WORKac adds jagged black rooftop extension to historic Manhattan building
US studio WORKac has renovated a 19th-century structure in New York and added a spacious penthouse topped with a folded metal roof. Called the Stealth Building, the project entailed the renovation of a...
View ArticleTrump's development plans for the White House envisioned in satirical...
These tongue-in-cheek images offer visions of the White House after US president-elect and renowned real-estate mogul Donald Trump gets the keys. With Trump due to move into the iconic presidential...
View ArticleMonolithic concrete and steel wall fronts Nashville residence by Hastings
The front facade of this family home in Tennessee by Hastings Architectural Associates comprises a monolithic concrete wall and weathering steel panels. The house is dubbed Mask House for its imposing...
View ArticleWatch The Met's day of architecture talks live from New York
In Our Time: tune in here for the live stream of today's series of architecture talks and discussions at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes presentations by OMA, Diller Scofidio +...
View ArticleWhite masonry sauna defines courtyard in Minnesota retreat
Minnesota firm Salmela Architect has completed a cabin with a courtyard framed by a whitewashed sauna adjacent to the main house (+ slideshow). The Larson Bergquist residence is located near a defunct...
View ArticleExpandable cultural venue The Shed is being built in New York
New York firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group have designed a cultural building for the city's vast Hudson Yards development, with a sleeve that rolls out to create extra covered event...
View ArticleCoastal California home by Hu Mn Lab+ can accommodate 200 party guests
American studio Hu Mn Lab+ has created a spacious family home in Los Angeles that appears to jut out from a hillside like dresser drawers. Called Middle House, the family residence is located in...
View ArticleStriated concrete partitions create fitting rooms at Thakoon's first boutique
Curved concrete walls patterned with subtle layers feature in the first store for fashion brand Thakoon, located in New York's SoHo district. Thai-American fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul opened the...
View ArticleWorld's tallest modular high-rise by SHoP Architects opens in Brooklyn
Tenants have begun moving into 461 Dean, a New York residential building by SHoP Architects described as the world's tallest modular tower and billed a solution to meet the high demand for urban...
View ArticleWeathering-steel volumes wrap courtyard at Washington holiday home
This vacation home in Washington state by Prentiss Balance Wickline encloses a courtyard within interlocking volumes clad in weathering steel. The Wolf Creek View Cabin is a 1,810-square-foot...
View ArticleViñoly, Meier and KPF design luxury towers for Manhattan waterfront
American firms Rafael Viñoly Architects, Richard Meier & Partners, and Kohn Pedersen Fox have conceived a trio of high-end residential buildings that will overlook New York's Hudson River....
View ArticleEight new starchitect-designed apartment towers in Miami
As the art and design communities prepare to descend on Miami next week, here's a recap of residential skyscrapers designed by some of the world's most famous architects, all of which are either rising...
View ArticleWisconsin country house by Salmela Architect takes cues from weathered barns
American studio Salmela Architect has created a rural Wisconsin home that features a steep roof, square windows and natural cedar cladding meant to age over time. Called House for Beth, the residence...
View ArticleApartment in Mies-designed Chicago tower gets an overhaul by Vladimir Radutny
Providing unobstructed views of Lake Michigan was a guiding factor in the renovation of this condominium unit by Vladimir Radutny Architects inside a seminal modernist building by Mies van der Rohe....
View ArticleChicago office by Those Architects features pegboard walls and a baseball...
A black box with pegboards for walls forms the centrepiece of this Chicago office renovated by Australian studio Those Architects, which also includes a batting cage for baseball breaks. The renovated...
View ArticleBureau Spectacular reimagines Laugier's Primitive Hut as "indoor treehouse"
California studio Bureau Spectacular has created a wooden structure on stilts that references the Primitive Hut proposed by philosopher Marc-Antoine Laugier in the 18th century. Titled Another...
View ArticleOMA completes Faena Forum cultural centre in Miami Beach
OMA has finished its perforated Faena Forum art and performance centre in Miami Beach, the heart of a new ocean-side cultural district springing up in the US city. Photograph by Nik Koenig Launching...
View ArticleConstruction begins on massive stadium for American football team LA Rams
HKS Architects has revealed its design for the new home of American football team LA Rams, which will feature a giant, sculptural roof made of perforated metal and see-through plastic film....
View Article"Apocalyptic times call for extreme furniture" say Design Miami designers and...
Calm modernism is out and anarchic forms are in at this year's Design Miami collectors' fair, as designers respond to tumultuous political times. The fair, which for the last few years has been...
View ArticleMichael Anastassiades ventures into colour with new minimalist lighting...
Michael Anastassiades has moved away from his typically colourless palette to create a series of pale green looping lamps. The Bespoke Loop collection launched at Design Miami, marking the first time...
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