Dezeen Showroom: from accessories and lights to seating and tables, the following items are all made down under by Australian design brands. More about Eight stylish furnishings by Australian brands
For its first brick-and-mortar venue, production company A24 worked with New York design office Leroy Street Studio to overhaul the city's oldest Off-Broadway theatre to host live productions and screen movies. More about Leroy Street Studio renovates historic New York City theatre for A24
Dezeen School Shows: an art market with large glass walls overlooking pine trees in Hong Kong is among the student projects from My ArchiSchool. More about Nature-focused art market in Hong Kong among projects from My ArchiSchool
Brooklyn design studio Craighill has designed the Swingtop Lighter with a swinging mechanism and snuffer as part of the brand's brief to pay attention to overlooked everyday objects. More about Craighill rethinks the pocket lighter based on historical designs
Architecture practice Nodecraft Studio has created a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bengaluru from a cluster of poured-earth walls and concrete volumes linked by verandahs. More about Nodecraft Studio arranges Bengaluru farmhouse around poured-earth walls
British studio Foster + Partners, in collaboration with academic institutions, has secured funding to develop an automated fleet of robots and drones for on-site timber construction. More about Foster + Partners unveils plans for autonomous robot construction project
Fashion brand Longchamp has introduced La Maison Unique, a clothing collection that draws on British designer Thomas Heatherwick's design for its boutique in Downtown Manhattan. More about Longchamp releases "architectural collection" informed by Heatherwick-designed store
German architecture studio Opposite Office has created a one-square-metre treehouse to work from, fixed to a tree at the Bauhaus University campus in Weimar. More about Square-metre studio strapped to tree in "exaggerated response" to office rental prices
Storied Finnish glassworks Iittala has unveiled Unda, its debut collaboration with Sabine Marcelis – a range of lamps and vases that required the designer to develop a whole new production technique in collaboration with the company's glassblowers. More about Sabine Marcelis captures movement of sunlight across water in Iittala glassware
Promotion: entries are now open for this year's edition of the Brick in Architecture Awards, which recognises the best brick buildings from the US and beyond. More about Entries open for The Brick in Architecture Awards 2026
In the ongoing battle over a renovation of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the administration of US president Donald Trump has said it may have to demolish the Edward Durell Stone-designed building and replace it with an amphitheatre. More about US government may demolish Kennedy Center due to "structural death spiral"
US studio Lehrer Architects has completed Loma Verde, a supportive housing development for once-homeless residents that features a slender footprint and stucco walls adorned with splashes of colour. More about Lehrer Architects designs supportive housing for "extremely narrow" site in Los Angeles
Skylights, an internal light well and silver-painted ceilings pull light deep into House in Shichiku, a home in Kyoto designed by local studio Tato Architects. More about Tato Architects uses silver-painted ceilings to draw light into Kyoto home
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her colourful polka dot artworks, has passed away in Tokyo from multiple organ failure at the age of 97. More about Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
Around 1,800 people have pulled the keep of the historic Hirosaki Castle two metres closer to its original location in Japan's Aomori prefecture, following restoration works. More about Volunteers tug 360-tonne castle tower towards its original site in Japan
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its digital guide and interactive map for the 2026 edition of London Design Festival, which enters its 24th iteration. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to London Design Festival 2026
Design practice Studio Three Sixty has created a temporary sauna that is being used as a theatre during Edinburgh's Fringe festival for the performing arts. More about Studio Three Sixty creates Sauna Theatre for Edinburgh Fringe festival
Boutique hotel brand Aethos has opened its first London outpost with interiors designed by Astet Studio in a Ron Arad Associates building that was formerly home to Nobu Hotel Shoreditch. More about Aethos London Shoreditch designed using an "East meets East" approach
Ecuadorian studio Caá Porá Arquitectura has worked with the local community to construct a pavilion in the Amazon rainforest that allows researchers to get a new perspective of the landscape in Pacto Sumaco, Ecuador. More about Caá Porá Arquitectura creates teaching pavilion in the Amazon rainforest
US studio IA has combined Craftsman-style detailing and a minimalist technical look with the details of a historic building for AI company Notion in San Francisco, California. More about IA creates Craftsman-style office for AI company Notion in San Francisco