PLY+ and MPR Arquitectos have transformed a building at a former Catholic college into the School at Marygrove Elementary, filling it with colours and shapes that help spark "experimentation and exploration" among children. More about PLY+ and MPR Arquitectos convert historic Detroit building into colourful school
US architecture studio Dash Marshall has completed an adaptive reuse project, transforming a historic garage into a performing arts theatre in Detroit, Michigan. More about Dash Marshall converts historic Detroit garage into black box theatre
A tough shell made of weathering steel clads the Copper Harbor house by US firm Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects, which is set in a "very remote destination with an industrial history". More about Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects designs remote Michigan cabin for mountain bikers
This year's edition of Detroit Month of Design features a number of adaptive reuse projects, including furniture made from recycled bulletproof glass and religious buildings converted into art spaces. More about Detroit Month of Design highlights initiatives and reuse projects "for a better Detroit"
An elevator is found within a multi-level house in Michigan by DMAC Architecture & Interiors, which was designed to accommodate "people of all ages and mobilities". More about DMAC creates Michigan Lake House with cantilevered ash-clad volumes
A team of students and researchers has shown how, with the help of robots, it's possible to build an intricate pavilion using only small pieces of timber. More about University of Michigan explores low-carbon construction with robot-built pavilion
A cluster of gabled pavilions clad in grey panels and golden-toned cedar form a Michigan home for a creative family designed by architecture firm Iannuzzi Studio. More about Harry Potter books influence design of Briarcliff house by Iannuzzi Studio
Wheeler Kearns Architects has completed a multipurpose greenhouse for an organic farm in Michigan to host meals and events, grow produce and host classes. More about Wheeler Kearns Architects places wood-clad living rooms inside Michigan greenhouse
The New York office of Dutch architecture studio OMA has revealed plans to turn a commercial bakery in Detroit into a mixed-use art and education facility named Lantern. More about OMA to transform derelict bakery in Detroit into gallery and artist studios
Diversity in Design, a collaborative group of designers and brands working to increase racial diversity in the field, has launched the first in a series of educational fairs. More about Diversity in Design holds inaugural youth design fair in Detroit
The two wings of this house on the shores of Michigan's Lake Superior intersect at an irregular angle, offering a variety of views of the surrounding forest and waterfront. More about Snow Kreilich completes holiday home overlooking Michigan's Lake Superior
European brands intermingle with furniture from US company Haworth in a Michigan hotel that has been reimagined by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola. More about Patricia Urquiola turns Michigan's Haworth Hotel into "design showcase"
Fibre cement panels and stainless steel are among the low-maintenance materials used by architectural practice TEAM to create an accessory dwelling unit in Michigan. More about TEAM designs Northwood ADU for a Michigan home's backyard
Alibi Studio has revitalised a dilapidated barn in rural Michigan and sliced an opening through its volume to create a passageway from which visitors can admire the sky. More about Alibi Studio cuts slice through disused barn to frame sky views
Chicago-based architecture and design firm Moss has completed a Corten-clad microbrewery in Buchanan, Michigan, created by modifying a prefabricated barn structure. More about Moss designs home for microbrewery by customising a prefab rural barn
Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled the design of the curved glass Central Campus Building for American car company Ford in Michigan. More about Snøhetta designs research facility for Ford on its Dearborn campus
Chicago practice Wheeler Kearns Architects has built a lake house in Michigan with a cluster of buildings clad in wood. More about Wheeler Kearns Architects clusters gabled units for Lake Michigan house
Canadian photographer Philip Jarmain has documented the early 20th-century buildings of Detroit that put the city on "par with New York, Chicago and Paris". More about Philip Jarmain captures Detroit's abandoned and demolished art deco buildings
A modernist housing development in Detroit designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is captured in photographs by architect and local resident Julio Alberto Cedano. More about Mies van der Rohe's Lafayette Park in Detroit captured in new photographs
A glazed building by Kohn Pedersen Fox that swoops upward on one side has been revealed for a proposed tech campus in Detroit, Michigan. More about KPF unveils slanted building for Detroit Center for Innovation tech campus