Global architecture studio SOM has designed a pair of stepped, wedge-shaped towers to be a landmark for the new city of Alatau in south-eastern Kazakhstan. More about SOM designs stepped glazed towers for Kazakhstan's new city
Photographer Robbie Lawrence has designed a news kiosk with Sean Thomson, which was installed at London's ICA art centre to showcase a zine made with fashion designer Thom Browne. More about Thom Browne and Robbie Lawrence unveil metal newsstand informed by Tokyo's cityscape
University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson's drug, advancing a new approach known as "bio-upcycling". More about Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria
The latest edition of the Collectible fair in Brussels saw designers explore seating with a difference, presenting daybeds made from beeswax and metal, inverted sofas and a gigantic inflatable seat. More about Five weird and wonderful seating designs from Collectible Brussels 2026
Dezeen Showroom: a table lamp that recalls the segmented, architectural silhouette of Victorian chimneys is among five new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Heath table lamp by Tala among five new products on Dezeen Showroom
Red Bull's GamePop magazine has developed a "first-of-its-kind" cover with a built-in display and controllers, allowing readers to play a game of Tetris on its paper surface. More about Paper-thin playable Tetris game forms cover of GamePop magazine
Brooklyn studio Office of Tangible Space has converted a former warehouse in Brooklyn, USA, into a community hub that provides "a new kind of venue for automotive culture". More about Office of Tangible Space transforms Brooklyn warehouse into automotive social hub
Dezeen School Shows: outdoor seating with bird feeding points and a "nesting zone" is among urban furniture designs from the American University in Dubai. More about AUD students design animal-friendly urban furniture through emerging technologies
A cluster of white gabled volumes that represent a village demolished during the Holocaust make up The Lost Shtetl Jewish Museum, completed by Finnish architecture studio Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects in Lithuania. More about LMA designs Jewish history museum as "dreamscape" of village destroyed in Holocaust
A hotel in a former military barracks and an urban apartment created on a budget feature in our latest lookbook of intricate interiors that use reclaimed materials. More about Eight interiors transformed using reclaimed materials
Industrial design studio Caliper has developed a drafting table for American artist Daniel Arsham, featuring a backlit surface and magnifying lamp to support the creation of his small-scale charcoal and graphite drawings. More about Caliper creates "over-engineered" adjustable drafting table for Daniel Arsham
This tattoo parlour and art space in Miami's Little River has been designed by US-based studio Chimera Design to reference sand dunes and Bedouin tents. More about Miami tattoo parlour by Chimera Design facilitates "quiet ritual"
Blocky volumes clad in sand-toned bricks define the Sædalen Kirke church, designed by local practices Koht Arkitekter and Hille Melbye for a young congregation in Bergen, Norway. More about Brick church by Koht Arkitekter and Hille Melbye balances "architectural ambition and material modesty"
British-American designer Jony Ive achieved legendary status through his world-changing creations as Apple's design chief, but what's he been up to since leaving the company in 2019? More about Nine Jony Ive designs that aren't Apple products
This week on Dezeen, Chilean architect Smiljan Radić was named as this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate. More about This week Smiljan Radić won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Canadian studio Montgomery Sisam Architects has designed a university research and teaching centre with an exposed mass-timber structure that contributes to its ambitious net-zero carbon and energy goals in Oak Ridges Moraine, Ontario. More about Montgomery Sisam Architects creates "lantern-like" Ontario research centre
An extension built from timber, glass and limestone unites a 19th-century farmhouse with an adjacent barn at this home in Somerset, overhauled by London architecture studio Forgeworks. More about Forgeworks revamps Somerset farmhouse with low-lying stone extension
Conservation group Twentieth Century Society has submitted a listing application for the River and Rowing Museum in Oxfordshire, aiming to protect the future of David Chipperfield's first significant project. More about Listing bid launched to protect David Chipperfield's first major building in UK
An undulating glass facade encloses the cantilevered first floor of the Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland, designed by Australian studio Blight Rayner Architecture with international firm Snøhetta. More about Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland operates "like a finely tuned musical instrument"
What's the deal with the mysterious competition to design a new "world wonder"? And how did Apple manage to almost halve the price of its least expensive laptop? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about The strangest architecture competition ever?