Snøhetta adds to Miami Design District’s architecture with a mesh-wrapped tower
Miami’s Design District has quietly become one of the most architecturally ambitious neighborhoods in the country. Here, Oslo and New York-based studio Snøhetta has unveiled Sweetbird North, an eight-story, mixed-use building developed by Raycliff Capital, sited next to the neighborhood’s Museum Garage. The building’s defining feature is a double-skin facade: a glass curtain wall sits close to the structure while a second layer of stainless steel mesh wraps the exterior from a metal-plated base to the roofline. Large dimples punctuate the mesh at intervals, creating an undulating profile. The effect shifts with the light, reading as a dense reflective shell at certain hours, then dissolving to reveal the planted terraces and occupied floors behind it. Construction begins August 2026, with completion expected in 2028.
For Upstate Art Weekend 2026, a largely vacant Hudson Valley mall became an art epicenter.
Curated by Marly Hammer and the creative collective Jasper Richmus (Kate Asmus and John Richey), The Mall art exhibition repurposed former storefronts—including a GNC, Hot Topic, and GameStop—in a Kingston, New York mall into themed exhibitions exploring consumerism, nostalgia, pop culture, identity, and subculture through works by more than 50 artists. Presented as part of the seventh edition of Upstate Art Weekend, which featured more than 160 exhibitions, open studios, performances, and installations across the Hudson Valley and Catskills, the project aimed to make contemporary art more accessible by inserting it into one of America’s most familiar—and increasingly obsolete—public spaces.
For Cannes Lions, Uber transformed one of its boats into an ice cream parlor.
To spotlight the recent launch of Uber’s yacht and boat services, experiential agency CARVINGBLOCK transformed a sleek vessel into a floating ice cream parlor for this year’s Cannes Lions. This Uber-branded Click&Boat vessel traveled port to port along the Croisette serving more than 400 pounds of ice cream. CARVINGBLOCK developed four signature flavors inspired by the Riviera—Cavaillon melon, Citron de Menton lemon, rosemary & olive oil, and lavender & sea salt—as well as a capsule collection of “Glacé” wearables inspired by Yves Saint Laurent’s ’70s tailoring, and a custom silver tray “ice cream arm” designed to deliver scoops directly from the boat.
Sabine Marcelis makes her U.S. solo debut with a light-filled show at Salon 94
In New York, Dutch-New Zealander designer Sabine Marcelis has opened “Phases,” her first U.S. solo exhibition, at Salon 94. Known for transforming industrial materials, resin, glass, mirror, and stone into luminous objects, Marcelis drew inspiration from the colors of the sky in its final hours of daylight. The show features Lune sconces cast in resin and tuned to shift color with LED light, Nebula spheres that transform passing light through colored cores, and Orb and Phase mirrors that reflect viewers through tinted, subtly distorting surfaces. Salon 94 director Zoe Fisher situated her work in the tradition of Robert Irwin, Dan Flavin, and James Turrell, artists who treated light itself as medium.
EDG Design debuts Paso Robles’ first and only rooftop bar with for Michelin-starred chef Charlie Palmer.
In Paso Robles, award-winning hospitality studio EDG Design has debuted Salina Rooftop at The Piccolo at Paso Robles Inn, the only rooftop dining destination in the city, for Michelin-starred Chef Charlie Palmer. Led by president and principal designer Jennifer Johanson, EDG conceived the space as a direct extension of the surrounding Central Coast landscape, drawing from the Salinas River and the region’s agricultural character. Layered greenery, locally sourced vintage pots, and a palette of citrus, rose pink, sage, and deep fern echo the region’s spring wildflowers, while geometric textile motifs reference the river’s movement. Anchoring the room is a custom botanical mural by California artist Hollis Callas, a winding depiction of the Salinas River centered on a soaring heron.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Frank Lloyd Wright’s lost field office has been restored and opened to the public.
Chow Tai Fook’s new high jewelry collection translates the architecture of Chinese dressmaking into gold.
For the London Spider-Man photo call, Zendaya chose archival John Galliano, $100,000 in Tiffany diamonds, and a silver spider web as body jewelry.
Four custom Land Rover Defenders have color-shifting paint that moves from green to purple to gold depending on the light.
