A portion of the White House's East Wing is currently being demolished to make space for president Donald Trump's neoclassical ballroom, with construction teams using a backhoe to rip through the facade. More about Demolition of White House East Wing begins ahead of ballroom construction
Dezeen Showroom: a padded, upholstered chair that was "conceived like a sofa" is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Amia chair by Miniforms among 10 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Architect Scott Specht has completed an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in Austin that is clad entirely in corten steel with no exterior windows. More about Specht Novak designs Austin ADU devoid of windows
Dezeen School Shows: an HIV self-test designed for visually impaired people is among the projects from Georgia Institute of Technology. More about HIV self-test among projects from Georgia Institute of Technology
Dezeen Showroom: designer Hee Welling and furniture brand Ocee & Four have created an organic-looking modular sofa that recalls the appearance of flowers. More about Bloom sofa by Hee Welling for Ocee & Four
British studio Foster + Partners has completed the Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which features a curved steel structure wrapped by latticed panels that filter daylight. More about Foster + Partners tops Cambodian airport with latticed canopy
Mercedes-Benz offers a modern take on art deco with its latest autonomous concept car, combining decorative straw and mother-of-pearl marquetry with advances in artificial intelligence. More about Art deco meets AI in Mercedes-Benz's Vision Iconic show car
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has teamed up with Porto-based studio OODA to design a mixed-use concrete skyscraper in Tirana, Albania. More about Eduardo Souto de Moura and OODA design gridded Tirana skyscraper as "urban gateway"
Architecture studio MAD has designed a "giant mattress" at the Seoul Biennale of Architecture that comforts people standing next to it by illuminating and releasing cooling water mist. More about MAD unveils interactive Breathing Cells sculpture at Seoul Biennale of Architecture
Living spaces richly finished with varieties of Italian marble lie behind the opaque facade of this house in Victoria, Australia, conceived by designer David Hicks. More about Windowless facade conceals "quiet grandeur" of Woodend bungalow in Victoria
Tickets for the Dezeen Awards 2025 party are selling fast, with guests from around the world attending this year's celebration of global architectural and design excellence. More about Join guests from around the world at the Dezeen Awards 2025 party
Oslo studio Omhu Projects used colour to channel different moods in the Norwegian office and recording studio of Scandinavian podcast platform Podimo. More about Omhu Projects creates colourful Oslo studio for podcast platform Podimo
Promotion: Italian surface manufacturer Casalgrande Padana has launched a range of integrated induction hobs named Ghost, crafted from porcelain stoneware tiles. More about Casalgrande Padana unveils luxury porcelain integrated induction hobs
Dezeen School Shows: a lighting collection designed to replicate human features and emotions is among the projects by students from Aalto University. More about Lighting collection conveying human emotions among projects from Aalto University
Architect Danish Kurani has developed a prototype for a "connected" classroom, designed to enable expert teachers to remotely provide lessons to students in rural communities. More about Connected Classroom by Danish Kurani allows teachers to reach rural students in Alabama
New Zealand studio Bull O'Sullivan Architecture has perched a compact aluminium-clad chapel on a hillside overlooking the Lyttelton Harbour near Christchurch. More about Bull O'Sullivan Architecture perches tiny chapel on New Zealand hillside
For our latest lookbook, we've collected hair salons that are as aesthetically pleasing as they are functional, including a salon with a galvanised-steel sound wall and one with a "dripping shampoo" ceiling. More about Eight hair salons that are a cut above
Australian designer Georgina Davies has used MDF to create a series of linear furnishings that challenges expectations of the basic building material. More about Undressed collection by Georgina Davies reveals "unexpected warmth and richness" of MDF
Bright yellow upholstery and formica pops against a 1970s colour palette inside this sandwich shop in Montreal, designed by local studio MRDK. More about "Understated nostalgia" defines Montreal sandwich shop by MRDK
Dezeen School Shows: a modular panelling system created with cork is among the projects from Istituto Europeo di Design. More about Cork panelling system that "invites a quieter way of living" among projects from Istituto Europeo di Design