Thousands of wooden spikes cover scaffolding to form this pavilion that Mexico City studio Pedro & Juana has built to host the MoMA PS1's summer music series. More about Pedro & Juana builds spiky "junglescape" in MoMA PS1 courtyard
Pratt Institute graduate Garrett Benisch has proposed using biosolids, the organic matter derived from treated sewage, to produce a compostable ballpoint pen and its ink. More about Garrett Benisch designs Sum Waste pen derived from human sewage
US firms StudioWTA and ASH NYC have transformed a church, rectory, convent, and a school in New Orleans into boutique accommodation. More about 19th-century schoolhouse, convent and church become Hotel Peter and Paul in New Orleans
A gymnastics balance beam, rubber blocks and brass weights are among this collection of high-end gym equipment, designed by Rhode Island studio Work in Use. More about Work in Use designs exercise equipment from fine materials
American firms Wittman Estes and NODE have created a prefabricated accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, that is wrapped in charred wood and runs entirely on solar power. More about Wittman Estes and NODE use prefab elements to create rentable backyard cottage in Seattle
New York City firm Rockwell Group has inserted a grassy hill scattered with deckchairs and hammocks into the Great Hall of Washington DC's National Building Museum. More about Rockwell Group builds sloped Lawn in Washington DC's National Building Museum
Eight buildings by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, including his iconic Fallingwater house and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. More about Eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Members' club Soho House has extended and updated the outdoor areas of its outpost in Dumbo, Brooklyn with vibrant colours that take cues from the work of Luis Barragán. More about Soho House extends Dumbo House in Brooklyn with colourful rooftop
Attorney Kristen Pennessi has designed this boutique hotel in Greenport Village, Long Island, as a modern reference to the area's fishing and whaling heritage. More about The Menhaden hotel offers salute to maritime heritage of Long Island
US firm Tres Birds Workshop has topped a Japanese restaurant in Denver, Colorado with a greenhouse featuring soil-free growing towers. More about Urban Denver building by Tres Birds houses a Japanese restaurant and aeroponic greenhouse
A suite of historic buildings across the US have been given new life as boutique hotels. We've rounded up five that would be ideal for whiling away the long Fourth of July weekend. More about Five boutique American hotels in buildings with storied pasts
Nike has pulled a special-edition Fourth of July trainer that features an old version of the American flag on its heel, as it may "detract from the nation's patriotic holiday". More about Nike pulls trainers that feature early US flag
Charred wood, lead shingles and molten glass are among the materials used by artist Anders Ruhwald to transform a vacant Detroit apartment building into a public art installation that acts as a memorial. More about Anders Ruhwald converts abandoned Detroit building into all-black installation
OMA New York is turning a historic post office in Houston, Texas into a complex featuring arts and music venues, workspaces and "one of the world's largest rooftop parks and farms". More about OMA to transform Houston post office into entertainment complex
US firms SHoP Architects and Ken Smith Workshop have turned a sliver of land along the East River into an ecological park featuring gardens, a faceted metal screen and a rocky beach that serves as habitat for mussels. More about SHoP and Ken Smith convert Manhattan's Pier 35 into an eco park
The plastic-wrapped Serpentine Pavilion designed by Spanish firm SelgasCano has been rebuilt in Los Angeles as an events space for British co-working company Second Home. More about SelgasCano's Serpentine Pavilion opens in Los Angeles
A long, low bar and a tall stone volume make up this holiday home, which Mexican firm Saavedra Arquitectos has nestled into a woody hillside. More about Saavedra Arquitectos creates "brutal" stone tower for Luzia House in Mexico
American architecture firm Studio Rick Joy has designed a waterfront New England residence with an expansive roof and dramatic wood ceilings inside. More about Studio Rick Joy tops Bayhouse in New England with a massive slate roof
New York City design studio Pelle has created lights that pop through incisions in painted canvas surfaces. More about Pelle's Incise Paintings feature glass bulbs peeking out of slits of painted canvas
Atlanta architect Alexander Wu chose one of the city's smallest properties to build this home for his family. More about Alexander Wu designs himself a house on tiny plot in Atlanta