Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has completed the Wonderwoods Vertical Forest in Utrecht, the Netherlands, a 104-metre-tall mixed-use tower wrapped by balconies supporting hundreds of trees and thousands of plants. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti completes latest Vertical Forest skyscraper in Utrecht
From a Barcelona apartment to a home extension in Sydney, our latest lookbook rounds up interiors humbled by the presence of wooden milking stools. More about Five non-farmyard interiors where milking stools add rustic charm
Berlin-based Studio Wijsman has updated an apartment housed in a former sugar refinery in Amsterdam, using materials including stone and stainless steel to complement the building's industrial heritage. More about Studio Wijsman designs "elemental and intimate" interior for converted Amsterdam apartment
Architecture studio Michaelis Boyd has reconfigured a Georgian townhouse in west London, adding a flowing spiral staircase that connects all five floors of the minimalist interior. More about Sculptural staircase forms centrepiece of renovated London home by Michaelis Boyd
Farm buildings informed the design of Stanfordville House in New York by US studio Desai Chia Architecture, which features charred cedar cladding and a sculptural roofscape. More about Desai Chia creates Upstate New York home with "crisp silhouettes"
Dutch studio JA Joubert Architecture has completed a series of undulating, mixed-use towers on a lakeside site in Tirana, Albania. More about JA Joubert Architecture designs towers "echoing the hills and mountains" in Tirana
Australian studio Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has expanded a 19th-century terraced house in Melbourne, adding two contrasting brick extensions informed by Arts and Crafts-style architecture. More about Matt Gibson adds Arts and Crafts-style brick extensions to Melbourne home
For our latest lookbook, we take a look at eight kitchen interiors where veiny marble surfaces form hardwearing and decorative kitchen islands. More about Eight elegant and durable kitchen islands that demonstrate the versatility of marble
Colombian studio 5 Sólidos has outfitted a duplex apartment in Medellín with a curvaceous red velvet couch and a concrete stair surrounded by vintage glass brick as an homage to 1980s style. More about 5 Sólidos "channels the 1980s" with glass brick and velvet for Medellín apartment
Bross and Nick Flygt have completed Horsö, a minimalist summer house in Kalmar finished in untreated wood that complements its surroundings. More about Bross and Nick Flygt design "low-key" coastal home in Sweden
Dutch studio Monadnock has completed Volante, a social housing block in the Netherlands featuring colourful glazed brickwork and window frames. More about Monadnock designs Dutch social housing as colourful "garden building"
A covered walkway connects the series of pavilions and patios that make up this house near Barcelona, designed by local studio Twobo Arquitectura. More about Twobo Arquitectura organises Casa Tres Patis around distinct patios
Cork panels and timber slats contrast with a traditional Victorian frontage at the Meadow Road house in Kent, renovated and extended by London practice Studio Bark. More about Studio Bark extends Victorian home in Kent using flatpack U-Build system
Luxury fashion brand Armani has revealed its plans for its first series of branded residences, which will be built in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and have private beach access. More about Armani reveals plans for branded coastal villas in UAE
Architectural studio BLDUS has created a slender home in an urban alleyway called Brown House, which features a rooftop farm and the use of "healthy" building materials such as cork, bamboo and hemp. More about BLDUS creates alley house in Washington DC with cork cladding
San Francisco studio Aidlin Darling Design has wrapped concrete and cedar panels around the L|J Residence in Atherton, California, which was designed to support multigenerational living. More about Aidlin Darling Design sculpts concrete bas relief into California house
Architecture studios Frida Escobedo Studio and Handel Architects have created a brick tower in Harlem, USA, that contains apartments atop a multi-level arts centre. More about Frida Escobedo Studio and Handel Architects complete brick tower in Harlem
Architecture studio Specht Novak Architects has wrapped a Frank Lloyd Wright-informed house in blackened-wood siding in Pennsylvania, USA. More about Specht Novak Architects reimagines Usonian design for lakefront house
Indian architecture studio Iki Builds has completed Soil and Soul Studio, a home in Hyderabad crafted with a palette of natural, local materials and construction rubble. More about Iki Builds critiques "disposable nature of modern construction" with rural Indian home
Homes in Norway, Belgium and Ireland feature in this roundup of the houses of the month for July. More about Dezeen's top five houses of July 2025