Exhibitions Architecture's Inscriptions, Maggie's: Architecture That Cares and Wellbeing in the City are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this August. More about Six architecture and design events in August from Dezeen Events Guide
The UK government has announced the arrival of plug-in solar panels that can be fitted onto balconies to reduce household energy costs. More about Plug-in solar panels to be available in UK by end of summer
Brooklyn-based Studio Vural has renovated a loft apartment inside a former herring canning factory in New York's West Village, adding tonal green accents throughout. More about New York loft renovation by Studio Vural comprises "pods in a box"
French studio PCA-Stream has completed La Source Vive, a domed copper-clad concert hall in Évian, France, designed "as a musical instrument". More about Acoustics shape design of copper-clad concert hall in Evian
A flat-pack wardrobe that can be assembled with a single Allen key and a concrete bench made of clam shells feature in this roundup of furniture and lighting, spotted by Dezeen's design team over the past month. More about Dezeen's favourite furniture and lighting from July
British designer Beth Morgan Lundie has developed a refillable skincare dispenser that lets users combine different ingredients to create a bespoke formula at home and "bypass the need for toxic additives". More about Meld skincare dispenser allows users to mix their own preservative-free formulas
Japanese minimalism has informed the interiors of this light-filled Italian restaurant in Montreal, designed by locally based Ivy Studio with its first in-house designed chairs. More about Montreal restaurant Minnibar by Ivy Studio "embraces its raw shell"
Spanish studio NUA Arquitectures has completed Casa Juià, a farmhouse in Catalonia that draws on the craftsmanship of the surrounding region. More about Catalan farmhouse designed as "a passage through the land"
A large multi-generational home in India and a low-lying stone farmhouse in rural Scotland are among the mix of residences in this eclectic edition of Dezeen's houses of the month. More about Dezeen's top five houses of July 2026
This week on Dezeen, we unveiled a pair of slides that heat up and vibrate feet to help athlete's recover. More about This week we revealed heated Nike slides
New York City studio Martin Hopp Architect has completed a building with a mass-timber structure for a school in Hempstead, New York, prioritising healthy living spaces and materials on a tight budget. More about Martin Hopp Architect puts generosity over spectacle at mass-timber school in New York
A horizontal glass skybridge connects residential and office skyscrapers at this project by Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetos Associados in São Paulo to preserve the "individual reading of each tower while simultaneously reinforcing their unity". More about São Paulo skyscrapers by Königsberger Vannucchi linked by glass skybridge
British studio Charles Gillespie Architecture has completed The Linhay, a family house in rural Somerset wrapped by a deep concrete colonnade that provides sheltered nesting spaces for birds. More about Charles Gillespie Architecture completes Somerset house with wildlife-friendly colonnade
Certification company Bureau Veritas has launched the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, a voluntary verification scheme that determines a building's carbon performance. More about Net zero verification scheme launched for UK buildings
Is building tall with timber more than an architectural gimmick? Why is a new robotic hand a big step towards sci-fi becoming reality? And what's special about Dezeen's editor's new tattoo? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about Are timber skyscrapers the future?
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Yano Aoyama Architecture Design's public toilet for the Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. More about "Japan takes this seriously" says commenter
One message for humans and another for artificial intelligence are contained in the letters of Decoy Font, made by the company Mixfont for those who want to avoid having their data scraped. More about Decoy Font protects messages from being read by AI
German architecture studio Holzrausch drew inspiration from cinematic interiors when designing this townhouse in Munich, which combines dark wood with natural stone and lush tropical planting. More about Holzrausch evokes South American cinema at renovated Munich townhouse
The husband-and-wife founders of California studio SPF Architects have renovated their octagonal house in the Santa Monica Mountains and added elements to protect it against wildfire. More about SPF Architects wraps Los Angeles house in asphalt shingles for fire protection
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features news that the much-anticipated Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, designed by the late architect Frank Gehry, is set to open in December. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opening date