A bulbous sculpture by architects Bjarke Ingels and Jakob Lange, an ornate temple and a walkway made of recycled ocean plastic were featured at the annual Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert of western Nevada. More
American architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has revealed images of Waterline, a supertall skyscraper to be built in Austin that will be the tallest structure in the state of Texas once completed. More
Vermont architecture studio Birdseye referenced a nearby barn to develop the detailing of this all-black country retreat on the shores of Lake Champlain. More
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf have teamed up to create Calder Gardens in Philadelphia, which will house works by American sculptor Alexander Calder. More
American studio Hybrid has designed, funded and built a pair of "missing middle" townhomes that are meant to help densify a Seattle neighbourhood while respecting the context. More
Blue glass discs, hand-painted linen pendants and ombre curtains were combined by design studio Rockwell Group to evoke the Mediterranean coast at this restaurant in New York City. More
New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has announced that its employees will join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, making it the first private-sector architecture studio in the US to unionize. More
Design studio Norman Kelley and architect Spencer McNeil have completed Apartment for Chairs, a two-storey unit that features ample space for guests and a diverse collection of chairs. More
North River Architecture designed Gallatin Passive House as an extension to an 18th-century farm in upstate New York, repurposing the existing barn as a double-height play space for the owner's three children. More
There are practically no doors in this Hawaii retreat by Craig Steely Architecture that has a triangular inner courtyard, massive skylight and a cantilevered roof. More
A team of students and researchers has shown how, with the help of robots, it's possible to build an intricate pavilion using only small pieces of timber. More
Arched passageways that act as tunnels connect the six black-clad, single-room volumes of Ghent House in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York by Thomas Phifer and Partners. More
The state government of Massachusetts has unveiled plans by architecture studio NBBJ to redevelop the brutalist Hurley Building in Boston and add a pair of high-rises to the Paul Rudolph-designed 1970s structure. More
A photovoltaic array and a lattice made of salvaged wood are among the sustainable features of Congregation Kol Emeth, a Palo Alto synagogue designed by local studio Field Architecture. More
A sculptural transit garage in Alberta, a Studio Gang-designed fire station in Brooklyn and a massive sculptural salt warehouse in Manhattan are included in this roundup of visually striking North American municipal architecture. More
American artist Michael Heizer has completed City, a monumental sculpture formed of earthen mounds, geoglyphs and concrete pyramids deep in the Nevada desert that took more than 50 years to construct. More
Non-combustible materials form the exterior of a cabin near Lake Tahoe that was designed by US studio Faulkner Architects to withstand wildfires and serve as a "base camp" for an active family. More
Soho House has opened Holloway House, its third members' club in Los Angeles, where colours and patterns are based on the work of artists such as David Hockney. More
US studio Handel Architects has designed the Angels Landing skyscraper in Los Angeles, which will be the third tallest building in the city. More
Los Angeles design studio Part Office has renovated two condominiums on the California coast, as part of a wider conversion of buildings into hybrid residential and office spaces. More