Doug Aitken's mirrored balloon New Horizon flies over Massachusetts
American artist Doug Aitken has created a mirrored hot air balloon to travel across rural landscapes of Massachusetts this summer. More
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Tucker Viemeister designs ElectionGuard ballot machine to make voting more secure
American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has teamed up with software giant Microsoft to build an electronic voting machine that could boost security of paper ballots. More
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Atlanta breakfast joint Pancake Social draws on simplicity of Scandinavian design
Atlanta studio NO Architecture has teamed pale woods and white accents with retro tiles and gingham print inside this all-day breakfast eatery in the city. More
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Geometric lights, tropical wood and greenery accent Elda bar in San Francisco
Caribbean funk and traditional Mexican architecture provided Californian studio ROY with the design cues for this cocktail lounge and eatery in San Francisco. More
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Pembrooke & Ives deconstructs interior design for Uncrated Curated exhibit in New York
Shipping crates, pallet racks and boxes form display cases in this exhibition at R & Company gallery in New York City, which was created by local interior design firm Pembrooke & Ives. More
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SPF Architects designed The Line Lofts in Hollywood to enhance apartment living
This urban residential building by Californian firm SPF Architects features design strategies to eliminate a sense of repetition or homogeneity – qualities that can make apartment living "relatively unpleasant". More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré bundles logs to form roof of Tippet Rise Art Center pavilion
Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré used sick and dead trees to build this pavilion at the Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana, USA. More
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Hubris Atë Nemesis installation curves up Maine contemporary art gallery
Curvy and bent wooden strips are laid out to resemble a wave in this installation in Maine, created by local designers Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B Nguyen. More
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Ryan Leidner adds minimal extension to San Francisco saloon building
Californian architect Ryan Leidner has slotted a garden in between a renovated 19th-century residence in San Francisco's Mission district and its minimal extension to the rear. More
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Carpenter + Mason fuses Japanese and industrial elements for Brooklyn Kura sake bar
A colourful geometric wall provides a strong contrast to this otherwise stark sake bar and brewery in Brooklyn's Industry City, designed by local studio Carpenter + Mason. More
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Lunar festival informed Studio Tack's design of Tsukimi restaurant in New York
Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has used white oak panelling, antiqued glass mirrors and alabaster lights to create a classy yet cosy atmosphere in this small Japanese restaurant in New York City. More
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Five polycarbonate volumes form Harvard University's ArtLab by Barkow Leibinger
Architecture firm Barkow Leibinger has covered this experimental arts hub at Harvard University in polycarbonate panels to make it illuminate like a "lightbox at night". More
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Fernando Mastrangelo designs Ridge Collection to evoke mountain ranges
A rippled table and a crackled mirror feature in this new series of work by Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo. More
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Kanye West is building Star Wars-themed housing for the homeless
Kanye West's prefabricated affordable Yeezy Home units take inspiration from the Star Wars films and might be used as underground homeless housing. More
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Seven projects by architect Philip Freelon that champion diversity and inclusion
African American architect Philip Freelon passed away yesterday following a career dedicated to projects that celebrate black culture in the US. We've rounded up seven highlights. More
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Philip Freelon, "the most significant African American architect in recent history", dies aged 66
Philip Freelon, the architect behind major cultural projects across the US, including Washington DC's National Museum of African American History and San Francisco's Museum of the African Diaspora, has passed away. More
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Pedro & Juana builds spiky "junglescape" in MoMA PS1 courtyard
Thousands of wooden spikes cover scaffolding to form this pavilion that Mexico City studio Pedro & Juana has built to host the MoMA PS1's summer music series. More
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Garrett Benisch designs Sum Waste pen derived from human sewage
Pratt Institute graduate Garrett Benisch has proposed using biosolids, the organic matter derived from treated sewage, to produce a compostable ballpoint pen and its ink. More
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19th-century schoolhouse, convent and church become Hotel Peter and Paul in New Orleans
US firms StudioWTA and ASH NYC have transformed a church, rectory, convent, and a school in New Orleans into boutique accommodation. More
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Work in Use designs exercise equipment from fine materials
A gymnastics balance beam, rubber blocks and brass weights are among this collection of high-end gym equipment, designed by Rhode Island studio Work in Use. More
