Amy Peacock
Could the next starchitect be a TikToker?
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?
UK government hires Google to develop AI planning tool to make "near-instant decisions"
Technology company Google is set to develop an AI tool to speed up planning decisions for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. More about UK government hires Google to develop AI planning tool to make "near-instant decisions"
Assemble reveals design for Maggie's Centre in Kent
Architecture collective Assemble has received planning permission for a Maggie's Centre at Maidstone Hospital, which will feature pitched volumes informed by Kent's local culture and landscape. More about Assemble reveals design for Maggie's Centre in Kent
Exhibition of Maggie's Centres at V&A Dundee shows "how buildings can care"
An exhibition of the 30-year history of charity Maggie's and its cancer care centres has opened at the V&A Dundee, displaying original models and drawings by world-famous architects, including the late Frank Gehry. More about Exhibition of Maggie's Centres at V&A Dundee shows "how buildings can care"
Plans for Barbican revamp get go-ahead
British architecture studios Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio's plan to renew the Barbican Centre have received planning approval from the City of London Corporation. More about Plans for Barbican revamp get go-ahead
Barbara Buser awarded 2026 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
Swiss architect Barbara Buser has won the 2026 Jane Drew Prize for elevating the profile of women in architecture through her contributions to building reuse. More about Barbara Buser awarded 2026 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
Purcell fronts museum for shoemaking with zigzagging brick facade in Somerset
A faceted brick extension links a manor house and a 17th-century barn to form the Shoemakers Museum in Somerset, England, designed by UK studio Purcell. More about Purcell fronts museum for shoemaking with zigzagging brick facade in Somerset
Eight heavenly home interiors that embody monastic minimalism
Natural materials, vaulted ceilings and utilitarian furniture feature in this lookbook of monastic interiors, where every room is a sanctuary for minimalist devotees. More about Eight heavenly home interiors that embody monastic minimalism
Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architects designs structural stone data centre in Sweden
Paris-based studio Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architects has unveiled plans for a data centre in Sweden, which will be housed in silo-like forms built from structural stone. More about Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architects designs structural stone data centre in Sweden
Sports district to be built around world's largest stadium in India
Architecture studios BDP, Cox Architecture and Collage Design have revealed designs for a trio of sports venues in Ahmedabad, India, which will be built alongside the world's largest stadium. More about Sports district to be built around world's largest stadium in India
ARB announces strategy to "raise standards" in architecture profession by 2030
The Architects Registration Board has set out a five-year strategy intended to address safety, competence and culture in the UK's architecture industry. More about ARB announces strategy to "raise standards" in architecture profession by 2030
Report names Antoni Gaudí as architect of modernist Catalan chalet
The Government of Catalonia has published a report confirming Antoni Gaudí as the architect of Xalet del Catllaràs, an early 1900s chalet in northern Spain. More about Report names Antoni Gaudí as architect of modernist Catalan chalet
Snøhetta tops Saudi metro station with mirrored bowl-shaped canopy
Architecture studio Snøhetta has exclusively revealed Qasr AlHokm Metro Station in Riyadh, which features a curving mirrored canopy that reflects a subterranean planted atrium. More about Snøhetta tops Saudi metro station with mirrored bowl-shaped canopy
Castley McCrimmon Architects adds "respectful and measured" extension to Gilbert's Cottage
Neutral tones and glimpses of garden spaces define this extension to a 1870s cottage in Albany, Western Australia, revealed here exclusively by Australian studio Castley McCrimmon Architects. More about Castley McCrimmon Architects adds "respectful and measured" extension to Gilbert's Cottage
Nimtim Architects uses "everyday materials in unusual ways" for London house extension
Local studio Nimtim Architects has playfully transformed a Victorian terrace house in London for Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft, adding an extension with exposed easi-joists and cork-clad walls. More about Nimtim Architects uses "everyday materials in unusual ways" for London house extension
Schulz und Schulz inserts concrete museum between traditional German buildings
An irregular concrete volume connects a cluster of historic half-timbered buildings to form the Mother-of-Pearl Experience Museum in Germany, designed by local studio Schulz und Schulz. More about Schulz und Schulz inserts concrete museum between traditional German buildings
Peter Pichler Architecture designs museum depot for South Tyrol's archaeological artefacts
Italian studio Peter Pichler Architecture has unveiled its design for a museum and storage facility in South Tyrol, Italy, which will rise from the alpine landscape with an angular green roof. More about Peter Pichler Architecture designs museum depot for South Tyrol's archaeological artefacts
Ten unique vents that "tell the story of Britain's underground industrial history"
From an art nouveau column in Aberdeen to a slate-clad vent that blends into the Snowdonia landscape, authors Lucy Lavers, Judy Ovens and Suzanna Prizeman have selected 10 unique ventilation shafts from their book Adventurous Vents. More about Ten unique vents that "tell the story of Britain's underground industrial history"
T__M.space tops sinuous pavilion in New Delhi with green roof
The latest Dezeen Exclusive reveals the inaugural Aranyani Pavilion in New Delhi, a curving green-roofed structure that was designed by architecture studio T__M.space to host discussions on ecology. More about T__M.space tops sinuous pavilion in New Delhi with green roof
Swift bricks become mandatory for new buildings in Scotland
The Scottish Parliament has passed a law that requires new buildings in Scotland to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. More about Swift bricks become mandatory for new buildings in Scotland