Stories by Alan G Brake
Postmodern architecture: Piazza d’Italia, New Orleans by Charles Moore
Sculptural roof tops new arts centre designed by wHY for California’s Pomona College
Memorials by Beomki Lee would pay tribute to victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami
RiverBanks house by Foz Design embraces its scenic Hudson Valley setting
Pattersons Associates uses stainless steel to create shimmering art museum devoted to Len Lye
Hippie Modernism exhibition at the Walker Art Center to celebrate design’s trippy side
Concrete concert hall by Rojkind Arquitectos will overlook the Gulf of Mexico
Snøhetta wins competition for cable car and Alpine viewing platform in Italy
Rogers Partners team moves ahead with new Pier Park in Florida’s St Petersburg
Mecanoo scales back additions to Mies van der Rohe’s Washington DC library
Patricia Urquiola adds grid-based patterns to architectural glass
Governors Island pavilions will be recycled to create shade for people and homes for oysters
Heroic Food Farm in rural New York will provide housing and training for military veterans
Courtyard house by Levenbetts embraces its wooded landscape in Princeton
Ultramoderne wins competition to design lakefront kiosk for Chicago Architecture Biennial
Richard Meier creates private museum in New Jersey to showcase his work
Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance creates colourful modular seating for Bernhardt Design
Sharon Davis’ housing for Rwandan healthcare workers is wrapped in eucalyptus screens
Henning Larsen’s university building has a facade that moves in response to changing heat and light
Ennead Architects chosen for Chile’s subantarctic research centre
Hella Jongerius combines cork and felt for striped rug collection
Studio 7.5 designs foam “hackable” office system for Herman Miller