Following 15 months of Israeli attacks, a joint report by the World Bank, United Nations and European Union has found that reconstructing Gaza will take around $53 billion, with the largest portion needed to rebuild people's homes. More about More than billion needed to rebuild Gaza according to World Bank report
Construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a 25-kilometre-long sewer, has been completed below London to minimise pollution to the River Thames. More about "Super sewer fully up and running" in London to protect River Thames
UK architects are demanding a review of changes in immigration rules that increased the minimum salary for skilled worker visas, leaving a reported 62 per cent of architecture studios unable to pay employees from overseas. More about Zaha Hadid Architects among UK studios calling for review of work visa rules
A light-filled 1970s home renovation that "seamlessly integrates" with its original character has been named London's home of the year by Don't Move, Improve! 2025. More about Elemental House by Archmongers named London's best new home renovation
A recent Stanford University study has concluded that carbon capture and direct air capture should be abandoned in favour of replacing infrastructure with renewable wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower. More about Study finds renewable energy infrastructure cheaper and more efficient than carbon capture
Italian architects Stefano Boeri and Cino Zucchi, who were under investigation for alleged collusion in the commissioning of a major library in Milan, have been spared from house arrest but banned from judging competitions. More about Stefano Boeri banned from competition judging but "relieved" at avoiding house arrest
Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has been given the green light on the Dubai Loop, a 17-kilometre transport tunnel under Dubai that will link the city with speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. More about Elon Musk's Boring Company to build transport tunnel "like a wormhole" in Dubai
Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi has put her characteristic maximalist spin on PoMo, a contemporary art museum in Trondheim, Norway, with a salmon-pink gift shop and a mandarin-hued staircase. More about India Mahdavi completes first museum project in Norway
Hanan Khashoggi, the widow of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has pleaded with Norman Foster and other British architects working in Saudi Arabia to bring up the "unfinished business" of her husband's murder. More about Jamal Khashoggi's widow asks UK architects to remind Saudi rulers about his murder
Architecture studio Gensler has unveiled its design for an undulating stadium outside Cairo, which will be the first home for the Al-Ahly football club. More about Gensler reveals football stadium with sunken pitch as "landmark venue" for Egypt
Neom has revealed that construction has begun on the first segment of The Line megacity, Hidden Marina, which it claims will "dwarf global benchmarks such as the Burj Khalifa" in scale. More about Hidden Marina being constructed as first segment of The Line megacity
Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in early 2024, the Maryland Transportation Authority has released designs for a rebuild, which will be Maryland's first highway cable-stayed bridge. More about Maryland Transportation Authority releases designs of Key Bridge rebuild
Danish studio BIG has unveiled its designs for a palliative care centre and hospice in Denmark, set to be built with wood and reclaimed bricks. More about BIG designs hospice in Denmark as "village for life's final days"
More than 750 participants will contribute to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which curator Carlo Ratti has said will be a science-heavy edition of the festival examining the changing role of architecture at a time of environmental instability. More about "There's going to be a lot of science" at 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale says Carlo Ratti
US president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to end the federal use of paper straws and encourage consumers to switch back to plastic, reversing Biden-era measures to curb plastic pollution. More about Trump signs executive order to ditch paper straws for plastic
UK architecture firm Heatherwick Studio has designed an undulating structure atop the elevated Belvedere park in Louisville to be something "powerful, exciting and new" for the city. More about Heatherwick Studio designs "ribbon-like" riverfront park in Kentucky
Qatar is set to create a permanent pavilion in the Giardini della Biennale in Venice, Italy, which will be the first new national pavilion in the gardens for 30 years. More about Permanent Qatar pavilion to be created in Venice's Giardini della Biennale
Dutch firm UNStudio has unveiled plans for the Expo City Dubai masterplan, a mixed-use development that will serve as "a new centre for the future of Dubai". More about UNStudio to transform Expo City Dubai into new urban centre
Five architecture projects have been named for the 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, including an aquarium in Mexico by architecture studio Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and a Buenos Aires veterinary clinic by Adamo Faiden. More about Tatiana Bilbao among Mies Crown Hall Americas 2025 architecture prize finalists
Danish studio BIG has designed a curving folded roof informed by traditional Kosovan skirts for the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina. More about BIG to wrap Kosovo opera and ballet theatre in sculptural photovoltaic roof