Pigmented lime plaster colours the hempcrete facades of this wedge-shaped history museum in Eindhoven, completed by Dutch studio Studio Marco Vermeulen with a palette of biomaterials. More about Museum Vonk is "a testing ground for affordable bio-based construction"
Our latest roundup looks at modular furniture pieces that are both practical and surprising, ranging from an alternative to bespoke cabinetry to a furniture system made up of squishy balls. More about Five innovative and practical modular furniture designs
Architecture and design studio Space Popular has completed a gallery space for the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, using a colourful gridded carpet to demarcate its collection. More about Space Popular creates carpet-covered gallery for Nieuwe Instituut
Local architecture studio INC has designed each guest room at this hotel overlooking New York's Rockefeller Plaza to emulate "a stateroom on an ocean liner". More about Luxury ocean liners inform New York's Kimpton Era hotel by INC
A water tank ballasts this wooden pavilion in Nara, Japan, designed by London practice Studio Armitage as a shelter for people working in the surrounding rice fields and allotments. More about Studio Armitage creates Field Shelter for people tending allotments in Nara
From a modernist church in South Korea to a geometric post office in Qatar, editor Bob Pang selects 10 of his favourite projects from the recently released Brutalist Asia book. More about Ten monumental brutalist buildings in Asia
This week on Dezeen, we considered how the architecture of data centres is changing in the face of rapid development of hyperscale facilities. More about This week we looked at the future of data-centre design
Promotion: as part of Frieze Seoul 2026, Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group exhibited the meditative work of French artist Paul Cox, which also highlighted the group's focus on weaving art and culture into everyday spaces. More about Shinsegae Group displays 336 Paul Cox artworks at Frieze Seoul 2026
US studio Desai Chia Architecture has referenced the form of "native oak leaves" in shaping the metal roof on Chatham Residence, a rural house in New York designed for retirement. More about Desai Chia shapes New York house to "cast shadows that mimic nature"
Local designer Rafael Prieto has created a collection of furniture using cast-offs of a Tribeca facade for his latest exhibition at Emma Scully Gallery in New York City. More about Rafael Prieto creates furniture from fragments of New York buildings
Florida-based Nothing has created hot and cold paper takeaway cups with built-in lids that are designed to be compostable. More about Nothing wants to revolutionise the takeaway paper cup
Stepping stones lead across a reflective pool of water at Lech Mountain Mirror, a viewpoint in the Austrian Alps, designed by architecture studio Snøhetta to invite a moment of pause. More about Snøhetta "captures the magic of the mountains" with lookout in Lech
A distinctive roof maximises mountain views and prevents snow build-up at this timber-framed house in Japan's Shimane Prefecture, designed by Japanese studio Enter-Archi. More about Broken-pitch roof tops wooden House in Yakami by Enter-Archi
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has made a one-off coat covered in over 50,000 half-centimetre-square pieces of slate. More about Vollebak creates Rock Jacket from 54,000 slate tiles
Why are AI companies opting for cute design? And why is New York building "jailscrapers"? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about We're scared of Meta's adorable AI device
A passage for migratory fish and a cycle route have been added to Afsluitdijk, an iconic dam in the Netherlands, in a recent revamp by Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel. More about Benthem Crouwel revamps "one of the Netherlands' most iconic waterworks"
Promotion: Spanish design brand Kriskadecor has clad the facade of Disneyland Paris's latest store in a striking aluminium chain system that reinterprets the visuals of "it's a small world" – one of the resort's most popular attractions. More about Kriskadecor nods to Disney's graphic heritage in colourful chain facade
Promotion: Danish eyewear brand Lindberg has presented a site-specific installation for the Armory Show in New York City, created with Italian artist Fabrizio Corneli. More about Fabrizio Corneli creates dramatic installation for glasses brand Lindberg
Mexican architecture studio Chain + Siman has created a weekend house with a series of contemporary gables that connects to a stone-clad bunkhouse in Valle de Bravo, outside of Mexico City. More about Chain + Siman balances "old and new" at gabled Mexican house
A structure made of bio-based thermoplastic and recycled broom heads is among the works featured in a mid-career retrospective of design studio Rael San Fratello at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. More about San Francisco exhibition explores the "radical imagination" of Rael San Fratello