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Kelly Wearstler showcases sculptural marble furniture in fabric-draped Miami installation
American designer Kelly Wearstler has unveiled her Nudo furniture collection in an installation at stone company Arca's showroom during Miami art week. More
Hundreds of Virgil Abloh-designed sneakers showcased at Nike's Miami Art Week exhibition
Sportswear company Nike has created the Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture exhibition at Miami Art Week, which showcases the collaborations between the designer and the brand. More
A$AP Rocky launches design brand Hommemade at Design Miami
American musician A$AP Rocky has launched a design studio with a sculptural piece called Shroom Cactus created in collaboration with Italian design studio Gufram displayed at Design Miami. More
MIT students develop concepts for "the next 150-year chair"
A chair that can adapt over time and one fabricated with 3D-printed liquid metal are among the designs that students at MIT came up with for The Next 150-year Chair exhibition in collaboration with furniture brand Emeco. More
Fourteen design installations and events to visit during Design Miami 2022
With Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach set to begin next week, we've rounded up a series of must-see installations and events, from a tequila tasting room designed by Tatiana Bilbao to a Virgil Abloh exhibition put on by Nike. More
Snøhetta completes "surgical" renovation of Philip Johnson's AT&T building
Architecture studio Snøhetta has carried out a series of renovations to the postmodern 550 Madison skyscraper in New York, which was formerly known as the AT&T building. More
Ennead Architects and Rockwell Group unveil food distribution centre in Brooklyn
New York-based studios Ennead Architects and Rockwell Group have converted a 19th-century train warehouse into the headquarters for a charitable organisation in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighbourhood. More
Works by Zaha Hadid and Ron Arad among objects at Salon Art + Design in New York
A selection of international gallerists and studios showcased design and art collections at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan's Upper East Side during the Salon Art + Design fair. More
BIG unveils Calgary skyscraper "composed to form a feminine silhouette"
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the 222-metre-high Telus Sky Tower in Calgary, Alberta, which has a pixelated facade that twists diagonally from its base and "stands like a lady in a cluster of cowboys". More
LMN Architects creates mass-timber business school for University of Washington
Seattle-based studio LMN Architects has completed the mass-timber Founders Hall building for the University of Washington's Foster School of Business in Seattle. More
HKS unveils plans for brise soleil-wrapped supertall skyscraper in Austin
Architecture studio HKS has released plans for a supertall skyscraper to be built in Austin, Texas, which will be tallest building in the state. More
Steven Holl Architects designs asymmetric Princeton institute building with curved ceilings
American studio Steven Holl Architects has completed Rubenstein Commons, a building composed of "bulbous space curves", for the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. More
How AI software will change architecture and design
AI text-to-image software like Midjourney, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion has the potential to change the way that architects approach the creation and concept stages of designing buildings and products, experts say. More
Studio Sofield completes interiors of world's skinniest supertall skyscraper in New York
Studio Sofield has completed the interiors of 111 West 57th Street, also known as Steinway Tower – a supertall skyscraper designed by SHoP Architects in New York City. More
Construction commences on BIG and ICON's community of 3D-printed homes in Texas
Construction is underway on a community of 100 3D-printed homes in Texas co-designed by Danish architecture studio BIG and American construction technology company ICON. More
Desk 27 by Aruliden integrates Google conference call technology within single device
Materials company Aruliden has worked with Google Workspace to develop a touchscreen that combines Google's meeting software with interactive hardware and noise-cancellation capabilities. More
Iranian architects and designers "not working" in protest at government oppression
Architects and designers are finding ways to support the ongoing protests against the oppression of women in Iran despite a violent crackdown by security forces. More
MSCHF creates exhibition that includes a fridge full of "a functional analogue of LSD"
Conceptual art collective MSCHF has modelled an exhibition at Perrotin gallery in New York City on a shopping mall that contains works such as the Wavy Shoes and a fridge full of cans of an LSD-like substance. More
Aruliden designs wearable fitness tracker that can be worn "at all times"
Tech material company Aruliden has worked with Boston-based technology studio Whoop to develop a screen-free fitness wearable that monitors key health metrics during the day and night. More
Eskew Dumez Ripple designs courtyard pavilion for Burden Center in Baton Rouge
New Orleans architecture studio Eskew Dumez Ripple has unveiled plans for a welcome centre at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge that will feature a sloped roof, glass walls and a sunken central courtyard. More