Experts at technology university ETH Zurich and research institute Empa have developed a process that uses the mineral struvite to convert sawdust into a recyclable, non-combustible composite material. More about Researchers create fireproof building material from sawdust
Designer Stefan Scholten and Stone Made Italy founder Manuela Rotta are set to launch their Matera brand, featuring stone pieces by designers including Ronan Bouroullec, at Salone del Mobile during Milan design week. More about Stefan Scholten launches collectible design brand Matera at Salone del Mobile
Architects Ma Yansong and Omar Degan, interior designer Miminat Shodeinde and designer Jo Barnard, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026.
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Local studio Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados has designed Barrancas, an off-grid minimalist concrete home that sits on a metal base with reflective window shutters in Mexico City. More about PPAA designs Mexico City concrete house to rest on metal base
Promotion: Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard have created an immersive installation that reimagines the bathroom as a space of continuous evolution during Milan design week. More about Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard create "sensory experience" at Milan design week
Students at the Italian university Politecnico di Milano have created an exhibition at Dropcity design centre that explores the political symbolism of the White House through its interior design for Milan design week 2026. More about Dropcity exhibition explores the "performative architecture" of the White House
Local studio Nicolas Laisné Architectes has completed Vatea, a riverside apartment block in France with a sleek, skinny form that references ship design. More about Vatea apartment block resembles "ship set along the riverbank" in France
Architects have an important role to play in making societies more resilient to the threat of future health crises, write Diego S Silva, Enya Moore and Chris L Smith. More about "Architects and public health officials must work together to prepare for the next pandemic"
As part of a residency focused on palliative care, Irish artist John Conway has developed a mobile printing press that can be wheeled to a patient's bedside to produce prints capturing their thoughts and emotions as they near death. More about John Conway designs mobile printing press to record people's feelings at the end of their lives
Dezeen Showroom: a bed with foldable wings at either end of its headboard is among five new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Milo bed by Bolzan among five new products on Dezeen Showroom
Ukrainian designer Oksana Dolgopiatova has transformed the first floor of a historic building in Kyiv, Ukraine, into an office featuring earthy tones and curated artworks aimed at creating a calming atmosphere. More about Oksana Dolgopiatova completes gallery-like lawyer's office in Kyiv
Promotion: the "enduring appeal" of terrazzo was the reference point for iQ Motion, the latest homogeneous vinyl flooring collection of French brand Tarkett. More about Tarkett launches terrazzo-like iQ Motion vinyl flooring collection
Dutch design studio Barde vanVoltt has used textured stucco walls, stainless steel panels and sculptural stone elements to outfit a two-level penthouse in Mexico City. More about Barde vanVoltt designs Mexico City penthouse as "brutalist sanctuary"
Australian studio Ian Moore Architects has transformed a 19th-century pub in Sydney into The Corner House, a home with a rear wing clad in glass bricks. More about Ian Moore Architects transforms Sydney pub into house with "wall of light"
Laws and regulations around accessory dwelling units are opening up opportunities for infill around the US to mitigate the housing crisis and more. Here, we round up 10 from California to Kansas to showcase the forms they can take. More about Ten American ADUs that showcase their urban versatility
Indian architecture office Metonia Designs used a uniform rust-coloured material palette to create an immersive environment informed by dusk in this beauty salon in Ahmedabad. More about Spaces "melt into one another" at Geetanjali Salon in Ahmedabad
San Francisco-based Studio Ahead has completed the interiors of a suite on board massive private yacht The World, which had to be installed in stages as it sailed from port to port. More about Studio Ahead decks out suite aboard world's "largest private residential yacht"
Designer Sabine Marcelis is headlining this year's Coachella Art program with an inflated maze, alongside a pleated-orb installation by architect Kyriakos Chatziparaskevas and a brutalist tower by The Los Angeles Design Group. More about Sabine Marcelis installs Maze with "coloured walls of shade" at Coachella 2026
London studio DSDHA has renovated Sheep Field Barn, a gallery at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens in Hertfordshire, UK, updating its exhibition areas and introducing workshop spaces. More about DSDHA prioritises "elegant frugality" in Henry Moore Studios gallery revamp
New book Brutalist Korea showcases designs ranging from a blocky kindergarten to a building designed to "conjure the image of an open book". Author Paul Tulett chooses 11 favourites. More about Brutalist Korea presents "nu-bru" buildings from Seoul to Jeju Island