Krista Ninivaggi looks to "future rather than nostalgia" for Brooklyn Tower lobby interiors
New York designer Krista Ninivaggi has completed the lobby design of the Brooklyn Tower, a supertall skyscraper that is the tallest in the New York City borough. More
Studio Gang designs cave-like Gilder Center for American Museum of Natural History
Chicago-based architecture firm Studio Gang has designed the Gilder Center in Manhattan to prioritize connectivity, creating a massive cavernous atrium meant to provoke a sense of exploration and discovery. More
Controversial Vkhutemas architecture exhibition opens at the Cooper Union
An exhibition showcasing the history and work of a Soviet avant-garde school of architecture has opened up at the Cooper Union in New York City after more than a year of delays due to the ongoing Ukraine war. More
Olson Kundig places movable studio on rail tracks in Washington State
Seattle firm Olson Kundig Architects has created a studio attached to a primary residence in Washington, which sits on railroad tracks that allow it to completely detach. More
SOM designs "sinuous" mass-timber building for New York Climate Exchange
Architecture studio SOM has unveiled designs for the mass-timber New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island, which will be topped with a solar panel-covered canopy. More
Lauren Halsey covers monumental Egyptian installation on Met rooftop with LA street art
American artist Lauren Halsey has completed a monumental installation on the rooftop garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City that adapts "elements of ancient Egyptian architecture and sculpture for a contemporary context". More
Studio Gang unites Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts buildings with folded concrete canopy
Chicago-based Studio Gang has completed the overhaul of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, Arkansas, with the addition of a sculptural folded concrete roof. More
PAU designs US air traffic control towers to "build on legacy" of IM Pei
New York studio PAU has released designs for air traffic control towers that will be built at airports in the United States as the largest commission since IM Pei's designs in the early 1960s. More
Desacralized features pieces by Rick Owens and Faina in Milanese church
Design gallery Galerie Philia's has curated the Desacralized exhibition inside an 11th-century church featuring works by American designer Rick Owens and Ukrainian studio Faina for Milan design week. More
Alsar Atelier and Oscar Zamora create Bogotá fog catcher
Design studio Alsar Atelier and designer Oscar Zamora have created a structure in Bogotá, Colombia, that can collect 200 litres of water per week for the local community using a simple structure draped in fabric. More
BIG and Frank Gehry among studios with "singular visions" for US Navy Museum
BIG, Gehry Partners and Perkins&Will are among the five studios that have been selected as finalists in a contest to design the future National Museum of the US Navy. More
Four monumental installations and artworks at Coachella 2023
Giant robots informed by South Asian temples and a "cyber-physical" sculpture are among the installations at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. More
Alberto Kalach creates "secular sacred space" for Casa Wabi founder in Mexico City
Mexican architect Alberto Kalach has created a studio for Casa Wabi founder Bosco Sodi in Mexico City that features expansive brickwork and industrial elements. More
Kith releases New Balance trainer informed by Frank Lloyd Wright sketches
Kith founder Ronnie Fieg has teamed up with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to release a New Balance sneaker that was informed by Wright's utopian Broadacre City sketches. More
University of Pennsylvania names Rossana Hu architecture department chair
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
Foster + Partners and Arup design stations for "America's first high-speed rail segment"
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners and engineering firm Arup have released designs for a series of stations in California that will serve its high-speed rail line. More
Ennead Architects places copper dome on New York cathedral in time for Easter
New York studio Ennead Architects has renovated the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine in Manhattan by adding a batten-seam copper dome that "could last another 100 years". More
Yabu Pushelberg references multi-faceted LA culture in conjoined hotels
Canadian design studio Yabu Pushelberg has created the Moxy and AC Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles to encapsulate a variety of references to the surrounding city. More
Siegel+Gale creates "authentic" branding for US Army
American agency Siegel+Gale has updated the logo and branding of the United States Army for the first time in more than 20 years. More
Pentagram designs cannabis branding to advocate for "communities deeply harmed by the war on drugs"
Design studio Pentagram has created branding that references the injustice of America's war on drugs for Ben's Best Blnz cannabis company, which was launched by Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen. More