Danish studio BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan, creating a trio of rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima for hotelier Not A Hotel. More about BIG uses rammed earth to create trio of luxury villas in Japan
DesignSingapore Council will launch the Singapore Design Biennale in 2027, which will succeed the long-running Singapore Design Week event. More about Singapore Design Week to relaunch as Singapore Design Biennale in 2027
A group of 12 architecture studios, including SHoP Architects, Weiss/Manfredi and Ennead Architects, has been selected by the US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to work on diplomatic buildings for the next five years. More about Twelve "regionally diverse" architecture studios selected for US embassy design
Despite a judge's order to halt construction on the White House ballroom project this week, Washington DC advisory committee National Capitol Planning Commission has approved the design of the project. More about Planning commission approves White House ballroom design
This year's Design Doha biennial, which was set to open later this month, has been postponed until November due to the continued war in the Gulf. More about Design Doha Biennial postponed "in light of the evolving situation in the region"
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has announced the completion of a three-year Fallingwater conservancy plan led by New York-based Architectural Preservation Studio. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater completes years-long renovation
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a temporary stadium and events space in Madrid's Macondo Park for Colombian singer Shakira's world tour. More about BIG unveils design for pop-up stadium for Shakira
The White House ballroom project has been temporarily halted by a US judge, who has ruled that proper procedures were not followed before the project began. More about White House ballroom construction halted by judge
US president Donald Trump has released a video rendering of a Miami skyscraper with glass facades that claims it will be the home of the Donald J Trump Presidential Library. More about Trump releases design of presidential library skyscraper in Miami
Ahead of Thursday's approval hearing for the White House ballroom expansion, US president Donald Trump has presented updated renderings of the project, suggesting it will act in part to cover a military bunker underneath. More about White House ballroom to act as "shed" over planned military bunker says Trump
American musician A$AP Rocky and his design studio Hommemade have outfitted the interiors of a historic modular home by American architect Paul Rudolph for online design gallery Basic Space in Los Angeles. More about A$AP Rocky revamps modernist Paul Rudolph guesthouse for Basic Space auction
Local studio Henriquez Partners Architects has designed a trio of skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada, including the city's first supertall skyscraper. More about Vancouver's first supertall skyscraper informed by "ancient glass sea sponge reefs"
A trio of companies have announced the cancellation of contracts to deliver work on the Trojena ski resort and The Line city as the Neom project in Saudi Arabia stalls. More about Multiple Neom construction contracts cancelled
Russian drone strikes have hit the UNESCO-listed historic centre of Lviv in Ukraine, reportedly damaging the 17th-century Bernardine Monastery. More about Ukrainian monastery in UNESCO-listed site damaged by Russian drone strikes
Dezeen's recruitment site Dezeen Jobs has revealed the 20 studios on this year's Top Companies list, which includes Studio Gang and Grimshaw. More about Dezeen Jobs announces Top Companies 2026
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York has recognised 15 American architects, designers and companies that have "left a lasting mark on the field" to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. More about Frank Lloyd Wright and Martha Stewart named among most impactful American designers
NASA has announced that it has cancelled an upcoming orbital space station to expedite the building of a permanent lunar base on the moon, "landing by landing and incrementally". More about NASA accelerates plan to build permanent moon base
The continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran could push up prices of building materials, including steel and cement, a study by global construction consultant Linesight has warned. More about Construction material costs set to rise if Strait of Hormuz blockade continues
Football kits for the USA, Mexico and Canada have been fully revealed for the 2026 World Cup, including US home jerseys emblazoned with bold red stripes and a green kit for Mexico that pays homage to Aztec sculpture. More about Here are the kits for the three World Cup 2026 host nations
The Central Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale is set to reopen for this year's Venice Art Biennale, following a restoration by Italian architecture studio Labics and architect Fabio Fumagalli. More about Venice Biennale unveils renovated Central Pavilion