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Construction commences on SOM skyscrapers at former Chicago Spire site
American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. More
Foster + Partners set to redesign New York transit terminal around central atrium
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has released designs for a renovation of the Midtown Bus Terminal in Manhattan that unifies different transport hubs into a single building. More
PlayLab Inc creates "surreal" pyramidal skate ramp for LA art week
Californian design studio PlayLab Inc has constructed a massive skateable pyramid in Downtown Los Angeles in collaboration with footwear brand Vans. More
Black cars surround furniture by Willo Perron and USM in Sized Selects exhibition
American design studio Sized has arranged black cars around furniture for an exhibition in Los Angeles that aims to embody the city's "intrinsic" relationship with automobiles. More
Page Southerland Page adds weathering-steel extension to museum in Texas' high desert
US studio Page Southerland Page has added a Corten-steel addition to a museum in Texas that complements a historical structure and was designed to look like "a chunk of landscape". More
Eleven design moments from Mexico City art week 2024
The first furniture design by Mexican architect Michel Rojkind and a machine that uses AI to generate unique Mexican furniture were on display during Mexico City art week. More
Design Miami announces Los Angeles edition for May 2024
International design platform and fair Design Miami has announced the first edition of Design Miami/ Los Angeles, which will take place from 16 to 20 May at a private estate in the northwest of the city. More
BIG completes interlocking EPIQ skyscraper in Quito designed as "buildings within a building"
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed the EPIQ tower in Ecuador, which consists of L-shaped stacked blocks that curve as they meet at the structure's centre. More
Burning Man 2024 temple design balances the "domestic and majestic"
A team led by artist Caroline Ghosn has unveiled the design of this year's Burning Man temple, a structure combining elements of church architecture and Lebanese weaving techniques. More
Zaventem Ateliers recreates furniture collection in cardboard after customs delays
Belgian design collective Zaventem Ateliers has recreated a full furniture show in cardboard after the majority of the pieces it was to show at a Mexico City exhibition were stalled in transit from Europe. More
Panorámica's interactive-AI machine lets "anybody be a Mexican designer"
Design collective Panorámica has created a machine that utilises artificial intelligence and a set of prompts to generate unique pieces of furniture based on a repository of Mexican design styles during Mexico City art week. More
BIG completes staggered "bundle of towers" in Houston
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled 1550 on the Green in Houston, which is the studio's first skyscraper in the state of Texas. More
SOM puts Department of Transportation "on display" at Cambridge building
American studio SOM has created a "vertical campus" for the US Department of Transportation in Massachusetts that features aluminium fins on its sides and a landscape installation by designer Maya Lin. More
Brian Thoreen creates chairs using thousands of pieces of paper
Local designer Brian Thoreen has created a set of four chairs made of stacks of manila paper as part of an exhibition at Masa gallery during Mexico City art week. More
Bolsón adorns Mexico City shop with recycled-plastic upholstery
Local studio Bolsón has refabricated low-density plastic used in banana production to create interior cladding and furniture for Mooni in Mexico City during the city's art week. More
Designers must challenge "aesthetic injustice" in public spaces says Little Wing Lee
A lack of care over design decisions made in public spaces is a key source of inequity in America, New York designer Little Wing Lee tells Dezeen in this interview. More
Super Bowl stadium designed to be "fast, angry and intimidating"
This year's NFL Super Bowl will be hosted at the Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium in Nevada, which was designed by Manica Architecture to recall the sleekness and power of sportscars. More
Apple releases Vision Pro "spatial computer" headset
Technology company Apple has released its Vision Pro headset, a wearable device that allows users to project visual applications in a 3D environment controlled by eye and hand movements. More
CCA orients wooden Casa Wabi pavilion around orchid cultivation
Mexican architecture studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a pavilion made from wood at Casa Wabi outside of Puerto Escondido, Mexico. More
Ten key projects by AIA Gold Medal-winning architects David Lake and Ted Flato
From homes made from steel and rammed earth in the Texas deserts to prototypes for 3D-printed housing, we have rounded up 10 projects from Lake Flato Architects, whose founders won this year's AIA Gold Medal. More