Eight buildings by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, including his iconic Fallingwater house and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. More about Eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Members' club Soho House has extended and updated the outdoor areas of its outpost in Dumbo, Brooklyn with vibrant colours that take cues from the work of Luis Barragán. More about Soho House extends Dumbo House in Brooklyn with colourful rooftop
Attorney Kristen Pennessi has designed this boutique hotel in Greenport Village, Long Island, as a modern reference to the area's fishing and whaling heritage. More about The Menhaden hotel offers salute to maritime heritage of Long Island
US firm Tres Birds Workshop has topped a Japanese restaurant in Denver, Colorado with a greenhouse featuring soil-free growing towers. More about Urban Denver building by Tres Birds houses a Japanese restaurant and aeroponic greenhouse
A suite of historic buildings across the US have been given new life as boutique hotels. We've rounded up five that would be ideal for whiling away the long Fourth of July weekend. More about Five boutique American hotels in buildings with storied pasts
Nike has pulled a special-edition Fourth of July trainer that features an old version of the American flag on its heel, as it may "detract from the nation's patriotic holiday". More about Nike pulls trainers that feature early US flag
Charred wood, lead shingles and molten glass are among the materials used by artist Anders Ruhwald to transform a vacant Detroit apartment building into a public art installation that acts as a memorial. More about Anders Ruhwald converts abandoned Detroit building into all-black installation
OMA New York is turning a historic post office in Houston, Texas into a complex featuring arts and music venues, workspaces and "one of the world's largest rooftop parks and farms". More about OMA to transform Houston post office into entertainment complex
US firms SHoP Architects and Ken Smith Workshop have turned a sliver of land along the East River into an ecological park featuring gardens, a faceted metal screen and a rocky beach that serves as habitat for mussels. More about SHoP and Ken Smith convert Manhattan's Pier 35 into an eco park
The plastic-wrapped Serpentine Pavilion designed by Spanish firm SelgasCano has been rebuilt in Los Angeles as an events space for British co-working company Second Home. More about SelgasCano's Serpentine Pavilion opens in Los Angeles
A long, low bar and a tall stone volume make up this holiday home, which Mexican firm Saavedra Arquitectos has nestled into a woody hillside. More about Saavedra Arquitectos creates "brutal" stone tower for Luzia House in Mexico
American architecture firm Studio Rick Joy has designed a waterfront New England residence with an expansive roof and dramatic wood ceilings inside. More about Studio Rick Joy tops Bayhouse in New England with a massive slate roof
New York City design studio Pelle has created lights that pop through incisions in painted canvas surfaces. More about Pelle's Incise Paintings feature glass bulbs peeking out of slits of painted canvas
Atlanta architect Alexander Wu chose one of the city's smallest properties to build this home for his family. More about Alexander Wu designs himself a house on tiny plot in Atlanta
Pelli Clarke Pelli has revealed plans to build an office tower in Boston with a folded glass facade that resembles a "dramatic theatrical curtain". More about Pelli Clarke Pelli unveils folded glass One Congress tower in Boston
Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled a plans to renovate and extend a mid-century arts and performance complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. More about Snøhetta reveals masterplan for 1960s Blaisdell Center in Honolulu
The New York branch of architecture firm OMA has unveiled its design for the extension to the city's SANAA-designed New Museum. More about OMA designs angular extension for SANAA's New Museum in Manhattan
A 19th-century building in New York's East Village has been given a new lease on life as the headquarters of female-focused co-working club The Wing. More about The Wing transforms 1850s building in New York's East Village into company headquarters
Snøhetta, Rapt Studio and Kelly Wearstler are among eight architecture and design studios that have redesigned Max Lamb's Last Stool for Swedish furniture brand Hem to raise funds for affordable housing in Los Angeles. More about Architects including Snøhetta and Rapt Studio hack Hem's Last Stool for LA-Más charity raffle
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to build a timber boathouse on Manhattan's Harlem River for a non-profit that teaches local teens to row. More about Foster + Partners reveals New York City boathouse featuring zigzag roof