Local magazine Sixtysix has collaborated with trade fair NeoCon to curate an exhibition of experimental design during Chicago Design Week, addressing what the curators perceive as a lack of experimental showcases in the city. More about Paved States brings "spirit of experimental design" to NeoCon
Dezeen School Shows: a climate crisis centre inspired by the urgency of a doomsday clock is among the architecture projects from students at the Birmingham School of Architecture and Design. More about Climate crisis centre among student projects from Birmingham School of Architecture and Design
Scalloped concrete panels and stretches of glass are among the features of the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center, which was designed by architecture firm HOK to embody "dignity, transparency and efficiency". More about HOK creates "high-quality" criminal justice complex in Detroit
The AIA has named 10 winners of its 2025 Architecture Awards program, which includes a campus in Rwanda by MASS Design Group, an astronomy museum in Shanghai by Ennead Architects and a renovated steel mill in Pittsburgh. More about AIA reveals winners of 2025 Architecture Awards
Pink stucco covers the walls of Casa Tobi, a house designed by Mexican studio Espacio 18 Arquitectura to resemble a "crab emerging from the rocks" above the Oaxacan coast. More about Espacio 18 Arquitectura perches crab-like Casa Tobi on Mexican coast
Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers has completed the ET-302 Memorial Monument and Park in Ethiopia, a radial arrangement of paths and gardens dedicated to the 157 victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash. More about ET-302 memorial park in Ethiopia is a space of "remembrance, healing, and resilience"
Apple has revealed its "broadest software design update ever", which features translucent buttons and controls redesigned using its Liquid Glass design, expanded AI capabilities and a gaming app. More about Apple unveils iOS 26 software update with translucent Liquid Glass
Egypt's giant New Administrative Capital recently became the country's official seat of government, but its development has gone largely under the radar. Here is everything you need to know about Egypt's enormous new capital city. More about Everything you need to know about Egypt's new capital city
Designer Paul Crofts and furniture brand Isomi have applied 3D-knitting to sofa design with Knit One, a foam-free modular couch debuting at NeoCon 2025 this week. More about Isomi creates 3D-knitted sofa with air as the only cushioning material
To highlight the hidden toll of water scarcity in Latin America, non-profit organisation Water For People has developed a book printed with hydrochromic ink that only becomes visible when the pages are wet. More about The Dehydrating Book can only be read when wet
Promotion: Spanish lighting brand Marset has created Caramel, a range of wall sconces made using artisan hand-blown glass, which were shown at Salone del Mobile 2025 as part of Milan design week. More about Marset's Caramel collection intends to "create paintings of light"
American fragrance company Zeya has designed a scent diffuser with compostable cellulose scent cards that are inserted into a small device. More about Zeya unveils diffuser with changeable "scent cards" made of cellulose
Dezeen School Shows: a research laboratory for climate justice in the Pacific nation of Tuvalu is among the projects by students at Singapore University of Technology and Design. More about Climate research lab among projects from Singapore University of Technology and Design students
WHY Architecture has completed its overhaul of the Michael C Rockefeller Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which houses cultural artefacts from Africa, Oceania and the Ancient Americas. More about The Met opens redesigned Rockefeller Wing by WHY Architecture
On the eve of its 98th anniversary, Italian football club AS Roma has unveiled an updated logo that hearkens back to its original crest from 1927. More about AS Roma ditches logo for "progressive return" of historic crest
An exposed concrete shell incorporates walls, stairs and furniture at Nakano House, a "cave-like" residence in the heart of Tokyo designed by Japanese studio Suzuko Yamada Architects. More about Suzuko Yamada Architects casts furniture within walls of concrete Japanese house
A timber-framed undercroft "dissolves" the boundaries between inside and out at this house in Brisbane, renovated by local studio Kieron Gait Architects. More about Kieron Gait Architects updates Balmoral Hillside House with timber-framed undercroft
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled designs for a marble-clad residential tower in Taipei, Taiwan, that will be covered in protruding volumes. More about MVRDV unveils design for marble-clad skyscraper in Taipei
Palestine Regeneration Team's contribution to the British Pavilion is one of the few projects at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale to address the ongoing war in Gaza. Here, the architecture group tells Dezeen that more architects need to speak out against injustice. More about "Architectural profession letting Gaza down with its ongoing silence" says Palestine Regeneration Team
Fashion house Loewe has revealed its annual craft prize winner, as part of an exhibition of shortlisted projects at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid. More about Reclaimed aluminium furniture and mussel-fibre textiles feature in Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025 exhibition