Foster's 425 Park Avenue skyscraper tops out in New York
Norman Foster has declared that the stepped 41-storey office tower his firm has designed for New York's Park Avenue will "set new standards for workplace design", as the building tops out in the city....
View ArticleEdward Ogosta overhauls California bungalow with "clarity and restraint"
California firm Edward Ogosta Architecture has dramatically transformed a corner-lot house into "an intimate pocket of luminosity, atmosphere, and serenity" in a local beach town. The white Corner...
View ArticleRichard Rogers scoops 2019 AIA Gold Medal
British architect Richard Rogers has won the top prize awarded by the American Institute of Architects, a choice backed by his peers Moshe Safdie, Renzo Piano and Deyan Sudjic. The founding principal...
View ArticleChanel presents Egyptian-themed collection around The Met's Temple of Dendur
An ancient Egyptian temple at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art provided the setting for Chanel's latest catwalk show, when the French fashion house debuted a collection featuring glittering...
View ArticleAngular white Zoid pavilion frames views across New York arts centre
Six trapezoidal shapes cluster to form a courtyard within this pavilion, which architecture studio Levenbetts has built on the grounds of an arts centre in Upstate New York. Photograph by Richard...
View ArticleMisha Kahn creates Bellyflop barware and pool accessories for Miami Beach...
New York artist and designer Misha Kahn's playful signature style has manifested as a collection of items for use around the pool at the Miami Beach Edition hotel. Everything from pool floats to glass...
View ArticleCrinkled tunnel forms Claus Porto's New York boutique by Tacklebox
Textured wall surfaces used to display soap, candles and perfumes arch over the interior of this shop in New York City, which Brooklyn studio Tacklebox Architecture designed for Portuguese brand Claus...
View ArticlePioneering African-American designer Charles Harrison dies aged 87
Charles Harrison, the industrial designer who revolutionised the View-Master toy and the plastic trash can, has passed away aged 87. Harrison died on 29 November 2018 in Santa Clarita, California,...
View ArticleBohlin Cywinski Jackson designs modernist white house in Miami Beach
American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has completed a house in Miami Beach, with a flat roof, glass walls and pilotis, all evocative of the region's modernist architecture. Spanning 5,192 square feet...
View ArticleCO Architects creates highly transparent Health Education Building in Kansas
A glazed box revealing floors wrapped in a terracotta screen forms part of this new academic facility, designed by CO Architects for a university in Kansas City. Built on the site of a former parking...
View ArticleStudio Swine works with "plasma, fog and light" at A/D/O residency in New York
Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine discuss their approach to design and the work they are currently undertaking as part of a residency at Brooklyn creative space A/D/O, in this movie...
View ArticlePentagram prints stencil-style supergraphic across ICA Boston
A logo resembling "stencil letterforms" is printed on the exterior of the Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed art gallery on Boston's waterfront, as part of a major branding overhaul by graphic design...
View ArticleSabine Marcelis installs 10 Fendi fountains at Design Miami
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created 10 resin fountains to celebrate fashion brand Fendi's decade of participation at Design Miami. The Italian house marked its 10th anniversary at last week's...
View ArticleFive furry, fuzzy furniture pieces at Design Miami 2018
After another turbulent year for the world, comforting cuddly furniture was a standout trend at last week's Design Miami fair, where several galleries showed snug sheepskin seats and cozy cocoons....
View ArticleHolland Tunnel holiday decorations trigger OCD for New York commuters
Poorly positioned Christmas decorations on a sign for the Holland Tunnel, connecting New Jersey and New York, have caused enough upset for over 1,300 people to sign a petition to change them. The...
View ArticleAmerican architects implore Trump to address climate change
The American Institute of Architects has called on members of the profession to sign an open letter to president Donald Trump, which outlines the organisation's "outright opposition" to his policies...
View ArticleMichael Doty's charred-timber Shaw Mesa chalet overlooks Rocky Mountains in...
US architecture firm Michael Doty Associates has embedded this blackened-wood residence into its mountainous surroundings in rural Idaho. Called Shaw Mesa residence, the 3,850-square-foot...
View ArticleHaas Brothers create animalistic silverware for George Lindemann Jr
Paw-shaped cutlery pieces appear to be attempting escape from their sculptural base, as part of this design that LA duo the Haas Brothers created for art collector George Lindemann Jr. Lindemann...
View ArticleTroutbeck hotel in Upstate New York provides snug setting for rustic getaways
New York studio Champalimaud has renovated an English-style country house in the Hudson Valley, turning it into a cosy hotel with a mix of contemporary decor and vintage furniture. The Troutbeck...
View ArticleFlensted Mouritzen adapt heritage plaster technique to make sculptural...
Danish design studio Flensted Mouritzen has created a running mould machine that makes sculptural plaster objects with mottled surfaces. Read more
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