A team of researchers from Northwestern University has developed a "carbon-negative" artificial sand that could replace conventional sand in concrete while storing CO2. More about Researchers develop artificial sand for concrete that can sequester CO2
California studio Brooks + Scarpa has included roofs with exaggerated gables for the angular black-metal-clad Steeplechase house in the forests of North Carolina, USA, designed to merge modern and traditional elements. More about Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house
Dezeen School Shows: an urban retreat promoting wellness and creativity is among the proposals by students at YACademy, which reimagine a 'glostel' – a hospitality space that takes its name from 'glamour' and 'hostel'. More about Four hybrid spaces designed to liven up Milan by YACademy students
Dezeen Showroom: German lighting brand Midgard Licht has advertised a selection of lighting from its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom, all unified by being manually adjustable. More about Midgard Licht lights up Dezeen Showroom with four adjustable lamps
A web of wooden joinery designed to mimic the rafters of a boat frames the Bahrain Pavilion, designed by Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh for the Expo 2025 Osaka. More about Lina Ghotmeh brings "sense of voyage" to Osaka Expo with boat-like Bahrain Pavilion
Much of the exterior cladding and superstructural work has been completed on the 270 Park Avenue supertall skyscraper in New York, designed by UK architecture studio Foster + Partners to be "all-electric". More about Foster + Partners supertall skyscraper for JP Morgan progresses in New York
Dezeen Showroom: Istanbul and London-based design studio Yet Design Studio has launched a stackable aluminium seat informed by an everyday building product. More about Strut chair by Yağmur Köylü for Yet Design Studio
Angular buildings linked by street-like passages distinguish the Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Osaka Expo, designed by British studio Foster + Partners and design agency Journey to mimic traditional villages in the kingdom. More about Foster + Partners creates "a village" for Saudi Arabia at Expo 2025 Osaka
In the wake of Milan design week, Dezeen's editorial team has selected 14 standout launches from the event, including a sculptural radiator and a reversible ice cream coupe. More about Our favourite products from Milan design week 2025
London-based studio Woo Architects referenced the industrial revolution in its design for the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which features a pixelated facade made from folded, perforated metal. More about "Tessellated veil" cloaks UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Antoni Gaudí, the architect behind the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, has been declared "Venerable" by Pope Francis, the second step in the path to canonisation. More about Pope moves "God's architect" Antoni Gaudí one step closer to sainthood
The Designed in CH Made in JP exhibition at Milan design week showed chairs designed by students at Swiss design school ECAL for the country's national pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. More about ECAL students and Karimoku create HUG chair for Swiss pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has revealed Essential, a pair of deliberately pared-back iridescent torches that will carry the Olympic and Paralympic flame at next year's Milano Cortina Winter Games. More about Carlo Ratti unveils duo of torches for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games
Architecture studio DeDraft used a plinth of rough-hewn Cotswold stone to ground this home in Rural Oxfordshire within its Grade II-listed parkland site. More about DeDraft contrasts concrete with rough Cotswold stone for parkland home
Architects Trey Trahan, Manuelle Gautrand and Anna Herringer, alongside designer Tejumola Butler Adenuga, have joined this year's judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2025. More about Trey Trahan, Manuelle Gautrand and Anna Herringer revealed as Dezeen Awards 2025 judges
Promotion: flooring brand Forbo presented its Furniture Linoleum collection in a brand new colour palette at Milan's Rosanna Orlandi Gallery during the city's design week. More about Forbo's Furniture Linoleum collection unveiled in a new colour palette at Milan design week
Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Plus collection of carpet tiles, featuring versatile designs with a backing made of mostly circular materials. More about Plus collection carpet tiles by Modulyss
Copenhagen design studio SAGA has completed a four-bedroom astronaut training facility for the European Space Agency that will be used to train American and European space professionals for habitation on the moon. More about SAGA completes astronaut training habitat to simulate life on the moon
Dezeen School Shows: stainless steel sugar dispensers are among the experimental projects that challenge the dominance of western design paradigms by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. More about Rotating sugar dispensers among designs from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile maker Casalgrande Padana combined the organic charm of terracotta and the practicality of porcelain in the Terrae collection, which includes the smoky shade Tabacco. More about Tabacco Terrae tiles by Casalgrande Padana