Studio Tre models Bronx chocolate cafe on Puerto Rican general stores
This South Bronx cafe that serves a chocolate-focused menu is designed by New York City-based Studio Tre to reflect the brand's Caribbean roots. More
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Bamboo canopy and CLT gathering space feature at Design Pavilion in New York
A "sacred space" made from CLT panels and a cloud canopy made from strips of woven bamboo are among the pavilions being shown at New York City's Design Pavilion event. More
Field Operations' Gansevoort Peninsula designed to "help prepare" New York for climate change
Manhattan's first "public beachfront" and a salt marsh feature at Gansevoort Peninsula on the Hudson River, which was designed by local landscape studio Field Operations to serve as a buffer against rising tides. More
Dana Arbib shows colourful glassware informed by root vegetables for New York exhibition
New York-based glass artist Dana Arbib has exhibited a series of hand-blown vessels and wall sconces from Murano glass that were informed by gourds, brassicas and root vegetables. More
Circular Economy Manufacturing creates solar-powered recycling "microfactory" in New York
Design group Circular Economy Manufacturing has created a small factory that uses solar energy to convert plastic waste into household items and city infrastructure on Governors Island. More
Schiller Projects turns former carriage house into mass-timber residence
New York-based studio Schiller Projects has converted a former Brooklyn carriage house into a single-family residence using mass-timber construction and re-purposed materials. More
"We need to distribute electricity" to combat climate change says Bill Nye
Booths demonstrating a hybrid-electric aircraft and other innovative projects as well as talks by scientists such as Bill Nye were among the climate-focused presentations at the Climate Science Fair held on New York's High Line. More
PAU places vaulted glass structure in shell of Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery
Local architecture studio Practice for Architecture and Urbanism has installed a glass office building with a vaulted roof inside the shell of the 19th-century Domino Sugar Refinery on the waterfront in Brooklyn. More
Alp Bozkurt creates "calming" interior for Brooklyn tattoo parlour
Arched niches provide stations for tattoo artists at Atelier Eva, located in a former Brooklyn hardware store transformed by designer Alp Bozkurt. More
KOKO Architecture + Design creates interactive children's space for the Met
Local studio KOKO Architecture + Design has created a permanent interactive children's play space at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. More
New York City incentivises mass-timber construction with assistance program
Nonprofit New York City Economic Development Corporation has launched New York City Mass Timber Studio, an assistance program for the development of mass-timber construction within New York City. More
Animatronic beaver among New York installations focused on decolonization
New Red Order has opened an exhibition in an empty lot in Queens that invites visitors to become "accomplices" in decolonization through a series of installations. More
Light and Air opens up Z House in Brooklyn to the outdoors
Local studio Light and Air has introduced a light-filled void at the centre of a Brooklyn townhouse as part of a major reconfiguration and extension project. More
Rex clads "mystery box" World Trade Center performance arts center in translucent marble
Architecture studio Rex has revealed the translucent-marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center at New York's World Trade Center site. More
Living Breakwaters coastal defence system wins Obel Award 2023
Landscape studio Scape has won the Obel Award for 2023 for its "visionary" coastal defence system in New York City that will grow in efficiency as oysters inhabit it. More
Studio Becky Carter creates "distinctly New York" interiors for Cecchi's restaurant
Brooklyn-based Studio Becky Carter has pulled varied references, from Bauhaus luncheonettes to comedic characters, for the interiors of a bistro in Manhattan's West Village. More
GRT Architects references "vacation Italian" at New York bar and restaurant
New York studio GRT Architects has designed a light and airy Italian restaurant and adjacent cocktail bar at the base of Thomas Heatherwick's Lantern House in Manhattan. More
Architectural Workers United claims Snøhetta "unlawfully discriminated" against employees
US labour organiser Architectural Workers United has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against architecture studio Snøhetta, claiming that it discriminated against employees during a recent union drive. More
Chanel to outfit Brooklyn diner in pastels for perfume pop-up
Fashion house Chanel has announced plans to cover an iconic Brooklyn diner in retro pinks and greens to celebrate the launch of a new perfume. More
Jeff Martin and Sam Klemick create furniture with an "alternate ending"
The plump furniture of LA-based Sam Klemick sits alongside the tiled-covered joinery of Vancouver-based Jeff Martin in an exhibition at Objective Gallery in New York. More