The slaughterhouses and abattoirs in this roundup, originally built for slaughtering animals, have been transformed into galleries, breweries and cooking schools. More about Six former slaughterhouses reimagined for new purposes
Amsterdam studio More Architecture used a large zigzagging roof to shelter Floating Hotel, which is dramatically positioned among the bamboo forests and mountains of Dachangping, China. More about More Architecture perches Floating Hotel among Chinese mountains
Sportswear brand Nike is developing its own generative AI model to design products using its vast bank of athlete data, Dezeen can reveal. More about Nike developing AI model as part of design "step change"
Dutch designer Gijs Schalkx has retrofitted an old car to run on an unusual fuel source: waste plastic that is turned back into oil. More about Gijs Schalkx converts car to run on plastic waste
Fashion designer Christian Louboutin, architect Keith Griffiths and designers Lisa Jones, Ruby Kean and Jomo Tariku have joined as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More about Christian Louboutin and Jomo Tariku named judges for Dezeen Awards 2024
Architecture studio EBBA has completed a store for coffee brand WatchHouse that draws on modernist design to provide a calming environment in the heart of the City of London. More about EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop
Mexican architect Carlos H Matos has completed a concrete house designed to be an "ode to antiquity" and "futurity" in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. More about Carlos Matos references Mexico's "profound transformations" in secluded retreat
Local architecture practice Dubrovska Studio has created a fitness studio lined with curtains and outfitted with custom furniture made from materials sourced from around Kyiv in the face of wartime shortages. More about Dubrovska Studio uses "leftovers" in Kyiv to furnish local dance studio
Peach-toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six holiday homes in Goa that Mumbai studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke local vernacular. More about Peach-coloured walls enliven Goan holiday homes by Jugal Mistri Architects
Japanese studio Kooo Architects has designed the skinny Hotel Rakuragu in central Tokyo to have a "unique shape", with cut-out balconies that help to preserve privacy. More about Kooo Architects creates narrow Tokyo hotel with cut-out balconies and terraces
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of lights with theatrically curved bodies made from sheets of steel is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Peel lighting series by Frandsen among 13 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Electronics brand Bang & Olufsen has collected and restored several hundred units of its 1990s-era Beosound 9000 CD player, giving them a second life as a limited-edition product for fans of physical media. More about Bang & Olufsen brings back classic 90s six-CD player
Toronto architecture studio Partisans has used parametric modelling to create an undulating stone storefront for a jewellery store with a dedicated boutique for luxury watch brand Rolex. More about Partisans sculpts limestone facade for boutique in Toronto
Architecture practice Parallel Studio has punctured the white walls of this children's library in Zanzibar with small holes, providing natural ventilation and casting shadows across books inside. More about Parallel Studio creates Mariam's Library for young students in Zanzibar
In this lookbook, we have collected eight projects that use internal glazing and partitions to create brighter home interiors and increased connectivity between spaces. More about Eight homes where internal windows and partitions maximise light
Curved metallic surfaces influenced by early 20th century American industrial design form displays at this compact store in New York City, designed by London studio Tutto Bene for eyewear brand Cubitts. More about Tutto Bene references Streamline Moderne in tiny New York eyewear store
The colorful retro diners of Quebec influenced the interiors of this restaurant in Ottawa, designed by Montreal-based Ivy Studio. More about Ivy Studio combines retro colours at Ottawa restaurant Buvette Daphnée
Scottish practices Loader Monteith and Studio SJM have completed The Harmeny Learning Hub outside Edinburgh, which is clad in larch to blend in with its woodland surroundings. More about Loader Monteith and Studio SJM create woodland school in Scotland
Working on a kitchen as part of a construction or renovation project but not sure where to start? Here are 10 kitchen design ideas taken from Dezeen's archive of lookbooks, featuring tips for colour, materials and layout. More about Ten kitchen design ideas from Dezeen
This week on Dezeen, American studio Manica Architecture revealed its design for a stadium for the Chicago Bears football team featuring a translucent roof and a glass-curtain wall at its entrance. More about This week Manica Architecture unveiled glass-fronted stadium for Chicago Bears