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
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled her Helix Nebula dress during Paris Couture Week, featuring plasma-filled glass horns that light up in response to human touch. More about Iris van Herpen injects glass-covered gown with glowing plasma
Central Saint Martins graduates Domenico di Paolo and Kieran Feechan have created a novel listening device in the form of Imago, which turns a critical eye on the use of AI in music. More about Imago audio player lights a path for ethical AI use in music
Prize giveaway: for our latest competition, New Zealand studio Architecture van Brandenburg is offering Dezeen readers the chance to win a copy of its new Marisfrolg Gardens monograph. More about Prize giveaway: win the Marisfrolg Gardens book by Architecture van Brandenburg
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
Dezeen School Shows: a housing proposal in the Pacific Palisades, which tackles the area's wildfire risk, is among the projects from the University of Southern California. More about Housing that adapts to wildfire risk among projects from University of Southern California
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
Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of design studio Formafantasma have been named the first-ever lead research and development fellows of ecology for London's Serpentine Galleries. More about Formafantasma announced as ecology advisor to Serpentine Galleries
Human judgement and storytelling should remain central to architecture as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in the design process, according to a panel hosted by Trimble SketchUp and Dezeen in San Diego during AIA. More about Architecture fundamentally a human endeavour says panel at Trimble SketchUp talk in San Diego
Toy brand Lego has unveiled an 8.4-metre-high replica of the World Cup trophy outside the Rockefeller Center in New York. More about Lego creates giant World Cup trophy from 1.3 million bricks
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
Design studio Snarkitecture has designed an expansive playground in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum in Washington DC, USA, the largest indoor installation ever at the institution. More about Snarkitecture creates "unexpected" playground in DC's National Building Museum
Dezeen School Shows: a women's wellbeing centre offering fitness services and therapy options is among the projects from Florence Institute of Design International. More about Wellbeing centre for women among projects from Florence Institute of Design International
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
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has brought a retro 1970s feeling to chairs, rugs, beds, lamps and cushions as part of a 40-piece collection for high-street furniture retailer Dunelm. More about Yinka Ilori's Dunelm collection aims to make good design "a lot more accessible"
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
Dezeen School Shows: a project informed by the structure of ant colony interiors is among the award-winning Interior Educators' projects. More about Award-winning student projects from Interior Educators spotlight regenerative practice