A team of researchers at Cornell University led by designer Jenny Sabin is developing a flexible solar material called HelioSkin that is integrated with sun-tracking capabilities similar to the biomechanics of sunflowers. More about Cornell researchers are developing flexible "sun-tracking" material
US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order rescinding the policy of water flow regulation in showerheads passed by previous administrations. More about Donald Trump signs order to "make America's showers great again"
US studio Trahan Architects has revealed America's pavilion for Expo Osaka 2025, a gateway-like structure that combines Japanese and American influences and is centred around a translucent cube. More about "Grand yet minimalistic" USA Expo Osaka pavilion features massive translucent cube
US architecture studio Ayers Saint Gross has created a light-filled visitor center to serve as a gateway for the Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis. More about Ayers Saint Gross embeds plant motifs in Missouri Botanical Garden visitor centre
New York design studio BHDM has renovated a hotel in Sunnyvale, California, leaning into the retro vibe of the 1960s property and introducing a "poolside chic" palette. More about BHDM reinvigorates vintage California hotel with bold colours
The latest newsletter of the US edition of Dezeen Agenda features all the news from the US, including a house based on designs by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, completed in Ohio. Subscribe today! More about Dezeen Agenda US features "an interpretation" of Frank Lloyd Wright's final design
A team of Virginia Tech researchers have developed the Sustainable Art Painting toolkit for kids, which converts food scraps generated by US schools into watercolour paint. More about Virginia Tech designers create kid's toolkit for converting compost into paint
New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority has released a redesigned map of its subway system, which maintains the colours of the prior one while "simplifying" it. More about New York City releases first new subway map in decades
Local studio Bates Masi + Architects has settled a hillside house on a brick base overlooking the seashore in Montauk, New York, USA. More about Bates Masi creates two-toned Navy Beach house in Montauk
Design studio Rios has presented an installation made of timber panels for the International Mass Timber Conference in Oregon, USA, to demonstrate the "innovative potential of mass timber construction". More about Rios creates "spiraling timber coil" Campfire installation from reclaimed wood
Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy of LOHA has created a concrete home in Malibu, USA, to replace a 1980s house he designed for his parents, which was destroyed by a 2018 wildfire. More about Lorcan O'Herlihy creates fire-resistant Trancas House 2.0 in Malibu
Architecture studio Ennead Architects has completed the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum in New Jersey, USA, which is formed of a series of Accoya wood-clad volumes that hug its elevated site. More about Ennead Architects unveils fossil museum in New Jersey quarry
New York City has passed several bills aimed at reducing the nearly 400 miles of scaffolding sheds covering buildings in the city, some of which have been installed for more than five years. More about New York City passes "Get Sheds Down" legislation to reduce city's scaffolding
Design marketplace Basic.Space has launched the first edition of its Design.Space event in Los Angeles, featuring curated collectible design and a full-scale gas station created by French designer Jean Prouvé. More about Inaugural Design.Space event in Los Angeles features Jean Prouvé gas station
US studio OJB Landscape Architecture has released updated designs for a five-acre park surrounding the prospective Freedom Plaza skyscraper complex designed by BIG in New York City. More about OJB designs park for BIG Freedom Plaza skyscraper development in Manhattan
Terracotta tiles are laid in various patterns across the floors and fitting room walls of this golf apparel shop in Carmel-by-the-Sea, designed by LA studio 22RE. More about 22RE outfits Carmel golf store with scalloped walls and tiled floors
New York studio Parts and Labor Design has overhauled a diner in Albany, updating nostalgic design tropes from the archetype to create a contemporary interpretation. More about Parts and Labor Design reimagines the classic American diner in Albany
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has released designs of a solar panel-lined tower for use on the moon as part of a project with NASA and 3D printing studio Branch Technology. More about Foster + Partners designs 50-metre-tall "solar energy tower" for moon infrastructure
American architect David Childs, who designed the One World Trade skyscraper in Manhattan, has passed away in Pelham, New York at age 83. More about American skyscraper architect David Childs dies aged 83
US studio Desai Chia Architecture has merged barn design with "a contemporary sensibility" to create the Clinton Corners House, which features charred cedar facades and a crisp silhouette. More about Desai Chia Architecture creates black gabled house in Upstate New York