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"Tremendous enthusiasm" among architects for Zohran Mamdani

Architects have expressed optimism over the recent election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, citing his campaign's focus on housing and the environment. Read more

Thermory Design Awards 2025 winners highlight "enduring beauty of wood"

Promotion: Estonian timber supplier Thermory has announced the winners of its annual wooden architecture design awards, including a villa clad with vernacular lace-like timber, and a home influenced by Japanese wabi-sabi principles. Read more

Emirati designer exhibition showcases 24 emerging local creatives

This year's UAE Designer Exhibition at Dubai Design Week features a glass coffee table debossed with oysters and a towering wooden lamp referencing French pastries. Read more

Pezo von Ellrichshausen installs Miel beekeepers pavilion in Yungay forest

Architecture studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has built a concrete structure that looks like a temple, but is actually a shed for storing beekeeping equipment in central Chile. Read more

Eight lights that will change the way you see 3D-printed design

Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless objects, not just throwaway products. Read more

Atelier Xi creates cave-like pavilions for Chinese arts centre

Architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed the AYDC Public Art Centre in Guiyang, China, dividing its spaces across three sculptural stone-clad pavilions set in a landscaped park. Read more

Cerene Skylight by Ahrend

Dezeen Showroom: Dutch office furniture brand Ahrend has designed a light fixture that is integrated into office pod ceilings to mimic the look of blue sky through a skylight. Read more

Revealed: Kate Middleton's interior design style for her family's ‘forever home’ at Forest Lodge

From vast dining tables to bespoke fabrics, the Princess of Wales, a keen interior designer, is said to have showcased her ‘contemporary classic’ vision inside the eight-bedroom mansion

"The final effect is nothing short of poetic" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a circular house designed by Fernanda Canales in a remote area outside Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Read more

Simpson & Brown revives 16th-century Fairburn Tower in Scottish Highlands

A 16th-century tower house by architecture studio Simpson & Brown that has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is featured in this video by Stephenson&. Read more

AAN Architects creates indoor skatepark overlooking Shanghai

Local firm AAN Architects looked to skateboarding trails when designing the Moreprk Skyline skatepark within a glass-sided space in central Shanghai. Read more

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Adding My Piece of Cozy (Publishing Announcement!)

Adding My Piece of Cozy (Publishing Announcement!)Hello, Dear Friends!I have absolutely fantastic news, and I’m so excited! Back in September, I received an email from Christen Hammons, the editor-in-chief of Bella Grace Magazine.“Hi, Melissa,Congratulations! I’m so pleased to share that we would like to publish this piece in the upcoming The Cozy Issue, which hits newsstands on November 1.”The piece she is referring to is “A Vision of…View On WordPress

Dezeen Agenda features Nike's first neuroscience-based footwear

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Nike's first neuroscience-based footwear. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more

City of Bogotá and Lagos Fashion Week among Earthshot Prize 2025 winners

Prince William's Earthshot Prize awards ceremony was recently held in Rio de Janeiro, where projects such as the extensive redevelopment of public space in the City of Bogotá and local reforestation efforts took home prizes. Read more

RPBW trilogy at Shard Quarter completes with Shard Place apartments

Promotion: following the completion of The Shard and The News Building in London, Shard Quarter presents its third and final landmark, Shard Place, a 27-storey glass building dedicated to luxury rentals. Read more

Bisley lists five of its products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: British furniture design brand Bisley has advertised a selection of its latest products for home offices and workplaces on Dezeen Showroom. Read more

Atelier Sérgio Rebelo encases Portuguese winery in sinuous timber frame

A cluster of gently curving timber volumes merges to form Quinta de Adorigo Winery in Portugal, designed by architecture studio Atelier Sérgio Rebelo to reference the surrounding terraced vineyards. Read more

Video reveals Sagrada Familia becoming tallest church in the world

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has become the world's tallest church with the latest addition to the tower of Jesus Christ, which has been captured in this video. Read more

"Trump is not necessarily being pathological, he is simply being American"

As a certain prominent American grabs headlines with his home renovation works, Julie Lasky considers why people in the US often make ill-advised choices about residential architecture. Read more