With Britain's universities in dire straits, a radical rethink of how these institutions manifest as physical infrastructure is long overdue, writes Owen Hopkins. More about "Reinventing higher education requires architecture to reinvent itself too"
Start-up Freckle has created an AI-powered mobile phone for kids, designed around exploration to provide a break from parental restrictions and surveillance. More about Freckle phone aims to send kids outside to play and engage with the world
Thomas Heatherwick's campaign Humanise has embarked on a £1.5 million research project that will explore how the UK's streetscapes can be beautified to improve wellbeing. More about Heatherwick's Humanise campaign forms research partnership to combat UK's "blandemic of dull development"
Dezeen School Shows: a flesh-like installation where "body, material, object and environment" work in mutual dependency is among the innovative projects by students at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK). More about Sculptural installation among projects from Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for sustainable urban settlements in the Atacama Desert is among projects from students at Tulane University. More about Urban settlement for extreme ecosystem among projects from Tulane University
New York's Museum of Modern Art has exhibited Full Disclosure: The Edge of Information Design, curated by Paola Antonelli, which features information design from classic infographics to a project with missing memories created using AI. More about Synthetic memories feature in MoMA information design exhibition
A skeletal frame of reclaimed timber surrounds the elongated form of Skroget, a community sauna and public deck in Norway designed by student architecture studio Rare Collectiv. More about Rare Collectiv surrounds Norwegian sauna with timber ribs that "evoke the hull of a ship"
A monolithic grey-brick home in Northern Ireland and a skinny house in Kyoto are among the most popular houses featured on Dezeen this month. More about Dezeen's top five houses of September 2026
British carmaker Vauxhall has updated its griffin emblem, which has been pared back and lost its flag for the first time. More about Vauxhall unveils "sharper, cleaner" griffin logo
The Royal Institute of British Architects has paid £150,000 to its former president Alan Jones, settling a long-running legal dispute over its handling of his personal information. More about RIBA paid £150,000 to former president Alan Jones to settle legal dispute
A recyclable timber pavilion designed to mimic wildflowers is among the prototypes built by students at BuildFest 2026, shown in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Recyclable Wildflower installation among timber prototypes at BuildFest 2026
Architecture studio Snøhetta added tunnelling playgrounds to Sky House, the final of four clubhouses that make up its Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai, Hong Kong. More about Snøhetta designs Hong Kong clubhouse with undulating playground and rope-climbing tower
British architect Norman Foster is set to deliver a keynote speech at this year's Dezeen Awards party, which will take place at the Royal Opera House in London on 16 November. More about Norman Foster to give keynote speech at Dezeen Awards 2026 party
Dezeen School Shows: a lamp crafted from volcanic stone and informed by a sunrise is among the projects from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. More about Table lamp made from volcanic stone among projects from Tecnológico de Monterrey
We've selected five opportunities in North America on Dezeen Jobs, including roles at universities and design practices. More about Five USA-based job vacancies detailed on Dezeen Jobs
North American football league Major League Soccer has moved its New York headquarters to the Penn 2 skyscraper and commissioned US studio TPG Architecture to have it mirror the dynamics of a soccer pitch. More about TPG Architecture creates an "office as stadium" for Major League Soccer headquarters
Architecture studio Stanton Williams has completed two boarding houses for girls at Winchester College, wrapping courtyards with gabled brick buildings that reference the historic layout and architecture of the 640-year-old site. More about Stanton Williams designs boarding houses to "support the culture" of Winchester College
Architecture studio Populous has unveiled its design for the Rach Chiec Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, which will become the country's national stadium. More about Populous reveals design for 70,000-seat Vietnamese national stadium
One of the oldest surviving pharmacies in the world, Florence's Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, has appointed Italian design duo Formafantasma as creative directors. More about Formafantasma named creative directors of 800-year-old apothecary and perfumery
A former tile warehouse in Accra, Ghana, has been transformed into the headquarters of the African Futures Institute, an independent architecture school founded by Ghanaian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko. More about Renovated warehouse becomes permanent home of African Futures Institute in Ghana