AART cloaks Cold War museum in Denmark with black metal
Black-metal panels and shutters bring an "aura of mystique" to the Cold War Museum Regan Vest in Denmark, designed by architecture studio AART. More
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ISA creates skinny metal-clad apartment building in Philadelphia
American studio ISA has used a range of strategies to maximise space, light and views in the metal-clad Signal House, which rises from a slender urban lot. 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
Black-stained timber canopy encloses garden pavilion by Tikari Works in London
British studio Tikari Works has completed an outbuilding for a south London residence that is framed by a latticed timber roof structure and configured to weave around a Lebanese cedar tree. More
Hamptons artist studio by Worrell Yeung is tucked among the trees
Architectural studio Worrell Yeung has completed a two-storey, black-coloured home extension called Springs Artist Studio that is meant to offer the "experience of being perched in the trees". More
Hopson Rodstrom Design creates jagged-roof Los Angeles building with interior courtyard
Local studio Hopson Rodstrom Design placed a sawtooth roof on top of this black-clad apartment building with an interior courtyard in southern California. More
BABELstudio creates "archetypal" woodland cabin in the Basque Country
Architecture practice BABELstudio has completed Aralar Cottage, a black wooden cabin in the Basque Country with a hinged side that opens the interior to the surrounding forest. 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
Black bricks by Glen-Gery add "timeless feel" to Tree Huis in Iowa
Promotion: US studio Substance Architecture has created a conference centre on a verdant site in Iowa, which is clad in elongated black bricks by material manufacturer Glen-Gery. More
Brooklyn's first supertall skyscraper reaches completion
New York studio SHoP Architects has completed the black and bronze facade of the supertall skyscraper Brooklyn Tower, the tallest building in the borough. More
Tar-like pavilion created to challenge notions of blackness in design
References to the tar pits of Los Angeles and community well-being characterise Black – Still, a pavilion by local design studio enFOLD Collective at Craft Contemporary in LA. More
Buero Wagner creates adaptable black-timber pavilion in Rome
Black-painted wood clads the demountable Black Pavilion, a tent-like structure designed by architecture studio Buero Wagner to be flexible for a range of uses. More
David Adjaye creates black timber pyramid for Venice Architecture Biennale
A pointed structure crafted from blackened wood forms the Kwaee pavilion, which Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye has installed at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Appels Architekten prefabricates black house in rural Bavaria
Zurich studio Appels Architekten has created the Wooden House by the Lake, a home in southeast Germany with a cross-laminated timber structure and black-stained cladding. More
WGNB completes colourless interior for golf supply store PXG
South Korean spatial design studio WGNB has completed a flagship shop for golf brand PXG in Seoul, featuring an achromatic material palette and a graphite-covered wall that leaves smudges on visitors' clothing. More
Vollebak releases "first piece of clothing ever" coloured with black algae dye
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak and biomaterials company Living Ink have teamed up to create a T-shirt using black dye made from algae instead of petroleum, in what they say marks a major breakthrough for sustainable fashion. More
Crosson Architects creates stealthy lifeguard tower on remote New Zealand beach
Local studio Crosson Architects used dark-coloured concrete to help the circular Te Pae lifeguard tower blend in with its setting on a remote black-sand beach near Auckland, New Zealand. More
Victoria Yakusha designs furniture collection as homage to Ukraine
Ukrainian designer Victoria Yakusha has created her first collection of furniture following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which explores her connection to her homeland through a tapestry and animal-like seating. More
Atmosphere Architects creates optical illusion in Chengdu jewellery store
Geometric grids cover most of the surfaces in this futuristic jewellery store in Chengdu, China, designed by local studio Atmosphere Architects to play with customers' spacial perception. More
Vollebak tints T-shirt using carbon-storing algae ink
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has used an ink derived from spirulina algae to colour this top, in a bid to show how fashion could move away from its reliance on black pigments made from heavy crude oil. More