American firm Lake Flato Architects has completed a family retreat on Long Island that consists of three barn-like structures wrapped in cedar and constructed using prefabricated timber elements. More about Lake Flato Architects looks to barns for design of North Fork house
Unprotected modernist houses are at risk of demolition as land often holds greater value than architectural heritage, says conservation group Docomomo US in response to actor Chris Pratt tearing down a home by architect Craig Ellwood. More about Chris Pratt's destruction of Ellwood house in LA symptom of "systemic problems"
New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. More about Leong Leong transforms 1970s Los Angeles ranch house into "suburban sanctuary"
US studio Michael Hennessey Architecture has revitalised an ageing suburban house near San Francisco, adding black cladding and bright finishes to form a family home that bridges the past, present and future. More about Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal
Wendell Burnette Architects used Corten steel to clad a cabin in Arizona designed to capture views while disappearing into the landscape like a "dark shadow". More about Telescope House by Wendell Burnette offers framed views of Sedona
US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. More about CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper
Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is "designed to be overlooked". More about MW Works designs Longbranch house to blend with forest setting
US studio Boyd Architects has wrapped a house in standing seam metal and pine boards and articulated each form with a vernacular hip roof in Summerville, South Carolina. More about Boyd Architects creates monolithic-metal forms for South Carolina residence
US studio Tall Architects has created a cabin that has two stacked gabled forms that are rotated into an X-shape and clad in corrugated metal near a river in southern Alabama. More about Tall Architects wraps X-shaped Alabama cabin in black metal
US studio The Ranch Mine has completed a house in Arizona clad in wood and weathering steel that includes a tall volume that can "serve as a sentinel for potential forest fires". More about The Ranch Mine adds steel-clad lookout tower to Arizona house
US architecture studio Kendle Design Collaborative has designed an accessory building for a family home with a metal roof extension meant to frame an outdoor garden while "celebrating the Arizona sky". More about Kendle Design clads Arizona "micro building" in weathering steel
A curvy canopy with a rooftop reflecting pool is among the standout features at a Long Island house designed by US studios Steven Harris Architects and Rees Roberts & Partners to embrace its sand-dune setting. More about Rectilinear and sculptural forms converge at Bridgehampton Beach House
An irregular roofline and pale pink walls feature on the exterior of a multi-generational co-living complex in New England that architecture studio French 2D hopes can "serve as a replicable model" in the country. More about Massachusetts co-living building by French 2D is model for "alternative American housing"
Architecture firm Studio Bower has created a wood-clad extension for a 1940s cottage that preserves the house's charm and has interiors like a "generous treehouse". More about Studio Bower creates gabled annexe for Washington DC residence
This pine-clad home on a forested hillside was designed by US studio Robert Young Architects to provide immersive views of nature and to offer "a sense of optimism" for a family experiencing loss. More about Robert Young Architects designs Virginia Treehouse around a family's experience of loss
Breeze-block walls and a roof cutout for a palm tree are among the special features at an Arizona house designed by The Ranch Mine, which took cues from a mid-century modern dwelling across the street. More about The Ranch Mine creates White Dates house for desert site in Phoenix
This exclusive video produced by Dezeen features The Perch, architect Nicole Blair's elevated house extension in Austin, which was designed to maximise living space. More about Video reveals Austin guesthouse perched above existing family bungalow
Local studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has completed a house clad in limestone bricks and hemlock siding overlooking a nature preserve in Austin. More about Michael Hsu Office of Architecture rounds the corners of limestone Austin residence
American firms Studio J Jih and Figure have overhauled a historic house in Boston, which now revolves around a sculptural "hairpin" staircase influenced by the twists and turns of mountain roads. More about Figure and Studio J Jih perform "stair gymnastics" inside Boston rowhouse
California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. More about Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper