Watts Towers in Los Angeles, Dallas City Hall and the City of New Orleans are among at-risk places designated as "irreplaceable" cultural assets in the USA by heritage organisation World Monuments Fund for the country's 250th anniversary. More about World Monuments Fund selects 10 "irreplaceable" American places for USA 250
The World Cup has highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of public transportation in North America and provided cities with the opportunity to test and implement novel approaches, writes scholar Deb Chachra. More about "The World Cup is a unique opportunity to make different public transit approaches visible"
California designers A Teatro and Balcony Studio have completed a slender, vertical house in Los Angeles with facades made of striated plaster and interior rooms that "unfold like galleries in a museum". More about A Teatro and Balcony Studio tuck Museum Tower House into steep site in Los Angeles
New York-based Wild Form Design Studio has crafted a sculptural interior for a bar called Love Thy Neighbor, which "celebrates the queer community" next to The Stonewall Inn in the West Village. More about Wild Form designs with "no straight lines" for bar next to New York's Stonewall Inn
Technology company Meta has released its first in-house-designed AI smart glasses, which the company has touted as more affordable and ergonomic than its previous versions. More about Meta's first in-house AI glasses designs include a Kylie Jenner collaboration
Russian architecture studio Meganom has created a facade system comprising more than 200,000 aluminium elements for its in-progress 262 Fifth Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan. More about Meganom clads Manhattan skyscraper with thousands of custom aluminium "bricks"
Local design outfit Crosby Studios has designed a pop-up exhibition space during the 2026 FIFA World Cup underneath New York's High Line that contains football memorabilia such as Pelé's 1958 World Cup jersey. More about Crosby Studios outfits World Cup exhibition in New York with bright-green carpet
Architecture studio Robert AM Stern Architects has completed an extension to the New York Historical museum in New York informed by the building's original design from the early 1900s. More about RAMSA completes sensitive extension of New York Historical museum
Local studio Space4Architecture has converted a warehouse in Brooklyn into a residence with a double-height living space and a black-painted facade. More about Space4Architecture transforms Brooklyn warehouse into residence
International architecture studio Snøhetta has released designs for a mixed-use building in Miami covered in a bulbous "stainless mesh sunscreen". More about Snøhetta designs mesh-covered office building for Miami Design District
Stained birch plywood forms storage throughout this compact Brooklyn duplex, which was renovated on a tight budget by New York studio Plan Plan. More about Plan Plan uses "affordable materials" for Brooklyn apartment renovation
Architecture studio BIG has designed a series of buildings for a university being established by the members of the Walton family in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA with three structures that expand on the local vernacular. More about BIG designs "new kind of urban university" for Bentonville
From a reused church in Texas to a restaurant in the Wisconsin wilderness, a recent book shows the breadth of architecture happening in small towns and remote locations across the United States. More about Eight "out there" buildings from across America
US studio CookFox Architects has unveiled the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, which was informed by the musician's "honesty, bravery and authenticity", at a New Jersey university. More about CookFox Architects completes Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music
Colombian designer Nicolas Riano Guerrero of Studio NRG has unveiled the Lilium chair made using aluminium salvaged from car rims. More about Studio NRG designs Lilium Chair out of recycled metal car rims
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman is ringing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the USA, Canada and Mexico, with a chubby pink snack bowl shaped like a football stadium. More about Gustaf Westman's stadium-shaped snack bowl is "the only object you need for the World Cup"
Irish architect Lorcan O'Herlihy, who founded California studio LOHA in 1994, has passed away aged 66. More about LOHA founder Lorcan O'Herlihy dies aged 66
A large, empty store in Oregon, USA, has been transformed into a net-zero library operations centre by Hennebery Eddy Architects, which incorporated an abundance of solar panels and colourful artwork. More about Vacant supermarket in Portland converted into library facility by Hennebery Eddy
US studio Charlap Hyman & Herrero has built in rows of metal workstations to create a futuristic yet comfortable work environment for an aerospace manufacturer's office in California. More about Charlap Hyman & Herrero adds custom workstations to futuristic LA office
With the World Cup 2026 kicking off yesterday, spectator areas are popping up across the three host countries, including an official FIFA Fan Festival zone designed by architecture studio Populous in Kansas City. More about Populous creates heart-shaped gateway for World Cup fan area in Kansas City