Perkins Eastman skyscraper tops out becoming tallest in Queens
A 70-storey skyscraper called The Orchard designed by architecture studio Perkins Eastman has become the tallest skyscraper in the New York City borough of Queens. More
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Snøhetta wraps Queens library in orange ombre glass covered with script
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Far Rockaway Library in New York, which is wrapped in fritted, orange ombre glass covered with thin, white script by Brooklyn artist José Parlá. More
CO Adaptive overhauls Queens home to meet Passive House standards
Brooklyn studio CO Adaptive has retrofitted a terraced house in Queens, New York to meet Passive House energy efficiency standards. More
WXY Architecture creates welcome centre for New York nature preserve
New York City-based studio WXY Architecture has unveiled a wooden, light-filled visitor centre for a nature preserve on the seaside in Rockaway, Queens. More
HOK unveils Major League Soccer's first fully electric stadium in Queens
International architecture studio HOK has unveiled the latest designs for an open-air stadium for the New York City Football Club in Queens. 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
Caples Jefferson Architects unveils curved Louis Armstrong Center in Queens
Local studio Caples Jefferson Architects has created an extension for the Louis Armstrong House Museum complete with a curved facade and a green roof in Corona, Queens. More
New York designers create garden structure from repurposed architectural mockup
New York design studio New Affiliates and architect and historian Samuel Stewart-Halevy have created a prototype of their Testbeds project, which repurposes architectural models used for large projects. More
ODA designs "15-minute city" for Innovation QNS in Astoria
New York architecture studio ODA has released the masterplan for a community in Queens called Innovation QNS, which will have housing, retail and public space. More
Davies Toews Architecture refurbishes industrial Queens building
Davies Toews Architecture has overhauled a factory building in Ridgewood, Queens to serve as a mixed-use commercial and arts space. More
BIG's multi-storey film studio for Robert De Niro set to be built in New York
Architecture studio BIG won approval for a 44-metre-high film studio in Queens, New York City, which is set to be the "first vertical film studio in the world". More
New Affiliates' Testbeds project to build community buildings from discarded architecture models
New York City architecture studio New Affiliates has launched an initiative to reuse large-scale models for garden sheds and community spaces in the borough of Queens. More
Steven Holl dismisses concerns over new Long Island City library as "wrinkles"
Steven Holl Architects has brushed off criticisms of its Hunters Point Library in Long Island City, which opened in September with a number of areas inaccessible to people with disabilities. More
Steven Holl punctures concrete New York library with "sculpted cuts"
Steven Holl Architects has completed a concrete public library in New York's Long Island City featuring large irregular windows that offer views of the waterfront and Manhattan. More
BIG teams up with Robert De Niro for Wildflower Film Studio in New York
BIG has revealed plans to create an angular building that will be a "one-of-a-kind vertical village for film" in New York City's Queens borough. More
Pedro & Juana builds spiky "junglescape" in MoMA PS1 courtyard
Thousands of wooden spikes cover scaffolding to form this pavilion that Mexico City studio Pedro & Juana has built to host the MoMA PS1's summer music series. 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
Former industrial site in Queens transformed into Hunter's Point South Park
A salt marsh and a cantilevered viewing platform are among the features in an extensive new park that stretches along the East River in Long Island City, Queens. More
Amazon HQ2 could split between New York and Virginia
Amazon plans to split its major second headquarters in North America between Queens, New York, and Arlington County, Virginia, according to reports. More
Plans to overhaul New York's JFK airport updated
The governor of New York has released more details of plans to transform John F Kennedy International Airport in Queens into one of the "finest in the world". More