The Canadian government's plan to restore the prime minister's residence in Ottawa highlights the chronic under-appreciation of Canadian design and its potential as a source of national pride, writes Thom Fougere. More about "In Canada, design still receives remarkably little recognition"
Thousands of mirrors line the gently undulating ceilings of the VISTA Science Experience Centre in Austria, completed by Dutch architecture practice Studio Maks with engineering firm Bollinger + Grohmann. More about Studio Maks tops science pavilion in Austria with undulating mirrored roof
Local studio EBBA Architects has designed the first London outpost for Istanbul cafe chain Cup of Joy, using clay plaster, stone and an opaque-glass ceiling to evoke the feeling of being in a courtyard. More about EBBA Architects designs Cup of Joy cafe in Marylebone to "provide a sense of delight"
Kim Kardashian has opened the London flagship branch of her apparel brand Skims, featuring voluptuous interiors by New York studio Rafael de Cárdenas. More about Kim Kardashian unveils nude-hued Skims London flagship store
California start-up Satyress has unveiled its Threehalves robot, a teleoperated centaur-like humanoid designed to aid humans doing dangerous jobs that expose them to injury, death or extreme conditions. More about Satyress designs centaur-like robot to give workers "superpowers" for dangerous jobs
A triple-height skylit atrium with a sandpit at its base sits at the heart of New Horizon, a school in Vadodara, India, designed by local architecture studio Habitat Collaborative. More about Habitat Collaborative threads curved school in India through tree-filled site
Elon Musk's companies SpaceX and Tesla have announced plans to collaborate on a chip-building factory in Texas named Terafab, which will measure over 100 million square feet and is expected to become the largest building in the world. More about Elon Musk reveals plans for world's largest building
Artists and companies publishing realistic AI-generated architectural renderings in the European Union without labelling risk being fined under provisions in the EU AI Act that came into force last week. More about Realistic AI architectural renderings must be labelled under EU AI Act
Local architecture firm RTA Studio has completed a curve-edged office building in Auckland, New Zealand, built from a diagrid structure of locally grown timber. More about RTA Studio designs mass-timber groundscraper in Auckland as "continuous ribbon"
Australian designers across every discipline will be counted, for the first time, under a dedicated professional group in the upcoming census on 11 August. More about Design profession receives own classification in upcoming Australian census
Stockholm-based artist duo Bigert & Bergström has created a pink crystal-shaped sauna on a remediated industrial site in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. More about Crystal-shaped sauna rises from former industrial site in Sweden
This lookbook collates eight bedrooms and living spaces where slim-framed picture windows help landscapes become art. More about Eight interiors where picture windows frame picture-perfect views
Tokyo studio I IN combined handcrafted tiles with an industrial-style gridded ceiling and playful animal sculptures in a store for designer Nigo's Human Made brand in Seoul's Lotte Mall Jamsil. More about I IN clads Human Made store in handcrafted Korean celadon tiles with "powerful presence"
São Paulo studio Cyro Arquitetura has created a temporary studio apartment for the city's Casacor 2026 exhibition, designed to remove distractions and promote focus. More about Cyro Arquitetura designs "white noise" apartment in São Paulo
Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed a community centre on Helsinki's waterfront, using a palette of timber and corrugated metal informed by maritime warehouses and coastal shelters. More about AOR Architects draws on harbour warehouses for Talas community centre in Helsinki
For our latest roundup, we look at seven homes and apartments, spanning India, Australia and the UK, designed to accommodate multiple generations under one roof. More about Seven versatile homes that facilitate multi-generational living
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the demolition of a never-opened concert hall by Studio Fuksas, which is now underway in Tbilisi, Georgia. More about This week on Dezeen we reported on the demolition of Rike Concert Hall
US studio Olson Kundig Architects has completed a house in the mountains of Idaho with large spans of concrete, steel and glass, topped with a retractable roof. More about Olson Kundig crowns Sky View house with retractable roof
Architecture studio Kuryłowicz + Architects has revealed photos of the timber Arctowski Station nearing completion on King George Island in Antarctica. More about Kuryłowicz + Architects designs Antarctic research station as "home at the end of the world"
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has been cleared of health and safety breaches after the death of a man killed by a window that fell from one of its buildings in London, following a five-week criminal trial. More about Foster + Partners found not guilty over window fall death