A scheme to convert roadways in Phoenix into car-free and plant-filled corridors shaded by woven canopies has won first place in a design competition. More about Blank Studio proposes fibre canopies for sun-drenched Arizona streets
American firm Carney Logan Burke has extended a house in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to provide its residents with a workspace that boasts sweeping views. More about Carney Logan Burke uses rammed earth to build home-office extension
Tall living spaces in this single-storey house close to Jackson, Wyoming, are oriented to make the most of views of the nearby Teton Mountains. More about Fish Creek residence by Dynia captures views of Wyoming mountains
This weekend retreat by American firm Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of rectilinear volumes clad in weathering steel and topped with sloped metal roofs. More about Malcolm Davis creates off-grid retreat in California wine valley
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has created interiors for two new Aesop stores in Florida – one that references the tropical environment of its setting in Miami's Coconut Grove, and a second inside a neoclassical building in Tampa. More about Frida Escobedo designs Aesop stores for Tampa and Coconut Grove in Florida
Minnesota-based firm Alchemy Architects has completed a home in California's Sonoma Valley, which comprises two separate modules that were almost entirely prefabricated before being brought to site. More about Prefabricated weathering-steel boxes form California retreat by Alchemy Architects
A partner at New York agency Pentagram has created the visual identity for an organisation set up to lobby the US government on the controversial tax on menstrual products. More about Pentagram-designed branding aims to help eradicate "tampon tax"
This rustic dwelling by American studio Salmela Architect consists of stacked boxes with dark grey wood walls and white-trimmed windows. More about Cantilevered boxes form lakeside Minnesota cabin by Salmela Architect
Dezeen promotion: The Southern California Institute of Architecture has put out a final call for architecture students to apply to its masters programme in Los Angeles, starting in autumn 2017. More about Final call for architecture students to apply for SCI-Arc's 2017 masters programme
New York studio AvroKO has designed the interiors of Arlo Hudson Square, a new boutique hotel with tiny rooms – some of which have bunk beds. More about AvroKO creates "micro hotel" in former industrial neighbourhood in New York
Australian firm Bates Smart is to design a new Embassy of Australia for the US capital, replacing the building that the firm designed for the same purpose in 1964. More about Bates Smart unveils light-filled replacement for its Australian Embassy in Washington DC
Architect David Romero has created colour visualisations of a pair of now-demolished Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, previously only visible in black-and-white photographs. More about David Romero recreates Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in colour visualisations
Students at the University of Colorado Denver have designed and built a series of rustic dwellings for a base camp operated by an outdoor education program. More about Colorado architecture students build micro cabins clad in sheets of hot-rolled steel
Miami firm DOMO Architecture + Design has created renderings that show a series of landscaped features along the border between the USA and Mexico instead of a fence or wall. More about Beautifying the Border proposal replaces US-Mexico fence with landscaping
An arc of mirrored posts installed by American artist Phillip K Smith III reflected the colours of the Southern Californian landscape as they changed throughout the day. More about Phillip K Smith III's Quarter Mile Arc reflects sea and sky at Laguna Beach
Machado Silvetti Architects and Fentress Architects have been hired to revitalise Denver Art Museum, the only North American building by famed Italian architect Gio Ponti. More about Renovation planned for Gio Ponti's only North American building
This holiday dwelling by Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of angled wooden volumes with giant windows that provide sweeping ocean views. More about Malcolm Davis creates redwood-clad Meadow House in northern California
Grimshaw has completed the renovation and expansion of Duke University's West Campus Union in Durham, North Carolina, where the UK firm has added a glass box in the centre of the historic building. More about Grimshaw overhauls student union at North Carolina university
Wooden structural elements at this loft apartment in Brooklyn were uncovered and retreated during renovation work undertaken by local studio General Assembly. More about General Assembly exposes wooden beams inside revamped Brooklyn loft
Brett Steele, director of the Architectural Association in London, has been appointed as the new head of the arts school at the University of California, Los Angeles. More about AA director Brett Steele to become dean of UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture