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Herzog & de Meuron's Pérez Art Museum creates new "vernacular" for Miami

Design Miami 2013: here's a preview of the nearly completed Pérez Art Museum Miami by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, which opens tomorrow to coincide with the Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach collectors' fairs, and which suggests a new "kind of vernacular" for the city according to Jacques Herzog (+ slideshow + photography is by Iwan Baan). More about Herzog & de Meuron's Pérez Art Museum creates new "vernacular" for Miami

Bowstring Truss House turns a warehouse with a spectacular roof into a home

Oregon architects Works Partnership Architecture converted a warehouse in Portland into a home and studio by punching skylights through the preserved bowstring truss roof and inserting living quarters within timber-clad boxes (+ slideshow). More about Bowstring Truss House turns a warehouse with a spectacular roof into a home

Lucid Stead installation by Phillip K Smith III makes a desert cabin appear transparent

American artist Phillip K Smith III has added mirrors to the walls of a desert shack in California to create the illusion that you can see right through the building (+ movie). More about Lucid Stead installation by Phillip K Smith III makes a desert cabin appear transparent

Google's colourful Madrid headquarters by Jump Studios

Colour-coded meeting rooms and private workspaces are tucked behind wooden arches at the Google offices in Madrid by London practice Jump Studios (+ slideshow). More about Google's colourful Madrid headquarters by Jump Studios

"The world can be saved through design" says Kanye West

News: rapper Kanye West has continued his architectural manifesto by telling students at Harvard University that "everything needs to actually be architected". More about "The world can be saved through design" says Kanye West

Pinterest's San Francisco headquarters by All of the Above and First Office

The new San Francisco headquarters for photo-sharing website Pinterest is housed in a converted warehouse filled with two-storey white volumes. More about Pinterest's San Francisco headquarters by All of the Above and First Office

One World Trade Center named tallest skyscraper in western hemisphere

News: One World Trade Center in New York has been officially declared tallest building in the western hemisphere, following a debate over whether the spire can contribute to its overall height. More about One World Trade Center named tallest skyscraper in western hemisphere

Fox Head Inc offices arranged like a city street by Clive Wilkinson Architects

An angular red corridor at the entrance to these offices for a motocross apparel company in California by Clive Wilkinson Architects leads to a corridor designed like a city street, with trees, benches and offices arranged off smaller side streets (+ slideshow). More about Fox Head Inc offices arranged like a city street by Clive Wilkinson Architects

Unbuilt Frank Lloyd Wright house realised 74 years after it was designed

News: a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939 but never built has been realised 74 years later at the campus of Florida Southern College. More about Unbuilt Frank Lloyd Wright house realised 74 years after it was designed

Apple reveals latest Mac Pro launch date

News: Apple has announced that its latest Mac Pro desktop computer will be available worldwide from December, after the sale of its predecessor was banned in the EU earlier this year due to safety regulations. More about Apple reveals latest Mac Pro launch date