A current show at New York's Center for Architecture reveals how several sub-Saharan African countries used modernist architecture to assert their identities, following a break from colonial rule in the 20th century. More
Architect Rem Koolhaas has expressed his excitement at building in Manhattan for the first time, in a movie created to promote his firm OMA's 121 E 22nd residential tower. More
After three rejected planning applications, British architect David Chipperfield has been given the go-ahead for a residential building in New York's West Village. More
New photos reveal the glassy exterior and thin sculpted form of Madison Square Park Tower, a 65-storey apartment building by US firm Kohn Pedersen Fox that is slated to open this year. More
New York designer Kelly Behun has created a show residence near the top of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue tower, using a palette aimed to complement the sweeping Manhattan views and make visitors "feel grounded" 92 storeys up. More
Interior designer Sheena Murphy used plywood, blackened steel and felt to create the Scandinavian-influenced office for Dots, the New York company behind popular design-led games Two Dots and Dots & Co. More
Intricate models of buildings by Le Corbusier, Norman Foster, Peter Zumthor and more are going on show at New York's Columbia University, alongside photographs by James Ewing. More
US studio Handel Architects has completed a pair of residential towers with concrete facade elements, designed to respect the proportions of a neighbouring stone cathedral. More
Danish furniture brand Carl Hansen & Son has relocated its showroom in Manhattan, filling a loft-style space near Gramercy Park with its modernist Scandinavian products. More
The stacked-blocked form of Herzog & de Meuron's residential tower in Tribeca, New York, is shown in these images by photographers Hufton + Crow. More
New York studio O'Neill McVoy Architects has added skylights and a courtyard to a 19th-century brick home in order to bring in fresh air and natural light. More
Wooden bleachers and planted screens are intended to evoke New York City's urban courtyards at this headquarters for workplace messaging system Slack, by architecture firm Snøhetta. More
This mixed-use building by American firm FXFOWLE consists of a shard-like tower that juts out above Manhattan's low-rise Chelsea neighbourhood. More
Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has completed the interiors for the Four Seasons hotel in Downtown Manhattan, using dark wood in the public spaces and soft colours in the guest rooms. More
The New York multi-brand fashion store run by Japanese label Comme des Garçons has received a makeover, incorporating new installations that include a sliced antique cabinet. More
South African designer Porky Hefer presents a collection of creature-like woven seating nooks as part of a solo show in New York. More
British duo Hufton + Crow have become the latest photographers to shoot BIG's first contribution to the Manhattan skyline, capturing the building's dramatic silhouette from across the Hudson River. More
The colours and atmosphere of buildings by legendary Mexican architect Luis Barragán are captured in these realistic model photographs by American artist James Casebere, set to go on show in New York. More
Black zinc cladding and a sinuous staircase feature in the renovation and expansion of an urban masonry building by New York studio Young Projects. More
New York designer Karim Rashid has teamed up with architect Alex Hughes to launch an architecture and development firm that offers comprehensive property design, from foundations to artwork. More