GAF applies solar-reflective coating to mitigate Los Angeles heat islands
American roofing firm GAF has completed the first phase of a public-private initiative that seeks to mitigate urban heat in Los Angeles through solar-reflective coating. More
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HOK designs mirrored "stadium of the future" for Jacksonville Jaguars
Architecture studio HOK has unveiled the planned renovation of the National Football League stadium in Jacksonville, USA, which would cover the existing building with a fritted dome. More
Michael Maltzan completes decades-long revamp of LA's Hammer Museum
A new lobby and sculpture terrace are among the final additions to a Los Angeles art museum that was strategically revamped over a 23-year period by local studio Michael Maltzan Architecture. More
Chicago Architecture Biennial announces participants for fifth edition
A selection of more than 70 architects, artists and designers including Carol Ross Barney, LOT-EK and Anupama Kundoo have been selected to participate in Chicago's architecture festival in the fall, organised around the theme "This Is a Rehearsal". More
Ten sidewalk dining shelters in New York City
Freelance creative director John Tymkiw has spent the last three years photographing the dining shelters that sprang up on the streets of New York during the coronavirus pandemic. Here, he selects 10 of his favourites. More
Kadre Architects converts rundown Los Angeles motel into homeless shelter
California studio Kadre Architects has used bold graphics and vibrant colours to transform a dilapidated motel into The Alvarado, which offers beds for families experiencing homelessness. More
LOHA creates dance school within historic orange-packing building in southern California
Architectural studio LOHA has transformed an agricultural building in California into the light-filled Sandi Simon Center for Dance with polycarbonate walls that evoke the "ephemeral nature of performance". More
Another Seedbed is a Brooklyn apartment that doubles as a performance space
In this renovated loft in Brooklyn, the owner both resides and hosts public art performances within a space divided by a variety of inserted volumes. More
Studio Paul Chan references Wes Anderson at Boisson bottle shop in LA
The opening scene from a Wes Anderson film provided a starting point for the interior of this bottle shop in Los Angeles, by locally based Studio Paul Chan. More
Dumican Mosey includes red staircase for "sculptural relief" in San Francisco renovation
Local studio Dumican Mosey has completed a renovation of a 1907 house with a four-storey, red staircase in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighbourhood. More
Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. More
US becoming more open-minded says Piero Lissoni as he announces New York architecture office
Italian designer Piero Lissoni says that American clients are becoming more amenable to investing in detail-oriented architecture as he announces the official opening of Lissoni Architecture in New York City. More
Ringo Studio positions sex toys in athletic-themed room at Contact Sports
Brooklyn-based Ringo Studio has reimagined the experience of shopping for sex toys, creating a store in New York modelled on a collegiate locker room. More
Daniel Joseph Chenin uses passive building strategies for stone-clad Nevada house
Local studio Daniel Joseph Chenin has placed a sprawling stone residence around an 1850s fort-inspired rotunda outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. More
OMA tops Tiffany & Co's Fifth Avenue flagship with "jewellery box" addition
The New York office of architecture studio OMA has completed its renovation of Tiffany & Co's flagship store in Manhattan, adding a three-storey glass extension to the historic jewellery store. More
MSR Design places colourful buildings and walkways in skeleton of Pittsburgh steel mill
Minneapolis-based architecture studio MSR Design has installed a tech campus within the shell of a 70-year-old abandoned steel mill in Pennsylvania, adding three colourful buildings and a massive solar array to the rooftop. More
SOM connects block-long glulam bridge to the High Line
Global architecture studio SOM and landscape architecture studio James Corner Field Operations have installed a block-long timber truss bridge called Timber Bridge, which connects Manhattan's High Line to the renovated Penn Station. More
Gensler and Civilian transform 1930s Detroit post office into workspace and technology centre
American architecture studios Gensler and Civilian have restored the historic Book Depository building in Detroit and transformed it into the headquarters for technology company Newlab. More
Studio MM wraps rural New York home in Corten steel
New York City-based firm Studio MM Architect has completed a Corten steel-wrapped house with a dogtrot-style breezeway that connects to a home studio in North Branch, New York. More
Twelve things to do and see during New York's 2023 design week
This week, New York's design week returns for another iteration. Here, we have rounded up key shows, talks and installations put on by organisations and brands including NASA, Muji and the Female Design Council. More