This week we looked back at the highlights of 2025
This week on Dezeen, we started our review of the top stories and projects we published in 2025,…
Hempcrete and straw exploration among University of Melbourne projects
Dezeen School Shows: a project that explores building with hempcrete and straw is among the work by students at…
Shigeru Ban wins 2026 AIA Gold Medal
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who designed the Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand, has won the 2026 American Institute…
Office S&M takes aim at “generic suburbia” with blue mews block in Kent
Blue fibre cement weatherboarding and porthole windows lend a “coastal character” to Goldsmith Mews, an infill housing block…
EFFEKT wraps student housing in Denmark with red accordion-like facade
A zigzagging facade of sit-in bay windows defines Harmonikahusene, a pair of curved housing blocks for students and…
Ichio Matsuzawa creates “one-of-a-kind” bar out of undulating acrylic glass
Architect Ichio Matsuzawa has designed the pop-up AWT Bar for the annual Art Week Tokyo, using transparent acrylic…
“Lofty white” Cloud Dancer named Pantone Colour of the Year 2026
Colour specialist Pantone has announced Cloud Dancer as its 2026 colour of the year – an understated, greyish…
Designing in Dubai is like “working with wet clay” says Gaggenau panel
Dubai offers designers the opportunity to “innovate, fail fast, move on again,” according to speakers at a talk…
SoBA designs cafe in China as “a living container” with dynamic facades
Chinese architecture studio SoBA Architects has completed a cafe and florist shop in Kunshan, China, within a foldable…
Nick Kent Design designs Bondi House as steel-framed “kit of parts”
Translucent polycarbonate screens and metal louvres create a play of light and shadow throughout this minimalist house in…
Satellite art gallery among Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute projects
Dezeen School Shows: an art gallery at the Magazzino Italian Art museum in New York, USA, designed to…
Lucas Muñoz makes Design Mumbai cafe from “mined” hotel
Spanish designer Lucas Muñoz has created The Park cafe almost entirely from materials salvaged from an abandoned hotel for…