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Amble fabric by Designtex

Dezeen Showroom: the warmth of hand-drawn markings and calmness of natural patterns combine in the Amble indoor-outdoor upholstery fabric by US brand Designtex. Read more

Smiljan Radić wins Pritzker Architecture Prize 2026

Breaking news: Chilean architect Smiljan Radić has been announced as the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate for his buildings that are "immediately recognizable, yet conceptually evasive". Read more

Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter designs Norwegian holiday home as "a test of reduction"

Local studio Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter has completed House Grimstad, a barn-like dwelling in Norway that contrasts black tar-stained timber cladding with warm interiors lined in spruce. Read more

Could the next starchitect be a TikToker?

Novice self-builders are gaining large followings sharing their cabin construction successes and failures on TikTok. Amy Peacock explores the implications for professional architecture. Read more

Heath table lamp by Zoe Stark for Tala

Dezeen Showroom: designer Zoe Stark and lighting brand Tala have released a London-informed lamp that recalls the shape of the Victorian chimney pots that "punctuate the city's skyline". Read more

Camp Alliances house has "reciprocal relationship" with Spanish forest

Angular forms cloaked in green-toned metal make up Camp Alliances, a family home in Spain by Madrid studio OF Architects and architect Ignacio G Galán. Read more

Sabine Marcelis, Kwangho Lee and Max Lamb create birdhouses for Home Sweet Home exhibition

More than 80 designers have rethought birdhouses for an exhibition at MAD Brussels in Belgium, with designs ranging from a miniature padded castle to a wooden house designed not to hurt the tree. Read more

Seven civic projects celebrating China's cultural heritage

To inspire your entries to our new Dezeen Awards Regional Showcases, we select some of our favourite, previously shortlisted cultural and civic architecture projects in China.Read more

Peckham Palais nightclub reopens with "layered and atmospheric" interior

Architecture office Nikjoo and interior design studio Fare Inc have transformed a former department store in south London into a cocktail bar and events space featuring nods to the venue's heyday. Read more

Studio Arthur Casas affixes dramatic cantilever to Brazilian house

Local architecture practice Studio Arthur Casas has used dramatic cantilevers and overhangs to extend the volume of a house with wood and stone accents across a site in São Paulo, Brazil. Read more

Canopy-covered World Trade Center proposed for long-stalled Brasilia development

Brazilian studio Architecture Office has designed the undulating, solar panel-covered World Trade Center building for Brasilia's Biotic development to "reprogram" what the studio sees as the rigid infrastructure of the city. Read more

LMN and Page's "vertically-oriented" Austin Convention Center underway

Ahead of the SXSW festival, construction is underway at the Austin Convention Centre designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects and local studio Page after getting a go-ahead from local judge. Read more

Rosary headboard by India Mahdavi for Bolzan

Dezeen Showroom: architect India Mahdavi worked with Italian furniture brand Bolzan to produce the Rosary headboard, featuring bead-like ceramic details. Read more

Protective seed pods inform timber forest pavilion by Walden Studio

The casings of woodland seeds such as chestnuts and pinecones informed the openable facade of this pod-like pavilion in the Netherlands, designed by local architecture practice Walden Studio. Read more

Foster + Partners plans Oxford chapel conversion for Larry Ellison

British studio Foster + Partners is developing plans to convert an old chapel in Oxford into a restaurant and bar for the Ellison Institute of Technology research campus. Read more

Architects and engineers among professions most automatable by AI according to Anthropic

A study by AI company Anthropic has found that much work done by architects and engineers could be done twice as quickly with large language models, but claims there has been little impact on jobs so far. Read more

UK government hires Google to develop AI planning tool to make "near-instant decisions"

Technology company Google is set to develop an AI tool to speed up planning decisions for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Read more

I IN designs light-filled Kamakura beach house to make most of ocean view

Tokyo studio I IN has renovated Lulla House, a holiday home overlooking the ocean in Kamakura, Japan, creating "a space where the beauty of the view becomes a collective experience". Read more

Jaime Hayon and Alessandro Arienzo announced as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges

Interior designers Jaime Hayon and Miriam Fanning, architect Alessandro Arienzo and designer Nao Tamura have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. Read more

Plantea Estudio transforms austere concrete shell into Berlin's Acid cafe

Wood, granite and stainless steel elements enrich the otherwise bare concrete interior of this cafe in Berlin, designed by Spanish firm Plantea Estudio. Read more