Dezeen has announced the architecture shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes buildings by AIM Architecture, Olson Kundig Architects and Herzog & de Meuron. More about Dezeen Awards 2025 architecture shortlist reveals world's best buildings
Following the recent deaths of British architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Terry Farrell, Catherine Slessor reflects on their intertwined but highly distinct careers. More about "That generation of men who grew up toying with Meccano and went on to change the world is finally leaving the stage"
Fluid curves and zingy gradients characterise the updated logos for Microsoft's Office applications, which have been redesigned for the first time since 2018. More about Microsoft Office rebrand demonstrates "how AI is shifting the discipline of design"
Raw iron has been wrought into sinuous curves and geometric shapes to form this graphic furniture collection by Barcelona-based designer Valeria Vasi. More about Valeria Vasi designs Metamorphosis collection as "a meditation on transformation"
Interior designer Studio Ella has styled a trio of model apartments inside Hong Kong's 33 Kennedy Road development, using earth tones and natural materials that nod to the surrounding landscape. More about Hong Kong's lush hillsides inform interiors of model apartments by Studio Ella
Mexico City firm Talacha has completed offices with a "carefully curated material palette" for the Latin American Confederation of Customs Agents (CLAA). More about Talacha adds warm touches to customs agents HQ in Mexico City
Fabric from hot air balloons and sheep's wool are among the eclectic mix of salvaged materials used to create Bouwurk, a temporary venue designed by architecture studio Overtreders W for the festival Arcadia 2025 in Friesland, the Netherlands. More about Overtreders W uses salvaged materials for temporary festival venue in the Netherlands
Jeanne Gang is the latest architect to design a spirit bottle with her bronze-branched whisky bottle. Here, we round up six bottles designed by architects and designers including Frank Gehry, Philippe Starck and Marc Newson. More about Six unusual spirit bottles designed by architects and designers
Architecture firm Hollaway Studio has designed a circular garden pavilion surrounded by pivoting screens to provide a space for horticultural training and rehabilitation at HMP Downview prison in Surrey, England. More about Glasshouse Garden pavilion offers "moment of beauty" in women's prison
Austin-based Derrington Building Studio has constructed its own office in the Texas city using exposed framing and raw materials with reference to "American industrial practicality". More about Derrington Building Studio designs "intentionally practical" offices in Austin
Architecture studio Atelier-r has completed Lookout Above Litomyšl, a viewing tower in the Czech Republic constructed from two long, narrow shipping containers. More about Atelier-r uses two shipping containers to create Czech Republic lookout tower
From a concrete house in Colombia to a Swiss chalet, the eight living rooms compiled in this lookbook all feature practical built-in sofas. More about Eight interiors where built-in sofas become one with the walls
This week on Dezeen, beverage company Red Bull and fashion house Prada added the world's largest skate ramp to the curved side of a skyscraper in Porto Alegre, Brazil. More about This week Red Bull and Prada unveiled the world's largest skate ramp in Brazil
Architect and educator Mónica Ponce de León will step down from her role as dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University after 10 years of leadership. More about Mónica Ponce de León steps down as dean of Princeton School of Architecture
Adidas has released the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which features a motif with a maple leaf, a star and an eagle to symbolise the tournament's three host countries, Canada, the USA and Mexico, and "an innovative new side-mounted chip system". More about Adidas releases "most visually playful ball ever" for World Cup 2026
As part of the architecture and urban design fair Mextrópoli 2025 held in Mexico City, local studio PPAA created a pavilion made of a 23-metre-long cross-laminated timber beam suspended above rotating wood panels. More about PPAA "celebrates the qualities of wood" with rotating CLT pavilion in Mexico City
The 2026 edition of Swedish trade show Stockholm Furniture Fair and the associated Stockholm Design Week has been cancelled, with the event moving to a biennial format starting in 2027. More about Stockholm Furniture Fair cancels 2026 event and announces 2027 relaunch as biennial
A minimalist gabled form, cantilevered terraces and earth-toned lime plaster define Casa Plaj, a holiday home in Portugal designed by local practice Extrastudio. More about Extrastudio coats "radically simple" holiday home in Portugal with earth-toned plaster
An underground air raid shelter designed to ensure "comfort and dignity" will form part of the Holy Trinity Church, which Ukrainian studio Aranchii Architects is designing in Kyiv. More about Aranchii Architects designs Ukrainian church with community air raid shelter
Designer Henry Svendsen has created Handle, a "kink-coded" furniture collection that features three abstract sculptural pieces made from brushed metal and black leather. More about Henry Svendsen's Handle collection is made from "metal, leather and flesh"