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Australian studio Ian Moore Architects has transformed a 19th-century pub in Sydney into The Corner House, a home with a rear wing clad in glass bricks. Located in the inner-city suburb of Surry Hills, the project involved the adaptive reuse of the heritage building to create a three-bedroom house. Bookending a row of Victorian terrace The post Ian Moore Architects transforms Sydney pub into house with "wall of light" appeared first on Dezeen.
Laws and regulations around accessory dwelling units are opening up opportunities for infill around the US to mitigate the housing crisis and more. Here, we round up 10 from California to Kansas to showcase the forms they can take. California was the first state in the US to pass legislation embracing the accessory dwelling unit The post Ten American ADUs that showcase their urban versatility appeared first on Dezeen.
London studio DSDHA has renovated Sheep Field Barn, a gallery at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens in Hertfordshire, UK, updating its exhibition areas and introducing workshop spaces. Sheep Field Barn is an old agricultural building, which architecture studio Hawkins\Brown converted into a gallery in 1999 on the 28-hectare site of the former home of 20th-century The post DSDHA prioritises "elegant frugality" in Henry Moore Studios gallery revamp appeared first on Dezeen.
New book Brutalist Korea showcases designs ranging from a blocky kindergarten to a building designed to "conjure the image of an open book". Author Paul Tulett chooses 11 favourites. For Tulett, who also wrote a book called Brutalist Japan, South Korea's many modern brutalist buildings drew him to focus on the country for his latest The post Brutalist Korea presents "nu-bru" buildings from Seoul to Jeju Island appeared first on Dezeen.
This week on Dezeen, Danish studio BIG unveiled three rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima, which marks the studio's first project in Japan. The villas, named Not A Hotel Setouchi, were designed for hotelier Not A Hotel and created as "extensions of the dramatic topography", according to BIG. They sit alongside a restaurant The post This week BIG revealed a trio of luxury rammed-earth villas in Japan appeared first on Dezeen.
The Trump administration has released updated designs of its proposed triumphal arch project by architecture studio Harrison Design, which were submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts on Friday. The triumphal arch would be located on an undeveloped traffic circle in Washington, DC, across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial. It was first proposed The post Trump officials release designs of triumphal arch in Washington, DC appeared first on Dezeen.
Brazilian architecture studios Superlimão, H2C Arquitetura and Vida de Vila have created experimental pavilions in Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo for the first edition of the Brazilian Architecture Biennial. The three pavilions were presented in an exhibition called Pátio Metrópole outside of Oscar Niemeyer's Pavilion of Brazilian Culture in the urban park. Each presented technological solutions, The post Superlimão 3D-prints pavilion for inaugural Brazilian Architecture Biennial appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Goldstein Heather has transformed a Victorian terrace house in London, adding a four-storey extension with arched openings and a sculptural timber staircase. Named West London House, the home in Stamford Brook was overhauled by Goldstein Heather to expand and reorganise what the studio described as a "disjointed scissor-like layout" and better accommodate the The post Goldstein Heather doubles London home's footprint with four-storey extension appeared first on Dezeen.
Photos shared exclusively with Dezeen showcase the serpentine Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway Ramp, designed by local firms Aspect Studios and Collins and Turner to reference the industrial palette of Sydney's Harbour Bridge. The elevated cycle ramp, which opened earlier this year, creates a continuous step-free link across Sydney Harbour, making it more accessible for cyclists. The post Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway Ramp draws on industrial heritage of Harbour Bridge appeared first on Dezeen.
Why is the White House currently stuck with a giant hole in the ground? And what does it mean to be a successful designer in 2026? The latest episode of Dezeen Weekly is available now. In this episode, Dezeen features editor Nat Barker and design editor Jennifer Hahn discuss a dramatic plot twist in the story of Donald The post Are the walls closing in on Donald Trump's ballroom? appeared first on Dezeen.
French architecture studio Wilmotte & Associés has released visuals of the Centre Pompidou Hanwha in Seoul, South Korea, which is set to open in June. Nearing completion in Seoul's financial district, the cultural venue will encompass 11,000 square metres and operate as a partner venue to the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which is currently undergoing The post Visuals of Centre Pompidou Hanwha in Seoul revealed ahead of opening appeared first on Dezeen.
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the renovation of a 20th-century villa in Lviv by Ukrainian architecture studio Replus Bureau. Villa Quince was originally designed in a neoclassical style in 1906 and altered by architect Józef Hornung in 1922, before being renovated by Replus Bureau. The studio contrasted the exposed surfaces of the The post "They should have embraced what they avoided" says commenter appeared first on Dezeen.
A group of scientists has claimed a pronounced heat island phenomenon correlated with the development of data centres in an early study, speculating on the heat's "remarkable influence on communities and regional welfare". The non-peer-reviewed paper, published by a group of nine researchers affiliated with institutions such as the University of Cambridge and Nanyang Technological The post Study links data centres to heat island effects worldwide appeared first on Dezeen.
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the conclusion of the Fallingwater conservancy plan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has confirmed the completion of the three-year Fallingwater restoration plan by New York-based Architectural Preservation Studio. This week's newsletter also included the launch of a smaller-wheeled Lime bike, an The post Dezeen Agenda features the completed Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater renovation appeared first on Dezeen.
Toronto-based studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a lakefront house out of a series of rotated, cedar-clad volumes that respond directly to the orientation of the site and its trees. Known as Cedar's Kin, the 465-square-metre (5,000-square-foot) programme is spread over a steep, wooded slope. Omar Gandhi Architects imagined the project as a descent through The post Omar Gandhi Architects cascades cedar lake house down Canadian hillside appeared first on Dezeen.
Scottish studio Moxon Architects has extended a house in rural Aberdeenshire, adding two barn-like volumes that are clad in timber battens. Named Corriebeg and located near the village of Sauchen, the project involved updating the existing home to meet rigorous Passivhaus standards while introducing a new living and dining space, a home office, a bedroom The post Moxon Architects references farmsteads for Corriebeg house extension in Scotland appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Danish manufacturer Dinesen on the wood-and-brick Earth / Tree installation at art centre Copenhagen Contemporary. The installation, which was led by Kengo Kuma and Associates partner Yuki Ikeguchi, is centred around a suspended structure made from wood slats. It has a lighting design by local studio Anker The post Kengo Kuma creates "sensorial moments" with Earth / Tree installation in Copenhagen appeared first on Dezeen.
A faceted roof encircles a central courtyard at Écosystème D, an energy hub and engineering workspace in Dunkirk designed by architecture studios Snøhetta and Santer Vanhoof. According to Snøhetta and Santer Vanhoof, the 1,200 square metres of photovoltaic panels that top the angular roof produce more energy than the building consumes. The surplus energy is The post Snøhetta adds "positive energy building" to Dunkirk port appeared first on Dezeen.
It's no coincidence that so many of Glasgow's heritage buildings are succumbing to fire, writes conservation architect Matt Loader. For supposedly the rainiest city in the UK, Glasgow has a pervasive issue with buildings catching fire. Since I arrived in 2004, it feels the rate of buildings burning down has been accelerating. We lost the The post "Glasgow's burning problem is a symptom of a greater failure" appeared first on Dezeen.
Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura describes how a letter from artist Paula Rego shaped the design of the Casa das Histórias museum in Cascais, Portugal, in the final instalment of a video series produced by Dezeen. Souto de Moura said the project was driven by a concise and highly specific brief from Rego, who asked The post "Even donkeys like" the Casa das Histórias museum says Eduardo Souto de Moura appeared first on Dezeen.
To inspire your entries to our new Dezeen Awards Regional Showcases, we select some of our favourite, previously shortlisted houses in Europe. This year, every project entered into Dezeen Awards can also be entered into our Regional Showcases, three Top 50 lists chosen by our editors that will celebrate the best projects in three regions: The post Nine European houses that reinterpret local architecture appeared first on Dezeen.
The 19-kilometre metro Line 5 – Eglinton has opened in Toronto, with 15 underground stations integrated into the urban landscape of the city's Midtown section. Though it faced multiple delays and settlements between municipal groups, engineers and designers, the Line 5 LRT system opened in February, with riders entering the 25 total stations. It connects The post Toronto completes one of largest North American underground rail lines in decades appeared first on Dezeen.
Critics who bash Donald Trump's design concept for a presidential skyscraper library are too fixated on style and not on the wider trends in architecture's uptake in politics, writes Matt Shaw. Amidst the spiralling US-Israel war with Iran, Donald Trump thought it a good idea to release early renderings of a concept for his presidential The post "Trump's presidential library skyscraper makes sense" appeared first on Dezeen.
A gridded timber roof shelters the interiors and external terraces of Casa Colmeia, a low-lying home outside São Paolo designed by local studio Sabella Arquitetura. Located on a sloping wooded site in Porto Feliz, the 1,600-square-metre home is organised across two wide levels that open out onto a series of tropical gardens designed with landscape The post Sabella Arquitetura crowns Brazilian house with gridded timber roof appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has won the competition to design a new wing for the National Gallery in London, which will be the museum's largest transformation in its 200-year history. Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma and Associates will work alongside architecture firms BDP and MICA to design the wing, which will house the National Gallery's The post Kengo Kuma appointed to extend National Gallery in London appeared first on Dezeen.
Local studio Mata Architects has extended a family home in Hampstead, London, with a timber-clad building featuring a glazed corner and an overhanging roof. Named Panoramic House, the extension was designed to sit lower than the main living space, to make better use of the space and connect the home to the garden. Previously, the The post Mata Architects adds timber-clad Panoramic House extension to Hampstead home appeared first on Dezeen.
Brick, wood and reddish steel come together to form a multi-level public market, which was designed by local studios Ramírez Suarez Arquitectos and Laboratorio Regional de Arquitectura for a dense, urban site in Mexico. The market is located in the town of Tepoztlán, which lies about 80 kilometres south of Mexico City and is set The post Local context drives design of Tepoztlán Market in central Mexico appeared first on Dezeen.
Russian architecture studio Meganom has released renderings showing an infinity pool on its near-completed skyscraper in Manhattan's NoMad neighbourhood. 262 Fifth Avenue will be "the tallest all-residential building on Fifth Avenue" according to Meganom, and will be 860 feet (262 metres) tall with 52 storeys. It is just under the 985-foot (300-metre) supertall skyscraper designation. The post Meganom shows infinity pool topping its skinny New York skyscraper appeared first on Dezeen.
With an injunction halting the construction of the White House ballroom and the Trump administration appealing, it is unclear how long the East Wing grounds will remain a massive construction site. The legal limbo of the East Wing Modernization Project – known popularly as the White House ballroom – presents difficult questions for the Trump The post How long will the White House have a "hole in the ground"? appeared first on Dezeen.
Clerestory windows and a curved ceiling create shifting patterns of light and shadow through this timber-lined home near Tokyo, designed by local studio HYG Architects. Named House in Takahatayama, the home was designed by HYG Architects founder Keiichi Yanagihashi for his own family in the Tama Hills, southwest of Tokyo. Informed by the surrounding neighbourhood's The post HYG Architects designs Japanese home as "spatial continuum" of its surroundings appeared first on Dezeen.
Danish studio BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan, creating a trio of rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima for hotelier Not A Hotel. Named Not A Hotel Setouchi, the trio of villas sits alongside a restaurant pavilion and has access to its own private beach. According to BIG, the rammed-earth structures The post BIG uses rammed earth to create trio of luxury villas in Japan appeared first on Dezeen.
A group of 12 architecture studios, including SHoP Architects, Weiss/Manfredi and Ennead Architects, has been selected by the US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to work on diplomatic buildings for the next five years. The group of twelve studios was announced in early April by the US Department of State Bureau of The post Twelve "regionally diverse" architecture studios selected for US embassy design appeared first on Dezeen.
Angular black-concrete volumes are punctured by small tree-filled patios at this home in Mexico, completed by architecture studio Taller Alberto Calleja. Named Casa Mavra, referencing the Greek word for black, the 1,300-square-metre home sits surrounded by dense woodland in the town of Valle de Bravo. Taller Alberto Calleja (TAC) crafted the home's low-lying form with The post Black concrete defines "strong and monolithic" Casa Mavra in Mexico appeared first on Dezeen.
Textured brickwork, arch motifs and large mansard roofs nod to the Arts and Crafts style surroundings of Farmstead Road, an affordable housing development in London by local studio Metropolitan Workshop. Located on an infill site in the 1920s Bellingham Estate in Lewisham, the 24-unit development was designed for not-for-profit, resident-led association Phoenix Community Housing. The The post Arts and Crafts details enliven London housing by Metropolitan Workshop appeared first on Dezeen.
Local studio Byben has created an accessory dwelling unit in southern California called Offset ADU, which features ipe-wood cladding and curved elements that "soften the feel and look" of the building. The project is located in the rear yard of a family home in Los Angeles' Mar Vista neighbourhood. It was designed for a couple The post Byben completes Los Angeles house with sculptural Offset ADU appeared first on Dezeen.
Ukrainian architecture studio Replus Bureau has renovated a 20th-century villa in Lviv, contrasting the exposed surfaces of its historic shell with contemporary extensions and finishes. Named Villa Quince after a neighbouring grove of fruit trees, the dwelling near Znesinnia Park was originally designed in 1906 in a neoclassical style and altered by the architect Józef The post Replus Bureau avoids "nostalgic reconstruction" in Ukrainian villa renovation appeared first on Dezeen.
For our latest roundup, we have collected five times architects have either created new cowsheds or transformed existing sheds into houses, studios and libraries. In locations from Rajasthan, India, to Dorset, UK, architects are working with agricultural buildings to create surprising and well-designed spaces that celebrate their functional pasts. Here are five of the best: The post Five cowsheds that showcase the beauty of agricultural buildings appeared first on Dezeen.
This week on Dezeen, a three-year renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous building, Fallingwater, was completed. Led by New York-based Architectural Preservation Studio, the extensive renovation addressed water damage and other problems at the house, which was designed in the mid-1930s for retail magnate Edgar J Kaufmann. We also looked forward to this year's The post This week we revealed the renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater appeared first on Dezeen.
Austere brick walls cloak a bright skylit painting studio at the heart of Atelier Cambre in Argentina, designed by local architecture practice Esteras Perrote. The studio sits nestled within the mountainous, forested landscape of Còrboda's Punilla Valley, and was created for Argentinian artist Juan José Cambre. Tasked with recreating the feeling of painting outdoors, Esteras Perrote The post Esteras Perrote nestles brick-clad painting studio in Argentinian woodland appeared first on Dezeen.
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Henriquez Partners Architects' designs for a trio of skyscrapers in Vancouver, including the city's first supertall skyscraper. When completed, the 1,033-foot-tall (314 metre-tall) skyscraper is set to be wrapped in a steel exoskeleton covered in white panelling and glass. Its form and facade pattern take cues from The post "The only thing these towers are missing are feather boas" says commenter appeared first on Dezeen.
US architecture studio Lake Flato and engineering firm Structurecraft have experimented with dowel-laminated timber for a pavilion at the Mass Timber Conference in Oregon. Lake Flato and Structurecraft collaborated on the pavilion, which utilises dowel-laminated timber (DLT). Originally engineered in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s, DLT has become more popular in the US market The post Experimental pavilion in Oregon "challenges the rectilinear logic" of mass timber appeared first on Dezeen.
Despite a judge's order to halt construction on the White House ballroom project this week, Washington DC advisory committee National Capitol Planning Commission has approved the design of the project. In a Thursday afternoon meeting, National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) Chairman William Scharf pushed back against public critique of the project in a lengthy defence, The post Planning commission approves White House ballroom design appeared first on Dezeen.
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an exclusive look at the exterior of the V&A East Museum in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Irish studio O'Donnell + Tuomey unveiled the exterior of London's V&A East Museum ahead of its public opening later this month. This week's newsletter also included President The post Dezeen Agenda features O'Donnell + Tuomey's V&A East Museum appeared first on Dezeen.
Dublin studio Architectural Farm has renovated a home in Ireland called Seagull Cottage, adding a larch-clad extension informed by railway sheds and bird hides. Positioned alongside a railway track between the sea and a stretch of protected wetland on Wicklow's coast, the home comprises two terraced 19th-century railway cottages that had previously been combined. Architectural Farm The post Timber bird hides inform Irish cottage extension by Architectural Farm appeared first on Dezeen.
Reinier de Graaf wants architects to admit they have lost all credibility. But, the OMA partner tells Dezeen in this interview, his new book is not looking to pick a fight. "Something is up with architecture, and it is not going away," De Graaf writes on the opening page of Architecture Against Architecture, published last The post "We have to grow up as an industry" says Reinier de Graaf appeared first on Dezeen.
The city of Milan has named a pedestrian street in the city after Zaha Hadid to mark the 10th anniversary of the Iraqi-British architect's death. Set within the CityLife development, the street – named Via Zaha Hadid – passes near the Generali Tower, a 44-storey skyscraper designed by the architect. "Naming a street after Zaha The post Milan names street after Zaha Hadid appeared first on Dezeen.
Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura reveals he had no knowledge of football or stadium design when he was invited to design the Braga Municipal Stadium, Portugal, in the second video in a series produced by Dezeen. Souto de Moura explained that he was invited to design the stadium for the UEFA Euro 2004 championship, despite The post "I knew nothing about football" says Eduardo Souto de Moura on designing Braga stadium appeared first on Dezeen.
Local studio Bloco Arquitetos has completed a house in Brasília surrounded by brick screens and wide entry portals that open up the central courtyard to the exterior. Known as Casa Tupin, the 420-square-metre (4,520-square-foot) residence is rectangular with a large central courtyard. The 2025 house, set in a gated community 20 kilometres from Brasília, was The post Bloco Arquitetos creates "house without windows" in Brazil appeared first on Dezeen.
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has announced the completion of a three-year Fallingwater conservancy plan led by New York-based Architectural Preservation Studio. The house American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed in the mid-1930s for Pittsburgh-area retail magnate Edgar J Kauffman was beset by water damage and other structural problems. Despite several previous conservation campaigns, a carefully The post Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater completes years-long renovation appeared first on Dezeen.
An exterior of charred timber and thatch is contrasted by a vibrant interior palette of blues and purples at this riverside home in Riga, Latvia designed by architecture studio OAD. Located in Riga's suburbs, the 641-square-metre summer home named BPROM is comprised of a two-bedroom dwelling and an independent annexe containing a sauna and guest The post OAD tops barn-like summer home with thatch roof appeared first on Dezeen.
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a temporary stadium and events space in Madrid's Macondo Park for Colombian singer Shakira's world tour. Named Shakira Stadium, the 50,000-capacity stadium will be built for the singer's Madrid performances in September, as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. BIG aimed to set the temporary venue The post BIG unveils design for pop-up stadium for Shakira appeared first on Dezeen.
Unstabilised rammed earth forms the walls of a country house designed by Tuckey Design Studio in Wiltshire, England, revealed here in an exclusive video by photographer Jim Stephenson. Built on the site of a former brickworks, Rammed Earth House was constructed from both the clay underfoot and an aggregate made from crushed demolition waste. The The post Video reveals process behind Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design Studio appeared first on Dezeen.
Two gabled homes feature in Dezeen's top five houses of the month for March, including a barn-like holiday home in Norway and a family dwelling designed to slot together in the Netherlands. Also among the most popular dwellings published on Dezeen this month are a compact brick farmhouse in India and a low-lying concrete home in The post Dezeen's top five houses of March 2026 appeared first on Dezeen.
Desert Design Week Scottsdale Spring and Milan design week are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place this April include Bogota Design Festival, PAD Paris and Rural Design Week. PAD Paris 8 to 12 April, France Returning with its 28th edition, design fair PAD invites The post Five architecture and design events in April from Dezeen Events Guide appeared first on Dezeen.
The White House ballroom project has been temporarily halted by a US judge, who has ruled that proper procedures were not followed before the project began. Federal judge Richard J Leon ruled on Tuesday with a 35-page opinion that construction must stop on the East Wing Modernisation Project, which includes the massive ballroom, and seek The post White House ballroom construction halted until Congressional approval appeared first on Dezeen.
A recent book focused on the tiny home trend in Texas, theorises what the explosion of micro-domiciles means for contemporary American class politics and economics. Here the author select five projects from the book. Spurred on by a 2015 conference in London called New Ideas for Housing, researchers Ella Harris, Mel Nowicki and Tim White The post Five Texas tiny houses that "challenge and reproduce" the American Dream mythology appeared first on Dezeen.
US president Donald Trump has released a video rendering of a Miami skyscraper with glass facades that claims it will be the home of the Donald J Trump Presidential Library. Trump shared the digital video of the skyscraper on his Truth Social account on Monday, with no commentary except for a link to a website The post Trump releases design of presidential library skyscraper in Miami appeared first on Dezeen.
Irish studio O'Donnell + Tuomey has exclusively revealed the exterior of the V&A East Museum in London ahead of its official public opening later this month. Set to open="open" on April 18, the distinctive building sits alongside the Allies and Morrison-designed London College of Fashion and directly opposite the Populous-designed Olympic stadium as the latest structure on The post O'Donnell + Tuomey reveals "jewel-like" V&A East Museum ahead of opening appeared first on Dezeen.
Today marks 10 years since the death of one of architecture's all-time greats, Zaha Hadid. To help mark the anniversary, Zaha Hadid Foundation director Aric Chen has picked out 10 of his favourite items from the Hadid archive exclusively for Dezeen. Iraqi-British architect Hadid died from a sudden heart attack in Miami on 31 March The post Ten items from the Zaha Hadid archives that capture her talent and idiosyncrasies appeared first on Dezeen.
Stories about Zaha Hadid's unyielding personality persist a decade on from her death. It's time to lay the stereotypes about powerful women to rest, writes Ingrid Schroder. Ten years after her death, Zaha Hadid remains as prominent as ever. Her work, both built and unbuilt, continues to speak for itself. But, as with any major The post "This image of the demanding dragon is becoming old-fashioned" appeared first on Dezeen.
UK-based charity Playrise and architecture studio OMMX have designed a modular, flatpack playground, aimed at restoring the right to play for children in refugee camps and disaster zones. Co-designed with Eritrean, Sudanese and Palestinian child refugees over the last year, the Playrise playground is built from simple wood components that can be put together by anyone The post Playrise's easy-build playground lets kids be kids even when fleeing war appeared first on Dezeen.
Dutch architectural studio Woonpioniers has built a house on the dunes in the south of the Netherlands using modular methods. Located on Goeree-Overflakkee island, Duinhuis – or Dune House – was constructed using portable methods in efforts to adhere to strict building regulations on the Ouddorp dunes. A large section of the dune area is The post Woonpioniers builds a house that "moves with the dunes" appeared first on Dezeen.
Ahead of Thursday's approval hearing for the White House ballroom expansion, US president Donald Trump has presented updated renderings of the project, suggesting it will act in part to cover a military bunker underneath. Trump presented the new renders during a Sunday night press briefing on Air Force One, and said the military complex underneath The post White House ballroom to act as "shed" over planned military bunker says Trump appeared first on Dezeen.
Los Angeles-based Masastudio has completed a six-bedroom private villa at the Amangiri resort in Utah, USA informed by the region's dramatic rock formations. The residence is situated on Amangiri's vast desert site, just over the state line from Page, Arizona, and close to popular natural landmarks including Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon. Masastudio founders Marwan The post Masastudio completes desert villa at Utah's Amangiri resort appeared first on Dezeen.
The Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball franchise has restored the roof on its St Petersburg ballpark in time for the 2026 MLB season home opener in Florida. Over 100,000 pounds of fibreglass membrane have replaced the roof of Tropicana Field, which was damaged by Hurricane Milton in October 2024. The roof was left in tatters The post Tampa Bay Rays replace Tropicana Field roof after 2024 hurricane appeared first on Dezeen.
A thin frame of Douglas fir timber brings a "sense of lightness" to this pavilion-like extension in London, recently completed by local studio Emil Eve Architects. Named Talbot Road, the project adds a large kitchen and snug at the back of an Edwardian end-of-terrace in the Highgate Conservation Area. Looking to strengthen the home's connection The post Emil Eve Architects adds "elegant and light" Douglas fir extension to London home appeared first on Dezeen.
A transparent roof covers the grass field at One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha, designed by architecture studios Populous and Warren & Mahoney as part of the rebuilding of Christchurch following the 2011 earthquake. Populous and Warren & Mahoney designed the stadium as a multi-use venue for sporting events and concerts. It replaces the Lancaster The post Christchurch stadium unveiled as "final anchor project of the city's rebuild" appeared first on Dezeen.
Indian studio Compartment S4 has completed a cowshed in Maharashtra, using a palette of brick, stone and bamboo to elevate its utilitarian spaces into a "humane, climate-responsive habitat". Named Gaughar or Cow House, the project sits within a 340-acre fruit orchard in the coastal town of Dahanu, and replaces a dilapidated shed with a series The post Compartment S4 brings "warmth and craftsmanship" to cowshed in India appeared first on Dezeen.
Georgian studio TIMM Architecture has completed House of Iron Doors, a home on the outskirts of Tbilisi that features an openable facade of perforated weathered steel shutters. TIMM Architecture aimed to transform the aesthetic of high fences and walls of man homes in the neighbourhood into "an architectural experience rather than a defensive barrier" for The post TIMM Architecture fronts House of Iron Doors with weathered steel shutters appeared first on Dezeen.
Our latest roundup looks at houses that take a novel approach to roof design, including a reimagination of the dormer window, an unconventional brick roof and waving concrete forms. Clay Rise, UK, by Templeton Ford Founders of British studio Templeton Ford reimagined a typical dormer window for their home in West Sussex, where the roof The post Eight houses that rethink the roof appeared first on Dezeen.
A circular conversation pit sits at the heart of Seaside House, the renovation of a 1930s coastal cabin near Bordeaux by Studio Razavi. Studio Razavi updating the 1930s cabin, which is nestled among pine trees at the tip of the Cap Ferret headland on the Atlantic coast, for contemporary living. Driven by the idea of The post Studio Razavi adds circular conversation pit to coastal French home appeared first on Dezeen.
This week on Dezeen, we spoke to elusive architect Smiljan Radić about his "surprise" Pritzker Architecture Prize win. Radić explained how he was surprised by the win and didn't want his work to be seen as a blueprint for "good or bad" architecture. "There is no message in what I do," he said. "I'm not interested in The post This week we interviewed Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Smiljan Radić appeared first on Dezeen.
Local studio Benjamin Hall Design has attached an accessory dwelling unit made of concrete block to an existing house to accommodate a multi-generational family in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Known as Moon Valley Residence, the 1,756-square-foot (163-square-metre) dwelling was designed to intentionally contrast the original 1970s suburban main home, set in a golf community that looks eastward The post Benjamin Hall Design uses masonry walls for Arizona accessory dwelling unit appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Haworth Tompkins has updated and extended the Grade II-listed Theatr Clwyd in Wales, transforming the sprawling cultural centre into a "welcoming civic destination". Situated on a hillside above the town of Mold in north Wales, Theatr Clwyd, which opened in 1976, was in need of an upgrade to its fragmented public spaces and The post Haworth Tompkins revitalises listed Theatr Clwyd appeared first on Dezeen.
Local studio Henriquez Partners Architects has designed a trio of skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada, including the city's first supertall skyscraper. Part of the larger Georgia & Abbott development for developer Holborn Group, the trio of skyscrapers set to be built in the middle of the dense Canadian city will be anchored by a 1,033-foot-tall (314 The post Vancouver's first supertall skyscraper informed by "ancient glass sea sponge reefs" appeared first on Dezeen.
Design studios Yes Make, Resolve Collective and Material Cultures have overhauled a warehouse in London to create Tipping Point East, the UK's first dedicated circular construction hub. Yes Make, Resolve Collective and Material Cultures worked with Newham Council and the Greater London Authority to open Tipping Point East, which will organise construction waste materials to The post UK's first circular construction hub unveiled in London appeared first on Dezeen.
Why did a coalition including the AIA file a lawsuit against Donald Trump this week? How did a conversational AI toy respond when a child told it "I love you"? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. Plus: why are there concerns about the skyscrapers springing up across Africa? In this episode, Dezeen The post Style Wars: The Modernists Strike Back appeared first on Dezeen.
Promotion: global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks has acquired mobile app developer Morpholio in a bid to revolutionise the workflows of architects and designers. The acquisition brings the mobile apps for paper-style sketching and presentation, Morpholio Trace, Board, and Journal, into the Vectorworks product line. According to Vectorworks and Morpholio, the move aims to The post Vectorworks acquires Morpholio to help designers "unlock new creative superpowers" appeared first on Dezeen.
Local design practice Studio Blur has created a concrete building with a sawtooth roof for the visual arts department of a school in Quito, Ecuador. Known as Aulas de Arte at the Unidad Educativa Cardenal Spellman, or the Visual Arts Building at the Cardinal Spellman Salesian Bilingual School, the 142-square metre (1,528-square foot) project opened The post Studio Blur models Quito arts school after Le Corbusier house appeared first on Dezeen.
A pair of gabled volumes conceal the expansive timber-lined interiors of Light House, a home in the Netherlands designed by local studio Woonpioniers. Located in the village of Nigtevecht in Utrecht, the home is tucked within a row of homes on a sloping, narrow plot close to a river. Aiming to maximise this challenging site, Amsterdam-based The post Woonpioniers opts for "modernity tucked inside tradition" at timber-lined Dutch home appeared first on Dezeen.
A trio of companies have announced the cancellation of contracts to deliver work on the Trojena ski resort and The Line city as the Neom project in Saudi Arabia stalls. Steel company Eversendai announced this week that its structural steel contract for Neom's Trojena ski village, which is under construction in Saudi Arabia's mountainous Tabuk The post Multiple Neom construction contracts cancelled appeared first on Dezeen.
The circular economy is an unhelpfully vague concept that belongs in the recycling bin, writes Smith Mordak. There's a skip on my street. Builders are putting waste down the shoot clipped to the scaffolding. It's loud, and the builders play '90s pop that creeps into my consciousness. Savage Garden's "Truly Madly Deeply" has been stuck The post "It's time to see all those circular economy strategies for what they are" appeared first on Dezeen.
Russian drone strikes have hit the UNESCO-listed historic centre of Lviv in Ukraine, reportedly damaging the 17th-century Bernardine Monastery. A video shared on X by Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko shows a drone flying over the city and hitting a building in the vicinity of the monastery, which has reportedly sustained damage. Russia is attacking The post Ukrainian monastery in UNESCO-listed site damaged by Russian drone strikes appeared first on Dezeen.
Dezeen's recruitment site Dezeen Jobs has revealed the 20 studios on this year's Top Companies list, which includes Studio Gang and Grimshaw. The list celebrates the leading architecture and design workplaces around the world, recognising studios that are setting new standards in employee experience and organisational culture. Alongside US-based Studio Gang and UK practice Grimshaw, The post Dezeen Jobs announces Top Companies 2026 appeared first on Dezeen.
Toy brand Lego is reportedly set to release a model of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which will be the largest set ever created. Set to be launched as part of the company's Architecture series, the news of the upcoming Lego set was leaked by a long-time leaker known as Chief Wiggum, whose predictions have proven The post Lego to mark Sagrada Familia completion with largest ever set appeared first on Dezeen.
NASA has announced that it has cancelled an upcoming orbital space station to expedite the building of a permanent lunar base on the moon, "landing by landing and incrementally". Announced on 24 March, the shift in focus is part of agency-wide strategies to hurriedly "achieve President Donald Trump's National Space Policy and advance American leadership The post NASA accelerates plan to build permanent moon base appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the renovation of Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France, unifying its performance spaces around a tilted glass hall that overlooks a landscaped plaza. The theatre in the Paris suburb of Nanterre dates back to the 1965 Festival de Nanterre, when it began life as a circus tent and subsequently a temporary warehouse. The post Snøhetta transforms Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France into "urban lantern" appeared first on Dezeen.
Elusive architect Smiljan Radić explains how his work should not be seen as a blueprint for "good or bad" architecture, in this exclusive interview following his "surprise" Pritzker Architecture Prize win. Radić, who became the 55th Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate earlier this month, said that although he's always wanted his work to have a global The post "There is no message in what I do" says Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Smiljan Radić appeared first on Dezeen.
Africa is experiencing a mini-boom in skyscraper construction, with new towers rising in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and more. But are they symbols of progress or just vanity projects? Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson investigates. The Tour F in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, will soon become the continent's tallest building, expected to reach its full 421-metre height later The post Is Africa's skyscraper mini-boom a cause for alarm? appeared first on Dezeen.
The continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could push up prices of building materials, including steel and cement, a study by global construction consultant Linesight has warned. If disruption continues in the Strait of Hormuz – a narrow waterway between Iran and the UAE – the construction industry should prepare for higher prices for The post Construction material costs set to rise if Strait of Hormuz blockade continues appeared first on Dezeen.
Architectural studio Heliotrope took a "site-sensitive approach" while designing a vacation house in the Pacific Northwest, resulting in a bow tie-shaped plan and knotty cedar cladding. The house is located on San Juan Island in the Salish Sea, situated about 90 miles (145 kilometers) from Seattle. Part of Washington State, the island is reached by The post Heliotrope tucks False Bay house into rocky site on a Washington island appeared first on Dezeen.
London studio Office S&M has used cork as cladding, insulation and flooring in this mansard extension to a house in Walthamstow, which is enlivened by bright yellow details. Aptly named Cork Loft, the extension has created space for an additional bedroom and bathroom, marking the first phase of a wider renovation of the Victorian terraced The post London loft extension by Office S&M explores "how far cork can go" appeared first on Dezeen.
The Central Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale is set to reopen for this year's Venice Art Biennale, following a restoration by Italian architecture studio Labics and architect Fabio Fumagalli. Overseen by the Venice Biennale's Special Projects team, led by architect Arianna Laurenzi and engineer Cristiano Frizzele, the revamp has reorganised exhibition spaces at the Central The post Venice Biennale unveils renovated Central Pavilion appeared first on Dezeen.
Graphic designer Melissa Price shines a light on the anatomy of the humble brick and the variety of bricklaying techniques used in construction in her book Brick Bonds. Printed to the dimensions of a standard UK brick, the book was designed and printed by Price as a guide that illustrates "the full range of bonds The post Brick Bonds book celebrates "the skill and craft of bricklaying" appeared first on Dezeen.
Berlin studio Kéré Architecture has revealed its design for the Ineza Clinic, which will step up a hillside in rural Burundi within a series of brick pavilions. Designed for the city of Bubanza, around 30 miles north of Burundi's capital, the health centre will be built from predominantly local materials to reduce the cost of The post Kéré Architecture designs perforated brick health clinic in Burundi appeared first on Dezeen.
US organisations the American Institute of Architects and Docomomo US are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit suing US president Donald Trump over his proposed renovations for the Edward Durell Stone-designed Kennedy Center. Eight plaintiffs submitted a lawsuit this morning in an attempt to pause proposed renovations to the John F Kennedy Center for the The post AIA sues Donald Trump over Kennedy Center renovation in unprecedented coalition appeared first on Dezeen.
Local art studio PichiAvo used wood and paper to create a pavilion based on an Ancient Greek temple, which was set ablaze for the Fallas celebrations in Valencia. Named Per Ofrenar, which means "to offer" in Catalan, the installation had a classical design that drew upon the Temple of Athena Nike in Athens. PichiAvo designed The post PichiAvo builds wooden temple to burn down for Valencia's Fallas festival appeared first on Dezeen.
Murals carved into sandstone panels decorate ITC Green Centre, an expansive mixed-use office development in Kolkata by Indian architecture studio Morphogenesis. Situated within the city's emerging Rajarhat suburb, the ITC Green Centre comprises a collection of rectilinear volumes and an elongated low-rise volume across a 6.8-hectare site. The project, which houses office and residential towers, alongside The post Sandstone murals adorn giant office in Kolkata by Morphogenesis appeared first on Dezeen.
Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed photos and renders of the Róng Museum of Arts, which is currently under construction in Shenzhen, China. Designed for Tenova Future – a private venture of Ma Huateng, the founder of technology company Tencent – the museum will focus on the visual culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. The post Photos reveal Ole Scheeren's Róng Museum of Art under construction in Shenzhen appeared first on Dezeen.
Local studio Proctor & Shaw looked to Mallorcan villas to create a feeling of calmness at Stone Brick House, a London home extended with walls of pale limestone brick. The terraced house was updated for a young family in Clapham and expanded with a new kitchen and dining space overlooking the garden. According to Proctor The post Proctor & Shaw uses limestone bricks for "powerfully tranquil" extension in London appeared first on Dezeen.