Open Architecture has risen quickly to become one of China's most influential studios and is now set to design a major exhibition in Sydney. In this interview, married founders Huang Wenjing and Li Hu explain their unusual approach. More about "If a client wants a specific style, it's kind of boring to us" says Open Architecture
Dezeen Showroom: this cocooning lounge chair was created by British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert and his studio Layer for Spanish furniture brand Andreu World. More about Calma lounge chair by Layer for Andreu World
A medical device to support a newborn's body during resuscitation and a pregnancy test feature in this roundup of the curators' favourite pieces from the Designing Motherhood exhibition. More about Five highlights from the Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births exhibition
Dezeen has announced the shortlisted projects for this year's Dezeen Awards China, which include a seaside pavilion on the remote island of Chaishan and a cultural centre sheltered by sloping roofs in Guangzhou. More about Over 100 architecture, interiors and design projects shortlisted for Dezeen Awards China 2025
Students from London's Architectural Association have developed a low-cost and easily repeatable way to build with tree forks – a type of timber that is usually discarded as waste even though it is unusually strong. More about AA Design & Make students devise simple way to build with tree forks
Identical shipping container-style units make up this hotel, where guests feel as though they are "on Mars" at the edge of Joshua Tree National Park, designed by Benjamin Uyeda, Adam Wininger and Gry Space. More about Prefabricated containers form Reset Hotel in California's high desert
London studio James Grayley Architecture has used red bricks, oak shingles and terracotta floors to give a rustic character to its extension of Church Cottage, an old farmhouse in Suffolk, UK. More about James Grayley Architecture finishes Suffolk cottage extension with "hairy shingle exterior"
A chicken-shaped observation deck and a geometric classroom were among the playful installations on show at Cabin Fever 2025 in the Czech Republic. More about Five playful and functional pavilions from Cabin Fever 2025
Emory University scientist Roxana Chicas has collaborated with the Georgia Institute of Technology to create a wearable biopatch for outdoor workers to monitor and protect their health. More about Roxana Chicas designs wearable patch for early detection of heat exposure
Toronto studio LGA Architectural Partners has created a shelter for Indigenous women affected by domestic violence, ensuring the building and interiors honour their traditions. More about Anduhyaun Emergency Shelter by LGA houses domestic violence survivors
Prefabrication specialist Blok Modular has worked with Australian architecture studio Vokes and Peters to create Blok Three Sisters, a trio of prefabricated holiday homes on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland. More about Trio of identical holiday homes built for siblings in Queensland
Autumn is well on its way in the northern hemisphere. To mark the seasonal shift, we've compiled a lookbook of eight open-plan living rooms cosied up with warm, earthy tones. More about Eight autumnal living spaces dressed in the colours of fallen leaves
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter examines the future of lab-grown meat and features an interview with Iris van Herpen. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth today! More about Dezeen In Depth questions when we will start eating lab-grown steak
This week on Dezeen, RIAS announced four buildings in contention for this year's Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award, including a bridge clad with local granite. More about This week we revealed the shortlist for Scotland's building of the year
Massachusetts-based designer and professor Iman S Fayyad has created a shelter from standard sheets of plywood, moulding it and fastening it with straps to form a "collective space" that is easy to assemble for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Iman S Fayyad fastens plywood shelter with straps for Chicago Architecture Biennial
Dezeen Showroom: from cork flooring to materials made from recycled plastic, the following surfaces are among those recently published on Dezeen Showroom. More about Nine materials and tiles that add dimension to flat surfaces
US president Donald Trump has announced that there will be a 30 per cent tariff on upholstered furniture being imported to the USA from the start of October. More about Donald Trump announces 30 per cent tariff on upholstered furniture
British architecture studio Medium has completed its renovation of Hearth House, a 1950s country home in Surrey, bringing clarity to a series of hotchpotch extensions. More about Medium consolidates and unifies sprawling 1950s home in Surrey
This year's Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism aims to directly engage the public rather than replicate the "echo chamber" of other architecture festivals, says the event's general director Thomas Heatherwick in this exclusive interview. More about Seoul Architecture Biennale "a very sincere attempt to invite a bigger conversation" says Thomas Heatherwick
While big brands largely steered clear of major launches at this year's London Design Festival, the next generation was out in force. Below, we meet some of the most promising young furniture and lighting designers coming out of the UK. More about Twelve emerging designers who stole the show at London Design Festival