French studio Chatillon Architectes has completed the final phase of its transformation of the historic Grand Palais on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, now set to become the temporary home of Centre Pompidou. More about Grand Palais fully reopens following Chatillon Architectes restoration
UK-based Architects for Gaza has written an open letter to RIBA demanding it table a resolution to remove Israel from the UAI and publicly condemn the destruction in Gaza. More about Architects for Gaza demand RIBA call for an "expulsion of Israel" from International Union of Architects
Architecture studio MAD has created a canopy that reinterprets traditional Chinese oil-paper umbrellas at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about MAD installs draping Chinese Paper Umbrella at Venice Architecture Biennale
Japan is having a moment. Michelle Ogundehin considers what the West can learn from the country's approach to design and culture. More about "Japan has perfected the art of questioning the norm"
Architecture studio Stufish created a futuristic interpretation of a Roman amphitheatre for a stage at an electronic music festival on Italy's Adriatic Coast. More about Stufish builds dance-music colosseum for Adriatic Sound Festival
At Copenhagen's 3 Days of Design festival, Dutch manufacturer Aifunghi is debuting a series of furry mycelium chairs that prove sustainable furniture doesn't have to look drab and can actually be produced at a "semi-industrial" scale. More about Moooi alumni launch design brand to make mycelium furniture "a little bit more sexy"
British designer John Pawson has created Whitescale, a colour palette that features only white hues, including marble, milk and salt, that was showcased during 3 Days of Design. More about John Pawson develops paint collection of 14 "perfect white" hues for Bleo
Architecture studio WATG and Wimberly Interiors have completed a boutique hotel in Wuxi, China, evoking a sense of tranquility informed by local poetry. More about Hotel Wuxi MGallery Collection informed by historical poet's home
Dezeen School Shows: a book with a typeface design inspired by the ancient Slavic script of Glagolitic is among the design projects by students at Vilnius Academy of Arts. More about Typeface informed by ancient script among projects from Vilnius Academy of Arts
Rhode Island design studio Pneuhaus worked with production designer Sue Chan to produce hundreds of inflatable cushions made from a flexible plastic for the design of sci-fi habitats on the set of AppleTV+'s Murderbot series. More about Pneuhaus innovates inflatable panelling for extraterrestrial buildings in Murderbot series
Non-profit organisation HouseEurope! has been named winner of this year's Obel Award for "its spearheading role" in creating a fairer and more sustainable construction industry across Europe. More about Sustainable construction organisation HouseEurope! wins Obel Award 2025
Curved walls, breezeways and gill-like openings "channel and intensify " the wind to naturally cool this office in Jakarta, Indonesia, designed by local architecture studio RAD+ar. More about RAD+ar carves planted breezeways into Sagehaus Office Garden in Jakarta
Canadian designer Thom Fougere has created a series of commemorative tables for the G7 political summit in Alberta, Canada, using a stone unique to the region and commonly used on its civic buildings. More about Thom Fougere designs veiny stone tables for G7 summit at remote Canadian lodge
Melbourne City Council has decided that the MPavilion by Japanese architect Tadao Ando will remain in Queen Victoria Gardens until 2030. More about Tadao Ando's concrete MPavilion to remain on site for five years
A series of large sculptural fragments make up this architectural folly, which has been created by artist Simone Brewster for the London Festival of Architecture. More about Simone Brewster mimics ancient architecture for colourful London pavilion
Frida Escobedo is the first woman to design a wing at The Met. In this interview, the Mexican architect explains how she's bringing exclusive views of Central Park "back to the public". More about "I don't believe in specialisation" says Frida Escobedo
Porto studio Dyvik Kahlen Architects and landscape studio SLA have topped a pavilion in Oslo with a turf roof for growing edible plants to mark the New Nordic exhibition at the National Museum of Norway. More about Dyvik Kahlen Architects and SLA top New Nordic pavilion with edible-plant roof
British designer Lee Broom is set to launch a portable table lamp informed by 1970s glass blocks as part of an exhibition of his lighting designs from the past decade at the 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. More about Lee Broom presents portable Chant table lamp at 3 Days of Design
Promotion: New Zealand design brand Resident has unveiled a new collection of furniture and lighting during this year's 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. More about Resident unveils seven new product collections at 3 Days of Design
Construction images of a prototype for the swimming pool +Pool, designed to float in New York's East River, have been released ahead of its installation for further testing. More about Images show construction of +Pool designed to float on East River