UK studio Hudson Architects has converted a disused commercial building in Norfolk into a public library, wrapping its existing concrete structure in a skin of cement shingles. More about Hudson Architects transforms neglected nightclub into King's Lynn Library
A takeover of Richmond's Ham House and Garden, a sound installation at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station and a group show of 102 emerging designers are among the highlights at this year's London Design Festival. More about Fourteen must-see exhibitions and installations at London Design Festival 2026
Preservation body Historic England and the City of London are in dispute over the impact future skyscraper development will have on the Tower of London. More about Historic England claims City of London office development could risk Tower of London's UNESCO status
London studio Piercy & Company has taken over an apartment in the north of the city and given it a new interior featuring custom timber joinery and a mysterious curved corridor. More about Piercy & Company introduces curves and cutouts in guesthouse Apartment 21
Design practice Studio Three Sixty has created a temporary sauna that is being used as a theatre during Edinburgh's Fringe festival for the performing arts. More about Studio Three Sixty creates Sauna Theatre for Edinburgh Fringe festival
Boutique hotel brand Aethos has opened its first London outpost with interiors designed by Astet Studio in a Ron Arad Associates building that was formerly home to Nobu Hotel Shoreditch. More about Aethos London Shoreditch designed using an "East meets East" approach
Architecture studio Pearce+ has added a wildlife tower for bats, owls, kestrels, invertebrates and wetland species at Honeygar Farm in Somerset, UK. More about Pearce+ stacks reclaimed materials to create multi-species wildlife tower
The Dezeen team was on the ground at Houghton Festival. Here are five standout installations from the festival, including a timber-and-thatch pavilion and a laser installation featuring a vintage campervan. More about Five standout art installations from Houghton Festival 2026
Design studios Cella Collective and Mitre & Mondays have designed a timber-framed installation for this year's Houghton Festival in Norfolk, England, covering its walls with thatch sourced from sustainable reedbeds. More about Cella Collective and Mitre & Mondays cloak tower with thatched walls at Houghton Festival
British studio Richard Parr Associates has renovated a trio of 19th-century buildings at The Newt in Somerset hotel in England, restoring their interiors to nod to the site's past. More about Yarlington Lodge at The Newt in Somerset blends "little snippets of history with life today"
British eyewear brand Cubitts has unveiled its first shop in Manchester, designed by locally based studio Youth to reflect the city's industrial and musical history without resorting to the obvious. More about Youth avoids Manchester cliches for city's first Cubitts eyewear store
Local studio EBBA Architects has designed the first London outpost for Istanbul cafe chain Cup of Joy, using clay plaster, stone and an opaque-glass ceiling to evoke the feeling of being in a courtyard. More about EBBA Architects designs Cup of Joy cafe in Marylebone to "provide a sense of delight"
Kim Kardashian has opened the London flagship branch of her apparel brand Skims, featuring voluptuous interiors by New York studio Rafael de Cárdenas. More about Kim Kardashian unveils nude-hued Skims London flagship store
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has been cleared of health and safety breaches after the death of a man killed by a window that fell from one of its buildings in London, following a five-week criminal trial. More about Foster + Partners found not guilty over window fall death
Agricultural barns and sheds informed the corrugated metal-clad volumes of House in a Clearing, a house in East Sussex completed by UK studio TaylorHare Architects. More about Farmsteads inform corrugated metal-clad home in Sussex
Plans unveiled by architecture studio Buckley Gray Yeoman for offices, homes and a data centre near Brick Lane in London have been approved. More about Data centre approved as part of Truman Brewery masterplan in east London
The UK government has announced the arrival of plug-in solar panels that can be fitted onto balconies to reduce household energy costs. More about Plug-in solar panels to be available in UK by end of summer
British studio Charles Gillespie Architecture has completed The Linhay, a family house in rural Somerset wrapped by a deep concrete colonnade that provides sheltered nesting spaces for birds. More about Charles Gillespie Architecture completes Somerset house with wildlife-friendly colonnade
Certification company Bureau Veritas has launched the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, a voluntary verification scheme that determines a building's carbon performance. More about Net zero verification scheme launched for UK buildings
British youth organisation Girlguiding has unveiled the first update to its formerly regimented uniform in 30 years, intended to allow more freedom of expression.
More about Girlguiding redesigns uniform "to be styled any way the girls want"