3XN to create stepped building for Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Danish architecture practice 3XN has been selected to create a stepped retail building located along Baltimore's Inner Harbor informed by sailboats. More
Studio Gang selected for first phase of Denver's Civic Center revitalization
US firm Studio Gang has been selected to lead the revitalization of Denver's downtown Civic Center plaza, which will include improvements to a central amphitheatre and promenade. More
Kinky Kashayam creates portable black cat radar to explore superstitious beliefs
New York City and Toronto-based design studio Kinky Kashayam has created a conceptual, hand-held radar that generates black cats in order to "protect one's luck". More
Modular waste bins by Group Project distributed across New York City
Modular waste bins designed by local industrial design studio Group Projects to be recyclable and assist sanitation workers have begun to be distributed across New York City's five boroughs. More
Eskew Dumez Ripple clads Connecticut museum in fluted precast-stone facade
New Orleans-based architecture studio Eskew Dumez Ripple has clad a Connecticut museum with a stone facade reminiscent of local quarries and "monolithic massing". More
Anne-Sophie Rosseel creates colourful furniture that kids can assemble
New York-based interior designer Anne-Sophie Rosseel has created a sustainable children's furniture collection that locks together for easy assembly. More
Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house
Canadian designer and lighting brand Bocci founder Omer Arbel has created a home in British Columbia with expressive pillars made from concrete poured into fabric. More
BIG's first supertall skyscraper reaches completion in New York
Architecture studio BIG has announced the completion of The Spiral, the studio's first supertall skyscraper and first commercial high-rise in New York City that features a "ziggurat silhouette". More
Field Operations converts restored Staten Island landfill into wetland park
Local landscape studio Field Operations has opened a swath of land in Staten Island's Freshkills Park, which was once home to the world's largest landfill. More
Bamboo canopy and CLT gathering space feature at Design Pavilion in New York
A "sacred space" made from CLT panels and a cloud canopy made from strips of woven bamboo are among the pavilions being shown at New York City's Design Pavilion event. More
Aranda\Lasch creates glowing facade with undulating fins for Dior in Qatar
US studio Aranda\Lasch has created an interior facade for a Dior store outside of Doha with towering, curvaceous fins backlit by glowing translucent panels. More
Eight bold showers that add a pop of colour to the bathroom
Showers enclosed in dichroic glass and wrapped in speckled terrazzo are featured in our latest lookbook, which showcases eight unique showers that bring a touch of colour to the bathroom. More
Manual creates branding for Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity with "dynamic configurations"
San Francisco-based design agency Manual has created colourful branding for the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity centred around a shape-shifting, "curious" lowercase "e". More
Studio Joseph highlights construction's climate impacts at DC exhibition
New York-based architecture practice Studio Joseph has created a series of galleries for the National Building Museum in Washington, DC that aim to explain the building industry to the public. More
Dana Arbib shows colourful glassware informed by root vegetables for New York exhibition
New York-based glass artist Dana Arbib has exhibited a series of hand-blown vessels and wall sconces from Murano glass that were informed by gourds, brassicas and root vegetables. More
Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa
Snøhetta has completed an addition to a Norwegian-American museum and folk art school in Iowa, which includes a large wooden oculus and a mass-timber frame. More
Schiller Projects turns former carriage house into mass-timber residence
New York-based studio Schiller Projects has converted a former Brooklyn carriage house into a single-family residence using mass-timber construction and re-purposed materials. More
Jay Sae Jung Oh creates chair with discarded instruments wrapped in leather
Seattle-based designer Jay Sae Jung Oh has created a chair made of discarded instruments hand-wrapped in cords of cowhide leather. More
"We need to distribute electricity" to combat climate change says Bill Nye
Booths demonstrating a hybrid-electric aircraft and other innovative projects as well as talks by scientists such as Bill Nye were among the climate-focused presentations at the Climate Science Fair held on New York's High Line. More
Productora and Esrawe Studio outfit Mexico hotel with planes of green tile
Local architecture studios Productora and Esrawe Studio have outfitted a Mexico hotel with planes of green tile suspended from the lobby ceiling. More