Architecture studios Populous and Moody Nolan have released designs for a professional basketball and hockey arena based on the shape of Philadelphia's iconic Spectrum arena. More about Populous and Moody Nolan design 76ers and Flyers arena as "landmark" for Philadelphia
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates and landscape design office Field Operations have released designs for a vernacular expansion to the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art outside of Philadelphia, USA. More about Kengo Kuma & Associates designs its first museum building in the US for Pennsylvania
Local firms Good City Studio and Hexagon Studio Architects have converted the main turbine hall of a historic Philadelphia power plant into Ballers, a sports club that includes indoor pickleball, soccer and squash courts. More about Philadelphia power plant transformed into sports venue
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and landscape designer Piet Oudolf have completed the Calder Gardens art institution, composed of underground galleries and a large reflective wall that slices through its site in Philadelphia. More about Herzog & de Meuron embraces "no-design architecture" for Calder Gardens
The co-founder of the ongoing design collective Jonald Dudd has opened a physical gallery in Philadelphia to present a roster of emerging avant-garde talents. More about Philadelphia gallery Dudd Haus showcases "underrepresented" design
Local architecture studio Lo Design has created a condominium building in Philadelphia with a bevelled roofline and interior courtyards to maximise daylight for residents inside and outside of the building. More about Lo Design slots metal buildings into brownstone backyard in Philadelphia
Development firm Scout and architecture studio ISA created a pop-up bar in Philadelphia, USA, that references an unbuilt design by architect Louis Kahn. More about Unrealised Louis Kahn design informs pop-up bar on former UArts campus
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has launched a retrospective exhibition of designer Naoto Fukasawa, exploring his design ethos alongside his creative process and presenting product designs with models. More about Ten highlights from Naoto Fukasawa: Things in Themselves exhibition
An arched entryway and "electric blue millwork" are among the features in a rowhouse in Philadelphia's Society Hill neighbourhood that has been renovated by architectural studio TBo. More about TBo refreshes Philadelphia townhouse originally designed by IM Pei
American studio ISA has used a range of strategies to maximise space, light and views in the metal-clad Signal House, which rises from a slender urban lot. More about ISA creates skinny metal-clad apartment building in Philadelphia
Brooklyn-based designer Sergio Mannino has chosen a palette of purple and silver for a Philadelphia pharmacy that helps patients affected by the opioid crisis. More about Sergio Mannino enlivens Philadelphia pharmacy with mauve and silver
US studio Shiftspace has renovated a rowhouse in Philadelphia originally designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei, restoring its original qualities after decades of alterations. More about Shiftspace brings IM Pei rowhouse in Philadelphia back to "original vision"
Shanghai-based architect Rossana Hu has been named as a tenured faculty member and chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. More about University of Pennsylvania names Rossana Hu architecture department chair
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf have teamed up to create Calder Gardens in Philadelphia, which will house works by American sculptor Alexander Calder. More about Herzog & de Meuron and Piet Oudolf unveil designs for Calder Gardens in Philadelphia
US studio Deborah Berke Partners has overhauled a pair of Victorian-era townhouses at the University of Pennsylvania and added a terracotta-clad extension that is meant to be contextually sensitive. More about Deborah Berke Partners renovates and expands historic buildings at University of Pennsylvania
Design studio Local Projects has created an interactive exhibition space for the American Bible Society, which aims to present itself as a "beacon of light" along Philadelphia's Independence Mall. More about Local Projects uses light to guide visitors at Faith and Liberty Discovery Center
Architecture firm Foster + Partners has designed an inpatient facility for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which is intended to serve as an example of a "hospital of the future". More about Foster + Partners completes hospital with striped facade for University of Pennsylvania
Dezeen promotion: the 2021 edition of SEGD Conference Experience Philadelphia provides a chance to explore experiential design through a three-day conference with a programme of workshops, talks and tours. More about The 2021 SEGD Conference Experience Philadelphia focusses on reconnecting, rethinking and refueling
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry has designed new galleries and public spaces as part of a revamp of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. More about Frank Gehry unveils renovation and extension of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Architecture studio ISA has built a slender housing complex in Philadelphia by making the most of a plot of land about the width of a parking spot. More about ISA builds Philadelphia apartment complex XS House with "extremely narrow footprint"