Architecture graduate Sean Riley has designed a curvy cutting knife to spare architects from the hand cramps, bruising and sore knuckles endured while making models. More about Architects' cutting knife ErgoKiwi alleviates "unbearable" hand cramps
US architecture firm FreelandBuck has completed a multi-level Los Angeles home with off-kilter volumes, curved internal walls and a rentable guest house sandwiched in the middle. More about Stack House by FreelandBuck is lodged into steep hillside in LA
Design agency OMFGCO has overhauled and restored a hotel in Waikiki, drawing inspiration from Hawaiian mid-century modernism to create a lush getaway. More about OMFGCO updates branding and interiors for Hawaii's Laylow Hotel
California studio Brave Matter has used simple forms and earthy materials to create lighting fixtures and tableware that are meant to evoke ancient artefacts. More about Brave Matter pairs Himalayan salt with ceramic and brass for lighting collection
Photos have surfaced of the apartment that late architect Zaha Hadid designed for herself in Miami Beach, after the property sold. More about Zaha Hadid's Miami Beach apartment was furnished with her own designs
Body adornments that create alien-like appendages such as skin growths and webbed fingers feature in new fashion brand A.Human's collection, which is currently on show in a nightmarish exhibit for New York Fashion Week. More about A.Human debuts body-morphing accessories at New York Fashion Week
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has crystallised the flying car from Back to the Future, and bagged and bound Mickey Mouse for his latest exhibition, which imagines the world in the next millenium. More about Daniel Arsham's "dystopian" 3018 exhibition perverts items from US pop culture
The housing charity founded by actor Brad Pitt for a hurricane-devastated district of New Orleans is facing a lawsuit, after residents reported water leaks, black mould, foundation issues and ill health. More about Brad Pitt's Make It Right housing foundation in New Orleans faces lawsuit
Nike's research laboratory has developed a vest to cool an athlete's body in less than five minutes, which tennis player Rafael Nadal has used in practice sessions during this year's US Open. More about Nike vest keeps Rafael Nadal cool during US Open
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop has debuted its first furniture and homeware collection, featuring items influenced by mid-century Italian and modernist design. More about Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop brand launches first home collection with CB2
Thin sheets of metal cover a waiting area and a convenience store at this train station in Princeton, New Jersey, by American firm Studio Rick Joy. More about Angular steel roof tops Princeton Transit Hall by Studio Rick Joy
Landscape architects need to fly the flag for their profession if they are to receive the recognition they rightly demand and deserve, says Charles A Birnbaum. More about "Landscape architects can't rely on architecture-centric media"
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced its top new landscape architecture projects in the US, including a remote art centre in Montana, the bustling Chicago Riverwalk, and an 85-acre park along the Brooklyn waterfront. More about America's best new landscape architecture projects revealed
Cement panels and asphalt shingles cover the exterior of this family dwelling by US architecture firm Office of Jonathan Tate, which was designed to appeal to first-time home buyers. More about OJT uses inexpensive materials for entry-level home in New Orleans
Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters is a "new kind of architecture", according to architect Frank Gehry, who has completed a major extension of the social media giant's campus. More about Facebook reveals expanded California campus designed by Frank Gehry
American studio Rowland + Broughton has overhauled a 1960s house in Aspen, Colorado, to offer occupants a better connection with the mountain landscape. More about Ridge House by Rowland + Broughton frames views of Rocky Mountains
FS Objects, the homeware division of Brooklyn studio Fort Standard, has launched a collection of designs for drinking that includes wine stoppers with simple polished steel and brass tops. More about FS Objects designs minimal metal bar tools
Chicago architect Jeff Klymson has designed a home for himself inside an old industrial building in the city, while reserving the ground floor for the studio of his firm Collective Office. More about Collective Office founder converts Chicago factory into his apartment and studio
Brooklyn-based Studio Tack has transformed a rundown motel in northern California, creating a mellow atmosphere with vintage furniture, pastel colours and palm-patterned prints. More about The Sandman hotel by Studio Tack is "a modern throwback to roadside inns"
Expansive angled roofs crown this desert house by Arizona firm Kendle Design Collaborative, protecting and shading spaces between walls of rammed earth and exposed concrete. More about Dancing Light House by Kendle Design Collaborative features dramatic pointy roofs