Weathering steel has been a trendy choice among architects for many years, but as this diverse roundup of projects completed in 2025 shows, any reports of it going out of style are greatly exaggerated. More about Ten ways that architects used weathering steel in 2025
The Fremantle cargo port informed the corrugated metal cladding and steel-framed awnings of Henville Street House, a family home in Perth, Australia, by local studio Philip Stejskal Architecture. More about Industrial port informs metal exterior of home in Perth by Philip Stejskal
A large corrugated metal roof topped by a triangular skylight shelters the timber-lined interiors of Amami House, an off-grid home in Japan designed by local studio Sakai Architects. More about Large metal roof tops off-grid home on Japanese island by Sakai Architects
A dramatically pitched roof with undulating eaves tops Office in Hashima, a workspace set among rice fields in Japan, recently completed by architecture studios Permanent and Atelier Nagara. More about Soaring metal roof tops rural Japanese office by Permanent and Atelier Nagara
Paris-based architect Nara Lee has unveiled her Pul collection of sculptural metal and leather furniture at The Sun Room exhibition in Seoul, South Korea. More about Nara Lee draws on Seoul's "wild nature" for stainless-steel Pul collection
Translucent polycarbonate screens and metal louvres create a play of light and shadow throughout this minimalist house in Sydney, Australia, designed by local studio Nick Kent Design. More about Nick Kent Design designs Bondi House as steel-framed "kit of parts"
Austin-based Derrington Building Studio has constructed its own office in the Texas city using exposed framing and raw materials with reference to "American industrial practicality". More about Derrington Building Studio designs "intentionally practical" offices in Austin
Designer Henry Svendsen has created Handle, a "kink-coded" furniture collection that features three abstract sculptural pieces made from brushed metal and black leather. More about Henry Svendsen's Handle collection is made from "metal, leather and flesh"
Chilean studio Max Núñez Arquitectos has raised a prefabricated steel house onto columns for a sloping site in the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Chile, comparing it to a "lunar lander". More about Max Núñez Arquitectos designs metal Chilean house as "site-specific piece of technology"
A pastel colour palette, metal canopies and furniture informed by children's block games lend a playful feel to Gyöngyszem Kindergarten in Budapest, Hungary, renovated by local studio Archikon. More about Archikon updates prefabricated 1960s kindergarten to be "playful and liveable"
London-based Unknown Works designed a sound wall made from repurposed galvanised steel and added sheet-metal furniture and fittings to create Salt Salon, a "bold yet refined salon" in Borough Market. More about Unknown Works transforms Borough Market storehouse into futuristic hair salon
Plastic Lego bricks replace gemstones in these customisable rings by Berlin jewellery brand Studio GOGO, allowing wearers to change up the design as they see fit. More about Studio GOGO's Lego jewellery is "made to be played with"
Croatian studio Njiric+ Arhitekti has completed a low-slung duo of homes in Zagreb, Croatia, creating two pavilion-like structures that are clad in perforated brick and metal. More about Njiric+ Arhitekti designs Double Villa Bukovac in Zagreb as "case study" for low-density housing
Dezeen Showroom: chrome, aluminium, nickel and steel are the primary materials in the following furnishings and products recently published on our Showroom section. More about Eight design brands forging ahead with metal furnishings
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a flat-pack cooking stove for displaced people. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features flat-pack cooking stove for displaced people
Australian studio Healy Ryan Architects has used a red-metal roof to crown this "simple yet impactful" extension to a house in Melbourne. More about Red roof tops Thornbury House extension by Healy Ryan Architects
Fireplace manufacturer Escea has created a flat-pack cooking stove that provides a more efficient and less harmful alternative to the open fires generally used by people in refugee camps and others without access to the grid. More about Escea develops flat-pack cooking stove for displaced people
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight homes from around the world with living rooms featuring gleaming metal furniture and accessories. More about Eight living rooms where discreet metal accessories add shiny details
Woven lattices made of red and white metal tubes wrap around The Quartet – Songzhuang Z Museum, a textile gallery designed by Chinese architectural studio Team BLDG in Zhejiang province. More about Team BLDG wraps Chinese art museum in colour-shifting "woven skin"
Corrugated panels of bushfire-resilient steel wrap the exterior of this family home in Australia, designed by local practice Klaus Carson Studio in line with "strict environmental controls". More about Bushfire-resistant metal wraps Ironbark House in Australia by Klaus Carson Studio