Foster + Partners restores "iconic" glass Apple Fifth Avenue
Apple's glass Fifth Avenue store in New York City has reopened to the public following a renovation by Foster + Partners that added a spiral staircase, skylights and public plaza. More
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SOM uses robotic technology to construct concrete Stereoform Slab for 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial
Two concrete columns hold up a curving concrete roof of this pavilion that architecture firm SOM has built using a method it says could reduce the carbon footprint of high-rise concrete buildings. More
Sou Fujimoto's first New York project will be a co-living complex
Sou Fujimoto has designed a complex for co-living developer The Collective on an historic Brooklyn site – marking the Japanese architect's first project in New York City. More
Snøhetta designs Temple University's Charles Library with "unusual geometry"
Curved wooden entrances are carved into this university library that Snøhetta has completed for Temple University in Philadelphia. More
Sonic Mountain by Doug Aitken is formed from 365 wind chimes
This installation at California's Donum Estate by American artist Doug Aitken arranges a series of hanging wind chimes. More
Central Park Tower becomes world's tallest residential skyscraper
The Central Park Tower designed by architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill has topped out at 1,550 feet in Manhattan, making it the tallest residential building ever. More
Sheet/RockLA renovates cluster of historic cabins in California mountain town
Birch plywood and linoleum are among the cost-effective materials used by design-build firm Sheet/RockLA to update a collection of rustic cabins on a forested site in the San Bernardino Mountains. More
BIG teams up with Robert De Niro for Wildflower Film Studio in New York
BIG has revealed plans to create an angular building that will be a "one-of-a-kind vertical village for film" in New York City's Queens borough. More
"What are we left with when architecture is stripped of its spatiality, materiality and aesthetics?"
The third Chicago Architecture Biennial draws attention to the biggest issues facing today's society, but is short on architects wrangling with them, says Mimi Zeiger. More
Flowering meadow tops Statue of Liberty Museum in New York by FXCollaborative
An expansive green roof, bird-friendly glass and copper accents are among the design elements that architecture firm FXCollaborative incorporated into an angular museum on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor. More
Design connoisseurs open Gestalt furniture store in Hudson
Two friends who met working at Fritz Hansen in New York have opened their own furniture store in the Hudson Valley, filled with mid-century and contemporary designs. More
New York's architects and designers join Greta Thunberg for Global Climate Strike
New York architecture firms and designers including Snøhetta, Selldorf Architects and Joe Doucet are participating in the city's climate strike today, joining a wave of industry figures taking part in demonstrations around the world. More
Five installations and exhibits not to miss at Chicago Architecture Biennial 2019
The artistic director of this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial Yesomi Umolu has picked five highlights from the event, including a glass memorial dedicated to victims of gun violence victims and a small cinema set that explores race and gender in the 20th-century. More
AIA makes climate crisis "top priority"
The American Institute of Architects has released a five-point action plan for climate change after announcing it a "critical issue" for the architecture profession. More
Forensic Architecture investigates Harith Augustus shooting in six videos
Forensic Architecture and Invisible Institute have created six videos that investigate the police's killing of African American barber Harith Augustus for this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial. More
CTA tucks Confluence House into a lush Montana river valley
A trio of buildings with wood and stone-clad walls form this dwelling in Montana by the architecture studio CTA, which was designed to embrace its setting in a verdant valley ringed by trees and mountains. More
Snøhetta unveils masterplan for Ford's Research & Engineering Center in Michigan
Snøhetta has devised a masterplan for car company Ford's research campus in Dearborn, Michigan that features curvy glass buildings, green spaces and sidewalks. More
Eleven architectural cat shelters
A stack of milk cartons and metal pallets, a hollow concrete ball and a leggy wooden shelter are among the houses that Los Angeles architects and designers have created for cats. More
Buffy launches plant-based bedding coloured with natural dyes
New York bedding company Buffy has used natural dye made from a mix of plants, spices and fruits to colour its eucalyptus fabric sheets. More
De La Espada and The Future Perfect team up to dress model apartment in Tribeca
A wooden settle with a spindly backrest and a metal coffee table depicting an abstracted orgy are among the pieces featured in a Manhattan show residence that was curated by furniture retailers The Future Perfect and De La Espada. More