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Multigenerational Living Will Define the Future of Home Design, According to Thumbtack and Redfin

When it comes to home design and home remodels, multigenerational and aging-in-place households are also considering ...

Päivä Architekti perches larch-clad extension alongside hilltop home in Czech Republic

Local practice Päivä Architekti has expanded a rural home in the Czech Republic, perching a tanned larch-clad annex on the edge of its sloping forest site.Read more

Moon House in Sydney takes design cues from neighbouring period properties

Sweeping arches define this all-white house in Sydney, designed by Australian practice James Garvan Architecture to reference nearby neoclassical and Federation-style properties. Read more

This week we revealed a robot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee

This week on Dezeen, we reported on MIT's tiny, bee-sized flying robot, which could someday help with search-and-rescue missions. Read more

PPAA utilises "subtractive design" for concrete house in Los Angeles

Mexican studio PPAA has created a blocky concrete house on a narrow site in Los Angeles, California, USA, carving out courtyards and voids into the form. Read more

Concrete columns frame open living spaces of Indian home by Taliesyn

Steeply pitched tiled roofs perched on concrete columns shelter the breezy interiors of House by the Grove, a weekend retreat on the outskirts of Bengaluru designed by Indian architecture studio Taliesyn. Read more

The top 10 mass-timber buildings of 2025

As the material continues to grow in popularity, we take a look at mass-timber apartments, academic buildings and even an Apple Store made with cross-laminated timber and glulam, for our 2025 Review. Read more

Atelier Štěpán adds metallic details to renovated Czech Renaissance building

Architecture studio Atelier Štěpán has modernised a landmark building in the historic centre of Jihlava in the Czech Republic, using silver tones and stainless steel to reference the town's history of minting currency. Read more

Merry Christmas from Dezeen!

Merry Christmas! We'll be back tomorrow – in the meantime read our Review of 2025. Read more

5468796 Architecture creates house for "modest sanctuary" in Saskatchewan

Canadian studio 5468796 Architecture has designed the concrete and stucco-clad Arthur Residence that is closed off from the street but opens up inside, offering a "thoughtful alternative" to the norm. Read more

"Glass lantern" roof tops barracks house conversion in Germany by Andreas Schüring Architekten

Local studio Andreas Schüring Architekten has completed Brick to Light, the renovation of a former barracks house in Germany that has transformed its mansard roof into a "glass lantern". Read more

Jun Aoki references translucent dress for colour-shifting Louis Vuitton flagship

Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has unveiled the Maison Louis Vuitton Sanlitun in Beijing, with a translucent and fluid form that is "simultaneously a rock and a dress". Read more

The top 10 hotels of 2025

For the latest in our review of 2025, we explore the best hotel designs of the year – from a surrealist hotel by Philippe Starck to an Oaxaca hotel modelled on pre-Hispanic pyramids. Read more

Yinka Ilori creates Man of the Match trophies for Africa Cup of Nations

British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has designed the Man of the Match trophies for this year's Africa Cup of Nations football tournament taking place in Morocco. Read more

Brooks + Scarpa breaks with local convention at Alma Switch House in California

Architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has created a three-storey Manhattan Beach house that capitalises on views and indoor-outdoor living while avoiding standard tactics used in the area's housing stock. Read more

Herzog & de Meuron designs skyscraper for "innovative housing solutions" in New York

Architecture studios Herzog & de Meuron and Curtis + Ginsberg Architects have released designs for a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan that will contain "100 per cent affordable" apartments and a recreation centre. Read more

Accessible community centre among projects from Ajman University

Dezeen School Shows: a community centre designed for blind and visually impaired people, with tactile systems and intuitive wayfinding, is among a series of projects from Ajman University. Read more

Rabagast Studio floats timber sauna atop lake in rural Norway

Student architectural practice Rabagast Studio has completed Watercave, a floating timber sauna on a small pontoon in a Norwegian lake. Read more

Top 10 holiday homes of 2025

As the holidays approach, we take a look at houses from India to Scotland that would be ideal places to spend the vacation in for the latest roundup in our 2025 Review. Read more

Lebanese students create drone noise-blocking headphones and more designs for life under conflict

Design and architecture students from Lebanon have tackled some of the biggest challenges facing their country in the exhibition Design in Conflict, held in Beirut's notorious abandoned Burj El Murr skyscraper. Read more