Ben Dreith
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
The World Around names four winners of inaugural Young Climate Prize
Non-profit The World Around has selected Pamela Elizarrarás Acitores, Foday David Kamara, Namra Khalid and Aziba Ekio as the winners of its Young Climate Prize. More
"We can no longer accept the slavery discount" says Design For Freedom founder Sharon Prince
Coalition building, advocacy and technological solutions must be applied to ensure forced and under-paid labour is not used in creating materials for architecture and design projects said speakers at the second Design For Freedom summit in Connecticut. More
World's tallest timber tower replaced by forest growth "in less than 25 minutes"
The final case study in our Timber Revolution series is Ascent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Korb + Associates Architects, which has been certified as the world's tallest mass-timber building. More
Doublespace Photography captures Ricardo Bofill's Muralla Roja on its 50th anniversary
Canadian duo Doublespace Photography has released images of Spanish architect Ricardo Boffil's iconic Muralla Roja apartment building to mark 50 years since its completion. More
The Drop Store shows what products may look like in a water-scarce future
To mark the UN Water Conference 2023, design agency Publicis Groupe Benelux has created a range of conceptual "supermarket" products that show what consumption could look like in a world with less water. More
Taller Mauricio Rocha's Anahuacalli Museum extension wins Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
Taller Mauricio Rocha's "fearless, heartfelt, and original" extension of Juan O'Gorman and Diego Rivera's Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City has won the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. More
Constellations and mangroves inform design of St. Regis Resort Kanai
Architecture studio Edmonds International has created a hotel near Playa del Carmen in Mexico that comprises a series of interlocking circular forms embedded in a mangrove forest. More
Kith creates "industrial ambiance" for its Williamsburg store
American clothing brand Kith has created a flagship store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that uses brick, wood and steel to reference the industrial history of the neighbourhood. More
Galerie Philia showcases Latin American design within Santo Domingo monument
Galerie Philia has produced an exhibition featuring Latin American designers called Montesino within the base of a statue of a local friar in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. More
FGMF wraps São Paulo skyscraper around "internal semi-public square"
Local architecture studio FGMF Arquitetos has created a multi-use skyscraper in São Paulo named POD Pinheiros that includes an open-air central atrium. More
Artists and designers fill derelict São Paulo apartment building with installations
Brazilian developer Somauma has converted three floors in the Virginia Building in downtown São Paulo into an installation featuring the work of more than a hundred artists and designers for Design Week São Paulo. More