Rob Peetoom hair salon opens inside old soda factory in Williamsburg
A lounge with a curved sofa and a coffee bar feature in this hair salon in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which Ruud van Oosterhout has designed for two sisters. More
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Pentagram creates Flight Center font for hotel in Eero Saarinen's JFK airport terminal
Lettering used in Eero Saarinen's 1960s TWA Flight Center at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York provided the cues for the branding of the new hotel in the terminal building. More
Buro Koray Duman unveils expansion plans for Noguchi Museum in Long Island City
New York firm Buro Koray Duman has revealed plans for a major update to the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, which will see the studio and home of American-Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi opened up to the public for the first time. More
New York City mayor moves to ban glass skyscrapers as part of Green New Deal
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio plans to ban construction of glass and steel skyscrapers, in a major bid to tackle the climate-change crisis. More
Habitas members' clubhouse opens in old New York fire station
Creative agency StyleMood has transformed a 19th-century firehouse in New York City into this cosy members' club. More
Jendretzki Design proposes Rat Island eco-retreat for New York City
US studio Jendretzki Design has revealed designs for a boutique eco-resort on a tiny island within greater New York City. More
Commoncraft designs whimsical Gertie cafe in Williamsburg
Brooklyn studio Commoncraft has designed this eatery in the borough's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which is intended as a playful tribute to the owner's grandmother. More
Maapilim beauty brand pop-up brings Mediterranean garden to New York City
Arched nooks, white pebbles and Mediterranean herbs are among the details inside this New York pop-up for Israeli beauty brand Maapilim, which is modelled on a Grecian rooftop garden. More
David Rockwell inserts huge plywood box into The Shed for inaugural concert
David Rockwell has created "a rough and ready kit of parts" for the set of the first concert at New York cultural venue The Shed. More
MAD imagines sinuous black East 34th skyscraper to "soften" New York's skyline
MAD has envisioned a slender, dark skyscraper twisting up beside New York's Empire State Building as a contrast to the harshness of the city's supertall structures. More
Cj Hendry installs white bouncy house modelled on psychiatric ward for Brooklyn exhibit
New York City artist Cj Hendry has designed "a psych ward mimicked as a children's wonderland" for an art exhibit in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighbourhood. More
Frida Escobedo segments Aesop Park Slope with rammed-earth brickwork
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo sourced rammed earth from her home country to make the rosy brick walls in this Aesop store in Brooklyn. More
The Shed opens at Hudson Yards with huge "telescoping" roof
New York firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group have completed The Shed, a cultural centre in Manhattan's Hudson Yards, featuring a retractable roof that can be moved to form a performance area. More
BIG unveils park-covered highway for Brooklyn's waterfront
Architecture firm BIG has unveiled a proposal to overhaul a portion of New York City's Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, known as the BQE, with a public park that covers a subterranean roadway. More
Rockwell Group fills New York's Wayan restaurant with wood and lush greenery
American firm Rockwell Group used teak panelling, oxidised copper and tropical plants to create a warm and inviting atmosphere in a Manhattan eatery serving Indonesian cuisine. More
Yabu Pushelberg debuts Puddle tables collection in forest-like installation
Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has opened the doors of its new office and gallery in New York City to showcase its latest furniture, including tables that look like pools of water and chairs with chunky wooden legs. More
New York mayor reveals plan to extend Manhattan shoreline in response to climate change
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has revealed a proposal to redesign the "vulnerable" shoreline of Lower Manhattan, in order to make it more resilient to rising sea levels caused by climate change. More
Bae Se Hwa's sinuous Steam Bent Series goes on show in New York
South Korean designer Bae Se Hwa steam bent hundreds of slender walnut slices to create the sinuous chairs, benches and desks that feature in this exhibition at New York gallery R & Company. More
Polish modernist Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak is celebrated in Manhattan retrospective
A scale model of a concrete housing complex features alongside architectural photography in this New York exhibition, detailing the works of Polish modernist architect Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak. More
Heatherwick's Vessel at Hudson Yards claims ownership of visitors' photography
The Heatherwick Studio-designed Vessel at New York's Hudson Yards is planning to maintain rights to any photography taken of the public structure, a move that has prompted an outcry from critics on social media. More