Bleached cedar frames apple orchard from Sheffield House in Massachusetts
New York studio Of Possible has designed Sheffield House in Massachusetts to replace the resident's childhood home with cedar walls as the "picture frame of the spaces of memory". The residence is...
View ArticleVondalwig Architecture refreshes mid-century house in Upstate New York with...
New York studio Vondalwig Architecture has overhauled the exterior of a 1960s house in Hudson Valley with blackened wood, and updated the interiors with features like white-painted brick and a curved...
View ArticlePale woodwork updates 1920s Riverside Apartment in New York’s Upper West Side
New York practice Format Architecture Office has reorganised a 1920s apartment with custom millwork in the city's Upper West Side. The renovated apartment by Format Architecture Office is in a Gothic...
View ArticleSan Francisco building lifted 10 feet in preparation of rising sea levels
A historic waterfront building in San Francisco that weighs 2,075 tons, the equivalent of 20 space shuttles, will be hoisted up over three metres above ground to protect it from flooding caused by...
View ArticleOverhanging roofs shade outdoor areas of cedar-clad Seaside Reef House
Long roofs extend from this cedar residence in California that architect Alec Petros designed for a client he met in a bookstore. Seaside Reef House is situated on an irregularly-shaped lot nearby to...
View ArticleCorrugated white metal clads Vietnamese restaurant in Austin
Texas firm Magic Architecture has covered this Vietnamese restaurant with white corrugated metal to make it stand out from the "busy and graphic mess" of its location in Austin. The local practice...
View ArticleSwimming pool cantilevers from Los Angeles residence by Standard Architecture
Three gabled volumes form this residence that perches on a cliff in the Hollywood Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, designed by local practice Standard Architecture. The 10,000-square-foot...
View ArticleUS House of Representatives passes bill for bird-friendly public buildings
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to reduce the amount of glass used for federal buildings in a bid to protect birds from death by collision. The bill, named Bird-Safe Buildings Act,...
View ArticlePaula Scher covers High Line in green dots to encourage social distancing
New York's High Line park has reopened to the public following coronavirus lockdown with 1,000 painted green dots graphic designer Paula Scher created as markers for social distancing. The High Line...
View ArticleApple commits to being carbon neutral by 2030
Apple has released a 10-year roadmap to ensure that every device it produces has a net-zero climate impact by 2030, as part of its plans to become carbon neutral. The company announced today its...
View ArticleStudio Gang completes twisting Mira tower in San Francisco
The interiors of Studio Gang's Mira residential building have been revealed in these new photographs, as the project is finished in San Francisco. Photos capture the interiors and exterior of the...
View ArticleRISD president announces plan to tackle school's "multiple racist issues"
Rhode Island School of Design president Rosanne Somerson has announced a series of initiatives to address the racism that has "pervaded systems and structures at RISD for decades", following pressure...
View ArticleThree pavilions form Wasatch House by Olson Kundig in Utah
US architecture firm Olson Kundig has connected three pavilions with covered glass walkways to form this house in Utah surrounded by mountains. Wasatch House is located in Salt Lake City, Utah on a...
View ArticleFive New York houses architects have built for themselves
Architects have designed these five houses for themselves in New York State to escape city life, including a Catskills home with concrete-block walls and a retreat on Shelter Island. Camp O by Maria...
View ArticleUS Space Force unveils logo
The United States Space Force has unveiled a black and silver logo, following an earlier design released by president Donald Trump that proved controversial. Revealed 22 July, the logo comprises a...
View ArticleBrooklyn hotel bedrooms converted into offices for remote workers
Brooklyn's Wythe Hotel has teamed up with workplace designer Industrious to create rentable offices in its guest suites to cater to those who are working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. With...
View ArticleJanet Echelman installs woven sculpture in Florida to honour Civil Rights...
American artist Janet Echelman has installed a woven sculpture composed of blue fibres on a site in Florida with history that traces back to the American Civil Rights Movement. Bending Arc is a...
View ArticleNew York hair salon Hawthorne Studio is designed for social distancing
Wooden frames, moveable styling stations and plants are used to encourage social distancing in this New York hair salon, which local studio BoND designed during the coronavirus pandemic. BoND, led by...
View ArticleDiller Scofidio + Renfro wraps US Olympic and Paralympic Museum in diamond...
Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has arranged the galleries of the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado, which opens this week, around a spiralling ramp to make it one of the most...
View ArticleCES technology show goes digital for 2021 due to coronavirus
The organisers of the Consumer Electronics Show have cancelled next year's event, expected to take place in Las Vegas in January 2021, and replaced it with an online version due to "growing global...
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