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Ron Arad and Moroso create curvy chairs for Watergate Hotel renovation
Designer Ron Arad has created bespoke seating for his overhaul of the hotel in Washington DC made famous by the Watergate scandal. Arad's new designs were produced by Italian furniture brand Moroso for...
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Paul Hirzel lifts home above Idaho river to evade flooding and snakes
Idaho-based architect Paul Hirzel has completed a house raised high above the ground to avoid surging waters and snake infestations in the rural town of Juliaetta (+ slideshow). Flood Plain House was...
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Carol A Wilson reuses ranch house foundations to build Maine retreat
Maine architect Carol A Wilson has built a two-bedroom home in Batson River on the foundations of a ranch that previously occupied the site, to prevent disturbing nearby trees (+ slideshow). The...
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10 of the most significant Modernist summer houses in Fire Island Pines
As the Fire Island Pines resort off New York's Long Island recovers from its annual summer party, architect and Pines Modern founder Christopher Rawlins has chosen 10 of his favourite Modernist...
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Sleeping alcove projects from Arkansas pool house by Marlon Blackwell
Local architect Marlon Blackwell has created a pool house in the back yard of an Arkansas residence, featuring an overhanging sleeping loft that contains bunks designed "like a ship's cabin" (+...
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Studio building by Hanrahan Meyers rises up from a forested hillside in...
US firm Hanrahan Meyers Architects has created a his-and-hers studio building in Pennsylvania that is lifted off the ground in order to provide views of the scenic terrain (+ slideshow). Called...
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Tom Dixon's Howard Street store in New York includes a furry room
British designer Tom Dixon has opened a new store in the SoHo neighbourhood of Manhattan, which features a room with faux-fur walls and a space that resembles a "torture chamber" (+ slideshow). The...
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Five of the best houses in Maine on Dezeen
This week, as part of our roundup series of American houses from each of the 50 states, we're featuring Maine, home to a house raised on stilts above a bay and a black cabin in the woods (+ slideshow)....
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Studio Zung creates cedar-clad "modern barn" in the Hamptons
New York firm Studio Zung has reinterpreted the traditional wooden barns of Long Island to design this house in one the high-end seaside communities of the Hamptons (+ slideshow). The 3,800-square-foot...
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Auction of Philip Johnson's The Four Seasons restaurant interior raises over...
The auction of furniture and tableware from the iconic Philip Johnson-designed The Four Seasons restaurant in Manhattan has brought in over four times the original estimate. Tuesday's sale – slammed by...
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Obama selects Chicago's Jackson Park for presidential library site
US president Barack Obama has chosen Jackson Park in Chicago as the site to build the library that will commemorate his term in office. Although the official announcement is not due until next week,...
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Plans for tiny house by Foundry Architects made available for purchase
Anyone wanting to construct their own tiny house can now buy detailed plans for a micro dwelling designed by Washington DC studio Foundry Architects (+ slideshow). The Minim House — its name taken from...
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Jim Stephenson photographs Eero Saarinen's "breathtaking" MIT Chapel
Undulating brick surfaces are concealed behind the smooth, windowless exterior of this chapel by Modernist architect Eero Saarinen, captured in these new images by British photographer Jim Stephenson...
View ArticleMelania Trump's website deleted after architecture degree claim debunked
The website of Melania Trump, wife of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump, has been taken down after it emerged that the claim she obtained a degree in architecture was false. The site...
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Duvall Decker clads a Mississippi dwelling in grey-green slate shingles
US studio Duvall Decker Architects has created a residence in central Mississippi that is "shaped to draw the outdoors in and lure the family out" (+ slideshow). The Oak Ridge House is located in...
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Schwartz and Architecture's Box on a Rock house is perched above an expansive...
California firm Schwartz and Architecture has completed a minimal and self-contained residence that looks out over the Sonoma Valley (+ slideshow). The small home, only 2,000 square feet (200 square...
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Red Barn by Roger Ferris and Partners provides an artist's retreat in...
New York-based firm Roger Ferris + Partners has built an artist's studio and residence clad with bright red siding on a Connecticut estate (+ slideshow). The barn-shaped building near the coast was...
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Frank Gehry's Sunset Strip development approved by Los Angeles officials
Architect Frank Gehry has been granted permission to build a series of five mixed-use buildings in his home city of Los Angeles. The group of interlinked structures at 8150 Sunset Boulevard, West...
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Nick Waldman creates a "studio in the trees" on a holiday island in...
Designer Nick Waldman has completed a cedar-clad residence and studio for a graphic novelist in Martha's Vineyard – an island just south of Cape Cod that is a popular destination for affluent summer...
View ArticleDavid Adjaye's African American history museum nears completion in Washington DC
The final touches are being added to David Adjaye's museum of African American history, a project that "felt like a bloodbath at times" according to the British architect. The almost-complete...
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