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EHDD completes net-zero AIA Global Campus in Washington DC

The American Institute of Architects' new home in Washington DC has been designed by San Francisco-based EHDD to be "one of the first fully decarbonised major renovations in the US". Read more

Scandinavian Trends 2025 in Interior Design: Hygge-Inspired Ideas for a Cozy Home

Are you dreaming of transforming your home into a serene, cozy retreat that's as stylish as it is functional? Scandinavian design ...

Thought Parallels Architecture draws on vernacular architecture for Ananda house in India

The deep eaves of a large coconut-wood roof shade the bright, airy interiors of this house in Kerala, India, designed by local studio Thought Parallels Architecture as a contemporary response to the region's vernacular architecture. Read more

AL_A adds red glass entrance and panoramic extension to Paisley Museum

Construction has been completed on the Paisley Museum in Scotland, which has been extended and given a "dramatic red entrance" made from glass by Amanda Levete Architects. Read more

"It looks like I'm some sort of renegade, but I'm actually not" says Chris Williamson

RIBA president Chris Williamson explains how he's trying to make an impact despite limited power in this exclusive interview. Read more

Gustaf Westman designs tongue-in-cheek Curling Bowl

To celebrate the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has reimagined curling stones as a playful, dual-function snack bowl. Read more

MIT researchers developing process to make houses from recycled plastic

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have made recycled plastic into floor trusses for housing, arguing the waste stream could provide an abundant and sustainable structural building material. Read more

BekArch converts disused bakery workshop into skylight-topped apartment

Architecture studio BekArch has converted an old bakery building into an apartment in Prague, Czech Republic. Read more

Nora restaurant brings Anatolian warmth to London's Canary Wharf

Ola Jachymiak Studio has unveiled the Nora restaurant in the heart of London's Canary Wharf financial district. Read more

UIA World Congress of Architects reveals high-profile speakers in Barcelona programme

Promotion: under the theme Becoming Architectures for a planet in transition, an extensive programme has been revealed for the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona, which includes over 200 speakers. Read more

Rude Haus renovates Pennsylvania home with upcycled and vintage pieces

Local studio Rude Haus has renovated a home in New Hope, Pennsylvania with an assortment of hand-crafted elements, such as a dining room mural and curtains made with upcycled silk fabric. Read more

Felix Lewis Architects transforms Egyptian-style boiler house in Kent into workspace

Sand-coloured walls, hieroglyph motifs and a trapezoidal rooftop extension celebrate the Egyptian revival style of this Grade II-listed boiler house in Kent, transformed into an office by local studio Felix Lewis Architects. Read more

Five cultural anchors of Saadiyat Island

This week Sou Fujimoto's design for a residential project was revealed as the latest development on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Here we take a look at the museums anchoring the cultural district. Read more

YOD Group crowns glass-sided huts with 10-metre-tall thatched roofs

Kyiv-based architecture and design studio YOD Group looked to Ukrainian vernacular architecture when creating this cluster of guesthouses, characterised by glass walls and thatched roofs. Read more

Warkentin Associates models Los Angeles coffee shop on "an artist's living room"

American studio Warkentin Associates has aimed to capture the "spirit of '90s coffee shop culture" inside this cafe and lounge in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles. Read more

John Puttick Associates transforms listed warehouses in Grimsby into youth centre

UK studio John Puttick Associates has refurbished a group of disused Victorian warehouses in Grimsby to create the Horizon Youth Zone, adding a sawtooth-roofed sports court that nods to the site's industrial past. Read more

Ten examples of oddly satisfying architecture

Tired of doomscrolling? Why not take a five-minute break to browse through this roundup of strangely pleasing architecture. Read more

This week Australia unveiled plans for first new city in a century

This week on Dezeen, we revealed plans for Bradfield City, which will be the first major city to be built in Australia for over a century. Read more

Taller General creates house that "emerges among volcanoes" in Ecuador

Taller General has completed a brick-and-heavy-timber house that plays on an A-frame system with glass walls to give residents a view of the surrounding volcanoes in Machachi, Ecuador. Read more

Jersey City cancels OMA-designed Centre Pompidou expansion

The mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey, USA has reportedly confirmed the metro's decision to abandon the anticipated Centre Pompidou x Jersey City expansion after years of starts and stops and negotiations between the two parties. Read more