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Frank Lloyd Wright-informed co-housing among projects from The City College of New York
Dezeen School Shows: a design for co-housing informed by the works of Frank Lloyd Wright is among the architecture projects from The City College of New York. Read more
Rever & Drage expands traditional red-painted house in Norway
Architecture studio Rever & Drage has expanded a traditional red-painted house in Raelingen, Norway, adding two volumes linked with green spaces. Read more
The top 10 skyscrapers of 2025
Continuing our Review of 2025, we look back at the 10 most significant skyscrapers from the year, including a pair of towers in Argentina and a New York supertall. Read more
Snøhetta designs Skamarken riverside development with mound-like theatre
Architecture studio Snøhetta is set to transform a former railway site into a riverside park and cultural destination in Drammen, Norway, adding a theatre and conference hall with an arched green roof. Read more
Volvo creates "instantly readable" typeface to improve driver safety
Swedish car brand Volvo has collaborated with type studio Dalton Maag to create a dedicated typeface for use in its cars, which aims to be as easy to read as possible. Read more
"To chop this structure up feels tragic" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, according to its architect Sou Fujimoto. Read more
SOM uses AI to design diamond-like West Bund Convention Centre in Shanghai
Global architecture studio SOM has used AI tools to inform its geometric design for the West Bund Convention Centre, which has risen beside the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Read more
Ross Lovegrove co-creates chair with Google AI trained to emulate his style
British designer Ross Lovegrove and his studio have collaborated with Google DeepMind to co-create a chair using a generative AI trained on the designer's sketches. Read more
Luca Guadagnino evokes Call Me by Your Name with sensuous peach paperweights for JW Anderson
Director Luca Guadagnino has teamed up with JW Anderson to create a trio of paperweights immortalising the infamous scene from his film Call Me by Your Name, in which actor Timothée Chalamet's character pleasures himself with a peach. Read more
Ceramiche Refin's textured Ink collection features hand-drawn graphics
Promotion: Italian company Ceramiche Refin has unveiled its Ink collection, presenting a series of textured ceramic tiles "inspired by moods". Read more
Zenga Bros blend skate ramps and cabins for "rampitecture" in Waco
For a skating event held in Waco, Texas, USA, creative studio Zenga Bros has combined half pipes with elements of local architecture, such as wood shake, to create cabin-like gathering spaces for spectators within the ramps. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features Zaha Hadid Architects' garden hospital design
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Zaha Hadid Architects' plans for a garden hospital. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Fundamentals tiles by Tom van Soest for Blended
Dezeen Showroom: Dutch design brand Blended has released a collection of handmade ceramic tiles made out of materials sourced from local demolition sites. Read more
Sam Venis documents infrastructure at "political experiment" Próspera in Honduras
Brooklyn-based writer Sam Venis has photographed "charter city" Próspera, a semi-independent community in Honduras, where UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed upcoming buildings. Read more
Modular housing complex for expanding families among projects from University of Southern California
Dezeen School Shows: a modular housing structure designed to adapt alongside growing families is among the projects from the University of Southern California. Read more
Tom Black lists five of his products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Australian interior designer Tom Black has published products from his first furniture collection on Dezeen Showroom, which have curving forms and contrasting material pairings in common. Read more
CAN completes "mystical and grounding" renovation of London townhouse
Cave-like openings, green timber tendrils and a monolithic standing stone all feature in Druid Grove, a London house recently renovated by local studio CAN. Read more
The five most controversial stories of 2025
Continuing our Review of 2025, we take a look this year's most controversial stories that stoked debate and received the most comments this year. Read more
Zaha Hadid Architects designs hotel to wind around Okinawa beach
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a snaking hotel for hospitality brand Not A Hotel, which will perch above a coastal site in Okinawa, Japan. Read more
Vitreon steel by Laufen
Dezeen Showroom:Swiss brand Laufen has added a new glazed steel material to its bathroom product catalogue, which is "smooth as glass and strong as steel". Read more