The average gender pay gap at the UK's largest architecture studios has narrowed slightly year-on-year, with Zaha Hadid Architects seeing wage disparity fall by almost 10 percentage points. More about Gender pay gap drops dramatically at Zaha Hadid Architects
Designer Tim Fu has unveiled plans for a housing development close to Slovenia's Lake Bled, which he claims is the first architecture project to use AI at all design stages. More about Tim Fu uses AI as "design collaborator" for Slovenian housing development
Architecture studios Garcés de Seta Bonet Arquitectes and Marvel have released visualisations of the E la nave va project, which will transform the Tres Xemeneies power plant in Spain into a culture and media centre. More about Barcelona power plant to be turned into "land art piece"
Japanese video game company Nintendo has revealed the details of its first substantial console redesign in eight years, the Switch 2, in a presentation live-streamed today. More about Nintendo brings video chat to gaming with Switch 2
Danish studio BIG has revealed designs for the Hungarian Natural History Museum, which will comprise a series of "intersecting ribbons of landscape" designed to blend into its forested site in Debrecen. More about BIG to top Hungarian Natural History Museum with overlapping green roofs
Foster + Partners Industrial Design has started developing wearable technology and consumer electronics as it rebrands with a Pentagram-designed graphic identity and dedicated website. More about Rebranded Foster + Partners Industrial Design set to produce wearable gadgets
New York City has passed several bills aimed at reducing the nearly 400 miles of scaffolding sheds covering buildings in the city, some of which have been installed for more than five years. More about New York City passes "Get Sheds Down" legislation to reduce city's scaffolding
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled its designs for Market Cube, an adaptable marketplace composed of stacked volumes in Zhubei, Taiwan. More about MVRDV reveals plans for stacked marketplace in Taiwan
Leading UK architects and designers including David Chipperfield, Jasper Morrison and Amanda Levete have opposed government plans to allow artificial intelligence companies to train their models on copyrighted work without consent. More about Copyright exemption plans for AI are "nothing less than vandalism" say UK architects and designers
IKEA is working on plans for a linear store that would depart from the Swedish home-furnishings retailer's usual labyrinthine layout, Dezeen can reveal. More about IKEA to build two-kilometre-long store that is "impossible to get lost in"
US studio OJB Landscape Architecture has released updated designs for a five-acre park surrounding the prospective Freedom Plaza skyscraper complex designed by BIG in New York City. More about OJB designs park for BIG Freedom Plaza skyscraper development in Manhattan
Mandalay Palace and several Buddhist temples are among the thousands of buildings to have been damaged in Myanmar following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the north of the country on Friday. More about Heritage sites among landmarks damaged in Myanmar earthquake
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has released designs of a solar panel-lined tower for use on the moon as part of a project with NASA and 3D printing studio Branch Technology. More about Foster + Partners designs 50-metre-tall "solar energy tower" for moon infrastructure
Architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has released construction photos of the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre, a sporting complex with a 60,000-seat stadium nearing completion in China. More about Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects stadium nearing completion in Guangzhou
Dezeen's design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn has been named Young Arts Journalist of the Year at the Chartered Institute of Journalists' inaugural Young Journalist Awards. More about Dezeen design editor named Young Arts Journalist of the Year
American architect David Childs, who designed the One World Trade skyscraper in Manhattan, has passed away in Pelham, New York at age 83. More about American skyscraper architect David Childs dies aged 83
American architect Deborah Berke continues to advocate for accessible, "ordinary" architecture in opposition to starchitecture following her 2025 AIA Gold Medal win, she tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about General public "less focused on starchitects" says AIA Gold Medal-winner Deborah Berke
Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced an initiative that aims to encourage incorporating traditional architecture in the country's urban developments. More about Saudi Arabia launches design guidelines to preserve country's "distinctive architectural styles"
Future versions of the Apple Watch could feature a foldable display to rival the functionality of a smartphone, according to a recent patent application by Apple. More about Apple files patent for foldable Apple Watch with two screens
Dutch studio MVRDV has completed the Portlantis exhibition centre that doubles as a viewing tower overlooking the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. More about MVRDV unveils "eye-catching" Rotterdam exhibition centre topped with viewpoint