A seemingly doomed plan to build one of the world's largest indoor ice rinks inside a huge New York armoury has been given a new lease of life after state governor Andrew Cuomo committed US$108m (€100.3m, £84.1m) to the project in his 2018 executive budget. Canadian hockey legend Mark Messier has been leading a consortium of investors attempting to get the project off the ground since 2012. However, their hopes

James Corner’s huge ice-themed installation for the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. has opened to the public. The immersive work, called ICEBERGS, occupies an area of 12,540sq ft (1,100sq m) in the museum’s Great Hall. It allows visitors to feel as though they are walking through an underwater world of ice fields. A host of newly-released images reveal the varied elements introduced by Corner and his studio Field Operations.

The developers of a Californian museum dedicated to Armenian American culture have selected a local architecture firm to oversee the project. Alajajian Marcoosi Architects have unveiled their concept for the 1.7 acre complex in the city of Glendale, which will include an outdoor plaza and peace garden. The proposals show the museum – envisioned as a cultural campus to educate the public on the Armenian American story and cultural diversity

The architecture firm aLLDesign, led by Will Alsop, have revealed plans for a mixed-use development in the west London town of Brentford. The practice hope to transform a rundown 84 hectare site on Capital Interchange Way, near the M4 motorway, into a transport and community hub that will “make life better” for all who visit. The development – which is located next to Brentford Football Club’s proposed Community Stadium –

Boston United chair David Newton says he is looking to fund the club's new stadium project by securing loans from local and central government and hopes to submit a planning application in March. The non-league football side will gain a new 4,000-seat community stadium as part of a £100m mixed-use project which will also feature an all-weather 3G pitch for community use, plus educational facilities, conference and banqueting facilities. There

Leisure uses are being planned as part of an extensive redevelopment of the BBC Television Centre site in London, which has been acquired by Stanhope in a £200m deal. Mitsui Fudosan and the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) are funding partners of Stanhope in the deal, which follows a year-long process led by the broadcaster. Stanhope's bid was one of six shortlisted and measured against three main objectives - such

The Lighthouse in Glasgow is set to remain as Scotland's national centre for architecture after the Scottish Government stepped in to safeguard three of the venue's programmes. In August, increasing financial losses forced The Lighthouse Trust to call in the administrators, despite receiving a funding package from Glasgow City Council (GCC) and the Scottish Government. Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) will now be responsible for staff working on three government-funded