News
Japanese architect Hiroshi Hara dies aged 88
Japanese architect Hiroshi Hara, who designed Osaka's Umeda Sky Building and the Kyoto Station building, has passed away aged 88. More about Japanese architect Hiroshi Hara dies aged 88
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Architecture
Gort Scott draws on Arts and Crafts details for Walthamstow housing block
A "ribbon" of curved concrete crowns Forest Road, a brick apartment block in London that local practice Gort Scott designed to reference the area's connections to the 20th-century Arts and Crafts movement. More about Gort Scott draws on Arts and Crafts details for Walthamstow housing block
Promotion
Mickus Projects unveils bioplastic Hedron Pendant chandelier
Promotion: design studio Mickus Projects has created a 3D-printed honeycomb-shaped bioplastic chandelier, informed by the work of Danish midcentury designer Poul Henningsen. More about Mickus Projects unveils bioplastic Hedron Pendant chandelier
Dezeen Events Guide
Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide to Milan design week 2025
Are you exhibiting or holding an event at Milan design week? Get your event listed in Dezeen's digital guide to the festival, which will feature the week's key events. More about Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide to Milan design week 2025
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features Honda's revamped logo for electric vehicles
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Honda's first major logo redesign since the 1980s. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Honda's revamped logo for electric vehicles
LA wildfires
LA architects form aid groups to make rebuilding "as streamlined as possible"
Los Angeles building professionals have developed lists including architects, contractors, and engineers interested in providing their services towards rebuilding and relocation efforts in the wake of the wildfires. More about LA architects form aid groups to make rebuilding "as streamlined as possible"
Design
Casetify ventures into luggage with bright and customisable Bounce suitcase
Promotion: tech accessory company Casetify is aiming to bring the durability and personalisation of its phone cases to luggage, with the launch of its first suitcase. More about Casetify ventures into luggage with bright and customisable Bounce suitcase
Architecture
Kengo Kuma embellishes Kyoto hotel with timber-skeleton theatre stage
The "ethereal beauty" of classical Japanese Noh theatre informed Kengo Kuma and Associates' design for the Banyan Tree hotel in Kyoto, with a dedicated stage hidden in its stepped gardens. More about Kengo Kuma embellishes Kyoto hotel with timber-skeleton theatre stage
News
Don't Move, Improve! 2025 shortlist spotlights London's best home renovations
A glazed double-height extension by EBBA Architects and a green terrazzo-lined home by ConForm Architects are among London's best new home renovations, according to this year's 14-strong Don't Move, Improve! shortlist. More about Don't Move, Improve! 2025 shortlist spotlights London's best home renovations
21st-Century Architecture
SOM's Burj Khalifa was the most significant building of 2010
Next in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series we examine SOM's Burj Khalifa – the most significant building completed in 2010 and still the world's tallest skyscraper. More about SOM's Burj Khalifa was the most significant building of 2010
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
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