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California designers A Teatro and Balcony Studio have completed a slender, vertical house in Los Angeles with facades made of striated plaster and interior rooms that "unfold like galleries in a museum". The house is located in Mt Washington, a historic, hillside neighbourhood in Los Angeles. It serves as a single-family residence with a two-car garage The post A Teatro and Balcony Studio tuck Museum Tower House into steep site in Los Angeles appeared first on Dezeen.
Architect Joe Burke has self-built Leyton House, a home that bookends a 1960s terrace in London, using rough, pale brickwork and a concrete plinth for tactility. Having purchased the existing end-of-terrace unit in Leyton, east London, Burke used its overgrown, 4.5-metre-wide garden as the site of the rental home, for which he acted as client, The post Joe Burke bookends 1960s London terrace with compact brick home appeared first on Dezeen.
Australian architecture studio Billard Leece Partnership has created an aluminium-clad acute-care facility for The Children's Hospital Westmead in Sydney, drawing on its inland river setting. Set within the existing Westmead health and education precinct, Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) designed the 57,000-square-metre Wattle Building with a child-centred plan that aims to boost paediatric wellbeing. The studio The post Billard Leece Partnership unveils Sydney children's hospital with folded metal facade appeared first on Dezeen.
A pair of lightweight, L-shaped roofs top the four volumes that form this house in Los Cabos, Mexico, designed by Estudio Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba. The hilltop Casa en Palmilla comprises two sets of two volumes, arranged in a way that forms a central, trapezoidal courtyard in between. Estudio Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula The post L-shaped roofs create "generous shadows" over Los Cabos residence appeared first on Dezeen.
Curved and angular bay windows animate the stepped facade of House on a Hill, a penthouse in central London designed by local studio David Kohn Architects. The three-storey home sits atop a Victorian warehouse building in Smarts Place, Covent Garden, and is described by David Kohn Architects as a "house on a hill". Rather than The post David Kohn Architects designs London penthouse to resemble "house on a hill" appeared first on Dezeen.
From a sculptural reading space to a turreted mausoleum, our latest roundup gathers curvy brick buildings where skillfully laid brickwork is shaped into fluid forms. Twisted Brick Shell Library, China, by HCCH Studio Two connecting hemispheres create the shell-like form of this pavilion in Longyou County, China, designed by architecture practice HCCH Studio as a space that The post Eight imaginative buildings with curving brickwork appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio House of EM has used a restrained palette of brick, timber, concrete and lime plaster for Skylark, a contemporary F-shaped house in Shropshire, UK. Set on a plateau overlooking the River Teme near the village of Ludlow, House of EM designed the four-bedroom home for property developers James and Sam Charters and their The post House of EM draws on mid-century design principles for brick-clad home appeared first on Dezeen.
French studio SAM Architecture has created the Yvonne Kerzrého School Complex in Nanterre, France, arranging classrooms around cascading terraces and courtyards that extend learning outdoors. The 4,856-square-metre building accommodates a nursery, primary school, after-school care centre, media library and cafeteria, all within a single facility in Paris's rapidly developing Les Groues district. According to the architect, The post SAM Architecture designs stepped school in Nanterre as "village at the child's scale" appeared first on Dezeen.
Construction has commenced on Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi, a performing arts venue designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry before his death, Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism has announced. Expected to be completed in 2030, the landmark venue will be located on Saadiyat Island, joining Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, which is also under The post Abu Dhabi reveals plans for Frank Gehry-designed performing arts venue appeared first on Dezeen.
Why is Gaudí so widely admired? Is there a darker side to his architecture? And should he be made a saint? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. This month marks 100 years since the death of Antoni Gaudí, one of the most famous architects of all time. For this episode, Dezeen features editor The post Is Gaudí the greatest architect ever? appeared first on Dezeen.
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing AI artist Thierry Lechanteur's digital recreation of Antoni Gaudí's speculative designs for a supertall hotel. The series of digital renders recreates the architect's unrealised plans for a hotel in New York, a structure described by Lechanteur as "one of [Gaudí's] most fascinating projects". "Someone typed a prompt The post "This looks like art to me" says commenter appeared first on Dezeen.
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Snøhetta's designs for a mesh-covered office building in Miami. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Architecture studio Snøhetta revealed plans for a mixed-use building in Miami that will be covered in a bulbous "stainless mesh sunscreen". This week's newsletter also included news that Vitra has appointed a The post Dezeen Agenda features a mesh-covered Miami building by Snøhetta appeared first on Dezeen.
Russian architecture studio Meganom has created a facade system comprising more than 200,000 laser-cut aluminium elements for its in-progress 262 Fifth Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan. The facade system features panels clad with rows of aluminium bricks, with their use most prominent on a shear wall on one side of the structure. This is almost completely The post Meganom clads Manhattan skyscraper with thousands of custom aluminium "bricks" appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach has renovated and extended a holiday home in the medieval village of Fonolleres, Spain, adding a series of porches, pergolas, and terraces to bring daily living outdoors. Named Fonolleres House, the project expands an existing house on the edge of the village to allow its owner to make better The post Anna and Eugeni Bach extends Fonolleres House with porches and pergolas appeared first on Dezeen.
History suggests that the upcoming election of a new RIBA president will do little to address the issues plaguing UK architects, writes Neal Shasore. It's time for the biennial non-event of the RIBA presidential election. By now we're used to the well-meaning and, in most cases, impressive candidates issuing clarion calls for architects to "take The post "There's no point hoping that this RIBA presidential election can make much difference" appeared first on Dezeen.
British firm 51 Architecture has converted the former stables of a vinegar brewery into a head office for local eyewear brand Cubitts, now home to "the only spectacle-making workshop in central London". The Victorian mews complex, just off Caledonian Road in King's Cross, originally served as a working stable for the Crosse & Blackwell Vinegar The post Cubitts' first dedicated headquarters take over Victorian stable in King's Cross appeared first on Dezeen.
Local design outfit Crosby Studios has designed a pop-up exhibition space during the 2026 FIFA World Cup underneath New York's High Line that contains football memorabilia such as Pelé's 1958 World Cup jersey. The pop-up marks the launch of cultural platform Home of Football. It is centred around an exhibition curated by French art collective The post Crosby Studios outfits World Cup exhibition in New York with bright-green carpet appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Hello Wood has completed Remise Rosa, a colourful dining and events complex built from cross-laminated timber on a former railway freight yard in Switzerland. Located in Zurich West, the 2,500-square-metre development was designed and built by Hello Wood to house food stalls, bars, and event spaces, connected by brightly coloured staircases, walkways and bridges. The post Hello Wood transforms abandoned railway site in Zurich with "indoor-outdoor cultural hub" appeared first on Dezeen.
Antoni Gaudí is much-lauded for his tile-covered natural forms, but his castle-like, neo-gothic works get much less attention. Concluding our Gaudí Centenary series, we look at the five least Gaudí-esque Gaudí buildings. Often defined by stone, rather than his signature colourful tiled finishes seen in his more prominent later works, Gaudí built a collection of The post Gaudí's lesser-known gothic buildings appeared first on Dezeen.
Local architect Neel Buddhadev has completed Villa Corsica, a house in suburban Mumbai defined by curved walls and bold colours that was designed in response to the city's tropical climate. The 280-square-metre (3,000-square-foot) residence was designed in collaboration with architects Virtue – Architect Cleon Colaco & Associates for a multi-generational family with accessibility requirements. "The The post Curves and colours transform Indian home into "sculptural installation" appeared first on Dezeen.
Mexican studio Lanza Atelier drew on contrasting British and Mesoamerican interpretations of the serpent when designing this year's Serpentine Pavilion, said the architects in an exclusive video interview with Dezeen. The pavilion was informed by the winding geometry of historic crinkle-crankle walls found across parts of rural England. But according to founders Isabel Abascal and The post "The serpent is something that provides protection" says Lanza Atelier appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Robert AM Stern Architects has completed an extension to the New York Historical museum in New York informed by the building's original design from the early 1900s. The Tang Wing for American Democracy (The Tang Wing) contains new galleries and exhibition spaces, and is affixed to the back of the main New York The post RAMSA completes sensitive extension of New York Historical museum appeared first on Dezeen.
The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features renders of architect Antoni Gaudí's speculative New York hotel by AI artist Thierry Lechanteur. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. AI artist Thierry Lechanteur has created digital renders of Gaudí's speculative design for a supertall hotel in New York, which were shown as part of our Gaudí Centenary series. Readers The post Readers say "there's no such thing as an AI artist" in this week's Dezeen Debate appeared first on Dezeen.
Dutch studio Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten has transformed a 1970s farmhouse outside Amsterdam, extending its timber structure and updating its exterior with black-metal panels and charred wood. Named Longhouse Farm, the timber-and-brick farmhouse in Zunderdorp was originally slated for demolition until Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten opted to retain and extend it. The studio created a series of The post Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten cloaks Longhouse Farm with black timber and metal appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Snøhetta has released images of its vision for a hotel in Aino and Alvar Aalto's iconic 1930s sanatorium in Paimio, Finland, which will include turning patient rooms into bedrooms. Snøhetta revealed that Paimio Sanatorium, which was completed in 1933 as a place of healing for tuberculosis patients, will now become a hotel complete The post Aaltos' Paimio Sanatorium set to be turned into "future-oriented" hotel by Snøhetta appeared first on Dezeen.
Necessary cultural change within the construction industry is still yet to happen nine years on from the devastating Grenfell Tower fire, the man in charge of the UK architects' regulator tells Dezeen in this interview. "It is undoubtedly, I think, the case that there has not been cultural change as a result of Grenfell," said The post "There has not been cultural change as a result of Grenfell" says ARB CEO Hugh Simpson appeared first on Dezeen.
As part of our Gaudí Centenary series, this video produced by Dezeen Studio explores the key influences, ideas and techniques that shaped Antoni Gaudí's distinctive architectural style. More than a century after his death, Gaudí remains one of architecture's most recognisable figures, known for a highly distinctive body of work that continues to shape Barcelona's The post What makes Gaudí's style so unique? appeared first on Dezeen.
International architecture studio Snøhetta has released designs for a mixed-use building in Miami covered in a bulbous "stainless mesh sunscreen". The Sweetbird North building, developed by Raycliff Capital, was designed to be eight storeys tall and will be located in Miami's Design District, next to the distinct Museum Garage building. "Snøhetta is excited for this The post Snøhetta designs mesh-covered office building for Miami Design District appeared first on Dezeen.
Dutch studio Unknown Architects has completed House on a Dune, a holiday cabin on the island of Terschelling with lofty, timber-lined interiors that frame panoramic views of the surrounding sand plains and scrubland. The 180-square-metre holiday home is located in Midsland an Zee, a dune-backed village in Terschelling that is a popular spot for holiday The post Unknown Architects sinks timber cabin into dune-filled Dutch island appeared first on Dezeen.
Artist Rana Begum and engineering studio Webb Yates have created a pylon-informed tower from fence material at this year's London Festival of Architecture. Named No.1616 Fence, the 13-metre-high tower was constructed from industrial, powder-coated mesh that is more commonly used for fencing. "You might come across this material in both open landscapes and urban contexts, The post LFA tower "quite literally turns" idea of a fence on its head appeared first on Dezeen.
A cavernous tunnel runs through La Caverne du Pont Neuf, an inflatable installation by French street artist JR that engulfs the historic Pont Neuf bridge in Paris. The installation features a rocky pattern in shades of white, black and grey on its interior and exterior fabric surfaces, giving it a rugged, mountainous appearance. Wrapping the Pont Neuf, The post Images reveal tunnelled interior of JR's Paris bridge inflatable appeared first on Dezeen.
Hosting an event during the 2026 iteration of London Design Festival? Get featured in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to the festival. The 24th edition of the festival takes place from 12 to 20 September 2026, spanning a range of participating design districts across London. The nine-day programme includes talks, tours, workshops, exhibitions and installations, The post Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide to London Design Festival 2026 appeared first on Dezeen.
Local studio Kister Architects has turned a former 1910 corner shop in Melbourne into a family home with a lush internal courtyard entrance designed to bring greenery to the urban site. Aptly named The Corner Shop, Kister Architects adapted a "milk bar" that served the local community for over a century before closing in 2016, The post Century-old Melbourne corner shop transformed into family home appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed Mailand-Strasse, a headquarters for its own teams in Basel built using a palette of exposed timber, concrete and metal informed by "logistics and infrastructure". The 7,259-square-metre building gives Herzog & de Meuron a permanent base in Basel's Dreispitz quarter, a formerly industrial area that has been subject The post Herzog & de Meuron designs own offices in Basel as a "repository of materials" appeared first on Dezeen.
From daring cantilevers to dizzying helical staircases and hyperboloids, viewpoints are an opportunity to show off that some architects find irresistible. Here, we round up 10 lookouts where the architecture almost seems to compete with the vista. Titlis Tower, Switzerland, by Herzog & de Meuron For this recently completed project, Herzog & de Meuron converted The post Ten viewpoints where dramatic architecture rivals the landscape appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio BIG has designed a series of buildings for a university being established by the members of the Walton family in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA with three structures that expand on the local vernacular. Members of the Walton family, who are best known as founders of retail giant Walmart, announced that BIG would design the The post BIG designs "new kind of urban university" for Bentonville appeared first on Dezeen.
American artist James Turrell has created As Seen Below, a 40-metre-wide Skyspace, for the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Aarhus, Denmark. Opening today, the domed extension realised in collaboration with Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen, is an immersive subterranean space washed in monochromatic colours. A six-metre-wide central aperture sits at the dome's apex to frame views The post James Turrell creates subterranean Skyspace in Aarhus that "holds the sky close" appeared first on Dezeen.
Continuing our Gaudí Centenary series, we've rounded up seven of the most iconic buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí, all of which are in Barcelona and UNESCO World Heritage listed. Casa Batlló Skeletal shapes, mosaics and a scaly reptilian roof cover the exterior of Barcelona's House of Bones, or Casa Batlló, regarded as one of Gaudí's The post Seven UNESCO-listed buildings by Catalonia's greatest architect appeared first on Dezeen.
UK practice Heatherwick Studio has unveiled designs for AlUla Manara, a textured-stone, stargazing visitor and research centre in Saudi Arabia. Set to be built in the Saudi Arabian desert near the AlUla UNESCO World Heritage Site, the building will be built to take advantage of the visibility of stars in the region. It is planned as The post Heatherwick Studio unveils "space observatory" in AlUla appeared first on Dezeen.
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Herzog & de Meuron's transformation of the Titlis Tower in the Alps into a sculptural tourist attraction. The studio transformed the former telecommunications tower, which was built in the mid-1980s at 3,000 metres above sea level, into a panoramic viewpoint, and readers opinions were split. "Dope af, everybody The post "This is the best thing H&dM has done" says commenter appeared first on Dezeen.
From a reused church in Texas to a restaurant in the Wisconsin wilderness, a recent book shows the breadth of architecture happening in small towns and remote locations across the United States. Out There: New Architecture Across America showcases 50 architecture firms working away from the main American metropoles, illustrating the breadth of work happening The post Eight "out there" buildings from across America appeared first on Dezeen.
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Zaha Hadid Architects being rebranded as ZHA. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher has announced that Zaha Hadid Architects is rebranding as ZHA after the end of a legal dispute. This week's newsletter also included Gustaf Westman's stadium-shaped snack bowl, The post Dezeen Agenda features Patrik Schumacher's renaming of Zaha Hadid Architects appeared first on Dezeen.
A swimming pool is raised above the ground at the White Modular House, which was designed by Argentine studio SET Arquitectura to "intervene as little as possible in the natural terrain". Located in the mountains of Córdoba Province in Argentina, the all-white house rises from a steep hillside blanketed with native vegetation. The main intent The post SET Arquitectura places elevated home with pool on steep Argentina hillside appeared first on Dezeen.
A trio of swooping, interconnected volumes informed by traditional Cantonese opera costumes make up this performing arts centre, which has been completed by UK studio ZHA in Guangdong, China. Perched on a waterfront site within south China's Greater Bay Area, the Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Center contains an undulating 1,200-seat Grand Theatre alongside an The post ZHA designs waterfront performance venue in China to "crescendo and flare" appeared first on Dezeen.
AI artist Thierry Lechanteur has transformed a speculative design by Antoni Gaudí for a supertall hotel in New York into a series of digital renders, featured as part of our Gaudí Centenary series. Currently gaining traction online, the visuals recreate what Belgian artist Lechanteur described as "one of [Gaudí's] most fascinating projects" to mark the The post Gaudí's "ghost of an alternative New York" visualised by AI artist Thierry Lechanteur appeared first on Dezeen.
Continuing our Gaudí Centenary series we look at the first house designed by Antoni Gaudí, Casa Vicens, which was a testing ground for his later work and a masterpiece in its own right. Construction began on Casa Vicens in 1883 when Gaudí was 31 years old – the same year he took over the design The post Casa Vicens was Antoni Gaudí's "manifesto home" appeared first on Dezeen.
Renders and construction images of the upcoming London Museum in Smithfield, by architecture studios Stanton Williams and Asif Khan with conservation architects Julian Harrap Architects, have been released ahead of its opening later this year. The museum, which will showcase London's history and replace the existing Museum of London that is set to be demolished, The post Images of relocated London Museum by Stanton Williams and Asif Khan revealed appeared first on Dezeen.
One of Ukraine's most significant religious sites, Dormition Cathedral, is among the buildings to have been left badly damaged in the latest waves of Russian strikes in the country. The cathedral, which forms part of Pechersk Lavra monastery complex – a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyiv – was set alight during a night of The post UNESCO-listed cathedral in Kyiv set alight during Russian attack appeared first on Dezeen.
US studio CookFox Architects has unveiled the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, which was informed by the musician's "honesty, bravery and authenticity", at a New Jersey university. The largely rectangular, 30,000 square-foot (2,790-square-metre) building is located at Monmouth University campus in New Jersey, where the singer performed in early years and where his archives The post CookFox Architects completes Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music appeared first on Dezeen.
The cavernous earth chambers of an anthill informed the stack of curved brick balconies that front this home in Maharashtra, India, designed by local studio Kaushal Tatiya Architects. Aptly named The Anthill, the 650-square-metre home in Ahilyanagar is designed to offer cool living spaces in the region's hot, dry climate without mechanical ventilation. Kaushal Tatiya The post Anthill caverns inform "earthy and tactile" Indian home by Kaushal Tatiya Architects appeared first on Dezeen.
Few architects have achieved more public recognition than Antoni Gaudí. But why was he not more influential? Nat Barker reports as part of our Gaudí Centenary series. Thanks to fantastical buildings and a fascinating character, Gaudí and his work have long been a source of considerable interest to many. Around the centenary of his death, Barcelona The post Why did Gaudí not have more of an impact on global architecture? appeared first on Dezeen.
Architect Alison Brooks and designers Ron Arad, Faye Toogood and Max Lamb are among the industry leaders who have been recognised in King Charles III's 2026 Birthday Honours list. The King's biannual honours programme, which rewards outstanding contributions and services to the country, also recognised architects Peter St John, Tony Fretton, David Bonnet and Mina The post Ron Arad, Alison Brooks, Max Lamb and Faye Toogood recognised in King's Birthday Honours appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Dum-Dum Laboratorio de Arquitectura Avanzada has created a waterside pavilion out of red painted wood that serves as an environmental classroom for the local community in Calbuco, Chile. Named Mirador Interpretativo Laguna Troya, or Troya Pavilion, the 38-square metre (409-square foot) lakeside pavilion serves as a space was designed as a space foe The post Dum-Dum Lab constructs lakeside pavilion as environmental classroom appeared first on Dezeen.
Irish architect Lorcan O'Herlihy, who founded California studio LOHA in 1994, has passed away aged 66. O'Herlihy died from glioblastoma on 14 June in Los Angeles, his studio confirmed. Born in Dublin in 1959, O'Herlihy studied at the Architectural Association in London and California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. In his early career, O'Herlihy The post LOHA founder Lorcan O'Herlihy dies aged 66 appeared first on Dezeen.
The Serpentine has installed a colourful, kinetic sculpture by Venezuelan artist Jesús Rafael Soto alongside this year's Lanza Atelier-designed Serpentine Pavilion in central London. Named Pénétrable BBL Jaune, the kinetic pavilion is the first work by the artist, who passed away in 2005, to have been shown outdoors in the UK. The interactive sculpture, which The post Jesús Rafael Soto's bright yellow kinetic pavilion installed in London appeared first on Dezeen.
Next up in our Gaudí Centenary series, we tell the story of the Church of Colònia Güell, for which Antoni Gaudí's renowned hanging models were first developed, marking the beginnings of parametric design. With mirrors on the floor and clusters of weighted strings suspended from the ceiling, entering Gaudí's workshop in 1898 would likely have The post How Gaudí's Crypt paved the way for parametricism appeared first on Dezeen.
Following the surprise success of architectural horror flick Backrooms, Edwin Heathcote considers the basis for our morbid fascination with endless corporate spaces. Is it only me, or do we all have that dream about finding a secret door in our too-small apartment that leads to another room, a corridor, or perhaps a whole basement? It's The post "As so often seems to happen, Koolhaas got there first" appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio NBBJ has completed the headquarters of Chinese phone company Vivo in Shenzhen, China, which includes a terrace wrapped around the exterior of the skyscraper. Located in Qianhai Bay, a new business district in west Shenzhen, Vivo Headquarters is a 150-metre-high building for 6,000 employees. According to NBBJ, the design of the tower was The post NBBJ wraps Vivo skyscraper in spiralling terrace appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre has completed the second and final phase of the CIBC Square development in Toronto, which includes a second skyscraper and an elevated park spanning train tracks. Located in Toronto's central business district, the development is the headquarters for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and contains two mixed-use office skyscrapers. The project's The post WilkinsonEyre completes Toronto skyscrapers linked by elevated park appeared first on Dezeen.
Brick garden walls conceal the Walled Courtyard house, which local architecture studio Inglis Badrashi Loddo has completed on a historic square in Kennington, south London. The single-storey home occupies a 63-square-metre infill site that originally formed part of the garden of a Grade-II listed Georgian townhouse, located on the south-east corner of the 18th-century Cleaver The post Garden walls conceal compact London house by Inglis Badrashi Loddo appeared first on Dezeen.
Continuing our Gaudí Centenary series, we look at Park Güell, a UNESCO-listed municipal park originally designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí as a private housing estate on the outskirts of Barcelona. Opening in 1926 as a municipal garden for Barcelona's residents, the park is now such a popular attraction that there are protests about The post How Gaudí's failed Park Güell housing estate became Barcelona's most popular park appeared first on Dezeen.
UK practices Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC have revealed a faceted glass canopy that shelters new outdoor spaces, as part of the transformation of the Olympia events centre in London. Opening to the public today, the rooftop bars, restaurants and landscaped terraces mark the completion of the first phase of Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC's renovation of Olympia, which The post Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC shelter rooftop terrace with pleated canopy at London's Olympia appeared first on Dezeen.
A museum in Vietnam built from more than six million reclaimed clay tiles has won the grand prize at Wienerberger's 2026 Brick Awards, which is showcased in this video produced by Dezeen for the awards. Đạo Mẫu Temple and Museum in Vietnam, which was built using six million up-cycled clay tiles salvaged from 500 houses The post Temple built from six million reused tiles wins Brick Award 2026 appeared first on Dezeen.
A large, empty store in Oregon, USA, has been transformed into a net-zero library operations centre by Hennebery Eddy Architects, which incorporated an abundance of solar panels and colourful artwork. The building – officially known as the Multnomah County Library Operations Center – is located on the east side of Portland. Designed by local firm Hennebery The post Vacant supermarket in Portland converted into library facility by Hennebery Eddy appeared first on Dezeen.
Australian studio Casey Brown Architecture has created two Corten cabins in New South Wales, that reference the silhouette of pitched tents. Named Permanent Camping III (PC3), the short stay boutique accommodation is located on a working cattle farm near Orange on Wiradjuri Country, the largest Aboriginal nation in New South Wales. The PC3 is the The post Casey Brown Architecture pitches Corten "tents" in Australia appeared first on Dezeen.
A cluster of housing blocks with jagged grass-covered rooftops form Nieuw Bergen, a residential complex completed by Dutch studio MVRDV in Eindhoven. Comprised of seven buildings, the mixed-tenure development contains 237 homes, including luxury penthouses, within five new blocks and two renovated 20th-century municipal buildings. MVRDV designed the blocks to gradually rise in scale with The post MVRDV tops "polite yet radical" Eindhoven housing with angular roofs appeared first on Dezeen.
UK studio Built Works has nestled a yoga retreat in an East Sussex woodland, wrapping it with charred timber and a raised veranda evoking a traditional Japanese engawa. Named Yogi's Cabin, the 38-square-metre retreat sits alongside a pond in Great Park Farm. It was designed for Architects Holiday, a hospitality company set up by the The post Built Works wraps Yogi's Cabin in East Sussex with charred wood appeared first on Dezeen.
Contemporary interpretations of traditional UK homes feature in our latest roundup, which gathers six British houses derived from their neighbours. As a result of strict UK planning laws, new residential proposals are often required to fit into the existing local context – dictating design elements from overall style and materiality to details like roof pitch The post Six British houses that put a contemporary spin on their neighbours appeared first on Dezeen.
This week on Dezeen, we launched our Gaudí Centenary series marking 100 years since the death of Catalonia's most famous architect. We kicked off the series with an introduction that looked at the key moments and buildings from Antoni Gaudí's life and career. As the central tower on Gaudí's most famous work, the Sagrada Familia in The post This week we celebrated the work of Antoni Gaudí appeared first on Dezeen.
With the World Cup 2026 kicking off yesterday, spectator areas are popping up across the three host countries, including an official FIFA Fan Festival zone designed by architecture studio Populous in Kansas City. Located on the National WWI Museum and Memorial's south lawn just outside Downtown Kansas City, the pop-up area will be installed for The post Populous creates heart-shaped gateway for World Cup fan area in Kansas City appeared first on Dezeen.
Australian studio MRTN Architects has completed Laneway House in Melbourne, extending a Victorian terrace with a "collage" of forms in red-toned brick, metal and timber. Located in the suburb of Carlton, the home sits within a network of Victorian laneways, where homes present traditional frontages to the street and back onto alleyways defined by an The post MRTN Architects extends Melbourne home with cluster of red-brick volumes appeared first on Dezeen.
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Diébédo Francis Kéré has written a book candidly outlining his extraordinary career so far. In this interview, he explains why now felt like the moment to share what he's discovered along the way. Burkinabè architect Kéré became the first African to win the profession's most prestigious award in 2022, in recognition of The post "I still say to myself 'I have achieved a lot'" says Diébédo Francis Kéré appeared first on Dezeen.
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of our latest editorial series. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. To mark 100 years since the death of Antoni Gaudí, Dezeen has launched the Gaudí Centenary series celebrating his legacy. This week's newsletter also included news that Nendo's founder Oki Sato will be The post Dezeen Agenda features our Gaudí Centenary series appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has transformed the industrial structure of the Titlis Tower in the Swiss Alps into a sculptural tourist destination with dramatic cantilevers and a panoramic viewpoint. Built in the mid-1980s, the former telecommunications tower sits over 3,000 metres above sea level on Mount Titlis, one of Switzerland's most popular mountain The post Herzog & de Meuron transforms mountain antenna tower into "iconic sculpture" appeared first on Dezeen.
Continuing our Gaudí Centenary series, we look at Barcelona's House of Bones, Casa Batlló, which Antoni Gaudí covered with mosaics, skeletal shapes and topped with a scaly, reptilian roof. Located on Barcelona's central Passeig de Gràcia boulevard, Casa Batlló is one of Gaudí's best-known and most unique works. Now a museum, the ceramic and bone-covered The post House of Bones proves Gaudí is "very hard to imitate" appeared first on Dezeen.
With the World Cup kicking off in Mexico City today, we look at the architecture of the 16 stadiums in the USA, Mexico and Canada hosting games at the tournament. Unlike many previous World Cups, where stadiums were purpose-built for the tournament, all of the 2026 World Cup venues were built for major sports teams The post Sixteen stadiums hosting games at World Cup 2026 appeared first on Dezeen.
A wildlife viewing deck and an elevated "canopy walk" through the forest are among the features at Beech Bluff County Park, which was designed by local firms In Situ Studio and Surface 678 for an area near Raleigh, USA. The 300-acre (121-hectare) park is located in southeastern Wake County, a suburban area that has experienced The post In Situ Studio and Surface 678 add elevated "canopy walk" to North Carolina park appeared first on Dezeen.
Architect Marta Nowicka used an entirely reclaimed palette of scaffolding planks, hollow concrete blocks and wood-wool boards to bring a "gritty, unrefined" feel to this small studio in East Sussex. Named DOM Studio, the building was conceived as a "year-round sanctuary" alongside Nowicka's own home in Camber Sands, occupying a leftover plot of land just The post Marta Nowicka self-designs Camber Sands studio using waste materials appeared first on Dezeen.
Today marks the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia. In this Gaudí Centenary interview, its lead architect discusses how modern technology helped reach this monumental milestone, but how work on the church is far from finished. "I've read a few headlines that said that, this year, the Sagrada Familia will The post "Future challenges" lie ahead at Sagrada Familia says lead architect Mauricio Cortés appeared first on Dezeen.
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed plans to update the Palace of Congresses concert venue in Tirana, Albania, with a 260-metre-tall skyscraper. Herzog & de Meuron will oversee the renovation of the 40-year-old concert venue's existing performance spaces, while introducing a mixed-use office tower and a public plaza. The studio's proposal seeks The post Herzog & de Meuron to revitalise communist-era Palace of Congresses in Tirana appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio PAU has designed a renovation for New York's Penn Station, adding a new colonnade and integrating the Madison Square Garden arena while brightening the congested internal spaces. After years of debate over the design, a consortium called Penn Transformation Partners (PTT), led by private developers Halmar and Skanska, was selected to renovate the The post PAU designs Penn Station revamp to meet "political realities of the moment" appeared first on Dezeen.
British architecture studio RSHP has completed a vast convention centre in Zhengzhou, China, with 16 exhibition halls connected by a mile-long elevated walkway. Located in the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, the project's completion marks the end of the second phase of construction at the Central China International Convention and Exhibition Centre. It joins a conference The post RSHP arranges convention centre in China around mile-long walkway appeared first on Dezeen.
A century after the death of Antoni Gaudí, the central tower of the Sagrada Familia will be inaugurated by Pope Leo XIV tomorrow. For our Gaudí Centenary series we look at the mastery of the algorithmic design behind it. The Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia is the project that consumed Catalonia's greatest architect for The post The Sagrada Familia was so ahead of its time it was "almost clairvoyant" appeared first on Dezeen.
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled visuals of Nest and Cascades, a housing development in Tirana that will have overhanging balconies and a colour palette informed by its surroundings. Set to be built in the Albanian capital's Kodra e Dielli district, the project comprises two distinct but complementary developments, each containing a range of The post Overhanging balconies to unite Albanian housing blocks by Zaha Hadid Architects appeared first on Dezeen.
The UK government has officially approved the demolition of the Grade II-listed, 1960s Coventry Central Baths in Coventry. Coventry City Council is set to demolish the Olympic-size swimming pool after Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed granted Listed Building Consent for works to begin. Opened in 1966, the pool was The post "Opportunity missed" as Coventry's post-war swimming pool set for demolition appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Populous has revealed plans to replace the tent-like canopy sheltering King Fahd Sports City Stadium in Riyadh ahead of the 2034 FIFA World Cup. Populous is set to expand the capacity of the stadium, which opened in 1987 and is the home of the Saudi Arabia national football team, to 70,000 seats. The The post Populous to preserve "iconic silhouette" of Riyadh stadium with World Cup revamp appeared first on Dezeen.
International architecture studio Hyphen has released plans for a data centre in Rio de Janeiro state with 10 plant-covered buildings and parkscapes and has claimed it will be "one of the world's first sustainable AI districts". Developed by Brazilian company Elea Data Centres, plans for Rio AI City consist of 10 buildings spread out over The post Plant-covered Rio AI City set to be Latin America's largest data centre appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Wadhal has completed Wade House in London, using textured brickwork, pared-back fenestration and concealed guttering to put a subtly contemporary spin on typical suburban architecture. Replacing a pair of dilapidated garages in Ruislip, strict planning regulations required the new detached home to mimic its neighbours, all of which were designed in the 1930s The post Wadhal subverts suburban architecture for home in west London appeared first on Dezeen.
To kick off our Gaudí Centenary series marking 100 years since the death of Catalonia's most famous architect, we take a look at his life and work. Instantly recognisable by his mononym, Antoni Gaudí is an architect whose presence and almost legendary aura extend far beyond those interested in architecture. The incomparable, unique forms of The post Gaudí Centenary celebrates the legacy of an architect like no other appeared first on Dezeen.
Canonising Antoni Gaudí as a saint would disregard his internal struggles in pursuit of divine perfection, argues author Peter Stanford in this interview as part of our Gaudí Centenary series. This week, to mark the centenary of Gaudí's death, Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona to inaugurate the central tower of the architect's masterpiece – The post Sainthood puts Gaudí "in too small a box" says God's Architect author appeared first on Dezeen.
Design studio Nendo's founder Oki Sato has announced that he will hand over leadership of the company to managing director Akihiro Ito, while the role of chief designer "will be entrusted to talented young designers". The change in leadership, which was announced in a post on Nendo's Instagram page, marks a significant moment at the The post Oki Sato steps down from Nendo leadership role appeared first on Dezeen.
Local architecture studio MACH has completed Calasparra Town Hall in Spain, using red textured render and pink-toned concrete to give the building a welcoming feel. Designed for Calasparra City Council, the 1,120-square-metre building provides private and public spaces on a site adjacent to the city's municipal theatre and a market square, and aims to help The post MACH designs red town hall in Spain to have "warm and welcoming presence" appeared first on Dezeen.
The architecture of the Arts and Crafts movement emphasised locality and the handmade at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Here, author David Cole has selected 10 examples from his recent book about the style. With roots in the mid-19th century, the Arts and Crafts Movement covered art, decor and architecture, and prioritised place-based thinking The post Ten iconic Arts and Crafts houses that show "the humanisation of the handmade" appeared first on Dezeen.
A sawtooth spiral of weathered-steel panels evokes the blades of an impeller at this pumping station in Denmark, designed by local firm GinnerupArkitekter. Located on the harbour front of Svendborg, the wastewater pumping station was designed by GinnerupArkitekter as the anchor point of a new public square. It is intended to demonstrate how utilitarian architecture The post Weathered steel cloaks sawtooth pumping station in Denmark by GinnerupArkitekter appeared first on Dezeen.
This week on Dezeen, the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center, designed by US studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, was unveiled in Chicago. Built to honour former US president Barack Obama, the complex is defined by a monumental granite-clad tower. Rising to 69 metres, the granite tower, which is surrounded by low-level buildings topped with artificial The post This week the Obama Presidential Center was revealed appeared first on Dezeen.
Potted plants and doorways shaped like gardeners are dotted across the faceted La Vallée Verte housing in Bordeaux, France, recently completed by Dutch studio MVRDV. The project on the northwestern edge of Bastide Niel, a former industrial area on the bank of the Garonne River, form part of a wider development being masterplanned by MVRDV. The post Plant pots and people-shaped portals animate Bordeaux housing by MVRDV appeared first on Dezeen.
The opening of La Caverne du Pont Neuf, an inflatable cave-like installation by French street artist JR in Paris, has been delayed after strong winds ripped through its exterior. JR's transformation of Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, was due to open to the public for three weeks on 3 June. However, its opening The post Wind damage delays opening of JR's Pont Neuf inflatable in Paris appeared first on Dezeen.
Danish studio BIG has revealed images of its Eve Music Hall, a music venue with a facade designed to resemble swooping theatrical curtains, under construction in Croatia. Designed for Čepin in eastern Croatia, the 10,000-square-metre project will be BIG's first completed music performance venue and will accommodate around 4,000 guests indoors and up to 25,000 The post "Tent-like" Eve Music Hall by BIG under construction in Croatia appeared first on Dezeen.
The latest episode of Dezeen Weekly is out now. This week, we discuss an architecture-themed horror film, some concerning news about green walls and an architectural term that one of our hosts has audaciously coined. In this episode, Dezeen features editor Nat Barker and design editor Jennifer Hahn consider Backrooms – a surprise-hit horror movie The post Why are we obsessed with liminal space? appeared first on Dezeen.
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a public toilet block created by Studio Weave in London. Using stone salvaged from a demolished office building, the structure replaces an underground toilet block in the Maida Hill area, which had issues with accessibility and antisocial behaviour. "Modest and meaningful. Bravo" Readers were split over the The post "Canvas for a Banksy?" says commenter appeared first on Dezeen.