USA
Libeskind trumps Adjaye in Canada’s National Holocaust Monument contest
New York Public Library abandons Foster’s contentious renovation plans
Sagmeister & Walsh uses “sacred geometry” to rebrand New York’s Jewish Museum
Court approves demolition of Foster’s ill-fated Las Vegas hotel
Hydraulic jacks could protect Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House from flood danger
Fujiko Nakaya hides Philip Johnson’s Glass House in vaporous fog
Shigeru Ban redesigns interiors for iron-clad New York apartment block
Table top by MIT designers ripples when people are nearby
Ignore the critics – Beethoven was “a failure” in their eyes too, says Daniel Libeskind
Tom Kundig creates “virtually indestructible” steel cabin on stilts
OMA and BIG propose transformations for America’s hurricane-struck east coast
Chaise longue by Neri Oxman uses 3D printing to create a multi-coloured cocoon
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt announces National Design Awards winners 2014
MIT Media Lab’s shape-shifting table top is “equivalent to the invention of painting”
MVRDV-designed penthouse will feature a private elevator for cars
Disney Research unveils technique to 3D print any object as a speaker
West Virginia treehouse by Mithun hosts the American boy scouts’ Jamboree
Neon mirrors by Phillip K Smith III created glowing beacons at Coachella
Water treatment facility by Skylab Architecture features a roof of grass-covered fins
Lasvit’s new lighting collections “combine craftsmanship with advanced technology”
Nendo reimagines the Navy Chair to create new stool for Emeco
Gehry and Foster unveil designs for Battersea Power Station redevelopment
Bjarke Ingels unveils “BIG Maze” for Washington’s National Building Museum
