Coworking company Beauty Shoppe has created a space for collaborative work with a public cafe in Cleveland, Ohio, as part of its growing number of co-working projects. More about Beauty Shoppe furnishes Cleveland co-working space with local products
The American Institute of Architects has denounced a US government proposal that could allow the manufacture of new asbestos products, following a significant backlash from the architecture community at-large. More about AIA demands "blanket ban" on asbestos following new EPA regulation
Design, Bitches co-founders Catherine Johnson and Rebecca Rudolph explain their idea to create a park that brings different activities together in unusual ways in our latest P.O.D.System Architecture movie. More about Design, Bitches envisions assortment of pavilions for new park concept
Moveable, folding and expandable furnishings turn the lounge of this 33-square-metre New York apartment into a master bedroom, or a dining room for 10 dinner guests. More about Tiny New York apartment by Graham Hill "functions like one twice its size"
The City of Angels has long been associated with grand residences and over-the-top villas built for the glitterati. Here's a selection of lavish LA pads from the Dezeen archives. More about 10 Los Angeles mansions fit for the rich and famous
A scratchable slide, rope for clawing and a see-through perch all make up this jungle gym for cats, which features in a collection of feline furniture curated by US company Tuft + Paw. More about Tuft + Paw launches "the ultimate playground for cats"
Architecture firm BIG has released plans to build a major complex in an industrial neighbourhood of Miami, combining housing, offices, a school and urban farming. More about BIG reveals Miami Produce Center raised on stilts above former warehouses
Phoenix studio Wendell Burnette Architects has completed a dwelling in central Arizona that follows the contours of its rugged desert site and provides vistas of the surrounding peaks. More about Wendell Burnette places Hidden Valley Desert House among forest of cacti
This pair of gabled structures, built from weathering steel by Cohesion Studio, can be rented by visitors in the California desert. More about Gabled metal Folly cabins provide glamping site in Joshua Tree
In the first of our Spirit of the City talks held at creative space A/D/O, designers discussed the creative scene in New York, and their experiences of living and working in the city. More about Watch the first of Dezeen's Spirit of the City talks in Brooklyn
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects' vast transit hub in downtown San Francisco will eventually connect 11 regional, state and national public transport modes, and is topped with a public park. More about Pelli Clarke Pelli's Salesforce Transit Center opens in San Francisco
The Space Needle observation tower in Seattle has reopened to the public following an extensive overhaul by American firm Olson Kundig Architects, which involved adding "the world's first and only revolving glass floor". More about Olson Kundig completes major renovation of Seattle's Space Needle
US design studio Davidson Rafailidis has retained peeling paintwork, uneven concrete flooring and rough wooden beams while converting a garage in Buffalo, New York, into a live-work space. More about Davidson Rafailidis turns 1920s garage in Buffalo into combined home and workshop
American studio Tighe Architecture has created a sculptural residence on a tree-studded hillside in Los Angeles that is wrapped in plaster and large stretches of glass. More about Facets and curves form exterior of Hollywood Hills House by Tighe Architecture
The open floors of a 117-year-old, run-down factory in Des Moines, Iowa, have been transformed into offices by Neumann Monson Architects. More about Neumann Monson converts century-old Iowa factory into offices
Los Angeles designer Sean Knibb has renovated a mid-century hotel in Austin, adding textured surfaces and pale pink accents to update the guest facilities. More about Mid-century tower becomes Line Austin hotel with interiors by Sean Knibb
A swinging door at the back of a ramen restaurant in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighbourhood reveals a tiny Japanese-style speakeasy, designed by architect Arnold Cheung. More about The Hidden Pearl is a tiny bar tucked behind a Brooklyn ramen shop
An exhibit of furniture by American artist Donald Judd is on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, accompanied by a guide with photographs of his New York and Marfa studios. More about SFMOMA showcases Donald Judd's minimal furniture
California firm OPA has completed a house for the rolling desert landscape of Nevada, with slanted zinc-clad sections intended to appear as an extension of the terrain. More about Shapeshifter House by OPA emerges from Nevada site as a "desert mirage"
Nike is testing a host of tech-driven shopping features at a new store in Los Angeles, as part of the sports brand's major plans to "disrupt" retail. More about "Retail is not dead, but boring retail is dead" according to Nike