USA Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in USA - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to USA.
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Columbia County house combines prefabricated methods with meticulous planning
The House of Courtyards, a new Columbia County house, is a refined living space in the heart of a secluded wooded plot
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Cheng+Snyder transforms suburban Californian backlot into flexible home
The Roommate House by Cheng+Snyder in Oakland exemplifies fresh approaches to planning for ever-changing demographics
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Stage architecture, from Disney to dance
Clever stage architecture makes or breaks a cultural experience – from Yellow Studio’s set for Disney’s new live-action Beauty and the Beast, to more immersive structures in the genre
By Martha Elliott • Published
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This bijou Sonoma County house is in sync with the landscape
An open and contextual Sonoma County house, Leit House is designed by San Francisco’s Schwartz and Architecture
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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This snowy Rockies retreat is the perfect Colorado family stay
DNA Alpine by CCY Architects is a family Colorado Rockies retreat, designed to provide the perfect mountain sports and snowy getaway experience
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Lose yourself in 550 Madison and Snøhetta’s public garden
Snøhetta designs a new public garden for 550 Madison in New York
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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11 Hoyt by Studio Gang sets a new standard for Downtown Brooklyn
11 Hoyt by Studio Gang has been completed, bringing a fresh residential offering to its Brooklyn neighbourhood
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Take a Sarasota tour of modernist architecture with us
Join our ultimate Sarasota tour of modernist architecture, to explore some of the finest built-environment heritage in the region
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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This Connecticut retreat touches the ground lightly within woodland
This new creative Connecticut retreat combines generous interiors with a minimal footprint and light touch on the forest floor
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Winter House is a Florida home designed for modernist living
Winter House by Steven Harris Architects is a Florida home that brings together serenity, nature and idyllic modernist living
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Oza Sabbeth offers a modern take on a rural Sagaponack home
Living Levels by Oza Sabbeth is a Sagaponack home inspired by its site and local vernacular
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Chicago coffee cart adds contemporary minimalism to Kenzo Tange building
Chicago coffee cart by Norman Kelley and Spencer McNeil serves up macchiatos and minimalism in iconic Kenzo Tange building
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Female Californian designers celebrated in new R & Company exhibition
R & Company presents ‘Born Too Tall: California Women Designers, Postwar to Postmodern’
By Tilly Macalister-Smith • Last updated
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Halloween architecture: building design in horror films
Halloween architecture and the intricate building design that's transformed horror films
By JoliAmour DuBose-Morris • Published
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This NY exhibition sees the Louis Vuitton trunk reinterpreted by 200 creatives
Louis Vuitton’s ‘200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries’ sees the house’s iconic trunk reinterpreted by 200 global creatives, and has just arrived in the former home of Barneys New York
By Tilly Macalister-Smith • Last updated
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Lucy McRae on gene editing, human intimacy, and tangible science fiction
We explore the universe of sci-fi artist and ‘body architect’ Lucy McRae, whose science fiction works fuse human intimacy, biological perfection and speculative, yet eerily familiar futures
By Billie Muraben • Last updated
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We visit Malin + Goetz founders’ balanced Upper West Side apartment
Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz, the founding partners of beauty brand Malin + Goetz, are the owners of this New York apartment crafted by architecture firm Messana O’Rorke (MO’R), and featured in the studio's latest monograph, Building Blocks
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Canoe Place Inn by Workstead opens in Hampton Bays, Long Island
Dating as far back as 1656, Canoe Place Inn is America's oldest inn, now reopening following a restoration project led by Workstead
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Jeanne Gang scoops 2023 Charlotte Perriand Award
The 2023 Charlotte Perriand Award goes to American architect Jeanne Gang
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Matter Design and Sanford Biggers explore liminal realms in Detroit
The MIT-based design practice and American visual artist present a collaborative exhibition during the 12th annual Detroit Month of Design (on view until 17 December 2022)
By Siska Lyssens • Last updated
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DS+R Prior Performing Arts Center is designed as a public commons
Prior Performing Arts Center by Diller Scofidio + Renfro completes at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts
By Stephen Zacks • Last updated
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Exclusive peek at artfully curated home in Jean Nouvel’s 53 West 53
RR Interiors' latest furnishing project – 61A at 53 West 53 – highlights art, architecture and city views inside Jean Nouvel's monumental New York skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Jacqueline Sullivan opens theatrical design gallery in TriBeCa
Wallpaper* speaks to gallerist Jacqueline Sullivan as she debuts her TriBeCa space with commissioned works inspired by Gertrude Stein's poems
By Tilly Macalister-Smith • Last updated
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Warmth and fun at Studio Shamshiri’s Shulamit Nazarian Gallery
The new Shulamit Nazarian Gallery space in Los Angeles by Studio Shamshiri combines party fun and domestic comfort
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Nendo’s collaborations with Kyoto artisans go on view in New York
‘Nendo sees Kyoto’ is on view at Friedman Benda (until 15 October 2022), showcasing the design studio's collaboration with six artisans specialised in ancient Japanese crafts
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Stephen Burks at High Museum of Art: ‘Design has the opportunity to represent everyone’s culture’
‘Stephen Burks: Shelter in Place’ is on view at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta (until 5 March 2023), celebrating the American designer's practice
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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New York Fashion Week S/S 2023: Proenza Schouler to Tom Ford
From a raft of homegrown talent to star-studded international imports, Wallpaper* presents the highlights of New York Fashion Week S/S 2023, reported by our editors in the city
By Jack Moss • Last updated