Textured wall surfaces used to display soap, candles and perfumes arch over the interior of this shop in New York City, which Brooklyn studio Tacklebox Architecture designed for Portuguese brand Claus Porto. More about Crinkled tunnel forms Claus Porto's New York boutique by Tacklebox
An ancient Egyptian temple at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art provided the setting for Chanel's latest catwalk show, when the French fashion house debuted a collection featuring glittering tweeds, golden garments and bold jewels. More about Chanel presents Egyptian-themed collection around The Met's Temple of Dendur
Norman Foster has declared that the stepped 41-storey office tower his firm has designed for New York's Park Avenue will "set new standards for workplace design", as the building tops out in the city. More about Foster's 425 Park Avenue skyscraper tops out in New York
Snøhetta has revealed an updated proposal for the overhaul of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, after a major backlash against its initial scheme resulted in the postmodern tower gaining landmark status. More about Snøhetta updates proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building
Slatted woodwork forms a canopy over this Spanish tapas bar and restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, which architecture practice Studio Razavi has based on a market in Barcelona. More about Studio Razavi models New York's Boqueria tapas bar on Barcelona market
Foster + Partners' super-skinny residential skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan features a ribbed glass exterior and plenty of luxury amenities. More about Foster + Partners' skinny New York skyscraper rises beside Seagram Building
Blue and green furniture and finishes were chosen to evoke the Mediterranean Sea at this Israeli restaurant in Manhattan's Nolita neighbourhood. More about Aqua shades decorate New York restaurant Shoo Shoo
Yellow material shaped to resemble smiley faces is draped from this installation by Studio Cadena, erected outside New York City's Flatiron Building for the holiday season. More about Studio Cadena's Happy installation brightens Flatiron plaza in New York
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has selected Thai architect Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY to design a major overhaul of its wing for arts produced in Africa, Oceania and the Americas. More about The Met announces million renovation of Africa, Oceania and Americas galleries
Zaha Hadid Architects is exhibiting its architectural models and product designs at a temporary gallery in the firm's 520 West 28th residential complex in Manhattan. More about Zaha Hadid Architects opens pop-up gallery in New York City
A salt marsh and a cantilevered viewing platform are among the features in an extensive new park that stretches along the East River in Long Island City, Queens. More about Former industrial site in Queens transformed into Hunter's Point South Park
Architect Daniel Libeskind has used three million crystals to cover the Swarovski Star, which will top the Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center this year. More about Daniel Libeskind's Rockefeller Christmas tree star sparkles with Swarovski crystal spikes
Amazon HQ2 will only exacerbate New York City's already stretched infrastructure, cramped public spaces and sky-high rents, says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More about "Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely"
Dutch firm MVRDV has broken ground on its first project in the US: a mixed-use "vertical village" made up of yellow, blue, red and green brickwork volumes. More about MVRDV's Radio Tower & Hotel for New York constitutes colourful Lego-like blocks
Amazon has confirmed that it will split its major HQ2 between Arlington County, Virginia, and Queens, New York, triggering a major backlash from residents and local politicians in the latter. More about Amazon confirms New York and Virginia for HQ2, sparking protests
Photographs by architect Denise Scott Brown that helped inform the development of the seminal postmodernism book she wrote with late husband Robert Venturi, Learning From Las Vegas, are part of an exhibition on view at a Manhattan gallery. More about Photographs by Denise Scott Brown on view in New York
Nike's swoosh symbol and airbag technology informed the bubbly, slumped glass facade that encases the sports brand's new flagship store in New York City. More about Nike's rippled glass New York flagship aims to disrupt "concrete canyon"
Pastel-pink plaster walls surround a red quartz staircase leading into the Glossier flagship store in New York, which has opened hot on the heels of the beauty brand's new HQ in the city. More about Glossier Flagship in New York includes soft-pink plasterwork and a Boy Brow Room
New York designers Agency-Agency and Chris Woebken have created a series of bright blue plumbing fixtures that could turn the city's fire hydrants into public drinking fountains or showers. More about New Public Hydrant would let New Yorkers drink from city water mains
A fictional meeting between Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and American ceramicist Edith Heath formed the basis of a collaboration that combines their designs, displayed in an installation by LA studio The Archers. More about Artek and Heath present limited-edition tiled furniture in 1960s setting