Senegal's government has scrapped plans for Akon City, the multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency city project led by R&B singer Akon. More about Akon City plans abandoned in favour of "a realistic project"
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has been named the architecture laureate for this year's Praemium Imperiale awards by the Japan Art Association. More about Eduardo Souto de Moura wins 2025 Praemium Imperiale for architecture
Fireplace manufacturer Escea has created a flat-pack cooking stove that provides a more efficient and less harmful alternative to the open fires generally used by people in refugee camps and others without access to the grid. More about Escea develops flat-pack cooking stove for displaced people
Design Academy Eindhoven has announced that curator and educator Ramon Amaro will succeed architect Joseph Grima as creative director of the Dutch design school. More about Ramon Amaro appointed Design Academy Eindhoven creative director
Superimpose Architecture and ZJA Architects & Engineers have opened a Eurostar UK terminal at Amsterdam's central train station, designed to honour the terminus's original features by 19th-century Rijksmuseum architect Pierre Cuypers. More about Eurostar "terminal of the future" unveiled in Amsterdam
Promotion: mosaic tile specialists Sicis have transformed a swimming pool at a villa in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, into "a living jewel" with its Vetrite surfaces and lighting technology. More about Glass slabs and lighting by Sicis form jewel-like pool in Phnom Penh
Colorado firm Studio B has completed The Perch, renovating a 1960s house for the studio's founders to make it suitable for modern living while "preserving the spirit of the original structure". More about Mid-century house in Aspen receives sensitive update by Studio B
Dezeen School Shows: biodegradable beach toys made from algae and discarded shells are among the design projects from students at Politecnico di Milano. More about Beach toys made from marine by-products among projects from Politecnico di Milano
Texas-based developer Hines has submitted an application to build a supertall skyscraper in San Francisco, which would be the West Coast's tallest building if completed. More about Hines proposes tallest skyscraper on the West Coast in San Francisco
To complement our popular Dezeen School Shows section, we've interviewed leading educators at international universities about the challenges institutions currently face and how creative education is evolving. More about Dezeen School Shows launches Designing the Future
London studio Oliver Leech Architects used a "soft, calm and neutral palette" of handmade bricks, lime render, timber and zinc for this family home overlooking a river in Hampshire. More about Oliver Leech Architects uses "calm and neutral" materials for Chalk River House in Hampshire
Architecture studios Snøhetta and Benthem Crouwel Architects are designing the House of Culture and Administration, a city hall in the Netherlands that will have swooping roofs and full-height openings. More about Snøhetta and Benthem Crouwel Architects design Dutch city hall with "powerful silhouette"
A recent court ruling in China ordered the immediate demolition of a building resembling the Vector Architects-designed Seashore Chapel due to architectural copyright infringement. More about Vector Architects wins landmark architectural copyright infringement case in China
Two recent disaster documentaries highlight the need for designers and architects to open the door to pessimism, writes emergency planner Lucy Easthope. More about "Pessimism plays a crucial part in design"
Angular concrete roof trusses frame the flexible open-plan attic that crowns this Indonesian house, which has been renovated by local studio RAD+ar in Jakarta. More about RAD+ar "eliminates barriers" of Jakarta home to create open-plan layout
Dezeen Showroom: a sofa with mobile cushions instead of a typical built-in backrest is among ten new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Prado sofa by Ligne Roset among ten product launches on Dezeen Showroom
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has remodelled parts of the Les Trois Rois hotel in Basel, Switzerland, introducing whimsical touches that contrast with the building's neoclassical architecture. More about Herzog & de Meuron completes "surprising" renovation of historic Basel hotel
Dezeen School Shows: a device designed to treat alopecia caused by chemotherapy is among the product design projects from the University of Nottingham. More about Device to aid chemotherapy-induced alopecia among projects from University of Nottingham
Mexico City taqueria meets New York City diner at this compact eatery in Lower Manhattan, designed by local studio Polonsky & Friends. More about Polonsky & Friends designs narrow taco restaurant in New York's Soho
Bristol studio Barefoot Architects has completed the UK's largest co-housing project in Bridport, Dorset, creating a series of brick and timber-clad blocks lined by car-free streets and shared vegetable gardens. More about Barefoot Architects completes UK's largest co-housing scheme in Dorset