Virgin Galactic reveals updated passenger spacecraft and restarts test flights
Virgin Galactic has unveiled an updated version of its commercial SpaceShipTwo craft, the Virgin Spaceship Unity, which will begin renewed testing in California and New Mexico following a fatal crash in 2015. More
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New York's Metropolitan Museum unveils new logo in advance of satellite Met Breuer opening
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has unveiled a new logo designed by British-American branding firm Wolff Olins in advance of its expansion into the former home of the Whitney Museum, which will be known as the Met Breuer. More
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John Lautner's Big Lebowski porn house gifted to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has announced that the art collector James Goldstein has donated his John Lautner-designed house, which famously appeared in cult film The Big Lebowski, to the museum. More
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Shotgun Chameleon house in Houston designed to help its owners offset their mortgage
Taking influences from the vernacular houses of the southern US, this low-cost house in Houston by ZDES architects is designed to accommodate a family, but can be divided up to allow the owners to rent out private areas. More
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Torchy's Tacos by Chioco Design references 1950s roadside architecture
A new taco restaurant in Austin, Texas, by Chioco Design references mid-century American roadside buildings and signage with bright red columns and a distinctive roofline (+ slideshow). More
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New images of SHoP's supertall Brooklyn tower revealed
New images of a planned 304-metre-tall tower in Brooklyn by SHoP Architects have been revealed in advance of a review by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. More
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Robert A M Stern to design luxury condo building influenced by Manhattan's industrial past
New York architect Robert A M Stern has revealed designs for a condominium building in Lower Manhattan that references the massive warehouse buildings of Tribeca, and the Art Deco buildings of the Financial District and Midtown. More
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Narrow MaHouse by The Very Many features a staircase with a built-in slide
This narrow house in Strasbourg, France, by New York-studio The Very Many features a translucent glass wall and an indoor slide for the younger residents (+ slideshow). More
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New York's Cooper Hewitt Triennial explores the theme of beauty in design
The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum's fifth Design Triennial exhibition in New York examines the theme of beauty in contemporary design (+ slideshow). More
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Houseboat by Laust Nørgaard floats in Copenhagen harbour
Danish boatbuilder Laust Nørgaard has completed a floating home for his family in Copenhagen harbour (+ slideshow). More
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Michael Young's carbon-fibre chair for Coalesse weighs less than five pounds
British designer Michael Young's LessThanFive carbon fibre chair for US-based furniture company Coalesse is launching after two years of development. More
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Gabriel Calatrava designs stretchy rope installation for classical music performance
Architect Gabriel Calatrava, son of Santiago Calatrava, has designed a rope installation for a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's chamber music for the 92Y cultural center in New York (+ slideshow). More
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Works begins on Foster + Partners' Norton Museum expansion in Florida's West Palm Beach
Construction work has begun on Foster + Partners' new wing for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, a project that was first announced in 2013 (+ slideshow). More
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Cobalt introduces "design-centric" small aircraft for luxury buyers
San Francisco company Cobalt has introduced a line of small planes targeted at design-minded luxury consumers. More
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Amagansett Dunes House by Bates Masi Architects is shaded with strips of canvas
This house in Amagansett, New York, by Bates Masi Architects is designed to take advantage of its windy site on Long Island's south shore (+ slideshow). More
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Apple given New York preservation award for repurposing historic buildings
Apple may be better known for cutting-edge contemporary design, but a New York preservation group is honouring the company for sensitively reusing old buildings with its store designs (+ slideshow). More
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Penthouse in BIG's twisted Miami towers is on sale for $28 million
The $28 million full-floor penthouse at the BIG-designed Grove at Grand Bay towers includes a rooftop pool, four-car garage and ten bathrooms (+ slideshow). More
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Photos released of New York's first micro-apartment tower by nArchitects
New York architecture firm nArchitects has released new photos of its modular, micro-unit residential building that is intended to serve as a "systemic new paradigm" for cities facing an affordable housing crisis (+ slideshow). More
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Michael Maltzan's Ribbon of Light Bridge to break ground in Los Angeles
Work starts this week on a huge bridge made up of 10 pairs of arches, designed by architect Michael Maltzan to replace the iconic Art-Deco Sixth Street Viaduct in Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More
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Barbie redesigned to include more body types and skin tones
The iconic Barbie doll is now available in several different body types, including a more full-figured version for the first time. More
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