ASU students design and build Orange 1 breezy outdoor classroom
A group of students from Arizona State University has completed an outdoor classroom pavilion as part of a design-build studio programme. More
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Imbue Design completes glass-and-steel home in Utah desert landscape
Salt Lake City architecture studio Imbue Design has built a house outside Zion National Park in Utah with sweeping views of one of the USA's most renowned landscapes. More
Concrete walls frame desert views in remote Chihuahua home by OAX Arquitectos
The earthen tone of this off-grid holiday home in Northern Mexico was selected to match the rock formations of the nearby Cumbres de Majalca National Park, which is known for its dramatic landscapes. More
DUST designs Marfa ADU for isolated desert living in Texas
US architecture firm DUST has completed an accessory dwelling unit for a family in Marfa, Texas, who decided to relocate permanently during the coronavirus pandemic. More
Boulders and pine trees surround High Desert Retreat by Aidlin Darling Design
San Francisco firm Aidlin Darling Design has completed a low-slung home in California's Palm Desert that is intended to contrast the boulders and trees found in its remote setting. More
Zihao Fang designs anti-desertification vessel based on termite mounds
Parsons School of Design graduate Zihao Fang has developed Aquastor, a biodegradable vessel designed to fight the spread of deserts that's made using only readily available local resources. More
BPAS Architects envisions rain-collecting skyscrapers to "reverse desertification"
BPAS Architects imagines building huge water-harvesting skyscrapers for humanity to survive in the desert, one of the 15 finalist projects for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More
Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix enclosed with polycarbonate walls
American firms 180 Degrees and CoLab Studio have created an educational facility and a greenhouse in the Arizona desert with polycarbonate facades that bring soft daylight indoors. More
Concrete home by HK Associates looks onto the Arizona desert
American practice HK Associates has completed a geometric concrete home on a desert site at the base of the Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona. More
Commenter says Indian school is "the greatest architecture" they have seen
In this week's comments update, readers are wowed by an oval-shaped school for girls in India and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Diana Kellogg Architects creates oval-shaped school in India's Thar Desert
New York-based studio Diana Kellogg Architects looked to symbols of femininity for its design of an oval-shaped all-girls' school in India made from local sandstone. More
Emerging Objects builds 3D-printed mud hut for a cohabiting couple during Covid-19
Casa Covida is a hut in Colorado made from 3D-printed adobe by American studio Emerging Objects for two people to live together in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. More
Top ten designs for Burning Man's off-grid desert outpost Fly Ranch revealed
The top 10 designs for Fly Ranch, a permanent outpost of the Burning Man festival, include an orchard planted in a rammed earth spiral and thatched composting toilets. More
AW2 designs Bedouin-informed tent resort in Saudi Arabia's AlUla desert
French architecture studio AW2 has revealed its design for a glamping resort made up of 47 luxury tents in the AlUla desert in Saudi Arabia. More
Jean Nouvel reveals cave hotel in Saudi Arabia's AlUla desert
French architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled the design for a subterranean hotel that will be carved into a sandstone hill in the AlUla desert in Saudi Arabia. More
FEA Studio designs "neighbourhood" of classrooms for primary school in Iran
The Noor E Mobin G2 Primary School by FEA Studio is a school in the desert near Bastaam, Iran, made up of a series of classrooms divided by courtyards and outdoor corridors. More
Gitai Architects builds rammed-earth observatory in the Negev desert
Gitai Architects used rammed earth and stones from the nearby Mitzpe Ramon crater to build the Landroom observatory in Israel's Negev desert. More
Mirror-clad Invisible House reflects its desert surrounds
Designer Tomas Osinsk and Los Angeles film producer Chris Hanley have created a mirrored house near Joshua Tree National Park, designed to look like a New York skyscraper on its side. More
Burning Man announces plans for Virtual Black Rock City amid pandemic
Burning Man has cancelled its Black Rock City event this year and revealed plans to host a virtual alternative due to the "painful reality of Covid-19". More
Large "sail-like canopy" topped Burning Man installation Archaeopteryx
Multidisciplinary group Wevolve Labs modelled its pavilion for last year's Burning Man on a bird-like dinosaur, with large wings that lit up at night and shaded seats underneath. More