BIG set to "reanimate" 1950s power plant on Scape-designed park
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled plans to adapt a decommissioned power plant in Connecticut, USA, into a community centre on a site to be reimagined by landscape studio Scape. More
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Philip Johnson's Glass House guest annexe reopens after restoration
US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House annexe, the Brick House, has been restored and reopened following a 15-year closure in Connecticut. More
Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House in Connecticut, USA. 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
"We can no longer accept the slavery discount" says Design For Freedom founder Sharon Prince
Coalition building, advocacy and technological solutions must be applied to ensure forced and under-paid labour is not used in creating materials for architecture and design projects said speakers at the second Design For Freedom summit in Connecticut. More
Desai Chia uses charred-wood cladding for multi-structure Connecticut home
US studio Desai Chia Architecture has completed the Roxbury House, a weekend retreat for gallery owners that features courtyards for exhibiting artwork and a guesthouse designed for an artist in residence. More
Worrell Yeung balances cascading cantilevers for Connecticut lake house
Brooklyn studio Worrell Yeung designed a timber-clad lake house with cantilevered roof planes that cascade down a sloped site near Connecticut's Candlewood Lake. More
Marcel Breuer's brutalist office in Connecticut reopens as Hotel Marcel
Architecture studio Becker + Becker has converted a 1970s brutalist building in New Haven, designed by Hungarian-American architect Marcel Breuer, into a Passive House hotel. More
Stewart-Schafer renovates modernist house in Connecticut woods
The founders of Brooklyn studio Stewart-Schafer have renovated a modernist home in Connecticut for themselves, using a natural colour palette to complement the surrounding woodland. More
RAMSA overhauls 120-year-old Schwarzman Student Center at Yale
A student centre at Yale University has reopened for the first time since 2017, following a restoration project by New York City architect and former dean of the school of architecture Robert A M Stern. More
GRT Architects perches house for a throuple above tidal marsh in Connecticut
New York firm GRT Architects has positioned a cedar bungalow above marshland on the Connecticut shoreline, featuring a central courtyard with a swimming pool. More
Memorial to Sandy Hook shooting set to be "space to celebrate and remember"
SWA Group's design for a permanent memorial to those killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut has been given the go-ahead to be built. More
Weiss/Manfredi wraps Yale University study centre in curved glass walls
The Yale University Center for Innovative Thinking by architecture studio Weiss/Manfredi is an elliptical glass pavilion for students on the New Haven campus. More
Desai Chia Architecture perches black Ledge House on rocky hillside
New York practice Desai Chia Architecture has wrapped a house in Connecticut situated on top of a rocky ledge with charred cedar and large windows that overlook the hilly landscape. More
Orange performance room stands out at Yale University's radio station
New York architecture studio Forma has created contrasting orange and grey-coloured rooms for Yale University's student-run radio station. More
Hendricks Churchill builds "modern farmhouse" in Connecticut
American firm Hendricks Churchill has rebuilt a house in Connecticut to merge the aesthetic of a traditional farmhouse and contemporary details. More
Roger Ferris + Partners embeds Connecticut pool house in grassy berm
American studio Roger Ferris + Partners has tucked a bar-shaped volume that contains a swimming pool into a grassy hill overlooking a tidal estuary in Connecticut. More
Pastel hues decorate New Haven's B-Natural Kitchen by Atelier Cho Thompson
US studio Atelier Cho Thompson has contrasted soft and bold finishes in this restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut. More
Eric J Smith cantilevers Writer's Studio over forested hillside in Connecticut
American architect Eric J Smith has used stone, oak and glass in this poet's writing studio, to "reinforce its sense of belonging" in the Connecticut woods. More
O'Neill McVoy Architects creates black Double Square Studio in Connecticut for a sculptor
New York firm O'Neill McVoy Architects has used a lightwell and clerestory window to illuminate the interiors of this studio in Connecticut for artist Gelah Penn. More