Open-air walkways and staircases overlook landscaped gardens at this dormitory by US studio LOHA at a central California university, which was built using durable and economical materials. More about San Joaquin Student Housing complex by LOHA makes the most of coastal climate
US studio Form4 Architecture has designed a Palo Alto office complex that features rectangular structures wrapped in glass and metal, with curved elements that are meant to represent the "highs and lows of exploratory research and development". More about Wavy metal elements front Silicon Valley technology campus by Form4 Architecture
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to transform a former golf course in Silicon Valley into a sprawling mixed-use development, featuring numerous office buildings, residential towers and a park. More about Foster + Partners designs new neighbourhood for Santa Clara
New York's Cooper Hewitt is trying to tackle the global challenge of climate change with its sixth design triennial, Nature. Director Caroline Baumann picks out five of the most forward-thinking designs in the show, covering issues such as animal extinction and plastic pollution. More about Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial is a "call to action" against climate change
New York studio Snarkitecture has filled a Manhattan gallery with 168 white spherical orbs that light up in a blue hue when touched. More about Snarkitecture fills New York gallery with lights that resemble "large lollipops"
Brooklyn studios Workstead and Calico Wallpaper have created cosy nooks inside an arcade-cum-cafe in Manhattan to present their latest launches for this year's NYCxDesign festival. More about Workstead and Calico Wallpaper launch designs inside New York's Arcade Bakery
New York mayor Bill de Blasio has warned president Donald Trump that he could be fined up to $2.1 million if he doesn't retrofit his towers in the city to meet new environmental targets. More about Trump's New York towers face million dollar fines under Green New Deal
California studio Clive Wilkinson Architects used bright colours, ample glazing and angled lines to create a media campus in Los Angeles' Silicon Beach that aims to break down "the schism between education and the workplace". More about Bold yellow cladding enlivens media buildings at Santa Monica College by Clive Wilkinson
A handmade copper lamp and a tiger-shaped pom-pom rug are among the designs featured in this all-female exhibition, which Chelsea gallery 1stdibs is hosting for this year's NYCxDesign festival. More about Female-focused Deeper than Text exhibit kicks off NYCxDesign 2019
An exhibition of cork furniture by Jasper Morrison has opened at the Kasmin in New York's Chelsea, the designer's first solo show in North America. More about Jasper Morrison shows his first complete series of cork furniture in New York
New York design studio Rux has extended its modular Stickbulb series with a chandelier modelled on a large wind chime. More about Stickbulb designs Chime to look like a "tree and a chandelier had a baby"
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed its first cultural building in the US: the International Spy Museum in America's capital, which features an angled black volume, splayed red columns and a zig-zagged glass wall. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designs spy museum to stand out in Washington DC
With New York City's design festival kicking off today, US editor Eleanor Gibson has picked out 10 shows not to be missed, from a tiny home built by Fernando Mastrangelo to a colouful pop-up hair salon. More about 10 must-see installations and exhibits at NYCxDesign 2019
Curved glass blocks, white stuccoed volumes and courtyards are strung together to form this new community facility for Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ community, designed by architecture firms Leong Leong and KFA. More about Leong Leong and KFA complete Hollywood campus for Los Angeles LGBT+ Centre
The Eames Foundation has released a plan to maintain the modernist Californian residence that Charles and Ray Eames built for themselves to make it look like the designers "just stepped out for the day". More about Eames House preservation plan launched 70 years after residence was completed
Skeletal stools and a blobby, monolithic table and chair features in this series of furniture by French designer Elissa Lacoste. More about Elissa Lacoste creates "grotesque" furniture that resembles flesh
The Met's Costume Institute has unveiled a pink-hued exhibition exploring camp fashion across the centuries, from the playful to the outrageous. More about The Met celebrates "resurgence of camp" in new exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion
A former Frieze artistic director has established a new art and design fair in New York that offers exhibitors fewer restrictions and lower prices. More about Object & Thing launches in New York as alternative to traditional art and design fairs
Interior design studio Drake/Anderson has used muted tones, earthy materials and clean lines to create tranquil rooms with a strong connection to nature inside this 12-year-old home in the Hudson River Valley. More about Drake/Anderson updates rural New York house to fuse warmth and minimalism
Chunky columns covered in aggregate puncture through galleries in Sotheby's New York headquarters, which has just re-opened to the public following a major overhaul designed by OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu. More about OMA completes renovation of Sotheby's New York galleries