Indigenous design "is the way forward" on sustainability says Elisapeta Heta
Most of New Zealand's built environment has been designed without considering the culture of Māori and Pacific Islander communities, architect Elisapeta Heta tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Indigenous design "is the way forward" on sustainability says Elisapeta Heta
JSa and Mta+v create housing complex in Mexico City with three towers
Mexican studios JSa and Mta+v have teamed up to create a curving housing complex in Mexico City with three volumes wrapped around a central spiral staircase that leads to a rooftop garden. More about JSa and Mta+v create housing complex in Mexico City with three towers
Arkitito Arquitectura places São Paulo house between terraced gardens
Local studio Arkitito Arquitetura has created a trapezoidal, stucco-clad house on a triangular garden lot in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Arkitito Arquitectura places São Paulo house between terraced gardens
Omar Vergara Taller and Renata de Miguel create brick house as "dignified environment for ageing"
Local studio Omar Vergara Taller and designer Renata de Miguel have designed a brick home for the residents to age in place outside of Mexico City. More about Omar Vergara Taller and Renata de Miguel create brick house as "dignified environment for ageing"
WXY Architecture creates welcome centre for New York nature preserve
New York City-based studio WXY Architecture has unveiled a wooden, light-filled visitor centre for a nature preserve on the seaside in Rockaway, Queens. More about WXY Architecture creates welcome centre for New York nature preserve
Mork-Ulnes balances ADU on California mountainside
International studio Mork-Ulnes Architects has created an angled accessory dwelling unit in the mountains of Marin County, California with wooden interiors and a loft space. More about Mork-Ulnes balances ADU on California mountainside
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates "contemporary interpretation" of A-frame cabin
Canadian studio Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has wrapped a lakeside cabin in cedar and topped it with a split gable roof that reinterprets a traditional A-frame cabin in Ontario. More about Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates "contemporary interpretation" of A-frame cabin
Brick and stucco meet for "harmonious flow" of Quito house
US studio PJCArchitecture has collaborated with local studio Juan Pablo Ribadeneira Mora Arquitecto on a two-toned house with a brick base in Quito, Ecuador. More about Brick and stucco meet for "harmonious flow" of Quito house
Lake Flato plans to create "vibrant, mixed-use waterfront district" on Fort Worth island
Architecture studio Lake Flato and HR&A Advisors have unveiled updated plans for a waterfront development that will reroute the Trinity River to create a mixed-use island in Fort Worth, Texas. More about Lake Flato plans to create "vibrant, mixed-use waterfront district" on Fort Worth island
Domestico Estudio clads house with grey brick in Mexican forest
Domestico Estudio has arranged a double-gabled house clad in grey bricks in a way that preserves the surrounding forest in Hidalgo, Mexico. More about Domestico Estudio clads house with grey brick in Mexican forest
"Mad Men meets Apple store" at Ménard Dworkind's revamp of IM Pei tower interior
Local studio Ménard Dworkind has retrofitted a 1960s building designed by IM Pei with an office interior for a tech company in Montreal. More about "Mad Men meets Apple store" at Ménard Dworkind's revamp of IM Pei tower interior
Oza Sabbeth Architects creates East Hampton house with cedar cladding
New York-based design studio Oza Sabbeth Architects has wrapped an L-shaped beach house in cedar and topped it with a standing seam gabled roof on Long Island. More about Oza Sabbeth Architects creates East Hampton house with cedar cladding
Christian Schlatter screens Córdoba house with weathering steel
A screen made of dense weathering steel slats shades the facade of a Córdoba, Argentina house expanded over the last fifteen years by Argentinian architect Christian Schlatter. More about Christian Schlatter screens Córdoba house with weathering steel
Quinzhee Architecture clads stilted "contemporary chalet" in cedar
Canadian studio Quinzhee Architecture has lifted a cedar-clad residence on stilts for a ski house in Québec. More about Quinzhee Architecture clads stilted "contemporary chalet" in cedar
Sasaki completes waterfront transformation and public park in the Port of Los Angeles
Chunks of onyx stepped along the waterfront, green spaces and multiple playgrounds fill a public park built on a former industrial port in Los Angeles by international architecture studio Sasaki. More about Sasaki completes waterfront transformation and public park in the Port of Los Angeles
Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture unveil western Canada’s largest convention centre
Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture teamed up to expand a convention centre with a sweeping copper-coloured canopy in Calgary, Alberta. More about Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture unveil western Canada’s largest convention centre
Olson Kundig uses glass bridge to connect office buildings near Atlanta's BeltLine
US studio Olson Kundig has shaded a boxy, glass office complex with aluminium screens near Atlanta's BeltLine and included a glass-clad volume to connect the buildings and frame the pedestrian paths. More about Olson Kundig uses glass bridge to connect office buildings near Atlanta's BeltLine
MAB3 and Zénite create forest of books for a Brazilian library
Brazilian architecture studio MAB3 and Zénite Arquitetura & Construção have teamed up to install a wood-wrapped library in a school in São Paulo. More about MAB3 and Zénite create forest of books for a Brazilian library
HOK unveils Major League Soccer's first fully electric stadium in Queens
International architecture studio HOK has unveiled the latest designs for an open-air stadium for the New York City Football Club in Queens. More about HOK unveils Major League Soccer's first fully electric stadium in Queens
Mithun completes airy, colourful interior for office in Austin
Pops of colour and a bar with an entrance hidden by a bookcase have been installed in a software company's office interiors, recently completed in downtown Austin by Seattle-based architecture studio Mithun. More about Mithun completes airy, colourful interior for office in Austin