Traditional Korean architecture influenced the layout and shelving design in the library at the Korean Cultural Center New York, designed by Studio Empathy and Praxes. More about Studio Empathy and Praxes design library at Korean Cultural Center New York
Design firm Studio Collective has created a boutique hotel inside The Moore building in Miami Design District, completing the landmark's transformation into a multi-functional hospitality venue. More about Studio Collective completes The Hotel at The Moore in Miami Design District
Product company Gob has launched a pair of compostable, mycelium earplugs that were designed as an alternative to the 40 billion plastic earplugs produced each year. More about Gob creates single-use mycelium earplugs designed to "feed the soil" after use
Architect Curtis Jerome Moody, co-founder of the largest African-American-owned architecture firm in the US, has passed away aged 73. More about Moody Nolan co-founder Curtis Jerome Moody dies aged 73
Architecture practice Studio Gang has completed the Populus hotel in Denver, which its developer claims is the "first carbon-positive hotel" in the US. More about Studio Gang wraps hotel in perforated facade informed by Aspen trees
Architecture studios Robert A M Stern Architects and DLR Group have unveiled a pair of higher education buildings for performing arts at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA. More about Robert A M Stern Architects and DLR Group design performance centre for Ohio State
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman displayed existing and new objects including a colourful "puzzle" shelf during a three-day pop-up event in New York City. More about Gustaf Westman hosts Brooklyn pop-up modeled on "museum experience"
International studio MAD Architects has unveiled the One River North apartment block in Denver, Colorado, which has a large, canyon-like opening breaking open its main facade. More about MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building
Architecture studio LMN Architects and landscape studio Field Operations have opened a wood-clad aquarium extension topped with a public park that acts as a bridge between the city and Seattle's waterfront. More about LMN Architects and Field Operations open aquarium extension and park in Seattle
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at the Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Far Rockaway Library in New York, which is wrapped in fritted, orange ombre glass covered with thin, white script by Brooklyn artist José Parlá. More about Snøhetta wraps Queens library in orange ombre glass covered with script
For our latest lookbook, we look at the interiors of contemporary pizzerias across the globe, including a pink vegan restaurant in London and a Mexico City space informed by a neighbouring church. More about Eight eclectic pizzerias that take the slice-shop to the next level
New York studio Office of Tangible Space has refreshed the interiors of the cafe at the Brooklyn Museum, ahead of the institution's 200th anniversary next year. More about Office of Tangible Space redesigns Brooklyn Museum Cafe
A stepped facade and a level almost completely wrapped in glass feature in the design of an arts and technology centre in New Mexico by architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs art centre with "super lobby" in New Mexico
Mid-century modern furniture design endures because it is the "peak" of American furniture design says author Cara Greenberg, whose book popularised the term, in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More about "Mid-century modern is classic, it's never going away" says Cara Greenberg
New York architecture studio WORKac has completed an office building with a white, layered facade at the Mission Rock development in San Francisco. More about WORKac completes San Francisco offices with "dynamic sense of topography"
Local studio Selldorf Architects has clad the One Domino Square skyscrapers on the waterfront of Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood with iridescent porcelain tiles More about Selldorf Architects completes porcelain-clad Brooklyn skyscrapers
Diners pack tightly into this informal Thai restaurant in Los Angeles, which local studio Weiszblüth & Brown has designed to echo the intense flavours of the food served. More about Weiszblüth & Brown designs tiny Thai eatery in LA that "packs a punch"
New York-based Gachot Studios has redesigned the patrons lounge at The Metropolitan Opera, imbuing the space with rich materials like textured wallpaper, black granite and brass accents. More about Gachot Studios refreshes lounge at The Metropolitan Opera in New York
Our latest roundup showcases a mixture of new and renovated houses located in The Hamptons, including a dune-informed home by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and a James Bond "lair" by designer Timothy Godbold. More about Ten contemporary houses in The Hamptons