Landry Smith Architect builds wooden bungalow overlooking Oregon river
Wood takes centre stage in this riverside dwelling in Oregon by American office Landry Smith Architect, complete with black cedar siding and an interior made from white oak boards. The Divine House is...
View ArticleNike sues MSCHF over Lil Nas X's "unauthorised" Satan Shoes
Sportswear brand Nike is suing New York studio MSCHF over its Satan Shoes, a collaboration with American musician Lil Nas X that customised 666 pairs of trainers with human blood and pentagrams. In a...
View ArticleMoMA curators pick five highlights from Reconstructions: Architecture and...
The co-curators of a MoMA exhibition that confronts how America's built environment plays a key role in anti-Black racism share five of their standout projects from the show. Reconstructions:...
View ArticleSMAR Architecture Studio designs swaying light-up tower for Silicon Valley
Breeze of Innovation is a viewpoint for San José, California, designed by SMAR Architecture Studio featuring rods that will sway in the wind and generate the power to light themselves. SMAR...
View ArticleSecret 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". The plans, which were leaked to Dezeen, involve...
View ArticleDAAM 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. Located in the town of Roxbury, the Shell...
View ArticleBarlisWedlick 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. Set on a 75-acre patch of land with a cabin and...
View ArticleOWIU 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. Biscuit Loft is located in the...
View ArticleFaulkner 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. The Forest House is located in the town...
View ArticleOlivier 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. The...
View ArticleBC—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. The project, called S-M-L Loft, is located in a...
View ArticleDavid 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. The new six-storey building,...
View ArticleS*PARK by Tres Birds Workshop 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 Workshop. Called the S*PARK, the mixed-use...
View ArticleThe 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. Encompassing 974 square feet (90 square...
View ArticleMIT Media Lab chooses BioSuit inventor Dava Newman as its new director
Former NASA deputy administrator, astronautics researcher and inventor of the BioSuit Dava Newman will be the new director of MIT Media Lab. Newman will take up the role as MIT professor of aeronautics...
View ArticleSOM and Phillip K Smith III install light-up mirrored sculpture in Santa Monica
Engineering 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. Santa Monica...
View ArticleSafdie Architects to expand Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Safdie Architects is set to double the size of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas with a design that includes two new galleries connected by a bridge. The architecture firm, which has...
View ArticleMaine 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. The aluminium-clad studio is located on the grounds of studio...
View ArticleStudio 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. American architecture office Studio...
View ArticleNomo 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. Nomo Fomo, an acronym of No More Fear of...
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