Brazilian studio Cornetta Arquitetura has designed a concrete and wood, prefabricated vacation house to provide "a lesson in conservation" in the Atlantic Forest outside of São Paulo. More about Cornetta Arquitetura immerses "contemporary cabin" in Brazilian forest
The Museum of Image and Sound by American architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro in Rio de Janeiro is set for a "soft opening" in early 2026, after more than ten years of delays, with photos showing its multi-level form and massive ramps. More about Rio de Janeiro museum by Diller Scofidio + Renfro set to open after 15 years
Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture has revealed designs for the Biblioteca dos Saberes in Rio de Janeiro, which features perforated brick facades and a cylinder that rises from its centre. More about Kéré Architecture reveals designs of its "first built project in South America"
A floating plaza designed by Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture has anchored in Belém, Brazil, following its residency at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Amazon River becomes permanent home for Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's AquaPraça plaza
Local practice Estúdio Rossi Arquitetos has completed a house with a glued-laminated timber structure on the coast of São Paolo that opens to the surrounding landscape through multiple screens and brise soleil. More about Estúdio Rossi Arquitetos "transforms memory into architecture" at Brazilian beach house
New York-based creative studio Visions2030 has created a trio of domes installed at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, where visitors fabricate a vision of the future via a series of AI prompts. More about Visions2030 installation in Brazil prompts visitors to "imagine hopeful solutions" with AI
Local studio Nitsche Arquitetos has completed a modular, cross-laminated timber house with a rectangular dogtrot-style plan outside of São Paulo, Brazil. More about Nitsche Arquitetos focuses on "broad adaptability" for modular house in Brazil
Prince William's Earthshot Prize awards ceremony was recently held in Rio de Janeiro, where projects such as the extensive redevelopment of public space in the City of Bogotá and local reforestation efforts took home prizes. More about City of Bogotá and Lagos Fashion Week among Earthshot Prize 2025 winners
A jagged entry pavilion and a suspended concrete sculpture are among the elements at a vast memorial in rural Brazil designed by local studio GPAA to honour the hundreds who died during a mining dam collapse in 2019. More about GPAA designs details of Brazil's Brumadinho Memorial to "carry profound meaning"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the world's largest skate ramp. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features the "most hardcore thing I've ever seen"
Beverage company Red Bull and fashion house Prada covered the curved side of a building in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with a huge, plywood quarter pipe for a record-breaking descent by local skater Sandro Dias. More about Red Bull and Prada turn Brazilian skyscraper into world's largest skate ramp
A corridor of decorative ceramic blocks connects the rooms of Jurumirim House, a vacation home designed by Nitsche Arquitetos on the edge of a reservoir in Brazil. More about Jurumirim House by Nitsche Arquitetos features wall of perforated green blocks
A concrete grid frames views of a leafy garden at this home in São Paulo, completed by local architects Gabriel Kogan and Guilherme Pianca in collaboration with Clara Werneck. More about Concrete grid creates "sequence of framed views" at Rua Polônia House in Brazil
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have unveiled their design for a floating plaza, which will form part of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale before relocating to Belém, Brazil. More about Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon design floating AquaPraça plaza for Amazonian bay
Le Corbusier's Maison La Roche provides a rich historical backdrop for the first international show from Brazilian design exhibition Aberto, on display at the World Heritage-listed home in Paris. More about Aberto exhibition at Maison La Roche celebrates Le Corbusier's enduring ties to Brazil
Brazilian design practice Estúdio BRA has reconfigured an apartment in the Oscar Niemeyer-designed Copan building in São Paulo, to make the most of its iconic facade. More about Estúdio BRA renovates Copan Apartment in famed Niemeyer building
French-Brazilian architecture studio Triptyque and São Paolo firm Architects Office have completed AGE360 in Brazil, a residential skyscraper with a load-bearing concrete "exoskeleton". More about Concrete exoskeleton wraps skyscraper in Brazil by Triptyque and Architects Office
Dutch architecture studio Kaan Architecten has placed a cantilevered roof on the Eco-Museum in Brazil as part of a larger project to restore a local lagoon. More about Kaan Architecten completes museum as part of lagoon remediation in Brazil
Following the completion of Brazil's tallest skyscraper, we've rounded up the tallest building in each of the South American countries, from Colombia to Argentina. More about The tallest building in every South American nation
Developer FG Empreendimentos has announced a 60-storey skyscraper is nearing completion in the Brazilian city of Balneário Camboriú, making it the country's fourth tallest building upon completion. More about "Beamless" skyscraper nears completion in Balneário Camboriú