Light and Air opens up Z House in Brooklyn to the outdoors
Local studio Light and Air has introduced a light-filled void at the centre of a Brooklyn townhouse as part of a major reconfiguration and extension project. More
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MoMA exhibition examines "how far we've come" in environmental architecture
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has opened an exhibition focused on the relationship between environmentalism and architecture in the 20th century. More
Rex clads "mystery box" World Trade Center performance arts center in translucent marble
Architecture studio Rex has revealed the translucent-marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center at New York's World Trade Center site. More
Photos show Diller Scofidio + Renfro's "surreal and magical" Blue Dream house in the Hamptons
A sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade characterise New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro's first completed single-family residential project, which has been photographed officially for the first time by Iwan Baan. More
PAU to expand IM Pei's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with monumental wedge
New York-based studio Practice for Architecture and Urbanism has released designs for a wedge-shaped expansion of IM Pei's Rock and Rock Hall of Fame museum in Cleveland. More
Nelson Byrd Woltz covers six-lane highway with land bridge in Houston
US studio Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects has covered a six-lane highway with a sprawling land bridge and park in Houston that symbolises "the triumph of green over grey". More
Hacker references nearby woods in revamp of athletic centre at Portland school
Local studio Hacker Architects has renovated and expanded a 60-year-old athletic facility at the Oregon Episcopal School, aiming to make it an "inclusive, equitable and future-forward campus hub". More
Lake Flato clads Texas home in Corten steel panels
Shingle-like panels made of weathering steel clad the pyramidal forms at the River Bend Residence, a project designed by Texan studio Lake Flato Architects to "sit lightly upon the land". More
Studio Becky Carter creates "distinctly New York" interiors for Cecchi's restaurant
Brooklyn-based Studio Becky Carter has pulled varied references, from Bauhaus luncheonettes to comedic characters, for the interiors of a bistro in Manhattan's West Village. More
ATRA outfits Olson Kundig-designed house in West Hollywood
This townhouse in Los Angeles by US firm Olson Kundig is outfitted by furniture brand ATRA with "the best that Mexico has to offer". More
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects creates low-energy school expansion in California
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has designed a school building that prioritises low-carbon solutions and water retention on restored woodlands outside of San Francisco. More
Renzo Piano to design cultural centre for South Florida
Italian architect Renzo Piano has been selected to design an expansive arts and culture centre for Boca Raton, Florida. More
Chicago exhibition by Norman Kelley includes Frank Lloyd Wright building fragments
Fragments of buildings by American architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan have been displayed at a new exhibition in Chicago by US design studio Norman Kelley. More
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Dezeen Agenda features alleged discrimination charges against Snøhetta
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features news that the Architectural Workers United had filed charges against architecture studio Snøhetta. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now More
Volcanic terrain informs design of Noir Peaks house by The Ranch Mine
US architecture studio The Ranch Mine has completed a holiday home in northern Arizona consisting of black, gabled forms that "burst vertically from the ground". More
Silicon Valley investors unveil controversial concept for new city in California
Controversial plans to transform over 50,000 acres of farmland into a city in Solano county, northern California, have been unveiled by a group of investors named Flannery Associates. More
US scientists develop "nanoscale" coating to combat spread of fires
A team of scientists from universities in the United States have developed a silicon-based coating that can help stop the spread of fires by preventing materials coming in contact with flame. More
GRT Architects references "vacation Italian" at New York bar and restaurant
New York studio GRT Architects has designed a light and airy Italian restaurant and adjacent cocktail bar at the base of Thomas Heatherwick's Lantern House in Manhattan. More
Electric Bowery arranges steel and wood cabins for Hudson Valley hotel
California studio Electric Bowery has arrayed a series of wood or Corten steel-clad cabins in Upstate New York that are nestled among meadows and woodland. More
GO'C creates Washington house that "grounds itself to the earth"
Black brick and lye-washed wood are among the materials used to build a family home in a coastal Washington forest for a founding partner at architectural studio GO'C. More