Thayer Brick House is hidden behind a brick screen
American firms Brooks + Scarpa and Studio Dwell have created a suburban Chicago home with an inner courtyard screened from the road by "vertical twisting columns" of brick. More
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New York City gallery exhibits three massive black sculptures by Tony Smith
An exhibition of monumental geometric black sculptures by the late American designer Tony Smith on display at Pace Gallery in Manhattan brings together three works for the first time. More
"Seriously consider whether architecture is worth it"
In this week's comments update, readers are questioning whether architecture students are under too much pressure after revelations from some that they have felt suicidal. More
Grimshaw's "unapologetically futuristic" Sainsbury's supermarket awarded heritage status
The high-tech Camden Road Sainsbury's designed by Grimshaw, and the housing complex built alongside it, have been awarded Grade II-listed status. More
Sleepbox pods installed at Dulles International Airport
Intimate sleeping pods designed by Sleepbox have been installed at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC by architecture studio //3877. More
Writer's Shed is a tiny garden studio in Melbourne covered in ivy
Ivy creates a green camouflage across the walls of this garden studio, designed by Melbourne architect Matt Gibson for a writer based in the city. More
Daniel Libeskind designs photo installation at Auschwitz
Daniel Libeskind has designed an outdoor installation called Through the Lens of Faith in Poland to showcase photographer Caryl Englander's portraits of Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors. More
Rosie Broadhead weaves bacteria into clothing fibres to create a second skin
Central Saint Martins graduate Rosie Broadhead has integrated live bacteria into the fibres of clothing that reduces body odour, encourages cell renewal and improves the immune system, when activated by sweat. More
Flooded London by Squint/Opera depicts "curiously utopian" vision of the city under water
Digital design studio Squint/Opera has reissued a series of speculative visualisations depicting London in 2090 when climate change has left much of the city under water. More
Slanted walls frame monochrome display areas in Chongqing's SND boutique
Architecture studio Various Associates has fashioned monochromatic interiors with mirrored surfaces and unusual fur-covered partitions, for this womenswear store in Chongqing, China. More
India Mahdavi's striped scenography provides backdrop for furniture exhibition
French architect India Mahdavi has distorted the familiar coloured stripes found at seaside resorts to create the scenography for this exhibition of 20th-century furniture from the Centre Pompidou's collection. More
Studio BAM! builds Infill House in London garden
Architecture practice Studio BAM! has built a skinny house clad in charred cedar in the garden of a Victorian end-of-terrace home in London. More