Bonetti/Kozerski designs flagship location for Pace Gallery in New York
Volcanic stone, grey metal and large stretches of glass form the facades of this eight-storey building in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood, which serves as the global headquarters for Pace Gallery....
View ArticleIan Schrager and John Pawson redefine California luxury at West Hollywood...
Hotelier Ian Schrager has joined forces with British architect and designer John Pawson to create the West Hollywood Edition in Los Angeles. The new hotel and luxury residences mark the boutique...
View ArticleEcho House by Aaron Neubert Architects steps down slope in Los Angeles
Sliding glass walls front the living area of this Los Angeles house by US firm Aaron Neubert Architects and open onto a terrace designed to make the most of the surrounding views. Echo House is located...
View ArticleNew York officials propose using drones to inspect buildings
New York City officials are pushing to legalise the use of drones for facade inspections after an architect was killed by falling debris from a building in the city. Brooklyn Borough president Eric...
View ArticleIsay Weinfeld incorporates lush gardens into luxury apartment building in...
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has completed his first US project – an upscale residential building in Manhattan's West Chelsea neighbourhood that features verdant courtyards and "a paparazzi-proof...
View ArticleVirgin plans to connect Las Vegas and Southern California with electric...
Virgin has unveiled plans to build a fully electric, high-speed train that would connect Southern California to Las Vegas by 2023. Developed by company subsidiary Virgin Trains USA, the 170-mile...
View ArticleConstruction to restart on Calatrava's Greek Orthodox Church at World Trade...
Work is set to start again on Santiago Calatrava's Greek Orthodox church in Downtown Manhattan, over two years after it was halted because the archdiocese failed to pay construction fees. New York...
View ArticleSHED updates mid-century modern home with "strong bones” in Seattle
An early 1950s dwelling in the Pacific Northwest that was originally built for cartoonist Irwin Caplan has received a sensitive refurbishment by American firm SHED. The house sits on a sloped site in...
View ArticleLe Corbuffet cookbook includes recipes for Rem Brûlée and Denise Scott Brownies
A Mies van der Roe Dip, an Odile Decquiri cocktail and Florence Knoll Rolls are among the recipes in a tongue-in-cheek cookbook by New York artist Esther Choi. Choi's Le Corbuffet book, which takes its...
View ArticleSnøhetta gets go ahead for public garden at Phillip Johnson's AT&T building
Snøhetta has been granted planning permission to create a garden at New York's 550 Madison, which forms part of its overhaul of the postmodern tower. Snøhetta's proposal for the indoor public garden on...
View ArticleHerringbone brickwork covers Chinese restaurant The Tang in New York by New...
New York firm New Practice Studio chose red brickwork as the main material for this Chinese noodle bar in the city's Upper West Side to reference Beijing's hutongs. The local architecture practice...
View ArticleIn Good Company installs huge lights in A/D/O courtyard
A curved, golden mirror ideal for taking selfies is among the large light fixtures that Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo's In Good Company has placed into the courtyard of Brooklyn hub A/D/O....
View ArticleThree gabled volumes form Wisconsin home by Collective Office
US architecture practice Collective Office "updated the rustic farmhouse typology" for this house in Wisconsin, which comprises three gabled units clad in black metal siding and shingles. The Chicago...
View ArticleHacker Architects builds High Desert Residence in volcanic Oregon landscape
Fragmented wood-clad walls enclose outdoor patios that wrap this remote Oregon house by local firm Hacker Architects. High Desert Residence is a four-bedroom holiday home in Bend, Oregon designed for...
View ArticleAngular terrace tops Clive Wilkinson's self-designed Los Angeles home
Los Angeles architect Clive Wilkinson has designed his own family home atop a hilly site to draw cues from nearby modern dwellings that resemble "spaceships on stilts". Located in West Los Angeles, the...
View ArticleStudio Drift exhibits interactive works based on birds and dandelions in San...
San Francisco's Carpenters Workshop Gallery is staging an exhibition of works by Studio Drift that aim to showcase the "intersection of nature and technology". DRIFT: About Nature, Technology and...
View ArticleBates Masi designs Kiht'han house on Long Island to endure periodic flooding
US firm Bates Masi Architects has lifted this New York home above the ground and added lower-level screens to let water pass underneath, helping ensure that "flooding becomes a non-threatening event"....
View ArticleISA builds Philadelphia apartment complex XS House with "extremely narrow...
Architecture studio ISA has built a slender housing complex in Philadelphia by making the most of a plot of land about the width of a parking spot. XS House is a six-storey apartment building in the...
View ArticleNew York governor Cuomo unveils revitalisation plan for Erie Canal
New York governor Andrew Cuomo and UK firm Buro Happold have revealed a masterplan to overhaul the state's Erie Canal with public parks, residential areas and commercial hubs. The Reimagine the Canals...
View ArticleBright yellow Friedman Benda exhibition explores comfort in furniture
A chair made from loaves of bread and a toilet-cum-sink are among the objects on display in an exhibition at Friedman Benda that aims to find a "new form of pleasure" in furniture. All of the objects...
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