Dezeen Courses: from short courses in fashion design to summer schools teaching architecture, we've rounded up nine creative courses in 2025 that are ideal gifts for design and architecture enthusiasts this Christmas. More about Nine short courses that make for perfect gifts for design lovers this Christmas
Automotive company General Motors and developer Bedrock have released a proposal to redevelop the 1970s Renaissance Center complex in Detroit, which calls for the demolition of two of the skyscrapers on the site. More about GM and Bedrock seek to demolish skyscrapers surrounding Detroit's tallest building
Japanese studio Chop + Archi created a deep cross-shaped void in the centre of this compact house in Kumagaya, Japan, dividing it into distinct spaces that are buffered from each other. More about Chop + Archi cuts cruciform void into centre of Kumagaya House in Japan
British carmaker Jaguar has sparked controversy online after revealing its Type 00 concept car, with some people calling it a "design triumph" and others an "ugly, clunky behemoth". More about Jaguar divides opinion with "gobsmacking" EV concept
From an underground speakeasy in Hong Kong to an American "cathedral of fried chicken", here are Dezeen's top 10 restaurants and bars of 2024. More about The top 10 restaurants and bars of 2024
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station along the Riyadh Metro network, which opened on Sunday in Saudi Arabia's capital city. More about Geometric perforations illuminate Saudi metro station by Zaha Hadid Architects
Too many office-building lobbies are being turned into soulless spaces with the same Apple Store aesthetic, writes Anthony Paletta. More about "I wander into office lobbies wherever I go and it delivers no end of disappointment"
Over 600 architects and designers from across the globe gathered for the Dezeen Awards 2024 party last week in partnership with Bentley, where this year's winners were announced. More about Architects and designers from around the world celebrate Dezeen Awards 2024 at London party
British automaker Jaguar has revealed images of its electric concept car, the Type 00, two weeks on from the launch of a rebrand that made waves online. More about Jaguar unveils concept car as "pure expression of new creative philosophy"
For the V&A museum's 2024 Make Good installation, design and research studio Material Cultures has developed alternatives to plywood and OSB made from underused woodland resources including pine needles and birch bark. More about Material Cultures transforms woodland waste into sustainable sheet materials
Six Columns, the self-designed home of architect Will Burges in London, has been named RIBA House of the Year for 2024. More about "Home that can evolve" in London named UK's best new house
Local studio Miró Rivera Architects has clad the lakeside River Hills Residence in weathering steel, complemented by a delicate two-storey dock and guest house. More about Miró Rivera Architects clads lakeside Austin retreat with weathering steel
American architecture studio Arquitectonica has completed the 48-storey Five Park skyscraper in Miami Beach, the first skyscraper to be completed in the area "in over a decade" and the tallest. More about Arquitectonica completes tallest skyscraper in Miami Beach
Promotion: French champagne house Perrier-Jouët has completed a multi-year project entitled Cohabitare, working alongside design studio Formafantasma. More about Perrier-Jouët vineyard project links biodiversity, agriculture and design
Local architectural studio Polysmiths has aimed to bring Mediterranean warmth to a London terraced house with a sequence of structural arches and a mottled lime plaster finish. More about Polysmiths adds Mediterranean texture to Arch House in London
To kick off our review of 2024, Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft picks the houses that drew readers' attention this year, including a hillside home by Álvaro Siza and three residences that incorporate greenhouses. More about The top 10 houses of 2024
The restored interiors of the landmark Notre-Dame cathedral have been revealed, days ahead of its official reopening in Paris. More about Notre-Dame restoration revealed ahead of reopening
The recently released 50 Design Ideas You Really Need to Know book features essays tracking the evolution of design from the 19th century until now. Here, its author chooses five key design ideas. More about John Jervis shares five design ideas you really need to know
Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds and Business of Design Week are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in December from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom: a rug woven from New Zealand wool that features a blocky pattern informed by Stonehenge in the UK is among 11 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Stone rug by Arturel among 11 new products on Dezeen Showroom