What's the deal with the mysterious competition to design a new "world wonder"? And how did Apple manage to almost halve the price of its least expensive laptop? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about The strangest architecture competition ever?
US architecture studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has created an urban district informed by bamboo alongside a new high-speed railway station in Yibin, southern China. More about Pelli Clarke & Partners unveils bamboo forest-informed district in Yibin
As an antidote to deepfake scams, design studios Modem and Retinaa have devised a concept for a ring that people can use to prove they are human and not an AI-generated clone. More about Quartz ring proves its wearer is human in the age of AI
Promotion: Chinese lighting brand OLL made its international debut at the Light + Building fair in Frankfurt, featuring a display pavilion by architecture practice OMA with a cloud-like appearance. More about OMA-designed installation forms backdrop for OLL lighting showcase
Indian architecture practice The Melange Studio used elements such as manhole covers and corrugated metal shutters to evoke local streets in this New Delhi sneaker store, with a shoe-shaped sculpture dangling over its entrance. More about The Melange Studio suspends giant shoe from facade of New Delhi sneaker store
Promotion: the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) will take place in Guangzhou this month with an exhibition titled Contemporary Furniture Fair, spotlighting the best of contemporary Chinese design. More about China International Furniture Fair celebrates latest Chinese design scene
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an oak rostrum designed by Jony Ive. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Jony Ive-designed oak rostrum
Following the news that Smiljan Radić has won this year's delayed Pritzker Architecture Prize, we round up eight projects from the Chilean architect's experimental career. More about Eight key projects by Pritzker Prize 2026 winner Smiljan Radić
The winter 2025/26 edition of the Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features a softly-coloured, sculptural table lamp. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! More about Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter includes sculptural lamp
Dezeen Showroom: the warmth of hand-drawn markings and calmness of natural patterns combine in the Amble indoor-outdoor upholstery fabric by US brand Designtex. More about Amble fabric by Designtex
Chilean architect Smiljan Radić has been announced as the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate for his buildings that are "immediately recognizable, yet conceptually evasive". More about Smiljan Radić wins Pritzker Architecture Prize 2026
Local studio Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter has completed House Grimstad, a barn-like dwelling in Norway that contrasts black tar-stained timber cladding with warm interiors lined in spruce. More about Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter designs Norwegian holiday home as "a test of reduction"
Novice self-builders are gaining large followings sharing their cabin construction successes and failures on TikTok. Amy Peacock explores the implications for professional architecture. More about Could the next starchitect be a TikToker?
Dezeen Showroom: designer Zoe Stark and lighting brand Tala have released a London-informed lamp that recalls the shape of the Victorian chimney pots that "punctuate the city's skyline". More about Heath table lamp by Zoe Stark for Tala
Angular forms cloaked in green-toned metal make up Camp Alliances, a family home in Spain by Madrid studio OF Architects and architect Ignacio G Galán. More about Camp Alliances house has "reciprocal relationship" with Spanish forest
More than 80 designers have rethought birdhouses for an exhibition at MAD Brussels in Belgium, with designs ranging from a miniature padded castle to a wooden house designed not to hurt the tree. More about Sabine Marcelis, Kwangho Lee and Max Lamb create birdhouses for Home Sweet Home exhibition
To inspire your entries to our new Dezeen Awards Regional Showcases, we select some of our favourite, previously shortlisted cultural and civic architecture projects in China. More about Seven civic projects celebrating China's cultural heritage
Architecture office Nikjoo and interior design studio Fare Inc have transformed a former department store in south London into a cocktail bar and events space featuring nods to the venue's heyday. More about Peckham Palais nightclub reopens with "layered and atmospheric" interior
Local architecture practice Studio Arthur Casas has used dramatic cantilevers and overhangs to extend the volume of a house with wood and stone accents across a site in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Studio Arthur Casas affixes dramatic cantilever to Brazilian house
Brazilian studio Architects Office has designed the undulating, solar panel-covered World Trade Center building for Brasilia's Biotic development to "reprogram" what the studio sees as the rigid infrastructure of the city. More about Canopy-covered World Trade Center proposed for long-stalled Brasilia development