Weathering steel has been a trendy choice among architects for many years, but as this diverse roundup of projects completed in 2025 shows, any reports of it going out of style are greatly exaggerated. More about Ten ways that architects used weathering steel in 2025
This week on Dezeen we asked industry experts, including Reinier de Graaf, Tola Ojuolape and Luca Nichetto, about what trends we should look out for in architecture, interiors and design this year. More about This week we revealed the design, architecture and interior trends for 2026
Chicago-based practice Ross Barney Architects has highlighted ducts and machinery at an industrial-style community college building outside of Chicago, USA, to expose students to the very mechanical systems taught at the school. More about Ross Barney Architects exposes mechanical elements at Illinois technical school
A terracotta-toned palette of concrete, brickwork and tiles nods to Lappeenranta's distinctive 1980s civic architecture at Sammontalo, a mixed-use community building in Finland by local studio Nervin Architecture. More about Terracotta tones define community centre in Finland by Nervin Architecture
International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif has suggested that the David Chipperfield-designed Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena will not be fully complete in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which begins next month. More about David Chipperfield ice hockey arena set to be unfinished for Winter Olympics
Staff members of the Musée du Louvre in Paris went on strike this week, demanding that plans to renovate and add a new entrance to the museum be scrapped in favor of building maintenance. More about Musée du Louvre strikers call for €700 million renovation plans to be abandoned
Curved walls and porthole windows add character to this brick home built on an infill site in north London, which has been completed by local architecture studio Nikjoo. More about Nikjoo and Flawk create "uniquely sculptural" home on London infill site
Architect Shalom Baranes has presented an updated, "more-graceful" design of the proposed White House ballroom and suggested adding a storey to the West Wing for symmetry. More about White House considering "one-storey addition to the West Wing" with updated ballroom plans
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features designs for Brisbane Olympic Stadium. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features plans for Brisbane Olympic Stadium
Mexican architecture practice HW Studio has created a concrete house on the Pacific coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with a semi-elliptical wall that frames multiple levels of contemplative courtyards. More about HW Studio designs concrete house that "withdraws discreetly" in Mexico
Media brand Sandow Companies has acquired Canadian magazine Azure and product directory Architonic. More about Sandow Companies acquires Architonic and Azure
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has completed House Under the Poplars, the reconstruction and extension of a historic post-war home in Ljubljana. More about OFIS Arhitekti reconstructs historic post-war home in Slovenia
Researchers have found that buildings demolished during the 21st century in European cities had a shorter lifespan than those in US cities. More about Demolished buildings 16 years older in US than in Europe, report finds
Architecture studio SoBA Architects has designed the Huachiao Vibrant Sports Park in China, whose shape was informed by the flowing "water sleeves" used in the costumes for Kunqu operas. More about SoBA designs colourful sports park informed by local opera costumes
Architecture studio Beyer Blinder Belle has completed The Brook in Downtown Brooklyn, a 52-storey mixed-use skyscraper that was informed by historic Brooklyn architecture. More about Beyer Blinder Belle completes Brooklyn skyscraper on "flatiron-like site"
National Capital Planning Commission chairman Will Scharf has suggested the planned stadium by architecture studio HKS for the NFL team Washington Commanders should have a "classical" design. More about Trump aide wants Washington NFL stadium to incorporate "neoclassical elements"
Italian studio MoDus Architect has completed Hometown House, a dwelling in Trento that contrasts a black-timber exterior with light and airy larch-lined interiors. More about MoDus Architects contrasts "refinement and ruggedness" for Italian home
Tough times lie ahead for architects and 2026 must be the year to reshape the profession, industry leaders have warned. More about Architects "must rethink how and why we build" in 2026
Local studio Commoncraft has used a cantilevered volume to curve 545 Metropolitan over its neighbours, navigating the narrow Brooklyn site in order to provide more floor space. More about Commoncraft uses cantilever to extend "unconventional" Brooklyn building
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a renovated 19th-century cottage in the Czech Republic. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features cottage hailed as "a truly exceptional project"