Design
UK unveils "shape-shifting" mascot for Osaka Expo 2025
The UK has revealed its mascot for the Expo 2025 Osaka, which is named PIX and can be transformed into various shapes. More about UK unveils "shape-shifting" mascot for Osaka Expo 2025
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LA wildfires
Architects and critics call for development "rethink" following deadly LA fires
The deadly wildfires are prompting architects and critics to call for changes to how development is carried out in Los Angeles. More about Architects and critics call for development "rethink" following deadly LA fires
News
Woo Architects updates design for UK Pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025
London studio Woo Architects has redeveloped its design for the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which will now pay homage to the innovations of English mathematician Ada Lovelace. More about Woo Architects updates design for UK Pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025
Architecture
Maruán Attia creates cabin-like mobile home from moon wood
Industrial designer Maruán Attia has created Cocoon Freelancer, a wooden cabin informed by Alpine houses and Japanese temples that can fit on flatbed vehicles and be used as a mobile living space. More about Maruán Attia creates cabin-like mobile home from moon wood
Events
Twenty of the best design events in 2025 from Dezeen Events Guide
DesignMarch, Milan design week and Dubai Design Week are among the key architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide for 2025. More about Twenty of the best design events in 2025 from Dezeen Events Guide
Architecture
Squire and Partners unveils renovation of "very special and rare" office in London
British studio Squire and Partners has renovated and vertically extended Space House in London, a pair of mid-century modern office buildings originally designed by architects George Marsh and Richard Seifert. More about Squire and Partners unveils renovation of "very special and rare" office in London
Architecture
HDR references Midwestern machine-sheds for Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha
Global architecture and engineering company HDR has created an interactive museum and workshop for children with a dynamic aluminium facade in Omaha, Nebraska. More about HDR references Midwestern machine-sheds for Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha
Architecture
Foster + Partners unveils design of beachfront residences in Brazil
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for the "undulating" Tempo development in Brazil, which encompasses a hotel and apartments facing a central garden. More about Foster + Partners unveils design of beachfront residences in Brazil
Architecture
Ewa Kaszuba frames villa in Polish spa town with larch veranda
A timber veranda frames a courtyard at House for Ela, a home by Switzerland-based architect Ewa Kaszuba on a forested site in a spa town near Warsaw. More about Ewa Kaszuba frames villa in Polish spa town with larch veranda
21st-Century Architecture
Waugh Thistleton Architects' Murray Grove was the most significant building of 2009
We continue our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series with a look at Waugh Thistleton Architects' Murray Grove, "the original timber tower". More about Waugh Thistleton Architects' Murray Grove was the most significant building of 2009
Interiors
Chetwoods and J&A unveil beach-informed metro station in Shenzhen
Architecture studios Chetwoods and J&A have transformed a metro station in Shenzhen, China, into a coastal-themed transit hub, drawing on the local landscape and cultural identity. More about Chetwoods and J&A unveil beach-informed metro station in Shenzhen
Architecture
Wooden pillars support Blue Bottle Coffee cafe overlooking Tokyo Bay
Architecture studio Schemata Architects has created Blue Bottle Coffee Toyosu Park Cafe, a wooden cafe in Japan with an open design that gives visitors an unobstructed view of the sea. More about Wooden pillars support Blue Bottle Coffee cafe overlooking Tokyo Bay
Architecture
HTL Africa installs bamboo scaffolding pavilion in Lagos
Crisscrossing bamboo poles combine with woven raffia mats to form this pavilion built by architecture studio HTL Africa in Lagos, Nigeria. More about HTL Africa installs bamboo scaffolding pavilion in Lagos
News
Los Angeles mayor issues executive order for "residents to rapidly rebuild"
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass has issued an executive order that expedites or negates permit requirements, expands ADU usage and provides for the cataloguing of damage to historical buildings as unprecedented wildfires continue to destroy lives and property. More about Los Angeles mayor issues executive order for "residents to rapidly rebuild"
Design
Walmart unveils largely unchanged logo for retailer's "next chapter"
American retailer Walmart has updated its brand identity and logo to reflect the store's current state as a "people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer". More about Walmart unveils largely unchanged logo for retailer's "next chapter"
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features "the simple yet genius design ideas we need"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a portable e-motor that transforms a regular bike into an e-bike without the need for tools. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "the simple yet genius design ideas we need"
News
Richard Neutra house among iconic homes lost during LA fires
Houses by Richard Neutra and Ray Kappe are among more than 12,000 structures lost in the ongoing fires in Los Angeles. Here, we roundup five of the most significant to have been destroyed. More about Richard Neutra house among iconic homes lost during LA fires
School Shows
Hongik University presents ten industrial design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a fitness device which uses AI technology for virtual snowboarding is featured in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Hongik University. More about Hongik University presents ten industrial design projects
Promotion
Humanscale reflects on how its Freedom Chair transformed ergonomic design
Promotion: the enduring popularity of Humanscale's iconic Freedom Chair is attributed to its radical design approach around ergonomics and comfort, according to its CEO Bob King. More about Humanscale reflects on how its Freedom Chair transformed ergonomic design
Architecture
Carlo Ratti Associati shelters Mutti restaurant with "clod of earth lifted from the ground"
A grass-topped roof of compacted earth appears to float above this glazed restaurant near Parma, Italy, designed by Turin-based studio Carlo Ratti Associati for tomato company Mutti. More about Carlo Ratti Associati shelters Mutti restaurant with "clod of earth lifted from the ground"