Ben Dreith
Ross Barney Architects encloses NASA testing facility in unique copper-concrete panels
US architecture Ross Barney Architects has completed a NASA laboratory for deep-space technology testing in Cleveland, USA, which includes a tower made of pre-cast concrete panels for testing antennas. More
A-N-D places standing chandeliers in 17th-century Milanese villa
Vancouver-based lighting company A-N-D has showcased two collections at Alcova during Milan design week, adapting its chandeliers to be placed on the floor to respect the historic setting. More
Detroit skyscraper becomes city's second-tallest building
A skyscraper designed by New York studio SHoP Architects at Detroit's Hudson's Detroit development has topped out, making it the second tallest building in the city. More
Allied Works layers sandstone for facade of Pennsylvania museum
Brooklyn architecture studio Allied Works has created a building with interlocking boxy forms clad in sandstone and steel for the Palmer Museum of Art in University Park, USA. More
Ædifica presents "vision of densification" for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal
Local architecture studio Ædifica has created a residential apartment building outside Montreal with an interior courtyard and a metal-mesh second skin on the facade. More
Diamond Schmitt Architects designs Canada's "oldest continuing museum"
Toronto-based studio Diamond Schmitt Architects has been selected to design the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, Canada, which is one of the country's oldest museums. More
Glavovic Studio adds massive periscope on walkway near Everglades
American firm Glavovic Studio has created a red aluminium walkway with a large-scale periscope in Florida to connect the local population with the nearby Everglades. More
Montgomery County has found a way to reinvigorate public housing in America
As part of Dezeen's Social Housing Revival series, we look at how one county in Maryland is leading the way in the US after devising a novel public-development strategy to help combat its housing crisis. More
Local designers launch Los Angeles Design Weekend
A "decentralized" group of designers are launching a furniture design-focused festival that will take place in the neighbourhoods of eastern Los Angeles. More
SelgasCano and Diego Cano wrap LA hillside house in colourful aluminium tubes
Spanish architecture studios SelgasCano and Diego Cano used multi-coloured tubes made from recycled aluminium to clad a house on a steep site in Los Angeles. More
Albert Frey's all-metal 1930s Aluminaire House reassembled in Palm Springs
The Palm Springs Art Museum has unveiled the reconstructed Aluminaire House in California, a modernist house originally designed in the 1930s by architect Albert Frey and editor A Lawrence Kocher. More
The Down-Less Down Jacket converts infrared light to heat
Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Metal Mining Co has showcased its heat-producing Solament material in a jacket displayed at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. More
Supertall skyscrapers and casino planned for Hudson Yards expansion
Development firm Related Companies has announced plans to expand the program of Hudson Yards with a series of buildings including supertall skyscrapers and a casino. More
WXY and Situ lead design of New York outdoor dining prototypes
Local studios WXY Architecture and Situ have collaborated with government agencies to create standardised formats for outdoor dining pavilions in New York City to improve health and safety along with new guidelines. More
ICON develops 3D printer to build enclosed multi-storey structures
Texas-based ICON has unveiled Phoenix, a robotic-arm-mounted 3D printer that can create fully-enclosed, multi-storey structures from a low-carbon mixture, at SXSW. More
Coperni unveils Air Swipe bag made of 99 per cent air
Greek researcher and visual artist Ioannis Michaloudis has created the Air Swipe bag for fashion brand Coperni using NASA-produced silica aerogel that was developed to "catch stardust". More
Full funding secured for US tallest skyscraper says developer
Funding has been secured and construction may begin in September on the Legends Tower in Oklahoma City, which is planned to be the tallest in USA, says developer Scot Matteson. More
Nine collectible design exhibitions from Los Angeles art week
Delicate bamboo lighting and a collaboration between design studios Willon Perron and USM were among the collectible design projects shown at this year's Los Angeles art week. More
"Ancient glacial landscapes" inform Toronto Port Lands Bridges by Grimshaw
The New York office of architecture studio Grimshaw has created a series of sleek pre-fabricated bridges that connect Toronto with the Villiers Island urban revitalisation project. More
BIG designs "spherical armadillo" ballpark for Athletics in Las Vegas
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a baseball stadium in Las Vegas with a massive metal shell and the "largest cable-net glass wall in the world". More