Patricia Urquiola's Miami store design for Panerai references watch mechanisms
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has designed the first US flagship store for Italian watch brand Panerai in Miami's Design District, featuring a chandelier with shapes based on watch parts (+ slideshow). More about Patricia Urquiola's Miami store design for Panerai references watch mechanisms
SOM designs first net-zero energy school in New York City on Staten Island
Architecture firm SOM has completed the first public school in New York City that generates as much energy on site as it consumes (+ slideshow). More about SOM designs first net-zero energy school in New York City on Staten Island
SOM recasts old San Francisco movie house for new role as a nonprofit theatre
SOM's San Francisco office has transformed an abandoned cinema into a multipurpose performance and community venue for the American Conservatory Theater, a prominent arts organisation in the Bay Area (+ slideshow). More about SOM recasts old San Francisco movie house for new role as a nonprofit theatre
Gluckman Tang designs museums for art and model trains in western Massachusetts
Officials in Massachusetts have announced plans for a pair of new museums designed by New York studio Gluckman Tang in the state's northwestern region (+ slideshow). More about Gluckman Tang designs museums for art and model trains in western Massachusetts
Museum of Tomorrow by Santiago Calatrava opens in Rio de Janeiro
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's science museum with a skeletal roof that projects over a public plaza has opened in Rio de Janeiro (+ slideshow). More about Museum of Tomorrow by Santiago Calatrava opens in Rio de Janeiro
Revolution Precrafted recruits famous architects and designers to create prefab homes
Design Miami 2015: Revolution Precrafted is aiming to "democratise high-design and architecture" with prefab structures by over 30 famous designers including Tom Dixon, Marcel Wanders, Kengo Kuma and Zaha Hadid. More about Revolution Precrafted recruits famous architects and designers to create prefab homes
Thomas Heatherwick to redesign home of New York Philharmonic orchestra
London-based Heatherwick Studio and Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt have been selected to replace Foster + Partners on the overhaul of Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, home to one of New York's leading orchestras. More about Thomas Heatherwick to redesign home of New York Philharmonic orchestra
Perkins Eastman proposes turning New York's Broadway into one long park
Perkins Eastman Architects' Green Line concept would see New York's iconic Broadway converted into a linear park running from Columbus Circle to Union Square. More about Perkins Eastman proposes turning New York's Broadway into one long park
Santiago Calatrava unveils three bridge designs for Huashan, China
Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava has unveiled designs for three new multi-modal bridges for the growing Chinese city of Huashan (+ slideshow). More about Santiago Calatrava unveils three bridge designs for Huashan, China
OMA's Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Faena Forum takes shape in Miami Beach
Construction is well underway on OMA's drum-shaped Faena Forum cultural centre in Miami Beach, which was influenced by the Guggenheim Museum in New York according to the project's lead architect. More about OMA's Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Faena Forum takes shape in Miami Beach
Stone-powder wallpaper features in Fragments exhibition at Design Miami
Design Miami 2015: Dutch designer Lex Pott and US wallpaper brand Calico have created products that highlight the qualities of stone, including marble furniture and wallpaper covered with stone powder (+ slideshow). More about Stone-powder wallpaper features in Fragments exhibition at Design Miami
Courtyard house in Tijuana by T38 Studio is based on a nine-square grid
This concrete house in Mexico by New York- and Tijuana-based T38 Studio is organised as a nine-square grid with a courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Courtyard house in Tijuana by T38 Studio is based on a nine-square grid
Harvard Students create pink pavilion of 200 elevated models outside Design Miami
Design Miami 2015: a group of students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design has built a temporary entrance pavilion from architectural models outside the Design Miami fair. More about Harvard Students create pink pavilion of 200 elevated models outside Design Miami
Glass facade reveals timber structure of Frame Work building in Portland
This small commercial building in Portland, Oregon, designed by Works Partnership Architecture has an engineered timber frame that is visible behind a glass curtain wall (+ slideshow). More about Glass facade reveals timber structure of Frame Work building in Portland
Tiny writer's studio by Architensions provides a creative refuge in Brooklyn
Tucked away at the bottom of a Brooklyn garden, this tiny cedar-clad pavilion was designed as a retreat for a pair of writers. More about Tiny writer's studio by Architensions provides a creative refuge in Brooklyn
Waechter Architecture updates century-old Portland house with a bright red facade
A small late-Victorian dwelling in Portland, Oregon, has been transformed into a modern home with a monochrome red steel and wood exterior (+ slideshow). More about Waechter Architecture updates century-old Portland house with a bright red facade
REX Architecture to replace Gehry on World Trade Center performing arts centre job
New York-based architecture firm REX has been chosen to design a performing arts centre at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, replacing Frank Gehry's previous stacked-box design. More about REX Architecture to replace Gehry on World Trade Center performing arts centre job
Atelier Kastelic Buffey creates miniature book exchange that folds up into a glowing black box
This miniature wooden library for a Toronto suburb is designed to provide a public reading nook and book exchange, and folds into a box at night for security (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Kastelic Buffey creates miniature book exchange that folds up into a glowing black box
MIT students create 2,000-pound "megalith" that can be moved with a fingertip
Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed and built a 2,000-pound sculpture that can be rocked, rotated, lifted, and hauled upright with minimal effort (+ movie). More about MIT students create 2,000-pound "megalith" that can be moved with a fingertip
Nucleo shows antique furniture cast in resin at New York art and design show
Italian design group Nucleo has cast an antique wooden ladder in clear resin as part of a collection that will be shown at The Salon Art + Design show in New York this week. More about Nucleo shows antique furniture cast in resin at New York art and design show