Brooklyn-based writer Sam Venis has photographed "charter city" Próspera, a semi-independent community in Honduras, where UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed upcoming buildings. More about Sam Venis documents infrastructure at "political experiment" Próspera in Honduras
Dezeen School Shows: a modular housing structure designed to adapt alongside growing families is among the projects from the University of Southern California. More about Modular housing complex for expanding families among projects from University of Southern California
Dezeen Showroom: Australian interior designer Tom Black has published products from his first furniture collection on Dezeen Showroom, which have curving forms and contrasting material pairings in common. More about Tom Black lists five of his products on Dezeen Showroom
Cave-like openings, green timber tendrils and a monolithic standing stone all feature in Druid Grove, a London house recently renovated by local studio CAN. More about CAN completes "mystical and grounding" renovation of London townhouse
Continuing our Review of 2025, we take a look this year's most controversial stories that stoked debate and received the most comments this year. More about The five most controversial stories of 2025
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a snaking hotel for hospitality brand Not A Hotel, which will perch above a coastal site in Okinawa, Japan. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs hotel to wind around Okinawa beach
The UK government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, which will require new builds in England to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. More about New homes in England to have bird-friendly swift bricks in planning reform
Almost all cities are based around a water source, but London does not talk enough about the importance of public access to the River Thames, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "We talk a lot about the value of green space, but our silty brown 'blue space' often remains an afterthought"
Danish studio Norm Architects looked to the nature and light of the Danish island of Bornholm when creating Galleri Sonja, which also houses a cafe and a shop. More about Norm Architecture draws on "Scandinavian simplicity" for Danish gallery interior
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has launched a playful modular shelving system comprising colourful components that can connect in various configurations. More about Gustaf Westman creates chunky 3D-printed shelves based on interlocking puzzles
Promotion: Spanish manufacturer Cosentino has launched Nara, a beige-toned porcelain surface designed to celebrate the qualities of natural stone. More about Cosentino designs beige-toned surface to bring a "touch of sophistication"
The Las Vegas Museum of Art has released updated images of its headquarters, being designed by Burkinabè architect studio Kéré Architecture with SOM, a building informed by the desert and the city's modernist architecture. More about Kéré Architecture unveils updated Las Vegas Museum of Art designs
Canadian studio Omer Arbel Office has designed the 91.0 cedar house with sandblasted planks that "evoke" stacked lumber, elevating it above a gully on a waterfront property in British Columbia. More about Omer Arbel Office designs cedar-clad British Columbia house for rising tides
Promotion: British industrial designer Tej Chauhan sought to combine futurism with nostalgia when revamping the DiaStar Original watch for Swiss brand Rado, he explained during a talk at Miami art week. More about Rado DiaStar Original x Tej Chauhan watch designed as an "art statement on the wrist"
The Museum of Image and Sound by American architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro in Rio de Janeiro is set for a "soft opening" in early 2026, after more than ten years of delays, with photos showing its multi-level form and massive ramps. More about Rio de Janeiro museum by Diller Scofidio + Renfro set to open after 15 years
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a creative community centre in Canterbury, Australia, is among the projects from Monash University. More about Creative community centre among architecture projects from Monash University
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish bathroom brand Roca has published a selection of its latest bathtubs, basins and sanitaryware on Dezeen Showroom. More about Roca lists three of its collections on Dezeen Showroom
A dramatically pitched roof with undulating eaves tops Office in Hashima, a workspace set among rice fields in Japan, recently completed by architecture studios Permanent and Atelier Nagara. More about Soaring metal roof tops rural Japanese office by Permanent and Atelier Nagara
Adaptive reuse and renovations have emerged as dominant trends in British architecture this year, as seen in this recap of the UK's top buildings for our Review of 2025. More about Dezeen's top 10 UK architecture projects of 2025
Concerns about embodied carbon are increasing the impetus to design architecture that stands the test of time. But just how long should we expect a building to last? Nat Barker reports. More about How long should a building last?