Limestone cladding, sandstone bricks and precast stone blocks feature in this roundup of contemporary homes that demonstrate the versatility of both structural and decorative stone.
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This week on Dezeen, the Royal Institute of British Architects announced that 32 buildings had been awarded National Awards, with over half of them in London. More about This week RIBA revealed the best British buildings of 2026
Local studio Formwork Architects has transformed a derelict care home in Crouch End, north London, back into a family dwelling, introducing a two-storey brick extension overlooking a sunken patio. More about Formwork Architects transforms abandoned care home into light-filled Crouch End House
How did the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library manage to sidestep America's architecture culture war? And is affordable design having a moment? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about Why everyone likes the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a weathered steel-clad kindergarten in Munich campus by Berlin studio Kéré Architecture. More about "Now that's a stairway to heaven" says commenter
Architect Liz Gálvez has created a pavilion in the courtyard of Los Angeles cultural organisations Materials & Applications and Craft Contemporary using cord and earthen blocks to showcase the potential of urban shade. More about Liz Gálvez "reframes" air conditioning with shade pavilion in Los Angeles
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library by Snøhetta
Rows of steeply gabled cabins clad in black timber and copper define this nature therapy retreat, created in a woodland in Lithuania by architecture studio Arches. More about Black timber and copper cloaks Sanctum nature retreat in Lithuanian woodland
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced 32 winners of the National Awards 2026, with the majority located in London. More about RIBA announces best British buildings for 2026
Canadian architecture studio KPMB has released renderings of the new Dramatic Arts Building at Yale University, establishing the first consolidated space for the David Geffen School of Drama since its inception in 1924. More about KPMB reveals designs for David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University
Argentinian architecture practice Estudio Futuro has refurbished PH Gainza, a 1950s house in Buenos Aires that contrasts its original concrete structure with crisp white-steel additions. More about Estudio Futuro renovates compact Argentinian home around terracotta-paved patios
The British and Spanish offices of David Chipperfield Architects have overhauled a bank on the Santander seafront in Spain to create an art museum, revealed here ahead of its official opening. More about David Chipperfield Architects transforms historic Spanish bank into Faro Santander museum
Architecture studio Sthapati took visual cues from local palaces and gateways for its expansion of the Jodhpur Airport in Rajasthan, India. More about Sthapati "draws from Jodhpur's royal past" for pastel-coloured airport
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Dymak headquarters in Odense, Denmark, designed by BIG to resemble a Möbius strip. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "intensely geometric" headquarters by BIG
Local studio Nitsche Arquitetos has updated two stations on São Paulo's Line 4-Yellow metro, paring back prior additions to reveal the structural elements and adding standardised timber elements. More about Nitsche Arquitetos integrates timber kiosks into São Paulo metro station renovations
Part of an office building undergoing a residential conversion by Gensler in Midtown Manhattan is at risk of collapsing after supports were found damaged in the upper storeys. More about Office-to-residential conversion building at risk of collapse in New York
Chilean studio Croxatto and Opazo Architects has completed Negrilla House, an elongated home perched over a ravine in the village of Matanzas that splits into two stacked terraces overlooking the Pacific Ocean. More about Croxatto and Opazo Architects perches timber home overlooking Chilean coast
Berlin studio Kéré Architecture has added a weathered steel-clad kindergarten to the Technical University of Munich campus in Germany, complete with a three-storey playground. More about Kéré Architecture creates "vertical playground" for kindergarten at Technical University of Munich
Scottish studio Loader Monteith has rebuilt a derelict farmhouse in the Scottish Highlands and added a blackened-larch extension to create a family home called Dulnain. More about Loader Monteith rebuilds ruined Highlands house with blackened-larch extension
Local studio Giannone Petricone Associates has renovated a 200-year-old Toronto house with a contemporary interior and a wavy glass addition. More about Giannone Petricone Associates "weaves" glass addition into 1820s Toronto house