The 19-kilometre metro Line 5 – Eglinton has opened in Toronto, with 15 underground stations integrated into the urban landscape of the city's Midtown section. More about Toronto completes one of largest North American underground rail lines in decades
Critics who bash Donald Trump's design concept for a presidential skyscraper library are too fixated on style and not on the wider trends in architecture's uptake in politics, writes Matt Shaw. More about "Trump's presidential library skyscraper makes sense"
Check out Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to Milan design week 2026, which takes place across the city from 20 to 26 April. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches its digital guide to Milan design week 2026
Dezeen Showroom: US company PoliLam utilised nanotechnology to create its ACE Surfaces range of laminate panels, which have high performance qualities and are soft to the touch. More about ACE Surfaces by PoliLam
A gridded timber roof shelters the interiors and external terraces of Casa Colmeia, a low-lying home outside São Paolo designed by local studio Sabella Arquitetura. More about Sabella Arquitetura crowns Brazilian house with gridded timber roof
Micromobility company Lime is rolling out a new design of its rental electric bikes in the UK that it hopes will be more appealing to women and older riders. More about Smaller-wheeled Lime bike aims to "get more people cycling"
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has won the competition to design a new wing for the National Gallery in London, which will be the museum's largest transformation in its 200-year history. More about Kengo Kuma appointed to extend National Gallery in London
Dezeen Showroom: British brand Tala took inspiration from the natural growth of trees to design the Root chandelier, which puts on organic twist on the traditional hanging light. More about Root chandelier by Tala
Local studio Mata Architects has extended a family home in Hampstead, London, with a timber-clad building featuring a glazed corner and an overhanging roof. More about Mata Architects adds timber-clad Panoramic House extension to Hampstead home
Niger-based Mariam Issoufou Architects has designed the darkly toned Gourmega restaurant in New York around a series of connecting circular tables. More about Mariam Issoufou Architects unveils "zero-waste restaurant" Gourmega in Manhattan
Beirut designer Davina Atallah has adapted the familiar typology of stacking blocks to create a wooden toy that allows children to explore complex ideas around body image. More about Body Blocks stacking toy helps children explore the many shapes a human can take
Promotion: creative platform Budapest Select returns to Milan design week with Patterns of Being, an exhibition that unpacks contemporary creative responses to global technological, social and ecological questions. More about Patterns of Being exhibition celebrates Hungarian creativity at Milan design week
Brick, wood and reddish steel come together to form a multi-level public market, which was designed by local studios Ramírez Suarez Arquitectos and Laboratorio Regional de Arquitectura for a dense, urban site in Mexico. More about Local context drives design of Tepoztlán Market in central Mexico
Dezeen Showroom: a chunky wall lamp made from thick, ribbed-edged glass is among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Firth wall light by Tala among nine new products on Dezeen Showroom
Russian architecture studio Meganom has released renderings showing an infinity pool on its near-completed skyscraper in Manhattan's NoMad neighbourhood. More about Meganom shows infinity pool topping its skinny New York skyscraper
With an injunction halting the construction of the White House ballroom and the Trump administration appealing, it is unclear how long the East Wing grounds will remain a massive construction site. More about How long will the White House have a "hole in the ground"?
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Bolzan aimed to create a true bedroom centrepiece with the fully upholstered Milo bed. More about Milo bed by Bolzan
Clerestory windows and a curved ceiling create shifting patterns of light and shadow through this timber-lined home near Tokyo, designed by local studio HYG Architects. More about HYG Architects designs Japanese home as "spatial continuum" of its surroundings
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
A trio from Seattle have created Tin Can, a landline telephone that allows children to make calls without giving them access to the harmful distractions of a smartphone. More about Tin Can is an old-school phone with modern safety measures for children