A massive sound system with a publicly accessible Bluetooth connection and a sculpture built from industrial scraps feature among the installations at Exhibit Columbus in Indiana, USA. More about Massive speakers and swimming pool in front of mid-century library feature at Exhibit Columbus
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features BIG's four-building 670 Mesquit complex in Los Angeles. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features BIG's "comically out of scale" complex
Arkansas studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has completed the headquarters building for the Heartland Whole Health Institute, which features a curved form and facades covered in stonework resembling a giraffe's hide. More about Marlon Blackwell Architects clads Arkansas building in giraffe stone for "sense of place"
US president Donald Trump has announced that he will be launching a probe on furniture imports with the aim of bringing furniture businesses back to states such as North Carolina. More about Donald Trump announces "tariff investigation" for US furniture imports
Architecture students are often taught about Mies van der Rohe as a master of modernism but they should also learn about the problematic legacy of some of his most significant work, writes Leen Katrib. More about "I'm teaching students not to follow Mies van der Rohe's example"
American restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has faced online backlash for the redesign of its logo, which until recently featured a country salesman and a barrel and is now composed of a minimal gold background and lettering. More about Cracker Barrel redesign of "iconic barrel" logo faces backlash
New York-based Islyn Studio look to a nearby Miami Beach marina when designing the interiors of a Japanese restaurant, blending "tropical brutalism with the elegance of Japanese deco". More about Islyn Studio combines raw and refined materials in Miami Beach restaurant
The latest US edition of Dezeen Agenda features the latest American projects, including footage of the "world's first flying superbike" and SOM's expansion of Chicago airport. Subscribe today! More about Dezeen Agenda US edition features footage of the "world's first flying superbike"
As part of a series of pavilions installed in an Iowa park system, Arizona design studio I/Thee has created the Puddle Pavilion, which is topped with caps made of "splattered" algae-based resin. More about I/Thee forms "frozen river in the sky" with algae-based Iowa pavilion
President Donald Trump is expected to appoint Joe Gebbia as chief design officer for the US government as part of an "America by Design" initiative that will see the Airbnb co-founder lead a newly formed National Design Studio. More about Donald Trump reportedly set to name Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to chief design role
Renderings of the "built-from-scratch" city Telosa designed by BIG show details of specific buildings, such as a large, wooden "mobility hub" and a "sports village" hosted in an outstretched, silver building. More about Circular transit hub shown in images of "built-from-scratch" American desert city
Biennial architecture festival Exhibit Columbus has removed A View of the World from Indiana, an installation designed by Sarah Aziz that featured statues of a dozen well-known architects, some depicted with minimal clothing. More about Exhibit Columbus removes controversial installation with statues of semi-nude architects
Photos show construction underway on a stadium in Buffalo, New York for NFL team the Buffalo Bills, designed by Kansas City-based architecture studio Populous with a canopy that's heated to melt snow and engineered to amplify the crowd sounds in the stadium. More about Images show construction of Buffalo Bills stadium with "world's largest snowmelt system"
The four-building 670 Mesquit complex designed by BIG has been approved by the Los Angeles City Council and will contain an elementary school and housing, among other programming. More about BIG complex combining "warehouse and case-study house" approved for Los Angeles
The free and public nature of the Chicago Architecture Biennial sets it apart from other global architecture events, says Argentinian architect and educator Florencia Rodriguez in this exclusive interview. More about "I believe in making things public" says Chicago Architecture Biennial curator Florencia Rodriguez
Architecture studio SOM has broken ground on a new terminal at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and has released unseen renderings of its design with "orchard-inspired columns" and curvilinear structural elements, informed by Midwestern rivers. More about SOM breaks ground on "most ambitious expansion" of Chicago O'Hare airport
Local studio Garnett DePasquale Projects has settled a compact, black-stained cedar house on a tree-lined Sag Harbor lot in the Hamptons in New York. More about Garnett DePasquale Projects wraps Hamptons house in black cedar
Aerospace company Vast has worked with interiors studio Civilian to bring a human-centred feel to its Californian headquarters, which incorporates a mission control centre and clean room dedicated to the building of space stations. More about Civilian designs workplace with mission control centre for space company Vast
Los Angeles-based studio 22RE has designed a workplace for a local creative agency in the former studio of artist Ed Ruscha. More about 22RE creates "distinctly Californian" LA offices for Day Job
From houses clad in reflective surfaces to those that draw on traditional desert architecture, we've selected eight homes and hotels built to facilitate human life in the arid deserts of California, USA. More about Eight elegant California dwellings designed for desert living