Uber and NASA to launch flying taxi service by 2020
Uber has partnered with NASA to develop an on-demand electric aircraft taxi service, which is scheduled to begin flights in Los Angeles in three years time. More
Uber has partnered with NASA to develop an on-demand electric aircraft taxi service, which is scheduled to begin flights in Los Angeles in three years time. More
A glazed stairwell brings light from a roof window down through this narrow townhouse in Brooklyn, renovated by New York studio GRT Architects with splashes of colour. More
Indigo walls and furniture form dining areas for this Japanese restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, while geometric-patterned wall surfaces match the menus and tableware. More
Concrete walls that once enclosed horse stalls are now used as room dividers in this modern guest house by The Construction Zone, a design-build firm in Phoenix. More
New York jewellers Tiffany & Co has created a line of everyday items re-imagined in expensive materials, including a gold and silver tin can and a ball of yarn recreated in handspun silver for £6,840. More
Brooklyn studio DJDS has redesigned the interior of a loft apartment in Lower Manhattan, using white, black, brass and wood surfaces throughout. More
A steel-framed building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been transformed into an educational facility with the addition of white cladding, tall linear windows and a second floor. More
David Zwirner Gallery is showing concurrent exhibitions of work by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, including her iconic fully-mirrored rooms and spotty spaces, in New York's Chelsea. More
A pouf packed with plants, a faceted flat-packed hideaway and a big ball of twine are among the shelters that Los Angeles-based architects and designers have created for the city's stray cats. More
US architecture firm wHY has developed a proposal for oscillating bicycle and pedestrian pathways along the Manhattan side of the East River. More
Graduate students at Yale University have completed a prefabricated building in New Haven with two apartments that will be leased to tenants who are experiencing homelessness. More
Walnut cabinetry, sliding doors and industrial steel columns are used to replace walls in this loft in Tribeca, New York, which has been renovated by Brooklyn-based Office of Architecture. More
New York firm Barker Freeman Design Office has built a house clad in white cedar that sits directly on the beachin the south of the city. More
Another mid-century modern building has become a boutique hotel, this time in New Orleans, where troweled concrete and colourful tiles were used to refresh a former motel. More
Deep walls with built-in storage are designed to accommodate an expansive collection of art objects at this renovated apartment by New York City-based MOS Architects. More
Architects and preservationists including Robert AM Stern were among those protesting Snøhetta's plans for Philip Johnson's postmodern AT&T Building in New York today. More
Swiss designer Yves Behar has designed a backpack made from recycled sails for California-based environmental non-profit Sustainable Surf, to raise awareness about protecting the ocean. More
Arata Izosaki's Bass Museum project paved the way for future starchitects to work in Miami Beach, says the Japanese architect's contemporary David Gauld, who also credited the Art Basel fair with transforming the city's attitudes towards culture and architecture. More
The controversial memorial to former US president Dwight D Eisenhower, designed by Frank Gehry, has finally begun construction in Washington DC after years of opposition. More
New York City must provide better protection for cyclists and pedestrians in areas close to busy roads, says a local transportation think tank, following Tuesday's terrorist attack that killed eight. More