Richard Meier designs schools and teacher housing for his hometown in New Jersey
American architect Richard Meier has completed a trio of residential buildings and two charter schools in downtown Newark, the city where he was born. The buildings are part of a new mixed-use...
View ArticleTacklebox uses copper accents at Aesop store in San Francisco whiskey warehouse
Thin copper shelves match cylindrical sinks at this store close to San Francisco's waterfront, designed by New York studio Tacklebox for skincare brand Aesop. The boutique in the city's Jackson Square...
View ArticleArchitects encouraged to walk out in Trump wall protest
US organisation The Architecture Lobby is proposing a national day of action this Friday in opposition of the Mexican border wall planned by president Donald Trump. The Brooklyn-based organisation is...
View ArticleGarcia Tamjidi designs minimal office interior for San Francisco cosmetics...
Garcia Tamjidi Architecture Design has created a black and white office space for beauty brand incubator Kendo, featuring glossy surfaces that reflect views of San Francisco's skyscrapers. Kendo wanted...
View ArticleDaniel Arsham installs bright blue tea house inside Atlanta museum
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has built a blue zen garden complete with a Japanese tea house as one of a trio of installations at Atlanta's High Museum of Art. The exhibition continues...
View ArticleFriedman Benda presents Faye Toogood's first US solo show
British designer Faye Toogood is displaying her Assemblage 5 collection at New York gallery Friedman Benda for her first solo exhibition in the United States. Toogood's fifth set of furniture, artworks...
View ArticleBureau Spectacular shows fantastical architectural models at SFMOMA
Architecture studio Bureau Spectacular has turned its drawings of bizarre buildings into models for an exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Led by designer Jimenez Lai, Bureau...
View ArticleElizabeth Herrmann creates tiny house for artist in Vermont
American studio Elizabeth Herrmann Architecture + Design has created a light-coloured micro dwelling with cut-out corners and a sloped roof, aiming to demonstrate that a "small house need not be a...
View ArticleWooden slats surround reception at Paperless Post's Manhattan offices by +ADD
Architecture firm +ADD has used ash louvers and exposed ceilings to provide a bright workspace for Paperless Post's new headquarters in New York. To accommodate its expanding staff, the digital mailing...
View ArticleLimestone walls define sequence of courtyards at Arizona desert home by...
This stone villa in Arizona by Los Angeles architect Marwan Al-Sayed was conceived as a succession of interior and exterior spaces that are organised around a central courtyard. Stone Court Villa is a...
View ArticleAlessi taps Urquiola, Bouroullecs, Campanas and more for Delta Airlines...
Passengers flying on US airline Delta will be able to eat their in-flight meals from tableware by designers Patricia Urquiola, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, and Humberto and Fernando Campana from next...
View ArticleOiio imagines The Big Bend skyscraper for New York as "the longest building...
In response to the swathe of supertall luxury residential towers rising in New York, local studio Oiio has proposed a conceptual skyscraper that loops over to boast length rather than height. The Big...
View ArticleBamesberger Architecture builds compact dwelling next to Indiana wetland
Blackened steel, plywood and local stones were used to construct this modern country home in the American Midwest by Bamesberger Architecture. Called The Box, the house is located in the town of...
View ArticleFloat Studio creates sleeping spaces at bedding company's Manhattan offices
Dozing off at work is encouraged at mattress brand Casper's headquarters in New York, where employees can have meetings or take naps on beds provided at the office, designed by local firm Float Studio....
View ArticleTrump pledges $2 billion to Mexico border wall in budget proposal
US President Donald Trump's first budget plan includes a sizeable downpayment on his promised wall along the country's southern border with Mexico. Revealed yesterday, Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 federal...
View ArticleMatthew Mazzotta's Cloud House receives a rain shower when occupied
A cloud hanging over this shed-like pavilion in Missouri rains onto the roof whenever someone sits inside. The aptly named Cloud House was created by artist Matthew Mazzotta, and is installed at...
View ArticleTim Cuppett designs Austin hillside home to be both modern and rustic
Texas studio Tim Cuppett Architects has created a family dwelling with a "camp-like aesthetic", which features a pool terrace, a large screened porch and a material palette influenced by the natural...
View ArticleZaha Hadid Architects unveils 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper for Kushner Companies
A supertall skyscraper, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and developed by the family of Donald Trump's son-in-law, has been proposed for Midtown Manhattan. The $12 billion plans for 666 Fifth Avenue...
View ArticleDoug Wheeler installs spiky-floored Synthetic Desert at New York's Guggenheim...
American artist Doug Wheeler has transformed a gallery at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York into an all-white room designed to evoke the sensation of vast infinite space. PSAD Synthetic...
View ArticleDesign for Progress auction to raise money and awareness for Trump-affected...
US design magazine Sight Unseen has launched an auction of high-end furniture and objects, to support progressive organisations and promote fair governance following the election of Donald Trump. The...
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