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GAF applies solar-reflective coating to mitigate Los Angeles heat islands
American roofing firm GAF has completed the first phase of a public-private initiative that seeks to mitigate urban heat in Los Angeles through solar-reflective coating. More
HOK designs mirrored "stadium of the future" for Jacksonville Jaguars
Architecture studio HOK has unveiled the planned renovation of the National Football League stadium in Jacksonville, USA, which would cover the existing building with a fritted dome. More
Chicago Architecture Biennial announces participants for fifth edition
A selection of more than 70 architects, artists and designers including Carol Ross Barney, LOT-EK and Anupama Kundoo have been selected to participate in Chicago's architecture festival in the fall, organised around the theme "This Is a Rehearsal". More
Sothebys to move in and "review" brutalist Breuer Building in New York
International auction house Sotheby's has announced its acquisition of the Whitney Museum of American Art's Marcel Breuer-designed building on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. More
Epic Games creates virtual model that realises Moshe Safdie's full vision for Habitat 67
Software developer Epic Games and visualisation firm Neoscape have created an interactive model that shows how architect Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67 housing complex in Montreal would have appeared if it had been fully realised. More
Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. More
US becoming more open-minded says Piero Lissoni as he announces New York architecture office
Italian designer Piero Lissoni says that American clients are becoming more amenable to investing in detail-oriented architecture as he announces the official opening of Lissoni Architecture in New York City. More
Public furniture design exhibition in Brooklyn highlights "public access not private excess"
For New York's design week, local designer Jean Lee of Furnishing Utopia has created an exhibition of public-oriented design at the Naval Cemetery Landscape in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. More
OMA tops Tiffany & Co's Fifth Avenue flagship with "jewellery box" addition
The New York office of architecture studio OMA has completed its renovation of Tiffany & Co's flagship store in Manhattan, adding a three-storey glass extension to the historic jewellery store. More
Flood-proof Bliss sofa turns into emergency life raft
The design arm of creative agency Mother has released a floating sofa with an integrated paddle and emergency flares as part of New York design week, in a tongue-in-cheek critique of climate change complacency. More
Samuel Ross references modernist playgrounds and housing blocks for Coarse
British designer Samuel Ross is exhibiting a series of massive furniture pieces made from stone, metal and wood at Friedman Benda gallery for NYCxDesign, representing his lived experience of the African diaspora in the UK. More
Twelve things to do and see during New York's 2023 design week
This week, New York's design week returns for another iteration. Here, we have rounded up key shows, talks and installations put on by organisations and brands including NASA, Muji and the Female Design Council. More
"Don't come wearing Milan or European glasses" says NYCxDesign executive director
New York's design scene has a breadth and energy that makes NYCxDesign an experience distinct from its European counterparts says the festival's executive director Ilene Shaw ahead of its opening this week. More
B+H Architects creates archival facility with double-concrete skin in Quebec
Toronto-based studio B+H Architects has created an archival storage facility in Gatineau, Quebec, with a massive double-layer concrete envelope and automated retrieval systems. More
New York's "visionary" All-Electric Building act prohibits the use of fossil fuels in new buildings
New York has passed a bill that prohibits fossil fuels being used for power, heating and cooking in new buildings constructed in the state, setting "a new standard for the future of building design" according to AIA New York president Matt Bremer. More
Snøhetta New York employees aim to unionise to "gain a collective voice"
Employees at the New York office of architecture firm Snøhetta have announced a bid to unionise the studio, which would make it the second private-sector architecture studio in the United States to do so. More
Adjaye Associates begins transformation of historic Washington DC power plant
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
(W)rapper Tower in Los Angeles has "eternal" lifecycle says Eric Owen Moss
American architect Eric Owen Moss has completed the (W)rapper office tower in Los Angeles, which was named for a structural support system that covers the facade. More
WAVR designs 3D-printed wave-energy collector
Hawaii-based company WAVR has developed a prototype for a modular technology that floats on top of the ocean waves to gather energy from the motion of the water. More
"It's important to start reimagining how we reuse buildings" says Jeanne Gang
People working in the built environment should prioritise the reuse of existing buildings and aim to increase the sustainability of concrete, said American architect Jeanne Gang. More