French architecture studio Exercice has installed four unconventional table tennis tables at a school in Ingré, France, to encourage children to make up their own rules and strategies. More about Quirky table tennis equipment promotes "more creative" play at French school
A trio of companies have announced the cancellation of contracts to deliver work on the Trojena ski resort and The Line city as the Neom project in Saudi Arabia stalls. More about Multiple Neom construction contracts cancelled
Toy brand Lego is reportedly set to release a model of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which will be the largest set ever created. More about Lego to mark Sagrada Familia completion with largest ever set
NASA has announced that it has cancelled an upcoming orbital space station to expedite the building of a permanent lunar base on the moon, "landing by landing and incrementally". More about NASA accelerates plan to build permanent moon base
Elusive architect Smiljan Radić explains how his work should not be seen as a blueprint for "good or bad" architecture, in this exclusive interview following his "surprise" Pritzker Architecture Prize win. More about "There is no message in what I do" says Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Smiljan Radić
The continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran could push up prices of building materials, including steel and cement, a study by global construction consultant Linesight has warned. More about Construction material costs set to rise if Strait of Hormuz blockade continues
Football kits for the USA, Mexico and Canada have been fully revealed for the 2026 World Cup, including US home jerseys emblazoned with bold red stripes and a green kit for Mexico that pays homage to Aztec sculpture. More about Here are the kits for the three World Cup 2026 host nations
London studio Office S&M has used cork as cladding, insulation and flooring in this mansard extension to a house in Walthamstow, which is enlivened by bright yellow details. More about London loft extension by Office S&M explores "how far cork can go"
Berlin studio Kéré Architecture has revealed its design for the Ineza Clinic, which will step up a hillside in rural Burundi within a series of brick pavilions. More about Kéré Architecture designs perforated brick health clinic in Burundi
Fast-food chain KFC has joined the novelty outerwear arms race with a gherkin-filled puffer jacket, hooked up to a built-in straw for picklebacks on the go. More about KFC creates "unhinged" Pickle Puffer stuffed with gherkins
Children can dive into an enormous ball pit or dance beneath a shiny UFO at this play space created by fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck for the C-mine creative hub in Genk, Belgium. More about Walter Van Beirendonck designs space-themed playscape for Belgian arts campus
In this roundup, we spotlight seven buildings with undulating glass facades that resemble flowing fabric, giving new meaning to the idea of curtain walling. More about Seven buildings draped with fabric-like glass facades
Sports brand Nike has revealed the texturized football kits that the England team will use at this year's World Cup, which include embedded graphic elements. More about Nike unveils "unapologetically English" World Cup football kit
Architecture studio SO-IL utilised precast, coloured-concrete panels in various sizes to give the 144 Vanderbilt apartment block in Brooklyn, USA, a distinct identity. More about SO-IL uses pink concrete to give Brooklyn apartment block "civic presence"
Dubai-based X Architects has revealed plans for the Grand Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which will be fronted by a stacked minaret. More about X Architects unveils Grand Mosque "for rapidly changing Riyadh"
Danish mycelium company Rebound has partnered with architecture studio Det Levende Hus to create a sustainable interior door with a core made from cultivated fungi. More about Rebound and Det Levende Hus develop "world's first" mass-produced mycelium door
A large angular roof structure hovers over an open-air market in Valledupar, Colombia, designed by Colombian outfit Tarq Studio, acting as a signpost for the community gatherings and commerce it shelters. More about Tarq Studio prioritises "informal ways people occupy space" for angular market in Colombia
Brazil has seen a skyscraper boom in recent years, with several in the major cities and the completion of the country's tallest in 2025 in the coastal town of Balneário Camboriú. Here, we round up eight across the country. More about Eight recently completed skyscrapers in Brazil
Architecture studio OMA has mirrored the programme of the SANAA-designed New Museum in Manhattan with an extension that has a unique profile and facade treatment. More about OMA completes "highly connected, but highly individual" expansion of New York's New Museum
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Interiors has revamped a semi-circular piazza alongside the Colosseum amphitheatre in Rome, recreating the bases of several of its original columns. More about Stefano Boeri creates travertine piazza alongside Colosseum