Curtain walls and an exposed steel structure define Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in central London by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More about Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes "big cube" in Paddington
Mid-century modern furniture design endures because it is the "peak" of American furniture design says author Cara Greenberg, whose book popularised the term, in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More about "Mid-century modern is classic, it's never going away" says Cara Greenberg
Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for Refuge de Barroude, a hiker stop with a curving form that will be nestled in the Pyrenees National Park in France. More about Snøhetta designs hikers' refuge in Pyrenees mountains with swooping grass roof
The first Design Biennale Rotterdam will take place across the Dutch city from 20 February to 2 March 2025 to address the "clear gap" in local events dedicated solely to design. More about "City of no nonsense" Rotterdam to host inaugural design biennale
Dezeen has announced the design shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes designs by Arper, Joseph Joseph, Snøhetta and Humanscale. More about World's 59 most outstanding designs shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2024
Eight innovative designs have been shortlisted for Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition, which called for pioneering proposals that reimagine the way future generations live over the next 100 years. More about Eight designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has designed a platinum watch named Ipsomatic for Swiss jeweller and watchmaker Gübelin. More about Santiago Calatrava "inspired by the idea of time" for Gübelin watch
Promotion: commercial furnishing company Visplay is launching its Omnio Office modular furniture system at Orgatec 2024 in Cologne, Germany. More about Visplay launches modular furniture for "modern workplace planning"
Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. More about Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions
New York architecture studio WORKac has completed an office building with a white, layered facade at the Mission Rock development in San Francisco. More about WORKac completes San Francisco offices with "dynamic sense of topography"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Foster + Partners' addition to a Spanish winery. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "beautifully crafted" winery in Spain
American design studio Fuseproject has designed a body for a robotic system by tech studio Kind Humanoid intended for various domestic and commercial environments. More about Fuseproject proposes "friendly" design for AI-enabled robot
Traditional farmsteads of England's West Country informed the rough render exterior and barn-like timber ceilings of this house in Cornwall by London studio Hugh Strange Architects. More about Hugh Strange Architects draws on farm architecture for Cornish courtyard home
We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Eero Saarinen, the Finnish-American architect and industrial designer whose creations were adopted as the optimistic symbols of a new post-war age. More about The organic designs of Eero Saarinen went "beyond the measly ABC" of modernism
Featuring transparent walls, unorthodox plans and giant staircases, we've rounded up nine houses that may be trickier to live in than they are to look at. More about Nine houses with gloriously impractical features
Dezeen has announced the interiors shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes interiors by Keiji Ashizawa, India Mahdavi, Mesura and Unknown Works. More about World's 49 most striking interiors shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2024
Structural engineer and AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara has been named the winner of this year's Soane Medal for "realising some of the most recognisable architectural projects across the globe". More about Hanif Kara wins 2024 Soane Medal for architecture
Architecture studio WOHA has added a perforated-aluminium extension to a 1930s building to create a hotel that is "very mindful of the history" in Singapore. More about WOHA combines aluminium extension and Singapore remittance house for 21 Carpenter hotel
Abandoned steelworks buildings will be repurposed into public space as part of Danish studio Cobe's design for a city district in Tallinn, Estonia. More about Cobe set to transform "treasure box" steelworks site into Tallinn neighbourhood
Promotion: metal chain-link manufacturer Kriskadecor has created a customisable outdoor cladding system composed of intricate aluminium components that shift and sway with the wind. More about Kriskadecor designs "dynamic" outdoor cladding system