The renovated Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen by architecture studios Stallan-Brand and LDA Design, which are shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, feature in this video by Jim Stephenson. More about Stallan-Brand and LDA Design revitalise Victorian garden in Aberdeen
A paper published in science journal Nature has predicted that the carbon footprint of the global construction industry is set to double by 2050. More about Global construction's carbon footprint projected to double by 2050
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has designed bubbly glass trophies for the Art Basel Awards that aim to capture the shape of breath in glass. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Art Basel trophies are "different from anything that's ever been done"
Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has used translucent glass panels to create a flowing exterior for Tiffany & Co's flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo. More about Jun Aoki cloaks Tiffany & Co store in curving glass panels
Milan's Salone del Mobile has announced its first-ever exhibition dedicated to unique and limited-edition design with Salone Raritas, which will debut as part of the furniture fair's next edition. More about Salone del Mobile launches its first ever collectible design fair
A video of London's Olympic velodrome, designed by local studio Hopkins Architects, has gone viral on social media for echoing fart-like sounds while fireworks exploded nearby. More about Viral video captures London's Olympic velodrome "reflecting fireworks as farts"
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for The Grand Ballroom, a sports arena in Tirana, Albania, held within a 100-metre-wide sphere modelled on a sports ball. More about MVRDV designs giant sphere for sports arena in Tirana
Former Chicago Architecture Biennial artistic director Yesomi Umolu has been named general and artistic director of Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut museum starting next year. More about Nieuwe Instituut appoints Yesomi Umolu as general and artistic director
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and local studio PBDW Architects have completed a "quasi-invisible" renovation of Marcel Breuer's brutalist 945 Madison Avenue for auction house Sotheby's. More about Herzog & de Meuron transforms Breuer Building into Sotheby's Manhattan headquarters
The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has become the world's tallest church with the latest addition to the tower of Jesus Christ, which has been captured in this video. More about Video reveals Sagrada Familia becoming tallest church in the world
A therapeutic keyboard for people with Parkinson's and an AI-powered water quality sensor have won this year's James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by students and graduates from across the world. More about Gaming-inspired Parkinson's keyboard wins 2025 James Dyson Award
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has released photos of a sinuous high-rise building under construction in Shenzhen, which is set to become the headquarters for education charity Chen Yidan Foundation. More about Rippling charity headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects tops out in Shenzhen
Architecture studio SANAA's co-founder Kazuyo Sejima is opening three iconic homes to the public with the Tokyo House Tour, which showcases striking post-war buildings. More about Kazuyo Sejima presents compact Tokyo homes that "show how cities and buildings grow together"
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the news that the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum has reached completion in Giza by Dublin studio Heneghan Peng Architects. More about This week we reported on the Grand Egyptian Museum's completion
Italian design fair Capsule Plaza is expanding internationally with Capsule Plaza Tokyo, which will "celebrate Tokyo as the ultimate destination for design lovers" during the Designart Tokyo design week. More about Capsule Plaza launches first international edition in Tokyo
On Tuesday, US president Donald Trump fired the six remaining members of independent federal agency the Commission of Fine Arts, a group of architects and urban planners meant to review projects such as the planned triumphal arch. More about Trump fires remaining members of the Commission of Fine Arts
Dublin studio Heneghan Peng Architects has reached completion on the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, more than three decades after plans for the project were announced. More about Grand Egyptian Museum reaches completion in Giza
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled the design for an art museum in Dubai, which will be housed in a rounded, twisting building overlooking the emirate's natural saltwater creek. More about Tadao Ando unveils twisting design for Dubai Museum of Art
Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture has unveiled plans for an art and photography museum in Germany, which will feature an 80-metre-long rammed-earth wall and a timber pergola. More about Timber museum to be Kéré Architecture's first cultural project in Germany
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has collaborated with furniture fair Salone del Mobile to design a cross-laminated timber Alpine bivouac, which will be exhibited at the 2026 Winter Olympics. More about Carlo Ratti Associati designs Alpine bivouac for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games