Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura describes how his career began almost by chance in the first video in a series produced by Dezeen. More about Becoming an architect "just happened" says Eduardo Souto de Moura
Norwegian studio Nordic Office of Architecture has created a collection of interconnected ministry buildings for the New Government Quarter on the site of the 2011 terrorist bombing in Oslo. More about Nordic Office of Architecture creates "open yet secure" New Government Quarter in Oslo
Designer Christoffer Söderqvist has launched a furniture brand focused on using technology to facilitate scalable artisanal production, which debuted at the recent Stockholm Design Days event. More about Exakt MFG debuts furniture collection that offers "artisanry at scale"
Canadian studio Ravi Handa Architect has completed a cedar-clad house that fits into its wooded setting on the shores of a lake in Quebec. More about Ravi Handa Architect "mirrors the discovery" of woodland walks in Quebec house
Fashion brand Prada has worked with local design studio 2x4 to cover a New York City store in functional seafoam-green scaffolding designed to shift visually with changing light and weather. More about Prada plays on typical New York scaffolding with mesh-wrapped installation
Local studios Jaime Prous Architects and Pineda & Monedero have completed Casa 144º, a corrugated metal-clad home near Barcelona that is raised above a steeply sloping site on skinny steel stilts. More about Metal-clad home perched on steel supports above Barcelona coast
Global architecture studio SOM has designed a pair of stepped, wedge-shaped towers to be a landmark for the new city of Alatau in south-eastern Kazakhstan. More about SOM designs stepped glazed towers for Kazakhstan's new city
Photographer Robbie Lawrence has designed a news kiosk with Sean Thomson, which was installed at London's ICA art centre to showcase a zine made with fashion designer Thom Browne. More about Thom Browne and Robbie Lawrence unveil metal newsstand informed by Tokyo's cityscape
University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson's drug, advancing a new approach known as "bio-upcycling". More about Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria
The latest edition of the Collectible fair in Brussels saw designers explore seating with a difference, presenting daybeds made from beeswax and metal, inverted sofas and a gigantic inflatable seat. More about Five weird and wonderful seating designs from Collectible Brussels 2026
Dezeen Showroom: a table lamp that recalls the segmented, architectural silhouette of Victorian chimneys is among five new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Heath table lamp by Tala among five new products on Dezeen Showroom
Red Bull's GamePop magazine has developed a "first-of-its-kind" cover with a built-in display and controllers, allowing readers to play a game of Tetris on its paper surface. More about Paper-thin playable Tetris game forms cover of GamePop magazine
Brooklyn studio Office of Tangible Space has converted a former warehouse in Brooklyn, USA, into a community hub that provides "a new kind of venue for automotive culture". More about Office of Tangible Space transforms Brooklyn warehouse into automotive social hub
Dezeen School Shows: outdoor seating with bird feeding points and a "nesting zone" is among urban furniture designs from the American University in Dubai. More about AUD students design animal-friendly urban furniture through emerging technologies
A cluster of white gabled volumes that represent a village demolished during the Holocaust make up The Lost Shtetl Jewish Museum, completed by Finnish architecture studio Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects in Lithuania. More about LMA designs Jewish history museum as "dreamscape" of village destroyed in Holocaust
A hotel in a former military barracks and an urban apartment created on a budget feature in our latest lookbook of intricate interiors that use reclaimed materials. More about Eight interiors transformed using reclaimed materials
Industrial design studio Caliper has developed a drafting table for American artist Daniel Arsham, featuring a backlit surface and magnifying lamp to support the creation of his small-scale charcoal and graphite drawings. More about Caliper creates "over-engineered" adjustable drafting table for Daniel Arsham
This tattoo parlour and art space in Miami's Little River has been designed by US-based studio Chimera Design to reference sand dunes and Bedouin tents. More about Miami tattoo parlour by Chimera Design facilitates "quiet ritual"
Blocky volumes clad in sand-toned bricks define the Sædalen Kirke church, designed by local practices Koht Arkitekter and Hille Melbye for a young congregation in Bergen, Norway. More about Brick church by Koht Arkitekter and Hille Melbye balances "architectural ambition and material modesty"
British-American designer Jony Ive achieved legendary status through his world-changing creations as Apple's design chief, but what's he been up to since leaving the company in 2019? More about Nine Jony Ive designs that aren't Apple products