New York studio REX and architects Front have designed a sunlight-responsive sculpture that would prevent glare from a curved glass tower in Dallas scorching a Renzo Piano-designed museum. More about Surya sunlight-responsive sculpture by REX and Front
New York architecture studio WORKac has reorganised the galleries of the Blaffer Art Museum in Houston, Texas, by adding a glazed entrance pavilion in front (+ slideshow). More about Blaffer Art Museum renovation by WORKac
News: America's first fully digital public library without a single book is set to open this autumn in San Antonio, Texas, and will be based on the design of an Apple store. More about America's first bookless library to open in Texas
New York practice Cooper Joseph Studio was inspired by Mexican beach huts to insert four pyramidal chimneys behind the concrete exterior of this playground pavilion in Dallas, Texas (+ slideshow). More about Webb Chapel Park Pavilion by Cooper Joseph Studio
American firm Morphosis has completed a museum of nature and science in Dallas where visitors begin their tour by taking an escalator journey to the uppermost floor. More about Perot Museum of Nature and Science by Morphosis
A waterfall is one of the features of this cylindrical boathouse in Austin by Texan architects Bercy Chen Studio. More about Shore Vista Boat Dock by Bercy Chen Studio
Rainwater slides down into the central folds of a plunging roof at this Dallas house, draining into a collection tank for reuse. More about UR22 by Vincent Snyder Architects
Architects Cottam Hargrave of Austin have completed a house and studio for a photographer in Austin, Texas. More about Atelier Wong by Cottam Hargrave