Campbell Sports Centre by Steven Holl Architects
Construction has started on a new sports centre by architect Steven Holl for Columbia University in New York. More
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"New York’s Public Architecture Gets a Face-Lift"- The New York Times
Dezeen Wire: New York Times architecture reporter Michael Kimmelman gives a glowing account of the efforts being made by New York City's Department of Design and Construction to revitalise degraded public buildings and infrastructure.He points to "a quiet revolution reshaping the city’s public architecture," adding that careful investment is having a positive impact on neighbourhoods that are often overlooked - The New York Times
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National September 11 Memorial opens this week
Dezeen Wire: the completed National September 11 Memorial designed by Israeli-American architect Michael Arad opens on Sunday in New York, exactly ten years after almost 3000 people were killed in terrorist attacks across America.In anticipation of the event, Ted Loos of the New York Times describes Arad's turbulent design process, Karen Matthews writes about Arad's rapid rise in profile for Associated Press and Tina Susman of the Los Angeles Times reports on the architect's battle against controversy. More
Kiss by Z-A Studio
Pop-up shops might be commonplace in retail but would you consider getting married in a pop-up chapel made of cardboard? More
"Ground Zero 9/11 memorial flows with mournful splendour" - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore takes a look at the "impressive – if exhausting – spectacle" of the Ground Zero 9/11 memorial, ahead of its opening next month - The Guardian
BMW Guggenheim Lab by Atelier Bow-Wow
The first-ever building to have a carbon fibre structure is a mobile studio-cum-stage by Japanese architects Atelier Bow-Wow, which just opened in New York. More
ReOrder at the Brooklyn Museum by Situ Studio
Billowing fabric mushrooms by New York designers Situ Studio have cropped up in the great hall of the Brooklyn Museum. More
Aesop Grand Central Kiosk by Tacklebox
Australian skincare brand Aesop have launched in New York with a kiosk at Grand Central that's made from over 1000 copies of the New York Times. More
Metal Shutter Houses by Shigeru Ban Architects and Dean Maltz Architect
After hours, rolling metal shutters fasten across these New York apartments designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More
New York by Gehry
Frank Gehry's residential skyscraper, New York by Gehry, is nearly complete. More
+ Pool by Family and PlayLab
Family and PlayLab have designed a floating swimming pool for New York that would filter river water through its walls. More
The High Line Section 2 opens
Landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro and planting designer Piet Oudolf have completed Section 2 of the High Line, a 1.5 mile-long elevated park on an abandoned railway in New York. More
What Happens When by The Metrics
Interior designer Elle Kunnos de Voss of American studio The Metrics has created the interiors for a restaurant in New York that will change every 30 days. More
Holding Pattern by Interboro Partners
Brooklyn studio Interboro Partners have won this year's MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program competition to design a temporary installation in the courtyard of the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. More
West 57th by BIG
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have designed a residential building for Manhattan, New York, with a rectangular plan pulled up at one corner to form a triangular tower. More
The Wyckoff Exchange by Andre Kikoski Architect
Manhattan firm Andre Kikosi Architect installed a folding Corten steel façade to transform this disused New York warehouse into a market and music venue. More
D’espresso by Nemaworkshop
This espresso bar to be located near Grand Central Station in New York was designed by New York studio Nemaworkshop to resemble a library turned on its side. More
Living with Books and Art by UNStudio
Dutch firm UNStudio have introduced curved walls and sweeping ceiling lights to this Manhattan loft to create a gallery, library and living space for an art collector. More
Posen Loft by Yoshihara McKee Architects
Yoshihara McKee Architects of New York and Tokyo have installed a bathroom and kitchen either side of a freestanding wall in a New York loft apartment. More
Pole Dance by SO-IL at P.S.1
New York firm Solid Objectives - Idenburg Liu (SO-IL) invite visitors to swing on 30 poles outside the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. More