ANY designs New York showroom and research library for Vowels
New York studio ANY has designed the first physical retail space for streetwear brand Vowels, including an 18-metre-long "library" that holds a rotating collection of design books. More
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Omar Aqeel brings "sensory fantasy" to NYC bar Only Love Strangers
Cobalt blue surfaces line this bar and restaurant in Manhattan's Lower East Side, designed by Brooklyn-based Studio Omar Aqeel as a "retro-futuristic oasis". More
Yellow lighting illuminates Le Père store in New York by BoND
New York architecture studio BoND has used tubular lighting to create a bright yellow glow inside this men's apparel store on Manhattan's Lower East Side. More
Checkerboard walls wrap Awake NY store by Rafael de Cárdenas
Local architect Rafael de Cárdenas referenced lost landmarks of New York for the interiors of this streetwear store in the city's Lower East Side. More
Alex P White pairs soft tones and raw textures in model New York apartment
American designer Alex P White has created a model unit for a high-end condominium building in Manhattan that features exposed concrete ceilings, grey plaster walls and vanilla-coloured decor. More
Atelier Ace draws on warmth of Finnish saunas for Manhattan's Sister City hotel
Ace Hotel's in-house creative team has completed a new hotel next to the New Museum in New York, featuring warm wood self-check-in booths, a diner-style restaurant and compact bedrooms designed like "Japanese bento boxes". More
Daniel Arsham's "dystopian" 3018 exhibition perverts items from US pop culture
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has crystallised the flying car from Back to the Future, and bagged and bound Mickey Mouse for his latest exhibition, which imagines the world in the next millenium. More
BIG U flood defences for Manhattan move forward
The first phase of Bjarke Ingels' barrier system designed to protect Lower Manhattan from tidal surges and rising sea levels is getting underway. More
ODA completes top-heavy residential tower in New York City
The top floor of this glazed housing complex in New York's Lower East Side, by architecture firm ODA, has a footprint twice the size of the ground level. More
Jordana Maisie designs "deco meets industrial" interior for Una Pizza Napoletana in New York
Penny rounds cover surfaces and perforated metal forms partitions at this pizzeria in New York's Lower East Side, designed by Jordana Maisie. More
Dezeen's "mind-blowing" drone documentary Elevation premieres in New York
Dezeen's documentary Elevation launched in New York earlier this week at a premiere attended by leading designers and architects. More
Kaws covers New York basketball courts in colourful murals
Nike has enlisted Brooklyn-based artist Kaws to paint his signature motifs across two basketball courts in New York City. More
SOM creates Minimalist home for New York's International Center of Photography
Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill used a restrained palette of concrete, steel and glass to create a new home for a photography museum in a once-derelict area of Manhattan (+ slideshow). More
New York gives thumbs up to subterreanean Lowline park
New York's City Hall has given the go-ahead for the Lowline underground park, which aims to emulate the success of the city's elevated High Line (+ slideshow). More
New York apartment block by Grzywinski + Pons references neighbourhood's "gritty" past
US design studio Grzywinski + Pons has completed a Manhattan residential building with a facade made up of multi-tonal brickwork, zinc panels and metal louvres (+ slideshow). More
Lowline Lab demonstrates viability of an underground New York park
A new mock-up of the Lowline, the underground park planned for New York City, demonstrates how its designers will bring sunlight and plant life below the streets of Manhattan's Lower East Side (+ slideshow). More
Lowline creators launch Kickstarter campaign for underground park in New York
Creators of the proposed Lowline in New York, billed as the world's first underground park, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund development of the project (+ slideshow). More
Bernard Tschumi’s Blue tower opens
Blue, a residential tower by architect Bernard Tschumi, has opened on New York's Lower East Side. More