USA
Studio Cadena’s Happy installation brightens Flatiron plaza in New York
MIT engineers complete world’s first flight of plane with no moving parts
Coalesse launches Sistema Lounge System in North America
Apparatus designs Los Angeles showroom to resemble moody paintings
Hay’s first US store opens in Portland
Mark Cavagnero creates concrete Chapel for Saint Mary’s in California
Former industrial site in Queens transformed into Hunter’s Point South Park
Pool house by Ro Rockett Design offers views of California wine country
David Beckham’s Miami football stadium backed by public vote
“Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely”
Amazon confirms New York and Virginia for HQ2, sparking protests
Photographs by Denise Scott Brown on view in New York
10 tableware designs for serving Thanksgiving dinner
Shigeru Ban proposes trio of pyramids for Kentucky Owl whiskey distillery
Foster + Partners releases photos of Apple’s Steve Jobs Theater Pavilion
Coinmine device introduces novices to cryptocurrency
The Met announces $70 million renovation of Africa, Oceania and Americas galleries
Zaha Hadid Architects opens pop-up gallery in New York City
Studio Gang reveals undulating Kō’ula luxury tower for Hawaii
Daniel Libeskind’s Rockefeller Christmas tree star sparkles with Swarovski crystal spikes
MVRDV’s Radio Tower & Hotel for New York constitutes colourful Lego-like blocks
“Whole chunks of our environment are being privatised” says Silicon States author Lucie Greene
“Nowhere did the heritage of the Bauhaus find ground as fertile as in America”
