Boston architecture studio Safdie Architects has designed a reimagined downtown "urban heart" for Portland, Maine, USA, centred around a 30-storey skyscraper designed to reference coastal architecture. More about Safdie Architects designs Maine's tallest building to resemble a lighthouse
Proposals by Foster + Partners, Heatherwick Studio and WilkinsonEyre for a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II near Buckingham Palace in London have been revealed. More about Queen Elizabeth II memorial proposals revealed
The traditional purpose of an architecture biennale has disappeared, this year's Venice Architecture Biennale curator Carlo Ratti has told Dezeen ahead of the event's opening this weekend. More about "Dezeen killed the traditional form of the biennale" says Venice Architecture Biennale curator
A school in Arkansas, USA designed by studios Marlon Blackwell Architects, Eskew Dumez Ripple, and Andropogon Associates has won the fifth Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize for its "campus steeped in the rural culture of its place". More about Thaden School in Arkansas wins Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
This week on Dezeen we listed key examples of the influential art deco style, which is celebrating its centenary this week, ranging from the Chrysler Airflow car to ziggurats. More about This week we marked art deco's centenary
Construction on the Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed SkyTower, set to be Canada's tallest supertall skyscraper, is underway in Toronto, with cladding already going up on the base of the structure as the tower reaches towards its planned 351-metre height. More about Photos show construction of Canada's tallest skyscraper
The terraced, pixelated King Toronto Residences urban development, designed by Danish architecture studio BIG, is under construction in Toronto, Canada, with move-ins planned for next year. More about Mountainous residential development by BIG rises in Toronto
A report published by the Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed low pay, poor mental health and a culture of unpaid overtime across the industry. More about RIBA report finds "many" architecture professionals not paid Real Living Wage
Nigerian startup AllSpace has been recognised by both the Swarovski Foundation's Creatives for Our Future programme and The World Around's Young Climate Prize for its prototypes for modular shelters. More about AllSpace creates modular refugee shelters from recycled materials
Maggie's CEO Laura Lee has defended its upcoming cancer care centre in Liverpool following criticisms about the design, saying the charity remains "committed to creating amazing spaces". More about Maggie's backs HB Architects' design for Liverpool cancer care centre
A skyscraper with a tiered, masonry facade designed by architecture studio Robert A M Stern Architects and informed by buildings of the Upper East Side is under construction in Manhattan. More about RAMSA New York skyscraper to feature classical details for "life today"
The data centre expansion required to support artificial intelligence is expected to keep fossil fuels in use for longer, a new report by think tank BloombergNEF has found. More about AI-fuelled data centre demand will set back energy transition
British artist Stuart Semple says that he "pulled an all-nighter" to create his Yolo paint in a colour that imitates one a group of American scientists claim to have just discovered. More about Stuart Semple replicates newly discovered colour with "very weird glowy teal" paint
Architects Annabelle Selldorf and Ma Yansong have been named on the Time 100 list of most influential people for 2025 by Time magazine. More about Ma Yansong and Annabelle Selldorf named world's most influential architects
The first 3D-printed store by coffeehouse chain Starbucks is nearing completion in Brownsville, Texas, featuring exposed layered walls overlaid with the brand's signage. More about First 3D-printed Starbucks nears completion in Texas
US agency Overseas Building Operations has released a memo asking its architect collaborators to remove language relating to "sustainability" and "climate". More about US government restricts "sustainability" language for its overseas architecture
The late Italian architect Italo Rota and American philosopher Donna Haraway are the recipients of this year's Golden Lion awards at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Italo Rota and Donna Haraway awarded Venice Architecture Biennale Golden Lions
The 1072 West Peachtree skyscraper, designed by architecture studio TVS, is under construction in Atlanta, USA and will be the "tallest building in the city in over 33 years" when completed. More about Tallest residential skyscraper in Atlanta under construction
British studio RSHP has revealed plans for Peninsula Dubai, a group of 10 interconnected buildings containing a hotel and residences overlooking the water in Jumeirah, Dubai. More about RSHP designs chain of residential towers for Jumeirah waterfront
Dutch studios MVRDV and Zecc Architecten have revealed plans to overhaul a vacant church in the Netherlands by adding a swimming pool with an adjustable floor that allows visitors to "walk on water". More about MVRDV unveils design for Holy Water swimming pool in former Dutch church