A wildlife viewing deck and an elevated "canopy walk" through the forest are among the features at Beech Bluff County Park, which was designed by local firms In Situ Studio and Surface 678 for an area near Raleigh, USA. More about In Situ Studio and Surface 678 add elevated "canopy walk" to North Carolina park
California studio Brooks + Scarpa has included roofs with exaggerated gables for the angular black-metal-clad Steeplechase house in the forests of North Carolina, USA, designed to merge modern and traditional elements. More about Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house
American architecture studio The Ranch Mine has completed The Lumen House, a wedding facility in an agrarian setting composed of gabled forms and a minimalist wedding arbour. More about Barns inform design of North Carolina wedding venue by The Ranch Mine
Chicago-based Studio Becker Xu has separated a vernacular dogtrot house to create a set of concrete pavilion-like blocks capped with a pine gable to form a house in North Carolina. More about Studio Becker Xu revises dogtrot model for North Carolina house
Global design studio Populous has unveiled renderings for an NBA training centre with metal panels and a roof terrace in Charlotte, North Carolina. More about Populous designs Charlotte Hornets facility clad in "swarm" of panels
Metal cladding and an asymmetrical roof define the exterior of the South E8 housing block by architecture firm LOHA in Raleigh, USA. More about Highly sculptural roof defines Raleigh apartment block
Interiors practice Sundholm Studio has refreshed the 30-year-old Nanas restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, with strong colours, bespoke timber joinery and metalwork. More about Sundholm Studio revamps Nanas restaurant to capture "spirit of grandmothers"
US studio SILO has created a sculptural, metal-clad home in North Carolina for one of its principals that is meant to break away from the "suburban-type" development emerging in its historic setting. More about SILO creates Steel Louise house for Charlotte neighbourhood with "dramatic contradictions"
International architecture studio Snøhetta has broken ground on a new public library for Charlotte, North Carolina, which will feature a warped rectangular facade and generous cantilever. More about Snøhetta breaks ground on Charlotte library with "translucent prow"
US studio Harding Huebner Architects has completed a low-lying, energy-efficient home informed by the "agrarian barns and humble structures" found in America's Appalachian Region. More about Harding Huebner perches Meadow House on hillside in North Carolina
North Carolina firm DR Horton has begun construction on a residential home using building materials from local technology studio Plantd, including panels made from compressed perennial grasses. More about DR Horton builds North Carolina house with grass-based ceiling and wall panels
In Situ Studio has renovated and expanded the mid-century modern childhood home of musician James Taylor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, into a multi-building complex for two art collectors. More about In Situ Studio overhauls James Taylor's childhood home
Local architecture firm In Situ Studio wrapped an art museum visitor centre in Raleigh, North Carolina with darkened steel and cantilevered a roof with an aperture over its patio. More about In Situ Studio cuts "hoop" opening in cantilevered welcome centre roof
New York-based studio Fuller Overby has created a home clad in charred cypress that cascades down a hill to a lake in North Carolina. More about Fuller Overby stacks cypress-wrapped spaces for North Carolina lake house
Materials intended to blend with the natural landscape and interior finishes made from a single tree feature in a wood-clad home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina designed by American studio Harding Huebner. More about Harding Huebner perches Nova Residence on sloped site in North Carolina
Glazed brick and charred cypress wrap the exterior of a partly sunken North Carolina home designed by architecture firm In Situ Studio. More about In Situ Studio creates HUUS house for sloped site in Raleigh
In this week's comments update, readers are divided over the demolition of Paul Rudolph's brutalist Burroughs Wellcome building in North Carolina and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Commenter says demolition of Burroughs Wellcome building is "the right decision"
Demolition of the Paul Rudolph-designed Burroughs Wellcome building in North Carolina has gone ahead, despite attempts to protest the destruction of the Brutalist landmark. More about Demolition of Paul Rudolph's Burroughs Wellcome building underway in North Carolina
Christopher Patten has redesigned the mail-in envelopes for North Carolina ahead this year's US presidential election to make them clearer so the chance of votes not counting is reduced. More about Good design can reduce voter errors says postal vote envelope designer
Preservation groups are fighting to save Paul Rudolph's Burroughs Wellcome building in North Carolina, one of his "most significant projects", after discovering its current owner had secured a demolition permit. More about Paul Rudolph's Burroughs Wellcome building in North Carolina faces demolition