Atlanta design studio Blur Workshop has renovated the lobby, amenity spaces and suites of W Austin, adding rich textures and jewel tones as an homage to the city's outdoor and music culture. More about Blur Workshop overhauls W Austin with colourful interiors informed by local culture
San Francisco design studio Mike and Maaike has developed the wood-and-metal Rolly bar cart to express "geometric purity" and fun in furniture design. More about Mike and Maaike creates rolling bar cart from four congruent circles
Local design studio New Affiliates has released renderings of Canyon, a museum and cultural venue located in a former commercial building in the Lower East Side that will feature a massive atrium. More about New Affiliates to convert New York commercial space into creative "town square"
California architect Nick Polansky used redwood decking to clad a barge and topped it with recycled shipping containers to create the Fjord floating sauna in San Francisco Bay, USA. More about Floating sauna made from shipping containers installed in California
Local architecture studio Lo Design has created a condominium building in Philadelphia with a bevelled roofline and interior courtyards to maximise daylight for residents inside and outside of the building. More about Lo Design slots metal buildings into brownstone backyard in Philadelphia
Local studio Alterstudio Architecture has balanced the wood and stone-clad City Park Residence on a sloped site overlooking Austin, Texas, USA. More about Alterstudio Architecture suspends U-shaped Austin house on sloped site
Photographer Iwan Baan has captured images of the curving Los Angeles County Museum of Art expansion by architect Peter Zumthor, which is complete after more than 20 years and ready to be filled with art ahead of its 2026 opening. More about Photos reveal Peter Zumthor's LACMA museum ahead of opening
A white concrete dome punctured by porthole-like windows shelters this holiday home in California, designed by Ukrainian designer and builder Anastasiya Dudik. More about Domed home in California is designed to feel both "ancient and otherworldly"
Italian architect Mirtilla Alliata di Montereale has completed a residence in Joshua Tree with walls tinted in shades of blue to echo the changing desert sky. More about Mirtilla Alliata di Montereale creates Casa Azzurra desert retreat in California
New York and Portland-based Studio Proba has collaborated with footwear brand Hoka on a colourful adult and kids footwear series with shoes designed to be "a wearable piece of art". More about Studio Proba collaborates with Hoka on colourful sneaker series
New York-based Nik Bentel Studio has created a pair of handbags with speaker and mixer functions that, when used together, create a portable DJ set-up for performing on the go. More about Nik Bentel Studio integrates DJ equipment in acrylic handbags
Danish architecture studio BIG and American studio HNTB have broken ground on its layered Las Vegas stadium for the Major League Baseball team the Athletics, which will be the studio's first baseball stadium. More about BIG breaks ground on "Armadillo" stadium for the Las Vegas Athletics
Beverage company Yerba Madre has worked with New York-based design studio Basura to create shoes made out of soil that crumble and spread wildflower seeds as the wearer walks. More about Basura and Yerba Madre create shoes "literally made out of dirt"
A team of researchers at US university Virginia Tech has developed a concept for a 3D-printed, evaporative cooling system made of hollow clay columns that can be filled with sand and water. More about "Ancient cooling techniques" allow 3D-printed partitions to regulate temperature
International architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has lofted a solid aluminium mass on concrete pillars to represent the "weight of valor" for a museum dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients in Arlington, Texas, USA. More about Rafael Viñoly Architects lofts monolithic metal volume for military museum in Texas
American car manufacturer Tesla has launched its Robotaxi autonomous car service in Austin, Texas, offering test rides with a safety monitor present during trips. More about Tesla launches robotaxi service in Austin with Model Y cars
Los Angeles studio OWIU Design has renovated the ranch of influencer Remi Ishizuka near Austin, Texas, where the studio's minimalist Asian aesthetic merges with the farmhouse-style property. More about OWIU Design imbues Texas ranch house with Japanese minimalism
Norwegian studio Saunders Architecture has completed a mountaintop visitor centre in northern Maine, USA that celebrates the region's Indigenous peoples. More about Saunders Architecture designs remote visitor centre for Maine monument
New York studio Robert AM Stern Architects has completed an academic building for Georgetown University in Washington DC featuring installations by American designer Maya Lin. More about RAMSA and Maya Lin collaborate on metal-clad Washington DC building
New York design studio Standard Issue has collaborated with American furniture company MillerKnoll to showcase over 300 pieces of furniture at an archive located at the brand's Michigan headquarters. More about MillerKnoll balances "the iconic and the unexpected" at archive in Michigan