Glass elevators and an observation deck are under construction at the top of Kohn Pedersen Fox's supertall skyscraper One Vanderbilt in New York. More about Kohn Pedersen Fox adding glass elevator to supertall skyscraper in New York
A group of US-based companies has launched an initiative to increase racial diversity across all fields of design through systemic change. More about Diversity in Design Collaborative to offer more opportunities for black creatives
Architect Frank Gehry has explained how his seminal 1978 home in Santa Monica caused a stir in an exclusive interview with PIN-UP magazine to mark the publication's 30th issue. More about "Neighbors got really pissed off" by Frank Gehry's Santa Monica home, architect reveals
Enlarged windows and felt-covered walls are among the elements in a 1960s office building refurbished by Texas firm Clayton Korte, which occupies part of the structure. More about Clayton Korte overhauls mid-century office building in Austin
New York City studio Archi-Tectonics has added three storeys and a skin of folding slats to a home in SoHo. More about Archi-Tectonics envelops Manhattan townhouse in "climate skin"
SWA Group's design for a permanent memorial to those killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut has been given the go-ahead to be built. More about Memorial to Sandy Hook shooting set to be "space to celebrate and remember"
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has broken ground on its transformation and extension of a decommissioned power plant on the waterfront of San Francisco, USA. More about Herzog & de Meuron begins San Francisco power plant transformation
Architect OMA has revealed its plans to transform a former transport hub in Jersey City into The Centre Pompidou Jersey City. More about OMA designs first North American outpost for Centre Pompidou
Interior designers Kate Hayes and Krista Sharif have created Brite Bodies, a debut collection of colourful furniture informed by the work of creatives including Vivienne Westwood and Ettore Sottsass. More about Furniture collection Brite Bodies is a "kaleidoscopic nod" to the work of influential creatives
US firms Miller Hull Partnership and Lord Aeck Sargent have designed a highly sustainable building at Georgia Tech university that generates more electricity and recycles more water than it uses. More about Giant photovoltaic canopy tops net-positive Kendeda Building in Atlanta
A dark exterior contrasts with light-toned finishes inside a compact, floating home in Washington designed by Studio DIAA co-founder Suzanne Stefan as her own home. More about Studio DIAA designs floating home for Seattle’s Lake Union
Students at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture have designed and built a complex bridge in Los Angeles using a semi-robotic process that slashed construction waste. More about California students build Arroyo Bridge using collaborative robotics
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to turn the site of a decommissioned power plant on the San Francisco waterfront into a mixed-use development. More about Foster + Partners designs buildings for Dogpatch Power Station in San Francisco
As cities become more cycling-friendly it's important not to forget about suburbia, says Aaron Betsky, as he shares what architects and urban planners could learn from a cycle through the suburbs on World Bicycle Day. More about "Bicycles are making our cities better, but what about our suburbs?"
Architecture firm Studio Gang has completed a tiered residential skyscraper with angled glass elements that overlooks Forest Park in St Louis, Missouri. More about Studio Gang designs One Hundred skyscraper with angled facades in St Louis
American architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled plans for 343 Madison Avenue, a supertall skyscraper that will be built near Grand Central Terminal in New York. More about Kohn Pedersen Fox plans supertall skyscraper 343 Madison Avenue in New York
Oak, bronze and terrazzo are among the materials found in an art deco-style library that has been revamped by New York-based architect Toshiko Mori. More about Toshiko Mori revamps Brooklyn's Central Library
Architect Mark de Reus took cues from barns and ranch buildings when designing his own house, Bigwood Residence, for a wooded site in Idaho, northwestern America. More about Architect Mark de Reus designs spruce-clad home for his family in rural Idaho
Shallow-gabled roofs allow the pavilions of this holiday home by Walker Warner Architects to embrace the gentle volcanic slope of Hawaii's Big Island. More about Hale Mau'u by Walker Warner Architects sits low in the Hawaiian landscape
The elevated topography of Little Island was designed to create a sense of escape from Manhattan, according to designer Thomas Heatherwick in this interview with Dezeen. More about Little Island designed to create "the feeling of leaving Manhattan behind" says Thomas Heatherwick