Watch our live talk about designing equitable spaces
A panel of experts discussed designing sustainable and socially responsible cities around the world in this live talk produced by Dezeen for engineering firm Buro Happold. More
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LOHA creates Westgate1515 student apartment complex in Los Angeles
Architecture firm LOHA has incorporated terraces and covered balconies into a black-and-white student housing building that occupies an entire city block in West Los Angeles. More
Nomo Fomo benches are social distancing devices to help prevent FOMO
Studio Hai has imagined a set of quirky outdoor benches and planters to help counteract the fear of missing out, or FOMO, during the coronavirus pandemic. More
Studio Gang reveals folded concrete roof of Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
A folded concrete roof designed by Studio Gang is now in place at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, which is currently being overhauled by the studio. More
Maine studio 30X40 Design Workshop builds own home office
Long Studio is a barn-style architects' studio and home office in Maine, built by and for architecture office 30X40 Design Workshop. More
Safdie Architects to expand Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Safdie Architects is set to increase the size of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas by 50 per cent with a design that includes two new galleries connected by a bridge. More
SOM and Phillip K Smith III install light-up mirrored sculpture in Santa Monica
Global design firm Skidmore Owings and Merril collaborated with American artist Phillip K Smith III to create Santa Monica Linear, a mirrored glass installation that lights up at night. More
MIT Media Lab chooses BioSuit inventor Dava Newman as its new director
Dava Newman, former NASA deputy administrator, astronautics researcher and inventor of the BioSuit, will be the new director of MIT Media Lab. More
The Ranch Mine builds casiTa guesthouse in Phoenix backyard
A massive pivot door enables an interior room to open onto a covered patio in casiTa, a guesthouse in Arizona designed by architecture firm The Ranch Mine. More
S*PARK by Tres Birds occupies full city block in Denver
Reclaimed brick and metal panels form the exterior of a residential and commercial project in Colorado's capital, designed by local firm Tres Birds. More
Inflatable pillars pulse with light to encourage deep breathing in Brooklyn
Breathing Pavilion by artist Ekene Ijeoma is a temporary installation in Brooklyn made of illuminated inflatable pillars that invite people to breathe along with its pulsing lights. More
David Chipperfield designs red concrete and brick apartment block for New York
British practice David Chipperfield Architects has realised 11-19 Jane Street, an apartment building in New York with a ruddy-hued facade of brick and coloured concrete. More
BC—OA hides storage behind metal panels in renovated Soho loft
Tall enclosures lined with patinated steel panels feature in this revamped apartment in New York City, designed by local architecture firm BC—OA. More
Superblue Miami to open with mirrored Es Devlin installation
Dezeen promotion: Superblue, a new cultural venue for Miami, opens later this month in a former industrial building with a programme that includes work by British designer Es Devlin. More
Olivier Garcé transforms his West Village apartment into a design gallery
The dampening of creativity brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has prompted interior designer Olivier Garcé to transform his New York home into a show space for contemporary art and design. More
Faulkner Architects tucks Forest House into wooded site near Lake Tahoe
Concrete, steel and glass define the exterior of this California holiday home by US firm Faulkner Architects hidden in the trees of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. More
OWIU Studio brings Japanese style to Biscuit Loft apartment in Los Angeles
Architecture and design studio OWIU Studio has renovated an apartment in an old factory in Downtown Los Angeles, adding Japanese design elements to the industrial space. More
BarlisWedlick builds sauna topped by tower for Hudson Valley cabin
American architecture studio BarlisWedlick built this outdoor sauna topped by treehouse-style viewing platforms for a cabin in New York's Hudson Valley. More
DAAM revamps kitchen of dome-shaped Shell House in New York's Catskills
Curved oak kitchen cabinetry is among the new additions to a 25-year-old, half-dome dwelling in the Catskills partially renovated by American studio DAAM. More
Secret proposal for "Even Higher Line" on top of New York's High Line revealed
New York City planners are working on secret plans for a controversial new pedestrian walkway on top of the High Line, dubbed "The Even Higher Line". More