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Studio Libeskind creates social housing block for first New York project
A sculptural facade defines the Allan & Geraldine Rosenberg Residences, a housing block with affordable senior apartments in Freeport, New York, designed by architecture firm Studio Libeskind. More
Dellekamp Schleich uses trusses for "Mexico's largest mass-timber building"
Local architecture studio Dellekamp Schleich has created an office building in Mexico City that it says is the country's largest and tallest mass-timber structure to "set an example for innovative construction methods". More
World's tallest skyscraper restarts construction in Saudi Arabia
Construction work has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, a skyscraper designed by Chicago-based studio Adrian Smith + Gill Gordon Architecture, which is expected to become the world's tallest building. More
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio completes ruin-like aquarium in Mexico
Architecture studio Tatiana Bilbao Estudio has completed an aquarium in Mazatlán, Mexico, with a labyrinthine structure that "merges marine and terrestrial elements in its architectural design". More
Detroit Month of Design highlights initiatives and reuse projects "for a better Detroit"
This year's edition of Detroit Month of Design features a number of adaptive reuse projects, including furniture made from recycled bulletproof glass and religious buildings converted into art spaces. More
Zeller & Moye and Katie Paterson align hundreds of glass cylinders for Apple campus sculpture
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has collaborated with artist Katie Paterson to create Mirage, a massive sculpture made from glass cylinders for technology company Apple's campus in California. More
MoMA exhibition examines "how far we've come" in environmental architecture
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has opened an exhibition focused on the relationship between environmentalism and architecture in the 20th century. More
Rex clads "mystery box" World Trade Center performance arts center in translucent marble
Architecture studio Rex has revealed the translucent-marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center at New York's World Trade Center site. More
Photos show Diller Scofidio + Renfro's "surreal and magical" Blue Dream house in the Hamptons
A sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade characterise New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro's first completed single-family residential project, which has been photographed officially for the first time by Iwan Baan. More
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects creates low-energy school expansion in California
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has designed a school building that prioritises low-carbon solutions and water retention on restored woodlands outside of San Francisco. More
Atelier Industrial installs minimalist office within warehouse in Argentina
Local studio Atelier Industrial has created a minimalist office with walls made from polycarbonate panels within an existing warehouse in San Rafael, Argentina. More
Torkwase Dyson fuses sound and architecture for St Louis installation
New York-based artist Torkwase Dyson has designed a monolithic black structure for the Counterpublic art festival in St Louis to augment sound recordings from a ragtime composer. More
US scientists develop "nanoscale" coating to combat spread of fires
A team of scientists from universities in the United States have developed a silicon-based coating that can help stop the spread of fires by preventing materials coming in contact with flame. More
Studio Gang and SCAPE add timber canopy to "inclusive" park on Memphis waterfront
US firms Studio Gang and SCAPE have created a public park alongside the Mississippi River in Memphis that features a mass-timber shade structure and an installation by artist Theaster Gates. More
Architectural Workers United claims Snøhetta "unlawfully discriminated" against employees
US labour organiser Architectural Workers United has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against architecture studio Snøhetta, claiming that it discriminated against employees during a recent union drive. More
Twin porcelain-clad skyscrapers by Selldorf Architects rise on the Brooklyn waterfront
Photos have been released of a pair of skyscrapers designed by local studio Selldorf Architects at the Domino Sugar Refinery redevelopment site on the East River waterfront in Brooklyn, NewYork. More
NBBJ and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers create LA playground
American architecture studio NBBJ has collaborated with American musician Flea to design a playground on a public housing complex in Los Angeles. More
Helmut Jahn-designed 1000M skyscraper tops out in Chicago
A residential skyscraper designed by the late German-American architect Helmut Jahn has topped out in Chicago's South Loop. More
Burning Man 2023 temple designed to show "deepest potential of architecture"
The design team for the temple at this year's annual Burning Man festival in Nevada has revealed renderings of the project as construction gets underway in the desert. More
DR Horton builds North Carolina house with grass-based ceiling and wall panels
North Carolina firm DR Horton has begun construction on a residential home using building materials from local technology studio Plantd, including panels made from compressed perennial grasses. More