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Happy new year from Dezeen!
Happy new year from Dezeen! We'll be back tomorrow, but in the meantime, you can read our review of the design, interiors and architecture highlights of 2025. More about Happy new year from Dezeen!
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Architecture
Laboratorio de Arquitectura explores "sensory potential" of concrete block in Querétaro
Local studio Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed a house with a design geared towards the use of custom concrete blocks in Querétaro, Mexico. More about Laboratorio de Arquitectura explores "sensory potential" of concrete block in Querétaro
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Reed Watts puts contemporary spin on half-timbering for visitor centre in Kent
London studio Reed Watts has completed a visitor centre for the medieval Ightham Mote manor house in Kent, creating an exposed timber and hempcrete structure that mimics the Grade I-listed building. More about Reed Watts puts contemporary spin on half-timbering for visitor centre in Kent
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Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design videos of 2025
Next in our review of 2025, we select 10 of the best videos produced by Dezeen this year, including look inside postmodern landmark The Cosmic House and a sculptural exhibition transforming cardboard into icy, crystalline forms. More about Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design videos of 2025
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Dezeen's top five houses of December 2025
Dezeen's top five houses of the month for December include a multi-generational home in Vietnam and a minimalist house in Portugal with two recording studios. More about Dezeen's top five houses of December 2025
Architecture
Payette creates engineering building with a "folded form" at Penn State University
Boston architecture studio Payette has completed an academic building in central Pennsylvania called ECoRE, which features a sculptural form and facades wrapped in reddish brick and metal fins. More about Payette creates engineering building with a "folded form" at Penn State University
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Studio Plyš revamps Borová Lada Cottage outside Bohemian Forest
Architecture practice Studio Plyš has renovated a 19th-century cottage at the edge of the Bohemian Forest in the Czech Republic, repairing its original stone and timber structure with additions in plywood, concrete and fibre cement. More about Studio Plyš revamps Borová Lada Cottage outside Bohemian Forest
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The top 10 Chinese buildings of 2025
Continuing our 2025 Review, China editor Christina Yao selects the year's best Chinese architecture projects including grand schemes by international studios BIG, OMA and Zaha Hadid Architects, as well as small-scale pavilions from local studios. More about The top 10 Chinese buildings of 2025
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Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"
Myanmar-based architecture studio Blue Temple has teamed up with construction company Housing Now to build a series of low-cost bamboo homes capable of withstanding natural disasters. More about Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"
Interiors
MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere
Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has designed a restaurant interior with a casual take-out counter and an upscale bar lounge in Toronto, Ontario. More about MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere
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Alexis Dornier references Moonraker concept art for ring-shaped villa in Bali
Architect Alexis Dornier referenced concept sketches for a James Bond film to create Villa Omah Prana, a doughnut-shaped house in Bali that gives each space views out over the surrounding forest. More about Alexis Dornier references Moonraker concept art for ring-shaped villa in Bali
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Eight actually interesting uses of AI from 2025
It might have been the year of AI "slop", but 2025 also saw the emergence of some genuinely innovative, intriguing and even beneficial uses for artificial intelligence. Here, we round up eight of our favourites as part of Dezeen's Review of 2025. More about Eight actually interesting uses of AI from 2025
Interiors
Pend adds curved brick extension to Victorian house in Edinburgh
Local architecture studio Pend has renovated a traditional semi-detached property in Edinburgh, Scotland, combining two existing flats to create a family home with living spaces housed in a brick-clad extension. More about Pend adds curved brick extension to Victorian house in Edinburgh
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Calila Studio completes "intentionally simple" eyewear store in Mexico
Red lacquered blocks match the storefront window frames at this eyewear boutique in Mexico City, designed by local firm Calila Studio. More about Calila Studio completes "intentionally simple" eyewear store in Mexico
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Atelier Matteo Arnone creates symmetrical home for two DJs
Italian practice Atelier Matteo Arnone has completed House for Two Musicians, a minimal, symmetrical home with a pair of recording studios on the site of an old winery in Portugal. More about Atelier Matteo Arnone creates symmetrical home for two DJs
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Tabula Studio combines bold red floors and trompe l'oeil details in Bilbao office
Bilbao architecture office Tabula Studio has designed its own workspace and showroom in the Basque city, featuring an eclectic mix of colours and surface finishes that represent the practice's playful approach. More about Tabula Studio combines bold red floors and trompe l'oeil details in Bilbao office
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Olin Petzold nestles self-built treehouse in Swiss valley
Polycarbonate panels clad the exterior of this triangular treehouse in Switzerland's Locarno district, which was designed by Swiss architect Olin Petzold as a woodland writing studio. More about Olin Petzold nestles self-built treehouse in Swiss valley
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"Architecture and everyday culture" meet at this Texas burger restaurant by Studio Danel
A large orange-lacquered communal table runs through the centre of this burger restaurant in Houston, designed by locally based Studio Danel to "transcend the conventions of a burger restaurant". More about "Architecture and everyday culture" meet at this Texas burger restaurant by Studio Danel
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Päivä Architekti perches larch-clad extension alongside hilltop home in Czech Republic
Local practice Päivä Architekti has expanded a rural home in the Czech Republic, perching a tanned larch-clad annex on the edge of its sloping forest site. More about Päivä Architekti perches larch-clad extension alongside hilltop home in Czech Republic
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Moon House in Sydney takes design cues from neighbouring period properties
Sweeping arches define this all-white house in Sydney, designed by Australian practice James Garvan Architecture to reference nearby neoclassical and Federation-style properties. More about Moon House in Sydney takes design cues from neighbouring period properties