Danish studio BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan, creating a trio of rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima for hotelier Not A Hotel. More about BIG uses rammed earth to create trio of luxury villas in Japan
A group of 12 architecture studios, including SHoP Architects, Weiss/Manfredi and Ennead Architects, has been selected by the US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to work on diplomatic buildings for the next five years. More about Twelve "regionally diverse" architecture studios selected for US embassy design
California-based artist Kelly Akashi has created a glass chimney to recount her personal experience of loss after the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles for the 2026 Whitney Biennial exhibition. More about Kelly Akashi creates glass chimney as memorial to Los Angeles wildfire losses
Austere brick walls cloak a bright skylit painting studio at the heart of Atelier Cambre in Argentina, designed by local architecture practice Esteras Perrote. More about Esteras Perrote nestles brick-clad painting studio in Argentinian woodland
Dublin studio Architectural Farm has renovated a home in Ireland called Seagull Cottage, adding a larch-clad extension informed by railway sheds and bird hides. More about Timber bird hides inform Irish cottage extension by Architectural Farm
Reinier de Graaf wants architects to admit they have lost all credibility. But, the OMA partner tells Dezeen in this interview, his new book is not looking to pick a fight. More about "We have to grow up as an industry" says Reinier de Graaf
Dutch architectural studio Woonpioniers has built a house on the dunes in the south of the Netherlands using modular methods. More about Woonpioniers builds a house that "moves with the dunes"
Ahead of Thursday's approval hearing for the White House ballroom expansion, US president Donald Trump has presented updated renderings of the project, suggesting it will act in part to cover a military bunker underneath. More about White House ballroom to act as "shed" over planned military bunker says Trump
Indian studio Compartment S4 has completed a cowshed in Maharashtra, using a palette of brick, stone and bamboo to elevate its utilitarian spaces into a "humane, climate-responsive habitat". More about Compartment S4 brings "warmth and craftsmanship" to cowshed in India
Georgian studio TIMM Architecture has completed House of Iron Doors, a home on the outskirts of Tbilisi that features an openable facade of perforated weathered steel shutters. More about TIMM Architecture fronts House of Iron Doors with weathered steel shutters
Local studio Henriquez Partners Architects has designed a trio of skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada, including the city's first supertall skyscraper. More about Vancouver's first supertall skyscraper informed by "ancient glass sea sponge reefs"
Design studios Yes Make, Resolve Collective and Material Cultures have overhauled a warehouse in London to create Tipping Point East, the UK's first dedicated circular construction hub. More about UK's first circular construction hub unveiled in London
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"