In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the conversion of a Florentine barn into a compact home by Italian studio Fōntego Architettura. More about "Green is such a relief in a world of beige!" says commenter
American start-up InventWood claims to have "reinvented wood from the inside out" with a patented process that restructures the material's molecules to make it ten times stronger than regular wood. More about Superwood is a chemically modified wood that is stronger than steel
London-based exhibitions Feel the Sound, Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style and Flowers – Flora in Contemporary Art and Culture are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this August. More about Five architecture and design events in August from Dezeen Events Guide
Stained glass windows and custom wooden shutters filter light inside Six Coffee Wine, a cafe and wine bar recently completed by local practice NAAW Studio in Almaty, Kazakhstan. More about Kazakhstan cafe plays with shifting light from morning to night
US president Donald Trump has commissioned architecture firm McCrery Architects to add a neoclassical ballroom to the White House on the site of the East Wing. More about President Donald Trump to add neoclassical ballroom to White House
Dezeen School Shows: a woven pavilion that explores the relationship between light and movement is among the student projects from Universidad Anáhuac Puebla. More about Pavilion informed by Mexican weaving among projects from Universidad Anáhuac Puebla
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features RIBA's 2025 shortlist for the UK's best affordable housing. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features RIBA's 2025 affordable housing shortlist
Architecture studios Herzog & de Meuron and EHDD are set to convert the 1960s former Birkenstock campus in California, USA, into a design museum for the Eames Institute. More about Herzog & de Meuron and EHDD to create Eames design museum in 1960s warehouse
Photographer Brendan McNeill has documented the juxtaposition of the historic buildings of Toronto and the current wave of construction in his photo series Ten Years Taller. More about Brendan McNeill photographs "curious juxtaposition" between Toronto's historic buildings and modern skyscrapers
Dezeen Showroom: the following furnishings are among those that nest, hinge, stack or fold their way into smaller footprints to allow for ease of storage. More about Seven products that are stackable, foldable or space-saving
The UK government has published an update on its plan for the deconstruction of Grenfell Tower, detailing how it will be dismantled floor by floor, eight years after the deadly fire. More about Government outlines "trauma-aware" deconstruction plan for Grenfell Tower
A palette of glossy green tiles and terracotta-toned render defines AIP House Azóia, a guesthouse that Portuguese studio Joāo Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos has created in a former windmill in Azóia. More about Joāo Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos converts Portuguese windmill into coastal guesthouse
A translucent roof made using flax crowns the ornate wooden structure of the Carbon Garden Pavilion at London's Kew Gardens, created by architectural designer Mizzi Studio. More about Mizzi Studio creates mushroom-like pavilion for Kew's Carbon Garden
The developers of Saudi mega project Neom are reportedly planning over 1,000 staff redundancies and the relocation of over 1,000 staff as part of a wide-ranging strategic review. More about Neom reportedly planning widespread staff redundancies and relocations as part of strategic review
Changing some common terminology in architecture and design could be an important first step towards solving systemic issues, writes Katie Treggiden. More about "Design and architecture needs a new vocabulary"
Pedestrians are walking 15 per cent faster and stopping to linger 14 per cent less than they used to, according to a study from MIT's Senseable City Lab that hopes to guide the design of public spaces. More about MIT finds people walking faster and lingering less in public space
Homes in Norway, Belgium and Ireland feature in this roundup of the houses of the month for July. More about Dezeen's top five houses of July 2025
Raw, hammered and chiselled surfaces lend a hand-crafted feel to the interiors of this restaurant on the banks of the Grand Union Canal in west London, designed by local studio A-nrd to evoke the area's industrial heritage. More about A-nrd brings "meditative energy" to canalside restaurant in London
Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has completed The Lake House Life Experience Pavilion in Shanghai, wrapping two existing structures on the edge of a lake with facades of aluminium and ceramic panels. More about Wutopia Lab perches simple pavilion on banks of Chinese lake
Dezeen School Shows: a biodegradable urn made of blood and hair is among the experimental student projects from the University of Ljubljana. More about Biodegradable urn among design projects from the University of Ljubljana