After an announcement that Amtrak launched a new generation of high-speed trains in the eastern US, we take a look at the progress of other proposed high-speed rail projects throughout the country, including in California and Texas. More about The state of high-speed rail infrastructure in the United States
Promotion: in a recent lecture, cofounder of Japanese studio SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima, explained how the studio's key projects connect with their surroundings and create space to "bring people together". More about Kazuyo Sejima discusses SANAA's most notable projects at University of Pennsylvania's Weitzman School Awards
Dezeen School Shows: a modular positioning kit designed to aid children's comfort during X-rays is among the projects from this year's Designblok selection. More about X-ray positioning kit for children among projects from Designblok finalists
Dezeen Showroom: designed to look like a cluster of balancing rocks, this stool by Thai studio Atelier 2+ and furniture brand Moonler is made of wood indigenous to Thailand. More about Pebble stool by Atelier2+ for Moonler
Scottish architecture studio Pend has updated a heritage-listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian, adding an extension clad in fluted, blush-toned blocks of precast stone. More about Pend wraps extension to historic Scottish home in fluted pink-toned stonework
US president Donald Trump has signed the Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again executive order to make classical architecture the preferred style for new civic buildings in the USA. More about Donald Trump makes classical style "preferred architecture" for federal buildings
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled a series of rock-shaped buildings designed to blend into their coastal setting for the Nature Rocks tourist centre in southern Taiwan. More about MVRDV reveals design for rock-like visitor centre on Taiwan's coastline
Research groups Forensic Architecture and the World Peace Foundation have published a report titled The Architecture of Genocidal Starvation in Gaza, which found Israel to have used aid distribution to displace and starve Palestinians in Gaza. More about Israeli-backed aid in Gaza "deadly by design" according to Forensic Architecture report
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Tylko's system of customisable storage units comes in vivid colours and can be custom-configured using a specialist online tool. More about Original Modern Shelving by Tylko
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a retrofuturistic kitchen robot that uses AI to generate recipes based on leftover ingredients. More about "Another camera in your home watching you" says commenter
Where are the Black Designers? has been forced to postpone its upcoming The Spaces Between conference until 2027 after sponsors withdrew upwards of $67,000 in funding in the wake of US president Donald Trump's DEI executive orders. More about Funding withdrawals foil Where are the Black Designers? festival
Dezeen Showroom: the following wooden chairs and tables were recently published on our furniture directory, including pieces made from oak, ash, walnut and beech. More about Eight wooden furnishings that go against the grain
Richly patterned Alpi veneer and honey-coloured oak parquet characterise this Warsaw apartment interior by emerging Polish designer Dawid Konieczny. More about Mid-century Warsaw apartment renovated to "draw on its architectural context"
We've selected five openings for interior designers currently on Dezeen Jobs, including roles at BIG, Perkins&Will and Soho House. More about Five interior design vacancies published on Dezeen Jobs