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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

New homes in England to have bird-friendly swift bricks in planning reform

The UK government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, which will require new builds in England to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. Read more

"We talk a lot about the value of green space, but our silty brown 'blue space' often remains an afterthought"

Almost all cities are based around a water source, but London does not talk enough about the importance of public access to the River Thames, writes Jessica Furseth. Read more

Norm Architecture draws on "Scandinavian simplicity" for Danish gallery interior

Danish studio Norm Architects looked to the nature and light of the Danish island of Bornholm when creating Galleri Sonja, which also houses a cafe and a shop. Read more

Gustaf Westman creates chunky 3D-printed shelves based on interlocking puzzles

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has launched a playful modular shelving system comprising colourful components that can connect in various configurations. Read more

Cosentino designs beige-toned surface to bring a "touch of sophistication"

Promotion: Spanish manufacturer Cosentino has launched Nara, a beige-toned porcelain surface designed to celebrate the qualities of natural stone. Read more

Kéré Architecture unveils updated Las Vegas Museum of Art designs

The Las Vegas Museum of Art has released updated images of its headquarters, being designed by Burkinabè architect studio Kéré Architecture with SOM, a building informed by the desert and the city's modernist architecture. Read more

Omer Arbel Office designs cedar-clad British Columbia house for rising tides

Canadian studio Omer Arbel Office has designed the 91.0 cedar house with sandblasted planks that "evoke" stacked lumber, elevating it above a gully on a waterfront property in British Columbia. Read more

Rado DiaStar Original x Tej Chauhan watch designed as an "art statement on the wrist"

Promotion: British industrial designer Tej Chauhan sought to combine futurism with nostalgia when revamping the DiaStar Original watch for Swiss brand Rado, he explained during a talk at Miami art week. Read more

Oval coffee table by Tom Black

Dezeen Showroom: interior designer Tom Black looked to the arches and domes of Italian cities when crafting the swooping walnut legs of this veneer-topped coffee table. Read more

Rio de Janeiro museum by Diller Scofidio + Renfro set to open after 15 years

The Museum of Image and Sound by American architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro in Rio de Janeiro is set for a "soft opening" in early 2026, after more than ten years of delays, with photos showing its multi-level form and massive ramps. Read more

Creative community centre among architecture projects from Monash University

Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a creative community centre in Canterbury, Australia, is among the projects from Monash University. Read more

Roca lists three of its collections on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish bathroom brand Roca has advertised a selection of its latest bathtubs, basins and sanitaryware on Dezeen Showroom. Read more

Soaring metal roof tops rural Japanese office by Permanent

A dramatically pitched roof with undulating eaves tops Office in Hashima, a workspace set among rice fields in Japan, recently completed by architecture studio Permanent. Read more

Dezeen's top 10 UK architecture projects of 2025

Adaptive reuse and renovations have emerged as dominant trends in British architecture this year, as seen in this recap of the UK's top buildings for our Review of 2025. Read more