While Neom struggles to create ground-breaking urbanism, it is having more success replicating suburbia in the desert, writes Tom Ravenscroft. More about "Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia"
Satellite photography has revealed the numerous settlements containing thousands of identical housing blocks that have been built for those working on Neom in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. More about Aerial photos reveal repetitive housing of Neom workers camps
The annual Designart Tokyo festival featured a huge variety of designs from a steel tea room to a rocket-fuel-tank speaker. Here, Cajsa Carlson selects six of the best from this year's event. More about Six of the most exciting projects at Designart Tokyo 2025
Hurry! Tickets are selling fast for the Dezeen Awards 2025 party in partnership with Bentley. More about Last chance to book Dezeen Awards 2025 party tickets
French design firm Studio Asaï has revamped a residence in Paris informed by the vibrant nightlife of London's "swinging sixties". More about Studio Asaï blends "French classicism with British eccentricity" in Parisian apartment
LA-based Manola Studio has renovated a 1940s motel to create a boutique hotel close to the north entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. More about Manola Studio turns former motel into desert oasis near Joshua Tree
Undulating bamboo roofs modelled on seashells, fish and manta rays provide shelter for facilities across this wellness retreat in Indonesia, designed by Balinese practice Pablo Luna Studio. More about Sea creatures inform sweeping bamboo roofs of Intaaya Retreat in Indonesia
Sportswear giant Nike has repeatedly sought to revolutionise footwear. In this roundup, we collect nine innovative projects from the brand covered on Dezeen. More about Nine times that Nike tried to transform footwear
Dutch design studio Luis Marie has channelled the traditional craft of pleating to create an acoustic room divider that can stand on its own despite being made entirely from textiles. More about Luis Marie pleats recycled fabric to create "first-ever all-textile room divider"
Architecture studio Snøhetta has designed an experiential retail space in New York's SoHo neighbourhood that is intended to be an ever-evolving canvas for innovation. More about Snøhetta creates "ephemeral" retail concept lab in New York
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed the renovation of Feskekôrka, a historic seafood market in Gothenburg, celebrating the timber-framed structure of its church-like hall. More about White Arkitekter restores Gothenburg's fish church
A barn in rural England and a lakeside cottage in Poland feature in this roundup of homes with highly textured facades, finished with scaly-looking shingles. More about Seven scaly-looking houses that are sheathed in shingles
This week on Dezeen, we showcased Nike's Mind trainers, which were "designed from the brain down" to improve athletes' concentration and focus. More about This week we revealed Nike's first neuroscience-based footwear
London studio Farshid Moussavi Architects and US studio Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects have completed a building and sprawling gardens for the first Ismaili Center in the US. More about Farshid Moussavi Architects wraps Ismaili Center in Houston with "tapestry in stone"
Architects have expressed optimism over the recent election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, citing his campaign's focus on housing and the environment. More about "Tremendous enthusiasm" among architects for Zohran Mamdani
Promotion: Estonian timber supplier Thermory has announced the winners of its annual wooden architecture design awards, including a villa clad with vernacular lace-like timber, and a home influenced by Japanese wabi-sabi principles. More about Thermory Design Awards 2025 winners highlight "enduring beauty of wood"
This year's UAE Designer Exhibition at Dubai Design Week features a glass coffee table debossed with oysters and a towering wooden lamp referencing French pastries. More about UAE-based designer exhibition showcases 24 emerging local creatives
Architecture studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has built a concrete structure that looks like a temple, but is actually a shed for storing beekeeping equipment in central Chile. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen installs Miel beekeepers pavilion in Yungay forest
Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless objects, not just throwaway products. More about Eight lights that will change the way you see 3D-printed design
Architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed the AYDC Public Art Centre in Guiyang, China, dividing its spaces across three sculptural stone-clad pavilions set in a landscaped park. More about Atelier Xi creates cave-like pavilions for Chinese arts centre