Dezeen Weekly
Is this year's Stirling Prize winner a worthy victor?
This year's Stirling Prize winner was announced last night. We discuss whether RIBA made the right choice. More about Is this year's Stirling Prize winner a worthy victor?
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Design
Baird Architects releases first furniture collection as "natural extension" of studio
US architecture studio Baird Architects has released its inaugural furniture collection, with seating, tables, and shelving, designed by in-house architects and collaborators and made in Portugal. More about Baird Architects releases first furniture collection as "natural extension" of studio
Architecture
Spaces by Manah signposts Chennai community centre with barrel-vaulted roof
Local architecture studio Spaces by Manah has completed The Soil & Sea community centre in Chennai, India, with a brick barrel-vaulted roof that serves as a "visible landmark" on the site. More about Spaces by Manah signposts Chennai community centre with barrel-vaulted roof
News
Factory in Bangladesh that "redefines manufacturing architecture" wins RIBA International Prize
A rug factory in Rangpur, Bangladesh, designed by Dhaka-based studio Nakshabid Architects to dismantle workplace hierarchies, has won the RIBA International Prize for 2026. More about Factory in Bangladesh that "redefines manufacturing architecture" wins RIBA International Prize
Design
Objects with Narratives presents collectible design that looks "found rather than fabricated"
Belgian gallery Objects with Narratives has curated a texture-heavy exhibition at PAD London called What Remains?, featuring pieces from Ben Storms and Paul Cocksedge. More about Objects with Narratives presents collectible design that looks "found rather than fabricated"
Technology
Apple consolidates smart-home capabilities in HomeView dashboard
Technology company Apple has released a screen that consolidates the functions of its app products and its home-management software into one device. More about Apple consolidates smart-home capabilities in HomeView dashboard
News
Tesla launches flying Roadster concept car
Electric car company Tesla has unveiled its flying Roadster vehicle with a demonstration in which the car drove upside down, flipped off a ramp and briefly flew, using compressed-air thrusters that Tesla claims will make it the world's quickest production car. More about Tesla launches flying Roadster concept car
News
"Welcoming and inclusive" London housing wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2026
The Lion Green Road housing in south London, designed by local studios Mary Duggan Architects with Ruff Architects, has won this year's RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's best new building. More about "Welcoming and inclusive" London housing wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2026
Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright's only planetarium restored in Florida
Campus architects at Florida Southern College have updated the only planetarium designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright as part of a decades-long restoration project at the school, which was masterplanned by Wright. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's only planetarium restored in Florida
Architecture
Schemata Architects restores guesthouse nestled in ancient Irish rainforest
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has renovated a guesthouse in Dromgarriff Rainforest, Ireland, connecting two existing stone buildings with a timber- and steel-framed yoga studio. More about Schemata Architects restores guesthouse nestled in ancient Irish rainforest
Interview
"People need to be able to afford to adapt to climate change" says architect founder of Shaded
London-based architectural designer Aimée Daniels has invented an awning system that sold out multiple times this summer. In this interview, she argues the UK needs to get on board with the power of shading. More about "People need to be able to afford to adapt to climate change" says architect founder of Shaded
Architecture
"Radically simple" Resonance pavilion takes centre stage at Tallinn Architecture Biennale
Limestone and plywood make up the temporary pavilion at the heart of this year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale, designed by Shanghai- and Tokyo-based studio Aru Ma- Architects. More about "Radically simple" Resonance pavilion takes centre stage at Tallinn Architecture Biennale
Design
Jonas Hejduk's blurry furnishings are deliberately low resolution
Designer Jonas Hejduk has released a collection of rugs and benches that have ambiguously pixellated aesthetics. More about Jonas Hejduk's blurry furnishings are deliberately low resolution
Design Week Mexico
Recycled-plastic plinths hold furniture at "secret" Barragán house in Mexico City
For Design Week Mexico 2026, design studio 2x1 displayed works by French and Mexican designers on plinths in the gardens of Casa Ortega, a rarely opened private residence designed by local architect Luis Barragán in the 1940s. More about Recycled-plastic plinths hold furniture at "secret" Barragán house in Mexico City
Technology
Behnaz Farahi creates Ocean of Dreams video installation for MIT Future Fest
US-based designer Behnaz Farahi and the Critical Matter Group at the MIT Media Lab have projected sounds and video of the ocean alongside crowd-sourced messages into a public square for the university's inaugural Future Fest symposium. More about Behnaz Farahi creates Ocean of Dreams video installation for MIT Future Fest
Architecture
Omar Gandhi designs house and studio with "striking silhouette" for furniture maker
Omar Gandhi Architects has collaborated with furniture maker Brodye Chappell to build a house and workshop with a corrugated metal facade on Prince Edward Island, Canada. More about Omar Gandhi designs house and studio with "striking silhouette" for furniture maker
Architecture
Andy Matthews Studio designs Dulwich cricket pavilion to be antithesis of "off-the-shelf generic designs"
Architecture practice Andy Matthews Studio has unveiled a black, contemporary cricket pavilion on Dulwich Common, south London. More about Andy Matthews Studio designs Dulwich cricket pavilion to be antithesis of "off-the-shelf generic designs"
Architecture
Ten homes from the mid-century "time capsule" Studley Park
Riverside Modern is a book documenting the mid-century modern homes of Studley Park in Melbourne. In this roundup, its author Jake Taylor selects 10 standout residences from the architectural enclave. More about Ten homes from the mid-century "time capsule" Studley Park
Design
Armadillo furniture is clad in reused shingles to resemble "friendly monsters"
Designers Lukas Wegwerth and Corinna Dehn have unveiled their Armadillo furniture pieces, clad in facade shingles from buildings in Germany's Vogelsberg region, at the Companions exhibition at London's Galleri Fumi. More about Armadillo furniture is clad in reused shingles to resemble "friendly monsters"
Technology
NASA-backed research project creates 3D-printed cookies from plastic
Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have developed a 3D-printed cookie for space travel, using yeast to transform plastic and agricultural waste into an edible, protein-rich food. More about NASA-backed research project creates 3D-printed cookies from plastic
News
OMA to convert Houston coffee plant into music school with instrument-informed architecture
Architecture studio OMA has broken ground on the Frank Liu Jr Academy for Music and Arts charter school in Houston, a pre-K through eighth-grade institution housed in a former coffee plant. More about OMA to convert Houston coffee plant into music school with instrument-informed architecture
Architecture
Wheeler Kearns Architects staggers brown-metal house on Lake Michigan shore
US studio Wheeler Kearns Architects has completed a brown-metal and limestone house organised around a courtyard on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Michigan, USA. More about Wheeler Kearns Architects staggers brown-metal house on Lake Michigan shore
School Shows
Waterfront designed to support magpie population among projects from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal that integrates findings from magpie behavioural research into the landscape design of a Melbourne waterfront is among the projects from students at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. More about Waterfront designed to support magpie population among projects from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Architecture
Openings "dissolve boundaries" at Sable House by Allan Joyce Architects
Local studio Allan Joyce Architects used courtyards and covered walkways to connect this charred timber-clad home in Nottinghamshire, UK, to its countryside surroundings. More about Openings "dissolve boundaries" at Sable House by Allan Joyce Architects
News
"Pioneering conservationist" Donald Insall dies aged 100
Architect Donald Insall, founder of Donald Insall Associates and known for his conservation and renovation work, including on Windsor Castle, has died at the age of 100. More about "Pioneering conservationist" Donald Insall dies aged 100
Dutch Design Week
Ten things to have on your radar ahead of Dutch Design Week 2026
Dutch Design Week kicks off in Eindhoven this Saturday. To help you navigate the many exhibitions, installations and events taking place across the city, here are 10 of our picks. More about Ten things to have on your radar ahead of Dutch Design Week 2026