In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's winning proposal for social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about "Is this the death certificate of architecture?" says commenter
Architecture studio Red Deer sourced Gerolakkos stone and hand-crafted Lefkara lace from Cyprus, which it juxtaposed with stainless steel and oversized basket-like lamps at Zylia in Covent Garden. More about Stone and lace details "evoke the atmosphere of Cyprus" at London restaurant Zylia
Promotion: San Francisco and London-based start-up Avoice has created an AI agent designed to run the entire operational side of an architecture studio. More about Avoice launches "world's first AI agents" to run architecture studios
Dezeen School Shows: a theatre in London designed for international students, refugees, asylum seekers, early-career workers and first-generation migrants is among projects from Middlesex University. More about Theatre for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants among projects from Middlesex University
As part of our Future Stadium series, the latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a roundup of all 23 stadiums set to host the 2030 World Cup. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features the stadiums hosting the 2030 World Cup
US studio Manica has unveiled the design for a 70,000-seat stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team, which will be topped with a transparent dome. More about Manica unveils Kansas City Chiefs stadium topped with transparent dome
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a waterside repair and reuse hub exploring craft, material reuse and environmental stewardship is among projects from the University of Plymouth. More about Waterfront repair and craft hub among projects from University of Plymouth
Local architecture studio HYAN has renovated Green Sandwich House, a 1970s home in Japan, using a palette of timber, plaster and tiles to bring "warmth and texture" to a flexible, open living space. More about HYAN renovates 70s home in Japan around "single, continuous" living space
The Glasgow School of Art has announced that it cannot afford to rebuild the iconic Mackintosh Building without external funding, following the second fire that tore through the building in 2018. More about Glasgow School of Art "cannot rebuild" Mackintosh Building
Our cities are full of apartment blocks dotted with pathetically sized balconies too small to be of any actual use, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "If no one ever sits there, is a balcony still a balcony?"
Design studios Softlab and Moment Factory have created seven immersive installations for the 350-metre-high Edge NYC skyscraper viewpoint at Hudson Yards, including a massive kaleidoscope and a series of pulsating globes. More about "New York's largest kaleidoscope" among immersive artworks at Edge NYC viewpoint
This year's Dezeen Awards party will take place on 16 November at London's historic Royal Opera House, with tickets going on sale on 18 August. More about Dezeen Awards 2026 party to be held at London's Royal Opera House
Designer Audrey Levy has reimagined a common household appliance with her project How to Grow a Refrigerator, applying sustainable insulating and cooling technologies that take advantage of the power of bacteria and the sun. More about Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling
Flooring manufacturer Forbo has revealed how agricultural waste from cacao production has been repurposed into flooring that supports cacao-growing communities in West Africa in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about Forbo incorporates discarded cocoa shells into Marmoleum flooring
Promotion: architects' designs are being contained within digital files so big they can take two hours to load, leading to delays and mix-ups on projects, experts warned in a talk hosted by HP at the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026. More about "Runaway train" of massive file sizes causing issues for architecture projects says panel at HP talk
For our Future Stadium series, we asked nine of the world's top stadium architects to predict the biggest shift in stadium design over the next 10 years. More about What will the future stadium look like?
Dezeen School Shows: a rehabilitative prison in a former mill with crafting and vocational spaces is among the projects from Norwich University of the Arts. More about Rehabilitative prison with crafting spaces among projects from Norwich University of the Arts
An external skin of timber louvres filters light and air into the double-height interiors of Waankarn, a restaurant and events space in Thailand designed by local architecture practice Studio Locomotive. More about Breezy louvre walls enclose restaurant in Thailand by Studio Locomotive
Architect Kenta Hirayama has designed an "unpretentious house" in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, which features a metal facade and deliberately simple gabled roof. More about Kenta Hirayama clads House in Kinuta in steel-sheet facade
Architecture studio MVRDV has designed a flagship store for Chinese fashion brand Urban Revivo in Beijing, China, with a dramatic facade informed by the roof tiles on the city's traditional houses. More about MVRDV wraps Beijing roof tiles around Chinese moon gates for fashion flagship store