SERA expands Portland Playhouse with building wrapped in glass and charred wood
American studio SERA Architects has overhauled a 115-year-old church building and created a contemporary addition to house a nonprofit theatre company in Oregon. More
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New Practice Studio colours minimal tea shop Spiritea with pastels in Manhattan
Curving pale wooden furnishings and soft pink, green and blue tones decorate this tea shop in New York City designed by local firm New Practice Studio. More
Clayton & Little builds weathering steel barn at California winery
Texas architecture studio Clayton & Little has built a barn from reclaimed oil field pipes and weathering steel panels, topped with solar panels to provide power to a vineyard in California. More
Montalba Architects pairs earthy materials with concrete and metal in Vancouver's Equinox gym
Bleached walnut, blackened steel and various types of marble feature in this high-end fitness centre by Montalba Architects, which was designed to evoke a "sculpted canyon". More
Jennifer Robin Interiors balances elegance and exuberance in San Francisco apartment
Californian studio Jennifer Robin Interiors has used colour, texture and custom pieces to create a comfy urban apartment for a client who formerly lived in Napa Valley. More
Jessica Walsh splits from Stefan Sagmeister to launch creative agency &Walsh
Graphic designer Jessica Walsh has started her own company after nearly a decade working alongside fellow designer Stefan Sagmeister at New York design studio Sagmeister & Walsh. More
Louis Vuitton X celebrates 160 years of artistic collaboration at the fashion house
Louis Vuitton has created an exhibition in Los Angeles that showcases its collaborations with leading artists over the past 160 years, complete with custom bags and a tropical pop-up shop. More
"I didn't expect to build in Manhattan" says Álvaro Siza
In this exclusive video interview, Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Viera discusses his first building in the US, a luxury condominium tower in New York City. More
Vilius Vizgaudis reimagines Texan city as "capital of sustainable living"
Bartlett graduate Vilius Vizgaudis has reimagined Paris, Texas, as a sustainable city in a bid to entice president Donald Trump to rejoin the Paris Agreement. More
Thayer Brick House is hidden behind a brick screen
American firms Brooks + Scarpa and Studio Dwell have created a suburban Chicago home with an inner courtyard screened from the road by "vertical twisting columns" of brick. More
New York City gallery exhibits three massive black sculptures by Tony Smith
An exhibition of monumental geometric black sculptures by the late American designer Tony Smith on display at Pace Gallery in Manhattan brings together three works for the first time. More
Sleepbox pods installed at Dulles International Airport
Intimate sleeping pods designed by Sleepbox have been installed at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC by architecture studio //3877. More
AutoCamp Yosemite is a glamping site in the California wilderness
Anacapa Architecture and Geremia Design have created a luxury campsite near Yosemite with Airstream trailers, tents and cabins filled with upscale decor, alongside a spacious clubhouse where guests can enjoy craft beer and kombucha. More
The Very Many creates Pillar of Dreams pavilion in Charlotte
New York design studio The Very Many has built a white orbed pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina with bulbs shaded soft blue and pink inside. More
SOM reveals images of stainless steel US Army museum in Virginia
SOM has released exterior and interior photos of the National Museum of the United States Army, which is nearing completion in Virginia. More
Watch Doug Aitken's mirrored hot air balloon take flight
This captioned movie shows Doug Aitken's 30-metre-tall New Horizon hot air balloon, which has a semi-mirrored body, take flight across the skies of Massachusetts. More
Bates Masi designs slatted wooden home for sailing family on Annapolis waterfront
Bates Masi Architects has used sliding doors, decks and balconies to open up this slatted wooden home in Annapolis, Maryland to the nearby water. More
Doug Aitken's mirrored balloon New Horizon flies over Massachusetts
American artist Doug Aitken has created a mirrored hot air balloon to travel across rural landscapes of Massachusetts this summer. More
Tucker Viemeister designs ElectionGuard ballot machine to make voting more secure
American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has teamed up with software giant Microsoft to build an electronic voting machine that could boost security of paper ballots. More
NOMA sculpture garden extension features outdoor theatre and submerged walkway
Landscape architecture firm Reed Hilderbrand has cut a pathway through water as part of its extension to the sculpture garden at the New Orleans Museum of Modern Art. More