As part of Dezeen's Social Housing Revival series, we look at how one county in Maryland is leading the way in the US after devising a novel public-development strategy to help combat its housing crisis. More
Architecture firm Studio Bower has created a wood-clad extension for a 1940s cottage that preserves the house's charm and has interiors like a "generous treehouse". More
New York-based studios Ennead Architects and Rockwell Group have completed the renovation of an academic building for Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC with "floating" classrooms at its core. More
New York-based architecture practice Studio Joseph has created a series of galleries for the National Building Museum in Washington, DC that aim to explain the building industry to the public. More
A Cold War-era building designed to withstand nuclear blasts is among the structures that have been renovated by Elkus Manfredi Architects at the newly established Children's National Research & Innovation Campus. More
Architecture studio ZGF has completed phase one of Amazon's HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia that includes a park designed by James Corner Field Operations. More
Arkansas-based architect Marlon Blackwell has been selected to design a memorial in Washington DC that will be dedicated to military and civilians who served in counter-terrorism efforts. More
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has broken ground on its project converting the West Heating Plant and Coal Yard in Washington DC into luxury residences and a private park. More
BIG, Gehry Partners and Perkins&Will are among the five studios that have been selected as finalists in a contest to design the future National Museum of the US Navy. More
Colleen Healey Architecture has revamped a home on a radial lot facing Washington DC's Logan Circle, retaining historic details while updating the spaces for contemporary living. More
The Milan office of David Chipperfield Architects has designed a minimalist boutique for fashion brand Akris in Washington DC, featuring pleated walls and displays suspended from thin wires. More
US studio Fentress Architects used copper and mass timber to reconfigure Norway's embassy in Washington DC, which opened to the public this month. More
A bill has been filed in Washington DC calling for new buildings in the city to use bird-friendly glass, in an effort to minimise avian deaths resulting from window collisions. More
Design studio Snarkitecture incorporated tiled walls and arches into a club in the US capital that offers a barbershop, a coffee bar, a boutique and a speakeasy. More
Marble, wood and brass are among the eclectic materials found in an upscale eatery in Washington DC that was designed by Greek-Swedish studio OOAK Architects. More
Architecture studios Mecanoo and OTJ Architects have added a rooftop garden and statement staircases to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC as part of its renovation of the Mies van der Rohe-designed building. More
Staggered apartments and semi-enclosed play areas animate the exterior of The Aya, a short-term housing block in Washington DC by US firms Studio Twenty Seven Architecture and Leo A Daly. More
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing fortifying the US Capitol building and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has envisioned fortifying the US Capitol building in Washington DC in reaction to the invasion of the building by Donald Trump supporters last week. More
A bridge to the White House and man-made islands are among the conceptual proposals five architecture studios have developed for preserving Washington DC's Tidal Basin reservoir and the National Mall. More