Parametricism is not what humanity needs from architecture in the 21st century, writes Catherine Slessor as part of our series on the style. More about "Parametricism is a technophile triumph of fetishised process over outcome"
New York studio Selldorf Architects and Paris-based Studios Architecture have won the competition to design the biggest renovation to the Musée du Louvre for 35 years. More about Selldorf Architects and Studios Architecture set to add subterranean entrances to Musée du Louvre
British studio Foster + Partners is set to stand trial over alleged health and safety failings at The Corniche towers in London, after a man was killed in 2018 by a window pane that fell from the building's penthouse. More about Foster + Partners faces court over fatal window fall from London high-rise
London studio Waugh Thistleton Architects has constructed a wooden pavilion that is cube-shaped on the outside but spherical on the inside for Global Design Forum Istanbul. More about Waugh Thistleton builds "simple and repetitive" timber pavilion on grounds of historic Istanbul palace
Burnt wood and black metal define this rural cabin in the Czech Republic, created by local studio Mimosa Architects to replace its scorched predecessor. More about Mimosa Architects shapes Czech cabin from "rock, river and fire"
Lebanese designer Nada Debs has turned the former Okhun Gozar Mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, into an exhibition space where the historic architecture provides a backdrop for contemporary craft objects. More about Nada Debs converts abandoned mosque into Uzbek crafts centre
Promotion: bookshop Jetlag Books has opened its latest store in Beijing, designed by architecture firm Studio NOR as a nod to the historical context of its site. More about Jetlag Books' latest shop nods to Soviet-style supply store in Beijing
Promotion: as part of the DesignMarch design festival in Iceland, the conference DesignTalks brought together international award-winning speakers, including designers Stefan Sagmeister, Hjalti Karlsson and architect Dorte Mandrup. More about "People are starting to crave connections again" says DesignTalks 2026
Architecture studio ODA drew upon art deco and Bauhaus styles while conceiving The Harper residential building, which features bevelled limestone cladding and various setbacks and protrusions. More about ODA clads Manhattan condo building in chamfered limestone
Dezeen Showroom: a kitchen made up of curved modules constructed from bamboo, linoleum and stainless steel is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Tiny Kitchen Green Line by Neuvermoebelt among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen has partnered with global brands including Villeroy & Boch, Bisley, Andreu World and Johnstone's Trade on a series of talks during Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Dezeen teams up with Villeroy & Boch, Bisley, Andreu World and more during Clerkenwell Design Week
Architecture studio Kuma&Elsa has renovated the top two floors of an apartment block in Japan, creating enclosures that aim to re-create the spatial conditions of a traditional Japanese engawa. More about Kuma&Elsa arranges Japanese apartments around translucent "huts"
As part of our ongoing parametricism series, we look at the Nordpark Railway Stations, a collection of four funicular railway stations in Innsbruck, Austria, designed by Zaha Hadid. More about Zaha Hadid's Nordpark stations topped with parametric "ice formations"
An over-century-old factory in Edinburgh has been sensitively renovated into a food hall by architecture studio GRAS. More about Gras uses "light-touch approach" to convert dockside warehouse
Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has created speckled pendant lighting out of kelp waste, salvaged from miso soup that would otherwise be thrown away at Sticks n Sushi in Lyngby, Denmark. More about Natural Material Studio crafts lighting from leftover seaweed at Sticks n Sushi restaurant
Architect Sibylla Hartel, interior designers Alexy Kos and Che Huang and designers Charlot Magayi and Todd Bracher have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. More about Sibylla Hartel and Charlot Magayi revealed as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Architecture office House of EM has modernised a terraced house in north London, adding a sunken rear extension that can be opened up to create a flexible indoor-outdoor living space. More about House of EM adds light-filled "loggia" to north-London home
Promotion: furniture brand Snoc's architectural and material-driven outdoor furniture has featured at two design fairs this year: Salone del Mobile and Maison & Objet. More about Snoc unveiled latest outdoor collection at Salone del Mobile and Maison & Objet 2026
Dezeen School Shows: a mixed-use building with spaces for dance and leisure is among the projects from IE University. More about Centre for dance and wellbeing among projects from IE University
Danish design brand Audo Copenhagen has opened its first Audo House showroom outside Scandinavia inside a landmarked New York City building, to coincide with NYCxDesign 2026. More about Norm Architects designs first US Audo House in New York