Montauk House by Desai Chia features charred wood and exposed concrete
American studio Desai Chia Architects has completed a holiday home on the tip of Long Island, featuring fire-treated timber cladding and large stretches of glass. More
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Worrell Yeung updates apartment in former Manhattan hotel with "classic materials"
New York studio Worrell Yeung has overhauled an awkwardly shaped apartment inside a landmarked hotel in the city, adding decorative marble and brass to reference its history, and a curved plaster hallway to clean up the layout. More
Snøhetta picked to expand Nebraska's largest art museum
Architecture firm Snøhetta has been selected to extend the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, which comprises a pink marble 1930s building and a pavilion by Norman Foster. More
Everlane to eliminate virgin plastic from its supply chain
American clothing label Everlane has announced it will remove all virgin plastic from its supply chain by 2021, to help counter the "global plastics crisis", starting with its shipping bags. More
Official Design renovates Dallas townhouse to highlight its original charm
Texas firm Official Design has refreshed a two-bedroom home in Dallas, Texas, focusing on the building's original details and ensuring plenty of natural light inside. More
Plant Seven creative hub opens in North Carolina textile mill
Dezeen promotion: a centre for culture and innovation inside a former industrial building in High Point has welcomed the first visitors to look around its spaces, including a design store curated by Dezeen. More
Residential skyscrapers on the rise in Manhattan's Financial District
Long associated with Wall Street and World Trade, the densely packed southern tip of Manhattan is now becoming a sought-after place to live. Here are eight towers under construction or recently completed in FiDi that offer high-rise living Downtown. More
Uber and Lyft blamed for San Francisco's congested streets
San Francisco might put the brakes on Uber and Lyft, after a new report has pinned the city's worsening congestion on the ride-sharing services. More
Joe Doucet designs 3D-printed vessels to "represent dining in the 21st century"
New York designer Joe Doucet has created a collection of knobbly 3D-printed homeware for an exhibition at the city's Cooper Hewitt museum. More
Tom Blachford expands Midnight Modern architecture photo series
Modernist buildings bathed in moonlight are the subject of Australian photographer Tom Blachford's updated image series, which goes on show in New York this week. More
Doug Aitken installs mirrored house in historic Detroit building
American artist Doug Aitken has created a house-shaped pavilion clad entirely in mirrors inside a former bank in Detroit, Michigan. More
Water Institute headquarters by Perkins+Will sits on Mississippi River
Global architecture firm Perkins+Will has created a waterfront building for a research organisation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that is designed to remain fully functional during floods. More
Carpenters Workshop Gallery opens in converted San Francisco church
Carpenters Workshop Gallery has set up its fourth permanent location, taking over part of an arts venue inside a former church on the US West Coast. More
"It makes no difference whether you draw with Rhino or a Pelikan"
An architect's tool of choice for visualising designs is not important, says Aaron Betsky, as long as the effects of time and use on the finished creations are considered during the process. More
Field Architecture situates wood-clad Zinfandel house in California wine country
American studio Field Architecture has taken cues from the vernacular architecture of Napa Valley for this gabled residence, which is clad in western red cedar and surrounded by grape vines. More
Buro Koray Duman revives interiors of The Village Den restaurant in New York
New York firm Buro Koray Duman has redesigned the interiors of an iconic eatery in Manhattan's West Village, which has been taken over by celebrity chef Antoni Porowski. More
Eight works by women to visit during Open House New York
The Open House New York event is spotlighting architecture and landscape projects across the city that are designed by women, and will be available to tour this weekend. More
Barclay & Crousse's "deceptively simple" school in Peru wins Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
Architecture studio Barclay & Crousse has won this year's Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize for its fragmented concrete university building in rural northern Peru. More
The Met's Costume Institute announces "camp" as Spring 2019 exhibition theme
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed that its major fashion exhibition next year will explore the ostentatious and humorous aesthetic of "camp". More
Plugin House built in Boston to demonstrate potential for use in US backyards
Chinese studio People's Architecture Office is using a pop-up pavilion to show how a prefabricated home designed for China's hutongs could be used by cities in the US to help tackle the housing crisis. More