New York

When it needed a new New York City HQ, Google didn't start from scratch, but instead transformed a 1930s rail terminal into a high-tech office building, saving the equivalent CO2 of taking 17,000 cars off the streets for a year.

Four new skyscrapers are planned for Manhattan's largest plot of undeveloped land. Named Freedom Plaza, two of the towers will meet at the top with a dramatically cantilevering skybridge and one of the biggest infinity pools America has ever seen.

Marin Architects has revealed plans for an eye-catching new tower in Manhattan, New York City, that will cleverly navigate local planning laws and boost its available floorspace with a dramatically cantilevering form that juts out 25 ft.

Some 13 years after we first saw it, + Pool's idea for creating a floating and self-filtering swimming pool that lets New York City residents cool off in a local river is now finally set to go ahead, with testing expected later this year.

Just weeks after its first manned flight in the California desert, Joby Aviation has taken its S4 eVTOL air taxi out for a piloted demo flight in the Big Apple, demonstrating just how much quieter and less disruptive it'll be than a helicopter.

BIG has completed its first supertall skyscraper. The extraordinary office building enlivens the Manhattan skyline with a ribbon of green that wraps around its exterior as it rises, creating accessible outdoor terrace areas on all of its 66 floors.

PAU recently completed an ambitious renovation of Brooklyn's 19th century Domino Sugar Refinery. The firm retained the main brick shell of the historic building and inserted an all-new modern and energy efficient glass office building inside.

SHoP Architects has completed the first supertall skyscraper in Brooklyn, NYC. The residential tower rises to a height of 1,066 ft and is defined by a blackened stainless steel, copper and bronze facade that integrates an existing bank on the site.

A major skyscraper has received the thumbs-up for construction in Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the eye-catching 5 World Trade Center will be the only residential skyscraper to be built on the World Trade Center site.

Plans have been revealed for a remarkable new skyscraper development in Manhattan, New York City. Named Avenir, it will consist of two matching towers, which will be connected by a skybridge that's situated 630 ft above the city streets.

Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann have enclosed a courtyard at the AKG Art Museum with an intricate glass canopy. Inspired by the area's weather patterns, the project is defined by a stunning vortex-like funnel.

Following the completion of its Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts just a few days ago, Studio Gang has now finished work on its American Museum of Natural History extension, which features an eye-catching sculpted rock-like form.