Dezeen School Shows: a learning and enterprise platform for migrants and refugees located in a former bank is among the projects from Birmingham City University. More about Learning and enterprise space for refugees among projects from Birmingham City University
Basalt rock formations informed the display inside this atmospheric retail showroom in Oaxaca, which Mexico City-based design team Esrawe + Cadena designed for its own fragrance brand. More about Esrawe + Cadena creates fragrance "temple" for Xinú Oaxaca showroom
A sawtooth spiral of weathered-steel panels evokes the blades of an impeller at this pumping station in Denmark, designed by local firm GinnerupArkitekter. More about Weathered steel cloaks sawtooth pumping station in Denmark by GinnerupArkitekter
Metallic finishes tend to dominate kitchen and bathroom fittings, but this lookbook rounds up tapware picked out in vivid pop colours. More about Eight interiors with colourful tapware that puts the fun in functional
This week on Dezeen, the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center, designed by US studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, was unveiled in Chicago. More about This week the Obama Presidential Center was revealed
Dezeen Showroom: Japanese brand AA Danto will release new lines of porcelain tiles during 3 Days of Design, including collections by designer Ingegerd Råman and Swedish firm Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects. More about New tile series by AA Danto
International architecture studio Snøhetta has moved its New York City headquarters to Dumbo, Brooklyn, converting an old cardboard production facility floor into an open-plan office. More about Snøhetta converts former Dumbo factory space into New York studio
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a natural history museum equipped with a shard-like exterior to represent tectonic forces is among the projects from the Manchester School of Architecture. More about Museum with shard-like facade among projects from the Manchester School of Architecture
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch sustainability platform Front and biotechnology company Biomason have launched a low-carbon, concrete-like floor tile strengthened by bacteria. More about Mimmik Tile by Front and Biomason
Potted plants and doorways shaped like gardeners are dotted across the faceted La Vallée Verte housing in Bordeaux, France, recently completed by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about Plant pots and people-shaped portals animate Bordeaux housing by MVRDV
The opening of La Caverne du Pont Neuf, an inflatable cave-like installation by French street artist JR in Paris, has been delayed after strong winds ripped through its exterior. More about Wind damage delays opening of JR's Pont Neuf inflatable in Paris
Danish studio BIG has revealed images of its Eve Music Hall, a music venue with a facade designed to resemble swooping theatrical curtains, under construction in Croatia. More about "Tent-like" Eve Music Hall by BIG under construction in Croatia
The latest episode of Dezeen Weekly is out now. This week, we discuss an architecture-themed horror film, some concerning news about green walls and an architectural term that one of our hosts has audaciously coined. More about Why are we obsessed with liminal space?
Dezeen Showroom: US furniture brand Knoll and Italian designer Paolo Dell'Elce have launched Konzert, a modular furniture system for creating wall-to-wall cohesiveness in private offices. More about Konzert office furniture system by Paolo Dell'Elce for Knoll
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a public toilet block created by Studio Weave in London. More about "Canvas for a Banksy?" says commenter
A neighbourhood repair cart and a "Pizzeria of Promises" are among the products of Redesigning Design Weeks, a Nieuwe Instituut initiative that aims to counter the negative effects of intense tourism in design week hubs like Milan. More about Redesigning Design Weeks programme tackles downsides of event tourism
Speculative architect Liam Young has opened an immersive exhibition at London's Barbican Centre exploring futures shaped by artificial intelligence, planetary infrastructure and climate technology.
More about Liam Young imagines AI-powered mega cities and planetary supercomputers in Barbican exhibition
At this year's Chelsea Flower Show, multidisciplinary creative studio Of-A exhibited a dark botanical landscape featuring volcanic rock, burnt trees and delicate flowers set within a hemispherical metal structure. More about Of-A reimagines indoor gardens as "geological and futuristic" living objects at Chelsea Flower Show
Thanks to everyone who entered Dezeen Awards 2026, in partnership with Trimble! We have received over 4,300 entries across 49 categories from all around the world. More about Thank you for entering Dezeen Awards 2026! What's next?
US furniture company MillerKnoll has announced leadership changes, including the resignation of CEO Andi Owen and the appointment of Kim Colin and Sam Hecht of London studio Industrial Facility as Herman Miller creative directors. More about MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen resigns and Herman Miller appoints new creative directors