International studios Morq, GOMA Taller, Studio Andrew Trotter and Taller Hector Barroso have been selected to design Pala Zion, a series of luxury residences in the Utah desert. More
American firms Dig Studio and Lake Flato have restored and expanded Scottsdale Civic Plaza in Arizona, adding a series of pavilions and responding directly to existing buildings flanking the outdoor space. More
A tiered, pyramidal installation by Hungarian-American artist Agnes Denes has been installed in the Coachella Valley for the fifth edition of the Desert X exhibition. More
Fabric canopies stretched over textured walls are intended to evoke the tents of the nomadic Bedouin people at this trio of viewpoints, designed by UK practice Clover Studio at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hegra in Saudi Arabia. More
From a canyon-like podium for the man effigy to a solar-powered battery library for artists, here are 10 large-scale installations from this year's Burning Man event in Nevada captured by photographer Gurpreet Chawla. More
California studio Malek Alqadi has created a series of monumental concrete hotel suites in the Mojave Desert, USA, informed by Middle Eastern archaeological sites. More
US architecture studio Kendle Design Collaborative has designed an accessory building for a family home with a metal roof extension meant to frame an outdoor garden while "celebrating the Arizona sky". More
Local architecture studio Benjamín Murúa Arquitectos has topped an underground sports centre with a dome in the Atacama desert in Chile. More
Earthen walls blend with a desert landscape at the Cabo Sports Complex, which was designed by Mexican firm Taller Héctor Barroso to host the region's annual tennis tournament. More
Local studio Daniel Joseph Chenin has placed a sprawling stone residence around an 1850s fort-inspired rotunda outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. More
Large-scale works by 12 international artists have been installed throughout the desert landscape of California's Coachella Valley for the fourth iteration of the Desert X exhibition. More
French studio AW2 has completed the Banyan Tree AlUla Resort in Saudi Arabia's Ashar Valley, with tent-like suites that have roofs made of sand-coloured canvas. More
Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed a single-family residence in Oregon with a dark exterior and interconnected spaces without corridors that was built using American-made cross-laminated timber. More
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has created an installation named Shadows Travelling on the Sea of the Day comprised of twenty circular structures during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar . More
Mighty Buildings has delivered what it claims is the world's first 3D-printed net-zero home as part of a 40-unit community in Desert Hot Springs that explores environmental and economic development strategies. More
Designer Jessica Martin has designed a rammed-earth structure in the Arizona desert that is meant as a refuge for humans as well as for plants and animal life. More
American artist Michael Heizer has completed City, a monumental sculpture formed of earthen mounds, geoglyphs and concrete pyramids deep in the Nevada desert that took more than 50 years to construct. More
Following the Saudi Arabian government's unveiling of plans for an enormous linear megacity in the desert, urban design experts have expressed skepticism about whether its utopian vision is realistic. More
A glowing metal ring designed by set designer Es Devlin framed fashion house Saint Laurent's Spring Summer 2023 menswear show in the Moroccan desert. More
American studio Schaum/Shieh Architects has restored the John Chamberlain building, an art gallery in a former warehouse in Marfa, using local, traditional building techniques. More