Houses of the month
Dezeen's top five houses of May 2025
Coastal homes perched on sloping and rugged terrain in Spain, the UK and the USA feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for May. More about Dezeen's top five houses of May 2025
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This week on Dezeen
This week we looked at how Norman Foster became the most successful architect in history
This week on Dezeen, ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, we explored how Norman Foster became the world's most successful architect. More about This week we looked at how Norman Foster became the most successful architect in history
Interiors
Mammoth infuses Brooklyn restaurant with "bucolic essence of Upstate New York"
Local design studio Mammoth has converted a former Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn into a farm-to-table restaurant informed by the paintings of North American painter Andrew Wyeth. More about Mammoth infuses Brooklyn restaurant with "bucolic essence of Upstate New York"
School Shows
Textiles crafted from fish skins and seaweed among projects from Arts University Plymouth
Dezeen School Shows: a project utilising fish skins, seaweed and fruit pulp to create compostable textiles is among the design projects from students at Arts University Plymouth. More about Textiles crafted from fish skins and seaweed among projects from Arts University Plymouth
News
Second week of June officially named "Chicago Design Week"
The City of Chicago has released a proclamation declaring an official design week for the city, acknowledging Chicago's role as an international "design epicenter". More about Second week of June officially named "Chicago Design Week"
Architecture
Archmongers updates London home to be a "celebration of craftsmanship"
London studio Archmongers has updated and extended Ray House, a Victorian terrace in Hackney, to be a "celebration of craftsmanship", incorporating bespoke finishes including a decorative concrete frieze designed by its client. More about Archmongers updates London home to be a "celebration of craftsmanship"
Architecture
Naqi & Partners designs Earthenware House in Vietnam as row of terracotta pots
Architecture studio Naqi & Partners has overhauled a house in the southeastern province of Binh Duong, Vietnam, remodelling it to resemble a sequence of terracotta pots. More about Naqi & Partners designs Earthenware House in Vietnam as row of terracotta pots
Architecture
Studio Weave's Intelligent Garden pavilion features fluted mycelium facade
Studio Weave partnered with landscape designer Tom Massey and furniture maker Sebastian Cox to create a mycelium-clad pavilion housing innovative technologies that was presented at the Chelsea Flower Show. More about Studio Weave's Intelligent Garden pavilion features fluted mycelium facade
Comments
"Sophistication doesn't always mean complication" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a concrete spiritual enclosure in Mexico designed by Rubén Valdez Practice. More about "Sophistication doesn't always mean complication" says commenter
Venice Architecture Biennale
Five pavilions championing soil at the Venice Architecture Biennale
As the Venice Architecture Biennale continues, we spotlight five country pavilions that reframe soil as a material of the future. More about Five pavilions championing soil at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Interiors
Space Available crafts Self Care Community Centre from 11 tonnes of plastic waste
Multidisciplinary design studio Space Available has established a community centre in Jakarta, Indonesia, featuring a conversation pit containing recycling machines and furniture made from ocean plastic. More about Space Available crafts Self Care Community Centre from 11 tonnes of plastic waste
Promotion
Bentley's Bespoke Studio aims to revolutionise automotive personalisation
Promotion: Mulliner, Bentley's Bespoke Studio, has taken automotive artistry and personalisation to "extreme lengths", says the brand's visualisation manager Rich Morris. More about Bentley's Bespoke Studio aims to revolutionise automotive personalisation
Design
Earth to People binds timber furniture with tree sap
New York design studio Earth to People has swapped synthetic glue for tree sap to bind its debut furniture collection, which features monolithic chairs hand-crafted from centuries-old cedar. More about Earth to People binds timber furniture with tree sap
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features the opening of V&A East Storehouse in London
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the opening of the V&A East Storehouse in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features the opening of V&A East Storehouse in London
Architecture
CetraRuddy updates New York casino skyscraper design with "harmonious waves"
American architecture studio CetraRuddy and developer Silverstein Properties have released redesigns of a casino and mixed-use complex located on Manhattan's West Side. More about CetraRuddy updates New York casino skyscraper design with "harmonious waves"
School Shows
The Matrix-like AI project among proposals from the Manchester School of Architecture
Dezeen School Shows: a project that envisions a future in which society is fully reliant on AI is among the architecture projects from the Manchester School of Architecture. More about The Matrix-like AI project among proposals from the Manchester School of Architecture
Technology
LegoGPT AI model turns text prompts into Lego designs
A team of computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University has created LegoGPT, an AI model that can build real-life Lego structures from a single text prompt. More about LegoGPT AI model turns text prompts into Lego designs
Architecture
Max Otto Zitzelsberger collaborates with university students on barn-like teaching building in Germany
Architect Max Otto Zitzelsberger worked with students from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau to create the Learning House, a barn-like teaching building in Bavaria with an exposed timber structure. More about Max Otto Zitzelsberger collaborates with university students on barn-like teaching building in Germany
Architecture
Australian duo stitch together off-grid Cooroy House with long veranda
A linear veranda forms a spine for Cooroy House, an off-grid home built by design duo Henry Bennett and Dan Wilson on a bushland site in Queensland, Australia. More about Australian duo stitch together off-grid Cooroy House with long veranda
Features
How Norman Foster became the most successful architect in history
Ahead of Norman Foster's 90th birthday this weekend, Dezeen explores how he became the most successful architect the world has ever seen – including by asking the man himself. More about How Norman Foster became the most successful architect in history