Local firms Good City Studio and Hexagon Studio Architects have converted the main turbine hall of a historic Philadelphia power plant into Ballers, a sports club that includes indoor pickleball, soccer and squash courts. More about Philadelphia power plant transformed into sports venue
Dezeen School Shows: a community space for Indigenous people to celebrate their culture is among the projects from students at Mount Royal University. More about Vibrant space for Indigenous communities among projects from Mount Royal University
US architecture studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed a skyscraper clad in glass on top of a restored 1899 train station in Boston, USA, the "busiest transit hub in New England". More about Pelli Clarke & Partners "reshapes the skyline" with Boston South Station skyscraper
Japanese studio SANAA has reached completion on its largest cultural project to date, Taichung Green Museumbrary in Taiwan. More about SANAA completes Taichung Green Museumbrary in Taiwan
A 700-year-old church tower has been suspended above a construction site during excavation works for the upcoming 50 Fenchurch Street skyscraper in London, designed by architecture studio Eric Parry Architects. More about Medieval church suspended 14 metres above London skyscraper construction site
Making clothes using living organisms is fundamentally changing how Iris van Herpen thinks about materials, the Dutch fashion designer tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Biodesign adds "a whole new range of possibilities" to fashion says Iris van Herpen
Rumours of the metaverse's demise are greatly exaggerated – particularly when it comes to designing virtual buildings, writes Sarah Housley. More about "The idea of designing for virtual worlds is just getting started"
Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, the founder of Chinese studio Turenscape, and three others have died in a plane crash in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands while reportedly making a documentary about his sponge city model. More about Sponge city creator Kongjian Yu killed in Brazil plane crash
Plans have been unveiled by London-based architecture studio Jestico + Whiles to revitalise Alison and Peter Smithson's 1950s Smithdon High School in Norfolk, UK. More about Alison and Peter Smithson school to be refurbished "before it is too late"
Architect Ethan Akiyama Poh has won Dezeen and Bentley's Radical Renewal Competition with a concept that reimagines architect Kenzo Tange's disused post-war gymnasium, currently facing demolition, as a thriving civic destination. More about Proposal to revive Kenzo Tange's Kagawa gymnasium wins Radical Renewal Competition
Design brand Frama has opened its first permanent shop outside of Denmark in Tokyo, Japan, with a tactile, minimalist interior dominated by wood and stone. More about Frama designs first international store in Tokyo to "reflect the architecture of wellbeing"
Promotion: the slender Fusion thin bricks by brick manufacturer Acme Brick lend a pearlescent quality to the facades of this office building in Texas, designed by US studio An.onymous. More about Acme Brick helps make dermatologist's office a "visual playground"
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a sculptural addition to the home of St Louis Symphony Orchestra in St Louis, USA, while revamping historical interiors and creating a public-facing plaza. More about Snøhetta completes arched extension to St Louis' Powell Hall
Austin-based startup Blackdot has developed an AI-powered tattoo device it says is faster, safer, and less painful than a human-made tattoo. More about Blackdot's AI-powered tattoo device promises to make tattoos faster and less painful
Promotion: the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation has launched the Aral School, a new ecological education programme open to applications until 5 October. More about New design school described as "laboratory for our global future" opens to postgraduate students
Dezeen Showroom: from intricate tiles to stone-effect surfaces, 2025 has seen Italian manufacturer Marazzi list another handful of its products on Dezeen Showroom. More about Five touchable tiles by Marazzi on Dezeen Showroom
Danish architect Julius Nielsen has created a small timber church in Copenhagen, which features a 12-sided hall symbolising the 12 apostles. More about Julius Nielsen completes tiny 12-sided church in Copenhagen
Lab-grown meat is gaining traction. But before we consume it, we need to believe in it – and that's where design comes in. Jane Englefield asks scientists, designers and a food critic what's at stake. More about What will it take for us to eat lab-grown steak?
A chaise longue shaped like a pelvic bone and vases made from timber seed pods were among the objects on show in Mirroring Dialogue, a London Design Festival exhibition centred around cultural exchange. More about Mirroring Dialogue exhibition spotlights design talent from London's African diaspora
Bengaluru studio Multitude of Sins has used rejected samples, broken prototypes and construction waste to transform an apartment into its material lab and research space. More about Multitude of Sins designs own material lab as "spatial memoir" of salvaged materials