A chicken-shaped observation deck and a geometric classroom were among the playful installations on show at Cabin Fever 2025 in the Czech Republic. More about Five playful and functional pavilions from Cabin Fever 2025
Massachusetts-based designer and professor Iman S Fayyad has created a shelter from standard sheets of plywood, moulding it and fastening it with straps to form a "collective space" that is easy to assemble for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Iman S Fayyad fastens plywood shelter with straps for Chicago Architecture Biennial
US president Donald Trump has announced that there will be a 30 per cent tariff on upholstered furniture being imported to the USA from the start of October. More about Donald Trump announces 30 per cent tariff on upholstered furniture
This year's Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism aims to directly engage the public rather than replicate the "echo chamber" of other architecture festivals, says the event's general director Thomas Heatherwick in this exclusive interview. More about Seoul Architecture Biennale "a very sincere attempt to invite a bigger conversation" says Thomas Heatherwick
While big brands largely steered clear of major launches at this year's London Design Festival, the next generation was out in force. Below, we meet some of the most promising young furniture and lighting designers coming out of the UK. More about Twelve emerging designers who stole the show at London Design Festival
International architecture practice OF Studio has created a brutalist concrete house with a cantilevered terrace and sloped foundations shaped by its site on a mountainside in Mendoza, Argentina. More about OF Studio designs Argentinian mountain house that "emerges from the terrain"
Local firms Good City Studio and Hexagon Studio Architects have converted the main turbine hall of a historic Philadelphia power plant into Ballers, a sports club that includes indoor pickleball, soccer and squash courts. More about Philadelphia power plant transformed into sports venue
US architecture studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed a skyscraper clad in glass on top of a restored 1899 train station in Boston, USA, the "busiest transit hub in New England". More about Pelli Clarke & Partners "reshapes the skyline" with Boston South Station skyscraper
Austin-based startup Blackdot has developed an AI-powered tattoo device it says is faster, safer, and less painful than a human-made tattoo. More about Blackdot's AI-powered tattoo device promises to make tattoos faster and less painful
Danish architect Julius Nielsen has created a small timber church in Copenhagen, which features a 12-sided hall symbolising the 12 apostles. More about Julius Nielsen completes tiny 12-sided church in Copenhagen
Lab-grown meat is gaining traction. But before we consume it, we need to believe in it – and that's where design comes in. Jane Englefield asks scientists, designers and a food critic what's at stake. More about What will it take for us to eat lab-grown steak?
Design agency Pentagram has created a new city logo for Austin, Texas, USA composed of green and blue arches representative of the surrounding landscape, which was reportedly leaked early and has drawn criticism. More about Pentagram creates logo for Austin based on its "natural beauty"
UFC president Dana White has released renderings of a mixed martial arts arena set to be built on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC, for the America 250 celebrations in 2026. More about UFC arena set to be built on White House lawn
UK studio Hugh Broughton Architects has unveiled its design for a bright yellow addition to the Australian government's research base in Antarctica. More about Hugh Broughton Architects set to extend Australian Antarctic research base
Furniture built from doors and stairs made by "flipping" concrete floors feature inside this community hub, which architect Søren Pihlmann has created in a 1960s factory and opened up as part of Copenhagen Architecture Biennial. More about Pihlmann Architects turns floors into staircases and facades into pavements at Thoravej 29
Two US senators have reintroduced legislation to counter president Donald Trump's traditional architecture mandates for federal buildings, prompting another senator to announce a codification of Trump's mandate. More about Politicians reintroduce Democracy in Design Act to "reflect the diversity" of US
Weathered wood salvaged from disused farm buildings has been repurposed in Barn Again, a pavilion at Copenhagen Architecture Biennial designed and built by British practice THISS Studio and architectural designer Tom Svilans. More about Deconstructed barns become cocooning pavilion at Copenhagen Architecture Biennial
A collection of reflective cabins designed by prefabricated housing company ÖÖD have been added to the site of a 1970s hotel on Oregon's Rogue River. More about Mirrored cabins by ÖÖD extend Oregon riverside retreat
Insulation panels made using mycelium and a modular timber construction system were used to create PAKK Pavilion, an angular timber structure in Tallinn, developed by materials company Myceen and the architecture department at the Estonian Academy of Arts. More about Mycelium insulates experimental timber pavilion by Myceen and EKA PAKK
Our latest roundup looks at houses that respond to the tight constraints of infill sites with designs that either complement or contrast with the neighbouring buildings. More about Eight infill houses that make the most of vacant city plots