A metal brise-soleil and a sculptural rooftop block allow a new performing arts centre by Tennessee studio Archimania to stand out in a revitalised district in Midtown Memphis. More about Copper screen stretches across front of Memphis ballet school by Archimania
Los Angeles studio Design, Bitches has evoked "old-school Miami" at this restaurant in Nashville using pastel colours, planting and plenty of natural light. More about Design, Bitches decorates Little Octopus restaurant in Nashville with sherbet shades
Next up in our series looking at houses from each American state, we're venturing south to Tennessee, where some of the best homes include a timber-framed farmhouse and a tall home squeezed onto a tight site in Memphis. More about Five of the best houses in Tennessee on Dezeen
This four-storey dwelling in Tennessee by US studio Archimania consists of rectilinear forms clad in an array of materials, including weathering steel and charred wood. More about Archimania creates tall family home overlooking train tracks in Memphis
Tennessee studio Archimania paired modern wooden elements with "gritty concrete and textured brick" at this higher-education facility, which is housed within a former industrial building that sat abandoned for years. More about Archimania transforms part of historic Memphis warehouse into teacher training centre
American studio BarberMcMurry Architects used ample glazing and a see-through carport to help strengthen this Knoxville home's connection to the scenic landscape. More about BarberMcMurry orients Tennessee home towards unobstructed river views
The front facade of this family home in Tennessee by Hastings Architectural Associates comprises a monolithic concrete wall and weathering steel panels. More about Monolithic concrete and steel wall fronts Nashville residence by Hastings
Memphis-based firm Designshop has added orange accents to the protruding window shades of this house in Tennessee, bringing pops of colour to its otherwise grey and white facades (+ slideshow). More about Designshop uses metal and brick to clad rural Tennessee home
Nestled into a grove of mature trees in the Tennessee countryside, this timber-framed farmhouse features a sheltered swimming pool and a large porch where residents can look out over gently rolling fields (+ slideshow). More about Old Briar is a Tennessee farmhouse for a family relocating from Chicago