled a selection of design-forward saunas and bathhouses in which to socialise and warm up in New York's freezing winter temperatures. More about Eight New York City saunas and bathhouses for defrosting in style
Local outfit Studio Valle de Valle has worked with seasoned New York restaurateurs to create a wine bar in a single room with a zinc-covered bar, cedar panelling and custom furniture. More about Studio Valle de Valle contrasts zinc and cedar at Stars wine bar in New York
American architecture studio SOM has revealed the interiors of the trading floors inside the new Foster & Partners-designed JPMorganChase supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. More about SOM unveils NYC's "most advanced trading environment" inside JPMorganChase skyscraper
The US National Labor Relations Board has filed a formal complaint against architecture studio Snøhetta, accusing the New York office of unlawfully dismissing eight employees following an attempt to unionise. More about Snøhetta accused of laying off pro-union employees by National Labor Relations Board
New York-based studios Opa Architecture and Laube Studio have designed members' club The Maze in Chelsea, tailored specifically for the sober and sober-curious. More about "Flexibility in function" prioritised for design of sober club in New York
A calming, natural material palette influenced by onsens and sentōs in Japan was used throughout this sauna in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, USA. More about Japanese bathing traditions inform Akari sauna in Greenpoint
A cohesive blend of natural timbers, including Douglas fir, cherry and ash wood, has been used to define the interiors of Cove restaurant, self-designed by chef Flynn McGarry. More about Flynn McGarry creates "relaxed and warm" dining interior at Cove in New York
Design studio Safwat by Safwat has balanced a bar, lounge, and restaurant programme at Funny Bar in New York's Lower East Side, using glass brick and postmodern details. More about Safwat by Safwat balances "humor, clarity, and restraint" at Funny Bar in New York
The first major traffic congestion pricing in the US, which rolled out a year ago today in New York City, has been considered a success according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority and New York governor Kathy Hochul. More about "Congestion pricing works" in New York City say officials after a year in action
Architecture studios Herzog & de Meuron and Curtis + Ginsberg Architects have released designs for a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan that will contain "100 per cent affordable" apartments and a recreation centre. More about Herzog & de Meuron designs skyscraper for "innovative housing solutions" in New York
New York State's Gaming Commission has officially awarded three casino licenses to projects in the Bronx and Queens, designed by studios Field Operations, Gensler, Perkins Eastman and more. More about Designs by SHoP, HKS among three casinos officially coming to New York City
American studio Something Special Studios has overhauled US retail giant Target's store in SoHo, New York, introducing a red tunnel based on the brand's logo and displays that wrap around the building's cast-iron columns. More about Something Special Studios carries out "over-the-top" redesign of a Target in New York
The creative studio arm of Brooklyn community hub Public Records, Public Service, has announced a partnership with a New York City development agency to open an event space along the Brooklyn waterfront, designed by nArchitects. More about Founders of Public Records to open event space in historic Brooklyn building
New York City developments designed by teams including SHoP Architects, HKS and Perkins Eastman have been recommended to receive casino licenses, beating out a BIG project and others. More about SHoP Architects, HKS and Perkins Eastman casinos recommended for licenses
New York design studio Office of Tangible Space has completed a pole dance studio in New York City with burgundy velvet curtains, a shoe rack for heels and lighting that's optimised for self-recording. More about Office of Tangible Space completes dance studio with "highest poles in New York City"
Brooklyn-based landscape architecture studio Grain Collective has created two sunken basketball courts in New York City that can retain water during flash floods. More about These New York basketball courts double as massive storm drains