Houses of the month
Dezeen's top five houses of August 2025
A pair of houses in Australia along with homes in Sweden, Belgium and Italy feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for August. More about Dezeen's top five houses of August 2025
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Portuguese houses
Bernardes Arquitetura's Casa Tejo "gazes entirely towards the sea"
A panoramic first floor elevated on steel columns creates a "lookout point" surveying the ocean at this villa in Portugal, designed by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura. More about Bernardes Arquitetura's Casa Tejo "gazes entirely towards the sea"
Roundups
Seven UK homes that reimagine traditional bay windows
In our latest roundup, we look at recently completed homes and extensions that offer a contemporary twist on traditional bay windows. More about Seven UK homes that reimagine traditional bay windows
Dezeen In Depth
Dezeen In Depth asks if architecture's class of 2025 will crack the job market
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter examines the architecture job market and includes an interview with AI marketing studio co-founder Andreea Petrescu. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth today! More about Dezeen In Depth asks if architecture's class of 2025 will crack the job market
Trains
The state of high-speed rail infrastructure in the United States
After an announcement that Amtrak launched a new generation of high-speed trains in the eastern US, we take a look at the progress of other proposed high-speed rail projects throughout the country, including in California and Texas. More about The state of high-speed rail infrastructure in the United States
Residential extensions
Pend wraps extension to historic Scottish home in fluted pink-toned stonework
Scottish architecture studio Pend has updated a heritage-listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian, adding an extension clad in fluted, blush-toned blocks of precast stone. More about Pend wraps extension to historic Scottish home in fluted pink-toned stonework
Architecture
Donald Trump makes classical style "preferred architecture" for federal buildings
US president Donald Trump has signed the Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again executive order to make classical architecture the preferred style for new civic buildings in the USA. More about Donald Trump makes classical style "preferred architecture" for federal buildings
Visitor centres
MVRDV reveals design for rock-like visitor centre on Taiwan's coastline
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled a series of rock-shaped buildings designed to blend into their coastal setting for the Nature Rocks tourist centre in southern Taiwan. More about MVRDV reveals design for rock-like visitor centre on Taiwan's coastline
News
Israeli-backed aid in Gaza "deadly by design" according to Forensic Architecture report
Research groups Forensic Architecture and the World Peace Foundation have published a report titled The Architecture of Genocidal Starvation in Gaza, which found Israel to have used aid distribution to displace and starve Palestinians in Gaza. More about Israeli-backed aid in Gaza "deadly by design" according to Forensic Architecture report
Australian houses
Peter Besley shelters Brisbane home with walls of perforated brickwork
Perforated screens of reclaimed terracotta brick and metal mesh for climbing plants wrap the volumes of this home in Australia, designed by local architect Peter Besley. More about Peter Besley shelters Brisbane home with walls of perforated brickwork
Features
Can we quit our air-con addiction?
As the world gets hotter demand for cooling systems is increasing, but energy-hungry air conditioning risks making the situation worse. Starr Charles explores whether more efficient solutions are possible. More about Can we quit our air-con addiction?
News
Snøhetta designs waterfront district to echo mountain landscape in Borneo
Architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled designs for a mixed-use coastal development "reminiscent of a mountain range" in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. More about Snøhetta designs waterfront district to echo mountain landscape in Borneo
Convents
51-1 Arquitectos creates pink concrete convent in Peru
Local studio 51-1 Arquitectos has stacked a vertical convent made of pink-coloured concrete and grey brick screens onto an urban site in Lima, Peru. More about 51-1 Arquitectos creates pink concrete convent in Peru
News
Interlinked geometric shapes form Tadao Ando-designed National Museum of Uzbekistan
Construction has begun on the Tadao Ando-designed National Museum of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, which will be comprised of interconnected concrete squares, circles and triangles. More about Interlinked geometric shapes form Tadao Ando-designed National Museum of Uzbekistan
London house extensions
Material Works extends Hackney home into an oversized bay window
London architecture studio Material Works has updated a Victorian home in Hackney, extending into its garden with a large double-height bay window framed with natural stone. More about Material Works extends Hackney home into an oversized bay window
Neom
Olympics considering alternatives to Neom hosting Asian Winter Games
Olympic organisers have reportedly approached South Korea about hosting the 2029 Asian Winter Games over doubts about whether Saudi Arabia's unbuilt Trojena ski resort will be ready in time. More about Olympics considering alternatives to Neom hosting Asian Winter Games
Exhibit Columbus
Massive speakers and swimming pool in front of mid-century library feature at Exhibit Columbus
A massive sound system with a publicly accessible Bluetooth connection and a sculpture built from industrial scraps feature among the installations at Exhibit Columbus in Indiana, USA. More about Massive speakers and swimming pool in front of mid-century library feature at Exhibit Columbus
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features BIG's "comically out of scale" complex
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features BIG's four-building 670 Mesquit complex in Los Angeles. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features BIG's "comically out of scale" complex
Bentonville
Marlon Blackwell Architects clads Arkansas building in giraffe stone for "sense of place"
Arkansas studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has completed the headquarters building for the Heartland Whole Health Institute, which features a curved form and facades covered in stonework resembling a giraffe's hide. More about Marlon Blackwell Architects clads Arkansas building in giraffe stone for "sense of place"
Meditation spaces
Mandala-shaped bamboo truss crowns Buddhist meditation hall in Nepal by Abari
A large mandala-shaped truss constructed from bamboo crowns the central hall of this Buddhist meditation centre in Tibet, designed by Nepalese architecture studio Abari. More about Mandala-shaped bamboo truss crowns Buddhist meditation hall in Nepal by Abari