Continuing our parametricism series, we look at the futuristic Yokohama International Port Terminal designed by Foreign Office Architects, which was one of the first high-profile parametric buildings. More about Yokohama International Port Terminal "first major" parametric building
What was special about the shoes on the feet of the record-breaking runners at the recent London Marathon? Is the Met Gala an important design event, or just about money and celebrity? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about How Adidas won the super-shoe war
The Royal Society for Public Health has found that the number of public toilets in England has dropped by 14 per cent in the past decade, warning that a lack of facilities is damaging to the health of people and high streets. More about Study finds swathes of England left with "public toilet deserts" as facilities decline
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a coastal home in Dungeness designed by Hollaway Studio. More about "Looks like a stiff breeze could blow it all away" says commenter
Untreated spruce was used to reconstruct parts of the Haus W lodge and boutique hotel in Zug, Austria, which features bespoke furniture, interior details by local craftspeople and a gridded wooden screen. More about Gerold and Katia Schneider transform 17th-century Alpine lodge into wood-clad hotel
Bathroom design needs to move beyond static form to focus on sensory experience, says Sven Ullrich in this video interview produced by Dezeen for Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard. More about Design "has to touch more than one sense" say Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard
Hotel group Rosewood unveiled an installation centred on the work of late Italian designer Andrea Branzi during Milan design week, bringing together a series of his signature lamps alongside contemporary artworks. More about "A passion for imperfection" defines Andrea Branzi lamp installation
Promotion: a handful of North American designers and studios are set to debut their latest products during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City this May. More about Ten design studios debuting furniture and lighting at ICFF
Montreal-based studio Atelier Carle has completed a mountainside house with wood and board-formed concrete finishes in Quebec. More about Atelier Carle creates "unconventional layout" for hemlock-clad Quebec house
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features glass lifts designed by Olson Kundig for Seattle's Space Needle. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features double-decker elevators for Seattle's Space Needle
As part of a larger reuse project of a former convent in Montreal, curatorial collective Nouveau Milieu has commissioned design objects repurposed from the pews, which were showcased during Montreal Design Week. More about Montreal designers turn pews into design objects to mark convent's conversion
American studio ZGF Architects has revealed designs for an angular Navy SEAL Museum on the harbourfront of San Diego, USA, meant to evoke the site and contemporary martial qualities. More about ZGF Architects designs stealth-informed Navy SEAL Museum for San Diego
Architectural designer Isabel Strauss has designed a public bathroom for the grounds of German-American architect Walter Gropius's self-designed home in Massachusetts, USA, chosen from hundreds of submissions. More about Isabel Strauss wins competition for public bathroom at Gropius House
Architecture studio Rever & Drage has expanded a cluster of rural buildings in Norway, adding a barn-like form that steps up a sloping, rocky site. More about Rever & Drage extends smallholding in Norway with stepped barn-like volume
Despite it being adopted more slowly than he anticipated, Patrik Schumacher believes parametricism will still become a universal architectural style, he tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "I'm not happy" with how fast parametricism is being adopted says Patrik Schumacher
British company Team Repair has launched a STEM learning kit specifically designed for grown-ups, using a dummy object to teach people how to fix their own phones. More about Team Repair's adult STEM kit shows how to fix your phone
Following the release of Home for Now: Living Well Without Staying Long, a book spotlighting interior design for rental homes, authors Paul Firmin and Niko Dafkos talk Dezeen through eight of the most inspiring examples. More about Earl of East founders reveal how to bring personality to a rental home
Emerging designers explored sustainability and everyday designs for the Shared Matter exhibition at Milan design week, which had a focus on international collaboration. More about Young designers show paper glasses and aluminium-foam lightbulbs in Milan
Architect Malini Doshi, interior designer Elisa Ossino and designers Lucas Muñoz and Mario Tsai have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. More about Elisa Ossino and Malini Doshi named Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Promotion: embracing a "beta mindset", Swiss furniture brand Vitra and German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic have released a new flexible table system for offices or educational settings named Scout. More about Vitra and Konstantin Grcic's Scout is "dynamic tool" for today's work and learning environments