News: the Williams and Tsien-designed former American Folk Art Museum in New York will be demolished just 13 years after it was built to make room for an extension to the neighbouring Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), despite an outcry from architects, conservationists and critics. More
News: the rise of affordable 3D printers is sparking a boom in demand for personalised sex toys that can be ordered online or printed at home. More
Hotel brand Yotel have opened a flagship branch in New York's Times Square, where visitors check in at computerised kiosks while their luggage is stored or retrieved by a giant robotic arm. More
Architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled his design for a new 75-story tower on a site next to the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Kanye West's office has sent us renderings of his nearly completed New York apartment, designed by minimalist architect Claudio Silvestrin. More