2025 review
The top 10 skyscrapers of 2025
Continuing our Review of 2025, we look back at the 10 most significant skyscrapers from the year, including a pair of towers in Argentina and a New York supertall. More about The top 10 skyscrapers of 2025
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Architecture
Snøhetta designs Skamarken riverside development with mound-like theatre
Architecture studio Snøhetta is set to transform a former railway site into a riverside park and cultural destination in Drammen, Norway, adding a theatre and conference hall with an arched green roof. More about Snøhetta designs Skamarken riverside development with mound-like theatre
Typefaces
Volvo creates "instantly readable" typeface to improve driver safety
Swedish car brand Volvo has collaborated with type studio Dalton Maag to create a dedicated typeface for use in its cars, which aims to be as easy to read as possible. More about Volvo creates "instantly readable" typeface to improve driver safety
Comments
"To chop this structure up feels tragic" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, according to its architect Sou Fujimoto. More about "To chop this structure up feels tragic" says commenter
News
SOM uses AI to design diamond-like West Bund Convention Centre in Shanghai
Global architecture studio SOM has used AI tools to inform its geometric design for the West Bund Convention Centre, which has risen beside the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. More about SOM uses AI to design diamond-like West Bund Convention Centre in Shanghai
Design
Ross Lovegrove co-creates chair with Google AI trained to emulate his style
British designer Ross Lovegrove and his studio have collaborated with Google DeepMind to co-create a chair using a generative AI trained on the designer's sketches. More about Ross Lovegrove co-creates chair with Google AI trained to emulate his style
Design
Luca Guadagnino evokes Call Me by Your Name with sensuous peach paperweights for JW Anderson
Director Luca Guadagnino has teamed up with JW Anderson to create a trio of paperweights immortalising the infamous scene from his film Call Me by Your Name, in which actor Timothée Chalamet's character pleasures himself with a peach. More about Luca Guadagnino evokes Call Me by Your Name with sensuous peach paperweights for JW Anderson
Promotion
Ceramiche Refin's textured Ink collection features hand-drawn graphics
Promotion: Italian company Ceramiche Refin has unveiled its Ink collection, presenting a series of textured ceramic tiles "inspired by moods". More about Ceramiche Refin's textured Ink collection features hand-drawn graphics
Design
Zenga Bros blend skate ramps and cabins for "rampitecture" in Waco
For a skating event held in Waco, Texas, USA, creative studio Zenga Bros has combined half pipes with elements of local architecture, such as wood shake, to create cabin-like gathering spaces for spectators within the ramps. More about Zenga Bros blend skate ramps and cabins for "rampitecture" in Waco
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features Zaha Hadid Architects' garden hospital design
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Zaha Hadid Architects' plans for a garden hospital. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Zaha Hadid Architects' garden hospital design
News
Sam Venis documents infrastructure at "political experiment" Próspera in Honduras
Brooklyn-based writer Sam Venis has photographed "charter city" Próspera, a semi-independent community in Honduras, where UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed upcoming buildings. More about Sam Venis documents infrastructure at "political experiment" Próspera in Honduras
School Shows
Modular housing complex for expanding families among projects from University of Southern California
Dezeen School Shows: a modular housing structure designed to adapt alongside growing families is among the projects from the University of Southern California. More about Modular housing complex for expanding families among projects from University of Southern California
Dezeen Showroom
Tom Black lists five of his products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Australian interior designer Tom Black has published products from his first furniture collection on Dezeen Showroom, which have curving forms and contrasting material pairings in common. More about Tom Black lists five of his products on Dezeen Showroom
Architecture
CAN completes "mystical and grounding" renovation of London townhouse
Cave-like openings, green timber tendrils and a monolithic standing stone all feature in Druid Grove, a London house recently renovated by local studio CAN. More about CAN completes "mystical and grounding" renovation of London townhouse
2025 review
The five most controversial stories of 2025
Continuing our Review of 2025, we take a look this year's most controversial stories that stoked debate and received the most comments this year. More about The five most controversial stories of 2025
News
Zaha Hadid Architects designs hotel to wind around Okinawa beach
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a snaking hotel for hospitality brand Not A Hotel, which will perch above a coastal site in Okinawa, Japan. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs hotel to wind around Okinawa beach
News
New homes in England to have bird-friendly swift bricks in planning reform
The UK government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, which will require new builds in England to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. More about New homes in England to have bird-friendly swift bricks in planning reform
Opinion
"We talk a lot about the value of green space, but our silty brown 'blue space' often remains an afterthought"
Almost all cities are based around a water source, but London does not talk enough about the importance of public access to the River Thames, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "We talk a lot about the value of green space, but our silty brown 'blue space' often remains an afterthought"
Interiors
Norm Architecture draws on "Scandinavian simplicity" for Danish gallery interior
Danish studio Norm Architects looked to the nature and light of the Danish island of Bornholm when creating Galleri Sonja, which also houses a cafe and a shop. More about Norm Architecture draws on "Scandinavian simplicity" for Danish gallery interior
Design
Gustaf Westman creates chunky 3D-printed shelves based on interlocking puzzles
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has launched a playful modular shelving system comprising colourful components that can connect in various configurations. More about Gustaf Westman creates chunky 3D-printed shelves based on interlocking puzzles