"Luxury these days has become tiresome" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the homes David Adjaye and Aston Martin have designed for a New York skyscraper and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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David Adjaye and Aston Martin design five residences in New York skyscraper 130 William
David Adjaye has partnered with luxury carmaker Aston Martin to design homes and limited edition SUVs for five residents who will live in the British-Ghanaian architect's first New York skyscraper. More
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Recycled aluminium cans decorate exterior of Daily Paper's first US store
Over 13,000 flattened aluminium cans decorate the facade of Dutch fashion label Daily Paper's inaugural shop in the US, which has opened in Manhattan, New York. More
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About Time: Fashion and Duration exhibition at The Met celebrates 150 years of fashion
Set designer Es Devlin has created two clock-like gallery spaces for the latest fashion exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which compares design over 150 years. More
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Rockwell Group completes luxury residents-only leisure club for New York's Waterline Square
A sinuous wooden walkway connects different amenities in this private leisure club that architecture and design firm Rockwell Group has created for residents of New York's Waterline Square development. More
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Mythology crafts warm plywood interiors for Shen beauty store in Brooklyn
Plywood covers almost every surface in this store that creative studio Mythology has designed for beauty retailer Shen in Brooklyn, New York. More
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Outdoor dining on New York City streets becomes permanent
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has made the Open Restaurants Program, which allows restaurants in the city to extend seating onto streets, sidewalks and public spaces, permanent following the coronavirus pandemic. More
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New York clothing store Nanamica is designed like a Japanese house
Woodwork form the frame of a gabled house inside this clothing store in New York designed by Japanese architect Taichi Kuma. More
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Andrew Berman Architect creates industrial facility and studio for stone sculptor Barry X Ball
New York practice Andrew Berman Architect has designed a studio for a sculptor in Brooklyn to include machinery for CNC-milled stone creations. More
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Héctor Zamora erects curved brick wall Lattice Detour on The Met rooftop
Mexican artist Héctor Zamora has created a perforated brick wall to frame views of New York's skyline for an installation on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. More
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Julia Watson fills New York's Rockefeller Center plaza with native American meadow plants
Biodiversity and effects of climate change can be significantly affected by small-scale rewilding projects argues designer and environmentalist Julia Watson, who has temporarily covered New York's Rockefeller Center plaza and ice rinks with native plants with planting designer, Marie Salembier. More
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OMA designs glass volume to top Tiffany & Co's New York flagship store
OMA New York has unveiled its design for a glass addition to top the historic Tiffany & Co store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. More
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Architensions creates colourful Children's Playspace with plywood climbing frame and tunnel
New York studio Architensions has designed structures modeled on clouds, treehouses, tunnels and igloos for an indoor playground for children in Brooklyn. More
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Worrell Yeung designs industrial artist studios in historic Brooklyn factory buildings
New York architecture studio Worrell Yeung has transformed historic factory buildings near Brooklyn Navy Yard into multi-use workspaces and artist studios featuring time-worn brick walls and weathered beams and columns. More
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Collective installs stage in New York ONS Clothing store
Architecture firm Collective has inserted a stage with a green curtain for hosting events in the back of the ONS Clothing store in New York City. More
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Ravi Raj and Evan Watts expose chunky timber in Spears Building Loft renovation
Architects Ravi Raj and Evan Watts have created a monolithic, concrete-like chimney in the overhaul of a loft apartment inside a former cigarette packing factory in New York City's Chelsea neighbourhood. More
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BKSK adds glass dome to roof of Tammany Hall building in New York
A glass and steel dome modelled on the shape of a turtle shell rises from the top of a historic building in New York City's Union Square to pay homage to an indigenous group that settled in the area. More
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New Affiliates' Testbeds project to build community buildings from discarded architecture models
New York City architecture studio New Affiliates has launched an initiative to reuse large-scale models for garden sheds and community spaces in the borough of Queens. More
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New York hair salon Hawthorne Studio is designed for social distancing
Wooden frames, moveable styling stations and plants are used to encourage social distancing in this New York hair salon, which local studio BoND designed during the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Paula Scher covers High Line in green dots to encourage social distancing
New York's High Line park has reopened to the public following coronavirus lockdown with 1,000 painted green dots graphic designer Paula Scher created as markers for social distancing. More
