American studio Faulkner Architects has transformed a rustic building in northern California into a simple dwelling sheathed in salvaged redwood and weathering steel. More about Faulkner Architects converts barn in California's wine country into minimal bunkhouse
New York interior designer Sasha Bikoff has designed furniture that takes cues from looks in Versace's old fashion campaigns for an exhibition in Miami. More about Sasha Bikoff references 1990s Versace campaigns for Design Miami exhibit
A banana taped to a wall by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was removed from its display at Art Basel Miami Beach after "several uncontrollable crowd movements", including someone eating it. More about Maurizio Cattelan's 0,000 banana removed from display
American firm LOHA has unveiled plans for an affordable housing complex in Los Angeles, comprising stacks of shipping containers arranged on a triangular site near a busy highway interchange. More about LOHA designs affordable housing complex for difficult site in Los Angeles
Childcare subscription app Brella has opened its first space in Los Angeles, comprising play areas, a co-working space and yoga classes. More about Two mothers open Brella to offer flexible childcare in Los Angeles
Plywood is used to make cabinets, nooks and dividers inside this olive green retail store in Lower Manhattan that Brooklyn studio ABA has designed for London streetwear brand Maharishi. More about Green plywood cabinets outfit Maharishi store in New York City
Daniel Libeskind's Swarovski star tops the Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree for a second year. In this interview with Dezeen, the architect says the design, like much of his work, is strongly influenced by his experience as an immigrant. More about "I thought about the immigrants because I'm one of those immigrants," says Daniel Libeskind
Following protests about working conditions at well-known museums – like the Marciano Art Foundation and MoMA – Mimi Zeiger says it's time to address architecture's relationship to unfair labour practices. More about "We must recognise the workers who make museum-going a smooth architectural experience"
A rooftop deck, an overhauled kitchen and ample glazing are among the notable features in a 50-year-old dwelling in Washington that has been renovated by US firm Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape. More about Wittman Estes brightens up 1960s home in the Pacific Northwest
German artists Elmgreen and Dragset have installed a sculpture that looks like an U-shaped swimming pool outside the Miami Beach Convention Center. More about Elmgreen and Dragset builds a bent swimming pool in Miami
Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich has created sand-covered sculptures of 66 cars and trucks, which he has arranged to resemble a traffic jam on Miami Beach in a bid to raise awareness of the climate-change crisis. More about Artist Leandro Erlich creates sand-covered traffic jam on Miami beach
British practice Heatherwick Studio has designed a glass lobby to link its High Line-straddling condo towers with a scooped roof that "barely touches" the park above. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils glass lobby joining High Line condos Lantern House
Architecture firms Diamond Schmitt and Tod Williams Billie Tsien have revealed plans to redesign David Geffen Hall at New York's Lincoln Center, two years after Heatherwick Studio's overhaul was scrapped. More about Tod Williams Billie Tsien teams with Diamond Schmitt for redesign of New York Philharmonic concert hall
With activities kicking off in Miami for this year's art week, including Art Basel and Design Miami, we've selected the exhibitions and installations not-to-be missed, including an inflatable bubble gallery and a sand-covered traffic jam. More about Five installations at Miami art week 2019
Architecture studio Hou de Sousa has built three volumes, constructed rebar and covered in bright cords, to form "gateways, apertures and seating" in front of New York City's Flatiron Building for this holiday season. More about Hou de Sousa wraps rebar in colourful string for installation outside New York's Flatiron Building
New York City has introduced a bill that will rank and grade large buildings according to energy efficiency. More about New York City buildings to receive "energy efficiency grade" in 2020
New York studio Dean Works has reorganised a former studio apartment in Brooklyn around a multi-functional plywood volume that forms arches, walls and cabinets. More about Plywood cabinetry makes the most of space in Brooklyn Loft for couple with two dogs
White quartz, Venetian plaster and various types of wood feature in this bright and airy tea shop, designed by architecture firm New Practice Studio. More about New Practice Studio infuses Manhattan tea house with natural materials and Asian motifs
Dezeen promotion: design company Luminaire is hosting an exhibition at its Miami Design District showroom featuring works by industrial designer Konstantin Grcic, architect and designer Piero Lissoni and fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester. More about Luminaire to exhibit works by Konstantin Grcic and Piero Lissoni during Design Miami
The current way architecture is critiqued and presented at biennials and exhibitions is ugly, but it doesn't need to be, argues Aaron Betsky. More about "We have to do better than ugliness and incoherence. We can be woke and good designers as well"