Trees killed by mountain beetles were used to construct this seven-storey tower in Minneapolis by Michael Green Architecture, which is described by the firm as the first modern tall wood building in the United States. More about Michael Green completes largest mass-timber building in United States
The New York office of Dutch firm OMA, headed by Shohei Shigematsu, has completed a further two buildings at a new cultural district in Miami Beach to join the Faena Forum cultural centre. More about OMA completes trio of buildings for Miami Beach cultural district
Michael Anastassiades has moved away from his typically colourless palette to create a series of pale green looping lamps. More about Michael Anastassiades ventures into colour with new minimalist lighting collection
Calm modernism is out and anarchic forms are in at this year's Design Miami collectors' fair, as designers respond to tumultuous political times. More about "Apocalyptic times call for extreme furniture" say Design Miami designers and gallerists
HKS Architects has revealed its design for the new home of American football team LA Rams, which will feature a giant, sculptural roof made of perforated metal and see-through plastic film. More about Construction begins on massive stadium for American football team LA Rams
OMA has finished its perforated Faena Forum art and performance centre in Miami Beach, the heart of a new ocean-side cultural district springing up in the US city. More about OMA completes Faena Forum cultural centre in Miami Beach
California studio Bureau Spectacular has created a wooden structure on stilts that references the Primitive Hut proposed by philosopher Marc-Antoine Laugier in the 18th century. More about Bureau Spectacular reimagines Laugier's Primitive Hut as "indoor treehouse"
A black box with pegboards for walls forms the centrepiece of this Chicago office renovated by Australian studio Those Architects, which also includes a batting cage for baseball breaks. More about Chicago office by Those Architects features pegboard walls and a baseball batting cage
Providing unobstructed views of Lake Michigan was a guiding factor in the renovation of this condominium unit by Vladimir Radutny Architects inside a seminal modernist building by Mies van der Rohe. More about Apartment in Mies-designed Chicago tower gets an overhaul by Vladimir Radutny
American studio MW Works has knocked down walls and added glazing in a 1960s Seattle home, to create a more open layout and strengthen the connection between inside and out. More about MW Works updates mid-century modern home in Seattle lakeside neighbourhood
American studio Salmela Architect has created a rural Wisconsin home that features a steep roof, square windows and natural cedar cladding meant to age over time. More about Wisconsin country house by Salmela Architect takes cues from weathered barns
As the art and design communities prepare to descend on Miami next week, here's a recap of residential skyscrapers designed by some of the world's most famous architects, all of which are either rising or recently completed in the city. More about Eight new starchitect-designed apartment towers in Miami
American firms Rafael Viñoly Architects, Richard Meier & Partners, and Kohn Pedersen Fox have conceived a trio of high-end residential buildings that will overlook New York's Hudson River. More about Viñoly, Meier and KPF design luxury towers for Manhattan waterfront
This vacation home in Washington state by Prentiss Balance Wickline encloses a courtyard within interlocking volumes clad in weathering steel. More about Weathering-steel volumes wrap courtyard at Washington holiday home
Tenants have begun moving into 461 Dean, a New York residential building by SHoP Architects described as the world's tallest modular tower and billed a solution to meet the high demand for urban housing. More about World's tallest modular high-rise by SHoP Architects opens in Brooklyn
Curved concrete walls patterned with subtle layers feature in the first store for fashion brand Thakoon, located in New York's SoHo district. More about Striated concrete partitions create fitting rooms at Thakoon's first boutique
American studio Hu Mn Lab+ has created a spacious family home in Los Angeles that appears to jut out from a hillside like dresser drawers. More about Coastal California home by Hu Mn Lab+ can accommodate 200 party guests
New York firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group have designed a cultural building for the city's vast Hudson Yards development, with a sleeve that rolls out to create extra covered event space. More about Expandable cultural venue The Shed is being built in New York
Conceptual artworks that were secretly used as props on primetime television series Melrose Place have gone on show at an exhibition in New York. More about Subversive art is hidden throughout 90s TV soap Melrose Place
British designer Max Lamb has created sculptural furniture and colourful rugs for Acne's new store in New York City – the brand's largest opening yet. More about Acne's Madison Avenue store furnished by Max Lamb