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Dezeen's top five houses of November 2025
An annexe to a 1960s summerhouse in Denmark and a thatched bridge-shaped home in India feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for November. More about Dezeen's top five houses of November 2025
Sheppard Robson creates "beating heart" for University of Edinburgh campus
A campus building completed by Sheppard Robson for the University of Edinburgh, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. More about Sheppard Robson creates "beating heart" for University of Edinburgh campus
Architects and designers moving into UX, say recruiters
Increasing numbers of architects and designers are moving into UX design in search of better pay and working conditions, we report as part of our Performance Review series. More about Architects and designers moving into UX, say recruiters
Zaha Hadid Architects draws on Emirati embroidery for Dubai skyscraper
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for Symphony Tower, a residential skyscraper in Dubai that will be enclosed by an illuminated lattice structure. More about Zaha Hadid Architects draws on Emirati embroidery for Dubai skyscraper
Moxon Architects adds "functional and graceful" bridge to Scottish highlands
A stone and steel bridge in the Cairngorms by Scottish studio Moxon Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. More about Moxon Architects adds "functional and graceful" bridge to Scottish highlands
AL_A and UNStudio design "iconic groundscraper" for Hong Kong
Plans for a 400-metre-long glass building in Hong Kong's Central district have been unveiled by a consortium of architecture practices, including Amanda Levete's firm AL_A and UNStudio. More about AL_A and UNStudio design "iconic groundscraper" for Hong Kong
DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls
Four-metre-high rammed-earth walls frame the plot of Backyard Community Club in Accra, Ghana, completed by local studio DeRoche Projects. More about DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls
This week on Dezeen we published aerial photos of Neom's workers camps
This week on Dezeen, we reported on satellite photography of worker housing that has been built alongside Neom's major construction sites. More about This week on Dezeen we published aerial photos of Neom's workers camps
BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as "landscape of concentric terraces"
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed by a series of interconnected terraces. More about BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as "landscape of concentric terraces"
Stallan-Brand and LDA Design revitalise Victorian garden in Aberdeen
The renovated Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen by architecture studios Stallan-Brand and LDA Design, which are shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, feature in this video by Jim Stephenson. More about Stallan-Brand and LDA Design revitalise Victorian garden in Aberdeen
Global construction's carbon footprint projected to double by 2050
A paper published in science journal Nature has predicted that the carbon footprint of the global construction industry is set to double by 2050. More about Global construction's carbon footprint projected to double by 2050
Jun Aoki cloaks Tiffany & Co store in curving glass panels
Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has used translucent glass panels to create a flowing exterior for Tiffany & Co's flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo. More about Jun Aoki cloaks Tiffany & Co store in curving glass panels
MVRDV designs giant sphere for sports arena in Tirana
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for The Grand Ballroom, a sports arena in Tirana, Albania, held within a 100-metre-wide sphere modelled on a sports ball. More about MVRDV designs giant sphere for sports arena in Tirana
Simpson & Brown revives 16th-century Fairburn Tower in Scottish Highlands
A 16th-century tower house by architecture studio Simpson & Brown that has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is featured in this video by Jim Stephenson. More about Simpson & Brown revives 16th-century Fairburn Tower in Scottish Highlands
Santiago Calatrava adds angular office block to Zurich station
Architect Santiago Calatrava has added a stone and glass office building beside the Stadelhofen Station in Zurich, which includes a multi-level bicycle parking facility. More about Santiago Calatrava adds angular office block to Zurich station
Ten projects that illustrate Piers Taylor's call for "deeper and messier" architecture
British architect Piers Taylor advocates a radically local approach to contemporary architecture in his book, Learning from the Local. In this roundup, he picks 10 featured projects that embody the idea. More about Ten projects that illustrate Piers Taylor's call for "deeper and messier" architecture
Eight isolated modernist-style homes that belong in thrillers
In our latest roundup, we explore eight homes in the UK and North America that look like they could feature in a modern-day thriller. More about Eight isolated modernist-style homes that belong in thrillers
Timber museum to be Kéré Architecture's first cultural project in Germany
Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture has unveiled plans for an art and photography museum in Germany, which will feature an 80-metre-long rammed-earth wall and a timber pergola. More about Timber museum to be Kéré Architecture's first cultural project in Germany
Santiago Calatrava arranges Belgian station around "monumental bridge"
Swathes of glass and steel make up the sinuous exterior of the new Gare de Mons station in Belgium, which has been designed by Swiss-Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. More about Santiago Calatrava arranges Belgian station around "monumental bridge"
Hawkins/Brown and East to lead pedestrianisation of London's Oxford Street
Architecture studios Hawkins/Brown and East have been selected to lead the pedestrianisation plans for Oxford Street, initiated by London mayor Sadiq Khan. More about Hawkins/Brown and East to lead pedestrianisation of London's Oxford Street