"Manhattan is theirs, we just get to admire it"
Opinion: Manhattan's rash of skinny towers for the super rich is helping turn New York into an extreme work of art. It's a Capitalist Jerusalem made real, says Aaron Betsky. Arriving in New York is...
View ArticleLakefront Austin home by Aamodt Plumb Architects is split into two wings
Aamodt Plumb Architects divided this prefabricated house in Texas into two wings to avoid felling a group of trees, covering one half in black-charred timber and the other in bright white stucco. The...
View ArticleHerzog & de Meuron designs "curvaceous and sexy" apartments on New York's Hudson
Herzog & de Meuron has designed a curving white concrete apartment block for New York's West Village, the latest in its ongoing collaboration with developer Ian Schrager. Planned for a site...
View ArticleCreationist theme park in Kentucky to feature giant wooden ark building
A biblical theme park is nearing completion in Kentucky, USA, featuring a giant wooden structure based on Noah's Ark. The building, described as an "enormous ship", was designed by Indiana firm Troyer...
View ArticleODA proposes a Manhattan skyscraper with open floors for sky gardens
ODA New York's residential tower for Manhattan features open-air terraces between the floors, designed to fulfil "the dream of a suburban backyard" (+ slideshow). Called East 44th Street, the 41-storey...
View ArticleBIG unveils design for urban neighbourhood on site of former Pittsburgh...
Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed its masterplan for Pittsburgh's Lower Hill District, featuring sloped-roof buildings and an extensive network of pathways (+ slideshow). BIG, the studio...
View ArticleCarpenters Workshop Gallery opens its first US branch in New York
Carpenters Workshop Gallery, which showcases work by leading contemporary designers such as Studio Job and Robert Stadler, has opened a location in New York to strengthen its presence in the American...
View ArticleCedar-clad house by Yale students could serve as a model for affordable housing
Graduate students at the Yale School of Architecture have designed and built a contemporary family home in a low-income neighbourhood in New Haven, Connecticut (+ slideshow). The dwelling was completed...
View ArticleDavid Chipperfield's first New York residential tower to open in 2017
Images of British architect David Chipperfield's first residential tower in Manhattan have been released to entice buyers into purchasing luxury units starting at $2 million (£1.3 million). Called The...
View ArticleREX Architecture to replace Gehry on World Trade Center performing arts...
New York-based architecture firm REX has been chosen to design a performing arts centre at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, replacing Frank Gehry's previous stacked-box design. REX beat...
View ArticleWaechter Architecture updates century-old Portland house with a bright red...
A small late-Victorian dwelling in Portland, Oregon, has been transformed into a modern home with a monochrome red steel and wood exterior (+ slideshow). The two-storey, 2,200-square-foot (204 square...
View ArticleTiny writer's studio by Architensions provides a creative refuge in Brooklyn
Tucked away at the bottom of a Brooklyn garden, this tiny cedar-clad pavilion was designed as a retreat for a pair of writers. Brooklyn-based firm Architensions has created a minimal space with...
View ArticleIsay Weinfeld's first New York project is a luxury housing development
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has unveiled designs for his first New York project: a high-end residential building in the Chelsea neighbourhood (+ slideshow). Named after the Portuguese word for...
View ArticleApparatus creates Neo Marble collection influenced by ancient rituals
New York studio Apparatus has unveiled a marble lantern and vessel that embody "the visual language of ceremonial objects" (+ slideshow). The Neo Marble line features a lamp in three sizes and a large...
View ArticleJay Bargmann nestles glass-box home into hillside in rural New York
Jay Bargmann of Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed a house for his family in the Catskill Mountains, featuring glass walls that reflect the scenic landscape (+ slideshow). Called the Shokan House,...
View ArticleFive of the most popular US projects on Dezeen
To celebrate the first Thanksgiving since we founded our New York office in May, we've collected together five of the most popular US stories from this year, including the new Google campus and Tadao...
View ArticleDesign company raises prices on Black Friday in support of craftspeople
Business news: San Francisco studio Wood Thumb is opposing Black Friday's discounting frenzy by upping the price of its products, adding a "Maker's Bonus" for its craftspeople. "I'm concerned that the...
View ArticleGlass facade reveals timber structure of Frame Work building in Portland
This small commercial building in Portland, Oregon, designed by Works Partnership Architecture has an engineered timber frame that is visible behind a glass curtain wall (+ slideshow). The structure,...
View Article"Chicago boldly imagines its own definition of what a biennial might be"
Opinion: the Chicago Architecture Biennial stands out from an avalanche of pointless events by doing things its own way, says Sam Jacob. But can it be sustained? This is the age of "inalification"....
View ArticleAranda\Lasch unveils loopy Railing chairs made of metal pipes
Design Miami 2015: US firm Aranda\Lasch has used stainless steel tubes to create a series of sculptural chairs that look like they were squeezed out of a tube (+ slideshow). Aranda\Lasch's R2 stool...
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