During Miami art week, electric car brand Rivian launched a limited, deep-purple tone for its vehicles informed by a "solar storm" with an installation located in Miami Beach's Collins Park. More about Rivian's "immersive and expressive" Miami installation showcases deep-purple tone
The US Government's exclusion of architecture from its list of "professional" degrees prompts an overdue discussion about the value of licensing, write Andrea Dietz and Peggy Deamer. More about "News about architecture no longer being a 'professional degree' is devastating, and also welcome"
Swedish furniture company IKEA has launched a children's furniture and decor collection at a Miami art week installation, informed by play studies the company conducted following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Architecture studio Arquitectonica's first standalone furniture line, curated collectible design and crisp industrial design from French Gallerie Signé were among the highlights at Design Miami's 20th anniversary show. More about Arquitectonica furniture and Batman chairs among highlights at Design Miami 2025
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who designed the Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand, has won the 2026 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal. More about Shigeru Ban wins AIA Gold Medal for "pioneering use of humble, renewable materials"
US president Donald Trump has dismissed James McCrery as lead architect for his White House ballroom, with Shalom Baranes Associates now leading the project. More about Donald Trump removes James McCrery as White House ballroom architect
The sunsets of Rome and Miami influenced the orange hues found throughout Italian jewellery brand Bulgari's new store in the Miami Design District. More about Sunset tones enliven Bulgari's Miami Design District boutique
US president Donald Trump has called for the Eero Saarinen-designed Dulles Airport near Washington DC to be redesigned, with the Department of Transportation announcing plans to "replace or build on" the existing main terminal. More about Donald Trump calls for "redesign" of Saarinen-designed Dulles Airport
The creative studio arm of Brooklyn community hub Public Records, Public Service, has announced a partnership with a New York City development agency to open an event space along the Brooklyn waterfront, designed by nArchitects. More about Founders of Public Records to open event space in historic Brooklyn building
Argentinian artist Pilar Zeta has installed a series of blocky columns covered in iridescent car paint in Miami Beach as a space of respite from the busy energies of Art Basel, Design Miami and other fairs. More about Pilar Zeta creates chromatic colonnade to "recalibrate from frenetic energy of art fairs"
Design studio Stephen Burks Man Made has collaborated with Italian manufacturer Alpi to create The Lost Cloth Object, a "speculative ceremonial site" based on Congolese Kuba textile patterns at Design Miami 2025. More about Stephen Burks and Alpi create "hybrid object" based on Congolese textiles
New York City developments designed by teams including SHoP Architects, HKS and Perkins Eastman have been recommended to receive casino licenses, beating out a BIG project and others. More about SHoP Architects, HKS and Perkins Eastman casinos recommended for licenses
British designer Es Devlin has created Library of Us, a massive rotating library for books that have informed her work over the years at Miami art week. More about Es Devlin erects monumental rotating library on Miami beach
New York design studio Office of Tangible Space has completed a pole dance studio in New York City with burgundy velvet curtains, a shoe rack for heels and lighting that's optimised for self-recording. More about Office of Tangible Space completes dance studio with "highest poles in New York City"
An outdoor play area sits at the heart of this ring-shaped concrete kindergarten in Puerto Rico, designed by local studio Toro Arquitectos to create "a safe, engaging, and functional environment" for children. More about Toro Arquitectos designs ring-shaped Ciales Kindergarten in Puerto Rico
Charred wood was used by US studio Desai Chia Architecture to blend this home with the landscape, drawing wildlife to the property and enabling the owners to "inconspicuously observe nature". More about Desai Chia uses "camouflaging effect" for secluded Osprey House in New York
Brooklyn-based landscape architecture studio Grain Collective has created two sunken basketball courts in New York City that can retain water during flash floods. More about These New York basketball courts double as massive storm drains
The Dallas city government has voted to explore relocating and selling the brutalist city hall designed by architect IM Pei, placing the building under increased threat of demolition. More about Future of IM Pei-designed Dallas City Hall "remains uncertain"
An LA-based team comprised of Mouthwash Studio and Aunt Studio has designed Mexican restaurant with ample patio space underneath a railway in the city's Chinatown neighbourhood. More about Cafe Tondo designed to "fill the void" of social spaces in Los Angeles
A luxury grocery store featuring interiors by Brooklyn designer Sarah Carpenter with a curated art program and sculptural floral displays has opened in New York City's Tribeca neighbourhood. More about Meadow Lane "reimagines the grocery experience" in Tribeca