Architects have expressed optimism over the recent election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, citing his campaign's focus on housing and the environment. More about "Tremendous enthusiasm" among architects for Zohran Mamdani
The Rhode Island School of Design has launched Loop Lab, a pilot initiative that transforms the school's own waste into raw materials for students to reuse and reimagine. More about RISD's Loop Lab transforms its own waste streams into raw materials
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Snøhetta's expansion to the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Snøhetta's "exceptionally detailed" Dartmouth arts centre extension
Eames chairs reupholstered with a denim-mycelium hybrid textile and mycelium fibre encased in an acrylic coffee table have been showcased in a biomaterials exhibition in New York City. More about New York exhibition "reimagines the home" using furniture made of biomaterials
Brooklyn-based studio nArchitects has designed two waterfront park pavilions that address the conditions of flood-prone sites along the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey, USA. More about nArchitects designs twin park pavilions on either side of the Hudson River
Design gallery The Future Perfect has opened its fourth location in a landmarked 1920s building in Miami's Little Haiti, which is rumoured to be one of the city's "most haunted residences". More about The Future Perfect opens Miami design gallery at "haunted" Villa Paula
The concrete-clad Princeton University Art Museum has opened in New Jersey, USA, the first major project designed by British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye to open since he was accused of sexual misconduct. More about Adjaye Associates-designed Princeton University Art Museum opens
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing details of Trump's White House plans as the US president finishes demolishing the East Wing to construct a ballroom. More about "How many more monuments to Trump's implacable vanity can we expect?" asks commenter
A mix of earthy and industrial materials form the Alta North Residence, which was designed by US firm Prospect Studio to embrace its rural Wyoming setting and embody a sense of unity "between people and the landscape they inhabit". More about Prospect Studio clads remote Wyoming house in timber and weathering steel
On Tuesday, US president Donald Trump fired the six remaining members of independent federal agency the Commission of Fine Arts, a group of architects and urban planners meant to review projects such as the planned triumphal arch. More about Trump fires remaining members of the Commission of Fine Arts
Photography from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has revealed progress on the new international terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport, part of a wider project to transform the complex. More about Photos reveal progress on largest terminal at John F Kennedy airport
Architecture studio BIG has announced a milestone in the ongoing construction of parks along the East River in New York with a timber-clad building with built-in solar infrastructure. More about BIG completes solar education centre for renewed East River park in New York
An exposed mass-timber structure designed to resemble a tree gives a "distinct architectural identity" to this Harvard University student centre, designed by American architecture firm Studio Gang. More about Studio Gang exposes mass-timber structure of Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard
International architecture studio Snøhetta has completed an expansion to the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College, fitting two new cubic volumes onto an existing 1960s building. More about Buildings become "dance partners" at Snøhetta's Dartmouth arts centre extension
Toronto architecture studio Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has designed modular and tech-oriented office furniture for Canadian company Teknion's Advanced Concepts 2.0 exhibition. More about Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates "near-future tech" furniture for Teknion
American architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed an expansion to the Miami flagship store of jewellery brand Cartier, which has a bulbous facade informed by a vintage Cartier piece. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro wraps Cartier Miami in glass for "sense of mystique"
Texas studio Lake Flato Architects has created a library with a porch-like scheme, featuring mass-timber elements and a designated space for children, outside of Austin, Texas, USA. More about Lake Flato Architects evokes "feeling of being on a porch" at Texas library
Nike has released early concept designs of its battery-powered Project Amplify anklet that adheres to a person's lower leg to give them a motorised "boost" while running or walking. More about Nike developing "second set of calf muscles" with motor-assisted running device
A countertop made entirely from recycled plastic anchors this colourful bar in Denver, Colorado, designed and co-owned by local studio Wunder Werkz. More about Wunder Werkz chooses "humble materials" for Semiprecious bar in Denver
Architecture studio ZGF and Whiting-Turner have renovated a training facility used by the NFL team the Baltimore Ravens, using the American football team's moniker as a driving design concept. More about ZGF and Whiting-Turner upgrade Baltimore Ravens training facility