Canonising Antoni Gaudí as a saint would disregard his internal struggles in pursuit of divine perfection, argues author Peter Stanford in this interview as part of our Gaudí Centenary series. More about Sainthood puts Gaudí "in too small a box" says God's Architect author
Design studio Nendo's founder Oki Sato has announced that he will hand over leadership of the company to managing director Akihiro Ito, while the role of chief designer "will be entrusted to talented young designers". More about Oki Sato steps down from Nendo leadership role
The architecture of the Arts and Crafts movement emphasised locality and the handmade at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Here, author David Cole has selected 10 examples from his recent book about the style. More about Ten iconic Arts and Crafts houses that show "the humanisation of the handmade"
Launched to mark the centenary of Antoni Gaudí's death, the Sagrada Familia set is the largest ever created by toy brand Lego. More about Lego reveals Sagrada Familia set to celebrate Gaudí centenary
Car brand Ferrari and technology company HP have collaborated to design a laptop informed by the aesthetics and engineering of supercars. More about Ferrari unveils supercar-informed laptop that "transcends traditional boundaries of PC design"
A monumental granite-clad tower surrounded by artificial hills has been completed by US studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects to honour US president Barack Obama. More about Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects completes "intentionally sculptural" Obama Presidential Center
Ahead of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago next week, we take a look at 13 of the completed presidential libraries in the US. More about The architecture of 13 presidential libraries from Hoover to Bush
Mexican studio Lanza Atelier has created A Serpentine, a snaking brick-walled structure for the 25th edition of the Serpentine Pavilion in London. More about Lanza Atelier designs snaking brick Serpentine Pavilion in London
Colombian artist Delcy Morelos has created Origo, a 24-metre-wide installation made from spice-infused soil at the Barbican Centre's Sculpture Court in London. More about Delcy Morelos creates monumental soil installation by hand at the Barbican
In this roundup, author Ari Seligmann spotlights 11 iconic houses in Japan captured by some of the country's leading photographers, who are the focus of his latest book, Ka Me Ra. More about Eleven iconic Japanese houses seen "through the photographer's lens"
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has applied his signature chunky forms to a playful cat tree that provides a design-forward perch for feline friends. More about Gustaf Westman designs sculptural alternative to "ugly cat trees"
Boston-based studio Safdie Architects has completed an expansion for the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, with structures that both maintain and depart from the original style. More about Safdie Architects completes major Crystal Bridges Museum expansion in Arkansas
Architecture studio OMA has completed Hangzhou Prism, a mixed-use building in southeastern China with a pyramidal form that incorporates a public square at its base. More about OMA designs pyramidal building in China as "three-dimensional village"
With Copenhagen's annual 3 Days of Design festival just over a week away, we've rounded up 13 must-see events and exhibitions both on and off the official schedule. More about Thirteen unmissable exhibitions during 3 Days of Design
Chinese firm Studio We Live has transformed an abandoned cinema into a vibrant teahouse and food market in Chongqing, China, preserving the nostalgic atmosphere of the old workers' picturehouse. More about Studio We Live transforms 1950s Chinese cinema into teahouse with wooden canopy
Paris-based Baguette Studio has developed a range of wax lampshades that can be melted down and recycled without any loss of material using its own custom-built rotational moulding machine. More about Meltable wax lamps by Baguette Studio can be endlessly remade
Metal panels with a bright red finish cloak the warehouse-like forms at Prostir Business Hub in Ukraine, completed by local studio Aranchii Architects. More about Sweeping roofs top bright red logistics hub in Ukraine by Aranchii Architects
The ruins of a stone tavern and a lush cardamom plantation guided the designs of two of the homes featured in the latest edition of Dezeen's houses of the month. More about Dezeen's top five houses of May 2026
Local studio FGMF Arquitetos has completed a mixed-use building in São Paulo made of stacked "protruding rectangular volumes" that contain multi-level office spaces and residences on the top floor. More about FGMF Arquitetos completes pixelated skyscraper in Brazil
Stone salvaged from a demolished office building has been used to build this toilet block, designed by Studio Weave for the public in North Paddington, London. More about Studio Weave creates stone toilet block in London to "express democracy"