Bulgarian artist Christo has abandoned plans for one of his signature giant fabric artworks over the USA's Arkansas River because Donald Trump is now in charge of the country. More about Christo cancels monumental Colorado installation in Trump protest
This mansion designed for the "ultimate billionaire" in Bel Air, Los Angeles, has set the record for the priciest home ever listed for sale in the USA. More about America's most expensive home boasts 0 million price tag
Wooden bleachers and planted screens are intended to evoke New York City's urban courtyards at this headquarters for workplace messaging system Slack, by architecture firm Snøhetta. More about Snøhetta designs pared-back Slack offices in Lower Manhattan
Strips of curving perforated aluminium are joined together to create this huge branching installation by architect Marc Fornes and his studio The Very Many. More about Marc Fornes creates coral-like installation for Orlando convention centre
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is launching a web-based course that offers architectural education at no cost. More about Harvard to offer free online architecture course
Work is nearly complete on a major expansion to an urban Japanese garden in Oregon – the first public commission in America for architect Kengo Kuma. More about Kengo Kuma's expansion of Portland Japanese Garden set to open in April
New York design gallery The Future Perfect has opened its third showroom, in a Hollywood Hills midcentury house complete with a focal fireplace, sliding glass doors and backyard pool. More about The Future Perfect sets up shop in modernist Los Angeles home
A cluster of brick-clad buildings with jagged roof lines form this student residential complex at Amherst College by American firm Kyu Sung Woo Architects. More about Kyu Sung Woo designs student housing for historic Massachusetts college
A+Awards: New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas took home an Architizer A+Award for the renovation of a 19th-century firehouse, which was turned into office space for young technology companies. More about Rafael de Cárdenas converts New York firehouse into tech startup incubator
This mixed-use building by American firm FXFOWLE consists of a shard-like tower that juts out above Manhattan's low-rise Chelsea neighbourhood. More about Giant slanted glass wall defines New York apartment tower by FXFOWLE
Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has completed the interiors for the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown Manhattan, using dark wood in the public spaces and soft colours in the guest rooms. More about Yabu Pushelberg pairs warm wood and muted hues at Four Seasons Downtown New York
The New York multi-brand fashion store run by Japanese label Comme des Garçons has received a makeover, incorporating new installations that include a sliced antique cabinet. More about Dover Street Market New York refreshes displays using bold prints and raw materials
South African designer Porky Hefer presents a collection of creature-like woven seating nooks as part of a solo show in New York. More about Porky Hefer exhibits human-sized nests made from woven plant stalks
British duo Hufton + Crow have become the latest photographers to shoot BIG's first contribution to the Manhattan skyline, capturing the building's dramatic silhouette from across the Hudson River. More about BIG's Via 57 West skyscraper captured at sunrise by Hufton + Crow
More than 250 American architecture practices have signed an open letter to Donald Trump ahead of the president-elect's inauguration on Friday. More about American architects urge Trump to take action on climate in open letter
American studio Ibarraro Rosano Design Architects has elevated parts of this family dwelling off the parched ground in response to the client's request for no steps. More about Accessible Arizona home by Ibarraro Rosano is lifted above the desert landscape
San Francisco studio ArcHive's remodel of this 1900s structure into a workspace for a seamstress involved sheathing the walls and ceiling in birch plywood. More about ArcHive turns Californian carriage house into plywood-lined sewing studio
Shigeru Ban's Colorado art museum, a Senegalese cultural centre by Toshiko Mori and a Pinterest office in San Francisco are among this year's recipients of design awards from the American Institute of Architects. More about AIA reveals winners of 2017 Honor Awards for the year's best American architecture
Californian firm AJ-A has extended an adobe brick residence from the 1940s, contrasting the rustic material with pared-down finishes and minimalist geometry. More about AJ-A gives Palo Alto home extension an all-white exterior
Sculptural light chutes and a vibrant living wall are among the features at this adaptive reuse project by American firm JFAK Architects, for environment-focused companies in Los Angeles. More about JFAK converts brick warehouse in LA into "cleantech" hub