Providing sweeping views of a wilderness reserve was the primary goal for US studio Lubrano Ciavarra when designing this large wood-and-slate holiday home in Rhode Island (+ slideshow). More about Lubrano Ciavarra clads weekend retreat in Rhode Island using cedar and rough-cut slate
Colorado architecture firm Arch11 has raised a single-family residence on a concrete plinth to provide unobstructed views of the Rocky Mountains (+ slideshow). More about Arch 11 completes Rocky Mountain home atop a concrete plinth
Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for architects to submit projects to the American Architecture Prize, which will be judged by Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Sadie Morgan and Will Alsop (+ slideshow). More about Call for entries to American Architecture Prize 2016
Photographer Iwan Baan has released new images of Diller Scofidio + Renfro's recently completed medical building for Columbia University, which trades a typical educational facility's "boring" horizontal layout for vertical organisation (+ slideshow). More about Iwan Baan photographs Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Vagelos Educational Building in New York
Rhode Island studio 3six0 has created a geometric wooden cabin "cut like a gemologist shaping a stone" to serve as a retreat for an artist from Providence (+ slideshow). More about Tiny cabin in Rhode Island by 3six0 provides retreat for local artist
US firm Ennead has completed a new law school in central Phoenix, with sandstone cladding and open-air sky bridges that connect two wings (+ slideshow). More about Ennead completes law school in revitalised area of downtown Phoenix
A long central bar divides this neighbourhood hangout in Seattle into areas for buying sandwiches, drinking craft beer and watching sports (+ slideshow). More about Mammoth cafe and craft beer bar in Seattle accommodates different social spaces
Miami studio Oppenheim Architecture has overhauled a local house to allow residents to divide their time between indoors and out (+ slideshow). More about Oppenheim Architecture adapts Miami Beach home for tropical living
A cluster of eight interconnected concrete volumes make up this Martha's Vineyard residence, which is designed to be moved in the event of site erosion (+ slideshow). More about Eight concrete boxes form a "moveable" vacation home on Martha's Vineyard
Artists and writers wanting to play out a "desert fantasy" can rent a tiny sleeping pod at a remote campsite in southern California, which looks like a scene from a sci-fi film (+ slideshow). More about Tiny camping pods by Andrea Zittel serve as a creative refuge in the California desert
Fashion brand Milly's logo freezes, grows flowers and is applied like body paint in this campaign by New York design studio Sagmeister & Walsh (+ movie). More about Flashing models appear in Sagmeister & Walsh's rebrand campaign for fashion label Milly
A devastating forest fire cleared the land that this weathering steel-clad house by Colorado architect Renée del Gaudio was built on (+ slideshow). More about Renée del Gaudio builds Colorado home on land devastated by forest fire
Taxi app Uber will trial a fleet of autonomous Volvos on the roads of Pittsburgh later this month, the latest development in the race towards driverless cars (+ slideshow). More about Uber's self-driving taxis to arrive in the US this month
A promotional movie has been released to entice potential buyers for a massive ranch in New Mexico that features buildings by Japanese architect Tadao Ando (+ movie). More about Tadao Ando's Cerro Pelon Ranch for Tom Ford shown in dramatic architectural film
These images taken by late photographer Julius Shulman show buildings from the USA's Mid-century Modern movement that "slipped from public view" (+ slideshow). More about Julius Shulman's Modernism Rediscovered photos show America's mid-century architecture
Restaurant chain TGI Fridays has ditched its dark wood and red-striped interiors in favour of a muted Scandinavian-style aesthetic at a branch in Corpus Christi, Texas, following similar revamps by McDonalds and Burger King (+ slideshow). More about TGI Fridays unveils new look at Corpus Christi concept restaurant
British designer Tom Dixon has completed his first hospitality project in America: a speakeasy in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring a copper bar and pendants that resemble molten metal (+ slideshow). More about Tom Dixon designs "darkly theatrical" Himitsu cocktail lounge in Atlanta
This rustic residence in Aspen has been renovated by Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture in line with the Japanese principle of wabi-sabi, which acknowledges imperfection as beauty (+ slideshow). More about Oppenheim Architecture celebrates imperfections of La Muna chalet in Aspen during renovation
An American startup has installed a tent-like structure in California that aims to provide users with a luxury off-grid camping experience (+ slideshow). More about Autonomous Tent creates a remote glamping spot on a California clifftop
It's over to Utah for this week's roundup in our series spotlighting residential architecture across the US. The top five from this western state include a house clad in weathered steel shingles and a spiritual retreat built with stone-filled gabion cages (+ slideshow). More about Five of the best houses in Utah on Dezeen