California studio Nwankpa Design has transformed a room in a family house into a colourful, private space for a mother to work, breastfeed and exercise. More about Nwankpa Design creates compact, colourful sanctuary for working mom in LA
American studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has completed a series of asymmetrical, angular buildings for an Arkansas school backed by the founders of retail giant Walmart. More about Marlon Blackwell's Thaden School buildings are rooted in Arkansas vernacular architecture
Architect registration boards in the UK and USA have signed a draft agreement to enable mutual recognition of architecture credentials between the two nations. More about US and UK reach agreement on reciprocal licensing for architects
American architecture studio Gensler has completed the Fifth + Tillery office in Austin, Texas, which uses a canopy of photovoltaic panels to create shade for the plaza and roof terrace. More about Gensler uses solar-panel canopy to shade mass-timber Texas office
California studio OWIU has revamped the interior of a 1950s home, adding elements that were inspired by traditional Japanese inns to create a peaceful environment. More about OWIU creates tranquil environment in mid-century LA home
The Ranch Mine has completed a low-slung, minimalist home in Arizona's Paradise Valley, drawing cues from a style of house that was popular in the 1930s. More about The Ranch Mine optimises Arizona home for indoor-outdoor living
Colleen Healey Architecture has restored and expanded an early 20th-century carriage house on an unusual lot in Maryland by placing black stucco and colourful panels on the facade. More about Colleen Healey adorns restored Maryland carriage house with colourful facades
Chicago-based Studio Gang has broken ground on a residential project in San Francisco that forms part of the Mission Rock development, which includes skyscrapers by MVRDV and Henning Larsen. More about Construction begins on Studio Gang's glazed ceramic-clad skyscraper in San Francisco
Architecture studio CLB Architects took cues from Swiss chalets and vernacular design to create a spacious family retreat near a ski resort in the American West. More about Four Pines is a Wyoming home clad in cedar and local stone
Colorado-based Prometheus Materials has developed masonry blocks from a low-carbon cement-like material grown from micro-algae. More about Prometheus Materials uses algae-based cement to make masonry blocks
LA-based Yazdani Studio has broken ground on the Resnick Sustainability Resource Center at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena that will incorporate mass timber. More about Yazdani Studio designs mass-timber sustainability research centre for Caltech
Blackened wood facades, a central cube for sleeping and meditation, and light-filled rooms feature in a California home that was designed by US architects Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung for art-loving clients. More about Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung create a "home within a house" in Los Angeles
Materials intended to blend with the natural landscape and interior finishes made from a single tree feature in a wood-clad home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina designed by American studio Harding Huebner. More about Harding Huebner perches Nova Residence on sloped site in North Carolina
Architecture studio ODA has unveiled its design for the two-skyscraper Ombelle development in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which will be wrapped in a steel grid described by the architects as an exoskeleton. More about ODA designs tapered skyscrapers wrapped in steel grid in Fort Lauderdale
US architecture studio Norman Kelley used materials such as brass and polished quartz to update the lobby in a 1980s skyscraper designed by John Burgee and Philip Johnson. More about Norman Kelley refreshes lobby of postmodern Chicago skyscraper
In this week's comments update, readers are debating US senator Ted Cruz's suggestion that redesigning schools could prevent mass shootings, and discussing other top stories. More about Commenter says school shootings "are not a design problem"
Continuing our series exploring deconstructivist architecture we look at Gehry House, architect Frank Gehry's radical extension to his home in Santa Monica, California. More about Gehry House extension seems to "emerge from the inside of the house"
Architecture firm LOHA used "material layering" to create a light-filled workspace in California for photographers, videographers and other creatives involved in brand imaging for sportswear brand Nike. More about LOHA utilizes "material layering" for Nike Icon Studios building in Los Angeles
Architecture and interior design studio Frederick Tang Architecture (FTA) has updated Moxi, a wellness studio and acupuncture centre in Soho, New York by re-arranging its interiors around an expansive oval skylight. More about Frederick Tang Architecture transforms New York loft into light-filled wellness studio
US senator Ted Cruz has said that schools should be redesigned to have a single door guarded by armed police to prevent further shootings following the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. More about Texas senator proposes design measures to "harden schools" in wake of Uvalde shooting