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Whipsaw creates Aescape automated massage robot
San Francisco design studio Whipsaw has created a robot with padded "hands" programmed using artificial intelligence to give massages. More
"Enabling walking" led to "successful experiment" at inaugural LA Design Weekend
Collaborations between artists and designers and a show celebrating local chair makers were part of Los Angeles Design Weekend, which organisers said was successful due to its localised "progression of events". More
Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki create "cloister-like" gallery in Puerto Escondido
Belgian artist Axel Vervoordt and Japanese architect Tatsuro Miki have created a monolithic art gallery on the Oaxacan coast in Mexico to showcase large sculptural works. More
Xanadu is a "fun and maximum" roller disco in Brooklyn
Local entrepreneur Varun Kataria has unveiled a venue with a mix of colourful, retro details that contains the only permanent roller rink in New York City. More
Jahn completes 1000M skyscraper in Chicago
Architecture studio Jahn has completed a skyscraper in Chicago with two distinct sections, which is one of the last projects designed by studio founder Helmut Jahn. More
Thirteen independent designers standing out in New York City
Thirteen designers practising in New York City have been selected as part of our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights an array of independent design studios in cities across the continent. More
Rival Chicago fairs to "lose ground" without cooperation says Design Days organiser
Rival Chicago design events NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Days must start working together for the benefit of the city, an organiser of one of the fairs has said. More
Twelve scenes from America's "hidden" industrial world
Pencil production in New Jersey and the fabrication of massive turbines for wind power in North Dakota feature in this roundup of American industrial facilities photographed by Christopher Payne. More
Estúdio Campana adds living plant pavilions to São Paulo park
Brazilian studio Estúdio Campana has created a park near São Paulo that includes pavilions made with live plants on land once farmed by the founders' grandfather. More
Misconduct allegations "big surprise" says Adjaye Associates New York CEO
Adjaye Associates New York CEO Pascale Sablan has spoken about the impact of sexual misconduct allegations levelled against founder David Adjaye on the studio in an interview outlining its recent restructuring. More
"We didn't want it to be crazy" says architect of America's tallest skyscraper
Architecture firm AO never set out to design America's tallest skyscraper when it began work on the 581-metre Legends Tower planned for Oklahoma City, studio partner Bruce Greenfield tells Dezeen in this interview. More
Ten independent studios demonstrating the diversity of design in Mexico City
We're highlighting 10 designers working with different materials and styles in Mexico City as the latest part of our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights independent designers across the continent. More
BIG opens Los Angeles office in renovated 1920s building
Danish architecture studio BIG has opened an office in Santa Monica in a renovated 1928 Spanish revival building designed by iconic Los Angeles architect Paul R Williams. More
Works by Fernando Laposse and others showcased in beachside Mexican pavilion
Works by Mexican designers Fernando Laposse and Claudina Flores were among those shown in a remote seaside house near Puerto Escondido, Mexico, during Mexico Design Fair. More
Architecture a "powerful tool" for easing strains of migration says Gabriela Carrillo
Walls are the wrong architectural response to mass migration and violence in border cities, says Mexican architect Gabriela Carrillo in this interview. More
Ten scene-setting independent design studios in Los Angeles
We've highlighted 10 independent furniture designers in Los Angeles, USA, as part of our North American Design 2024 series, which showcases inventive and creative design in cities across the continent. More
Architect-artist pairings to create permanent pavilions in Upstate New York
Architecture studios such as SO-IL and Studio Jahn/ will collaborate with artists including Torkwase Dyson and Alice Aycock to design 18 pavilions as galleries for Art Omi in Chatham, USA. More
Studio Gang unveils greenhouse-topped urban agricultural centre in Brooklyn
Architecture firm Studio Gang has broken ground on the Marlboro Agricultural Education Center in southern Brooklyn, USA, which will be topped with a greenhouse. More
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"Unlimited height" approved for proposed tallest skyscraper in the US
Oklahoma City Council has approved a rezoning application for Legends Tower, a supertall skyscraper designed by California architecture studio AO that, if completed, will be the tallest in the United States. More
Nine Montreal independent design studios to follow in 2024
Furniture made from lobster traps and informed by metal music feature in the independent furniture design studios in Montreal, Canada, presented as part of our North American Design 2024 series. More