To celebrate the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has reimagined curling stones as a playful, dual-function snack bowl. More about Gustaf Westman designs tongue-in-cheek Curling Bowl
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have made recycled plastic into floor trusses for housing, arguing the waste stream could provide an abundant and sustainable structural building material. More about MIT researchers developing process to make houses from recycled plastic
Architecture studio BekArch has converted an old bakery building into an apartment in Prague, Czech Republic. More about BekArch converts disused bakery workshop into skylight-topped apartment
Ola Jachymiak Studio has unveiled the Nora restaurant in the heart of London's Canary Wharf financial district. More about Nora restaurant brings Anatolian warmth to London's Canary Wharf
Promotion: under the theme Becoming Architectures for a planet in transition, an extensive programme has been revealed for the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona, which includes over 200 speakers. More about UIA World Congress of Architects reveals high-profile speakers in Barcelona programme
Local studio Rude Haus has renovated a home in New Hope, Pennsylvania with an assortment of hand-crafted elements, such as a dining room mural and curtains made with upcycled silk fabric. More about Rude Haus renovates Pennsylvania home with upcycled and vintage pieces
Sand-coloured walls, hieroglyph motifs and a trapezoidal rooftop extension celebrate the Egyptian revival style of this Grade II-listed boiler house in Kent, transformed into an office by local studio Felix Lewis Architects. More about Felix Lewis Architects transforms Egyptian-style boiler house in Kent into workspace
This week Sou Fujimoto's design for a residential project was revealed as the latest development on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Here we take a look at the museums anchoring the cultural district. More about Five cultural anchors of Saadiyat Island
Kyiv-based architecture and design studio YOD Group looked to Ukrainian vernacular architecture when creating this cluster of guesthouses, characterised by glass walls and thatched roofs. More about YOD Group crowns glass-sided huts with 10-metre-tall thatched roofs
American studio Warkentin Associates has aimed to capture the "spirit of '90s coffee shop culture" inside this cafe and lounge in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles. More about Warkentin Associates models Los Angeles coffee shop on "an artist's living room"
UK studio John Puttick Associates has refurbished a group of disused Victorian warehouses in Grimsby to create the Horizon Youth Zone, adding a sawtooth-roofed sports court that nods to the site's industrial past. More about John Puttick Associates transforms listed warehouses in Grimsby into youth centre
Tired of doomscrolling? Why not take a five-minute break to browse through this roundup of strangely pleasing architecture. More about Ten examples of oddly satisfying architecture
This week on Dezeen, we revealed plans for Bradfield City, which will be the first major city to be built in Australia for over a century. More about This week Australia unveiled plans for first new city in a century
Taller General has completed a brick-and-heavy-timber house that plays on an A-frame system with glass walls to give residents a view of the surrounding volcanoes in Machachi, Ecuador. More about Taller General creates house that "emerges among volcanoes" in Ecuador
The mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey, USA has reportedly confirmed the metro's decision to abandon the anticipated Centre Pompidou x Jersey City expansion after years of starts and stops and negotiations between the two parties. More about Jersey City cancels OMA-designed Centre Pompidou expansion
Dezeen Showroom: the following lighting, tables and drinkware recently published on our Showroom section showcase the many uses, colours and finishes of glass. More about Seven products that spotlight the versatility of glass
Neutral tones and glimpses of garden spaces define this extension to a 1870s cottage in Albany, Western Australia, revealed here exclusively by Australian studio Castley McCrimmon Architects. More about Castley McCrimmon Architects adds "respectful and measured" extension to Gilbert's Cottage
Carmaker Ferrari has released preview images of the interiors for its first electric car, Ferrari Luce, designed with Jony Ive, Marc Newson and their design studio LoveFrom. More about Jony Ive and Marc Newson shun touchscreens for interior of Ferrari's first electric car
The late mid-century modern designer Verner Panton was born 100 years ago today. To mark the occasion, we have rounded up 10 of his most enduring pieces of furniture and lighting. More about Ten Verner Panton products that have stood the test of time
Verner Panton caused a sensation with his pioneering approach to furniture and lighting design. To mark the centenary of the Danish designer's birth today, we profile the man whose colourful pieces and interiors defined an era. More about Verner Panton preferred experimentation to "beautiful platitude"