BIG designs minimalist "home climate system" for Everyday — <p>Copenhagen cleantech startup Everyday and architecture studio BIG have designed a minimalist home air purifier called Air. Described by Everyday as a complete "home climate system", Air brings together heating,…
"Now that's a stairway to heaven" says commenter — <p>In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a weathered steel-clad kindergarten in Munich campus by Berlin studio Kéré Architecture. Complete with a three-storey playground, Kinderoase an der TUM, is an…
Dezeen Debate features "impressive" Lego Sagrada Familia set — <p>The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features Lego's launch of the Sagrada Familia set. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Toy brand Lego has released a Sagrada Familia set to mark the centenary of Antoni Gaudí's death
"A hodgepodge of ideas" says commenter — <p>In this week's comments update, readers are discussing The Linhay, a family house in the Somerset countryside designed by studio Charles Gillespie Architecture. Wrapped by a concrete colonnade, the house draws on the traditional…
WNBA Power Rankings: Valkyries make statement with win over Lynx — Golden State got its first win over Minnesota in franchise history as it moves closer to hosting playoff games.
NUA Arquitectures renovates Catalan textile warehouse with timber office block — <p>Spanish studio NUA Arquitectures has renovated a textile warehouse near Barcelona, using timber partitions to create a small office block within its concrete-and-brick structure. The project was…
An Ethos of "By Us, for Us" at the Santa Fe Indian Market — Participants in this year’s edition were unafraid to express themselves outside touristic expectations of “tradition,” making work meaningful to themselves and their communities of chosen kin and allies.
"IKEA has challenged the rest of the design world" — <p>With the gap between cheap and expensive furniture wider than ever, IKEA's new PS collection is a timely reminder that affordable design can also be joyful, writes Debika Ray. IKEA didn't invent the notion of "democratic des
MVRDV designs colourful stacked volumes for Shenzhen cultural complex — <p>Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed designs for the Bihailou Art Village, a cultural development in Shenzhen, China, set to comprise a stack of colourful volumes. Currently under construction in the…
OMA's Oberon restaurant at the New Museum is "hidden in plain sight" — <p>Architecture studio OMA has designed a "jewel box" restaurant clad in cork inside its recently completed extension to the New Museum in Manhattan. All-day bar and restaurant Oberon has opened a few…
Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts — Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding
MAD scatters boulder-like galleries across green-roofed museum in Shenzhen — <p>Architecture studio MAD has unveiled Shenzhen Bay Culture Square in China, a design museum formed of stone-like volumes perched atop an undulating green roof. Situated in Houhai in Shenzhen's…
Serbia requests international assistance to battle wildfires — Serbia requested assistance from the European Union and Russia to help bring intense wildfires under control.
Someone mapped every brutalist building in the world and made it searchable — turns out your town probably has at least one concrete monstrosity worth a second look.
Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling — <p>Designer Audrey Levy has reimagined a common household appliance with her project How to Grow a Refrigerator, applying sustainable insulating and cooling technologies that take advantage of the…
Theatre for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants among projects from Middlesex University — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a theatre in London designed for international students, refugees, asylum seekers, early-career workers and first-generation migrants is among projects from…
Streetwear informed by hip-hop among projects from the Lebanese American University — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a clothing line informed by hip-hop music and the work of fashion designer Dapper Dan is among projects from the Lebanese American University. Also featured are…
Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO — The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout options
'True ETF Innovation' Happening at Neos: Goldman's Lake — Bryon Lake, chief transformation officer and global head of third party wealth at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Troy Cates, co-founder of Neos Investments, join Scarlet Fu and Eric Balchunas on "ETF IQ." They…
Furniture informed by stained glass among projects from Savannah College of Art and Design — <p>Dezeen School Shows: furniture informed by Art Nouveau stained glass is among the projects from Savannah College of Art and Design. Also featured is a support centre for those affected
Angela Autumn Shares New Song "I Don't Think About You At All": Listen — You remember the scene. At least, I hope you remember the scene. It’s hard to forget it. Mad Men. Season five. Episode nine. Michael Ginsberg, a young copywriter at Cooper Draper Price, has an ad pitch all…
Assemble turns former dairy warehouses into adaptable community hub — <p>Architecture collective Assemble has converted a pair of former dairy warehouses into a "robust and adaptable" community centre and church on Becontree Estate in east London. Assemble completed the project…
How we teach young people to wait | Sumayah Mittal | TEDxStrawberry Fields High School — The talk explores how constantly telling young people they will “do great things” in the future can unintentionally teach them to wait rather than act. Drawing on psychological research and…
iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Orders May Start at an Unusual Time — Pre-orders of Apple's iPhone 18 Pro may not open until Saturday, September 12, a day later than the company's usual schedule, according to a new report. Apple is set to hold its annual iPhone event on Wednesday, September…
As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space | TechCrunch — Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.
Eight products that showcase the versatility of wood — <p>Dezeen Showroom: from lampshades and beds to chairs and kitchens, the following wooden products are all listed in our Showroom section. Timber has been used in the production of furnishings for thousands of years thanks…
Brick Award 2026 winners create "a sense of wonder and beauty" — <p>Promotion: a Vietnamese temple and a Mexican tequila factory are among the eclectic winners of this year's Brick Award programme. The six winners of Brick Award 2026 also include an infill housing project in…
Formwork Architects transforms abandoned care home into light-filled Crouch End House — <p>Local studio Formwork Architects has transformed a derelict care home in Crouch End, north London, back into a family dwelling, introducing a two-storey brick extension overlooking a…
Snøhetta converts former Dumbo factory space into New York headquarters — <p>Architecture studio Snøhetta has moved its New York City headquarters to Dumbo, Brooklyn, converting an old cardboard production facility floor into an open-plan office. Designed in-house, the new office
Celtic deficiencies laid bare on another night of Champions League pain — When Callum McGregor eviscerated his own team-mates in the wake of Celtic's stupefying Champions League collapse against LASK, he delivered their one coherent moment of a spineless night, writes Tom…
The Sagrada Familia was so ahead of its time it was "almost clairvoyant" — <p>A century after the death of Antoni Gaudí, the central tower of the Sagrada Familia will be inaugurated by Pope Leo XIV tomorrow. For our Gaudí Centenary series we look at the mastery of the algorithmic
ZHA proposes interconnected forest neighbourhoods for Baku Expo City masterplan — <p>Architecture studio ZHA has unveiled its masterplan for Baku Expo City in Azerbaijan, where overlapping stacked homes with green roofs will flank an extension to the city's exhibition centre.…
Gaudí's lesser-known gothic buildings — <p>Antoni Gaudí is much-lauded for his tile-covered natural forms, but his castle-like, neo-gothic works get much less attention. Concluding our Gaudí Centenary series, we look at the five least Gaudí-esque Gaudí buildings. Often…
Fed's Kevin Warsh warns inflation is too high, sparking bets rate hikes are coming — Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated his commitment to fighting inflation in a major speech — raising expectations that rate hikes may be coming, though he did not clearly spell out a path going…
Frankfurt RheinMain hosts festival of creative events for Open – Design Week — <p>Promotion: Over 35,000 visitors gathered in cities across Germany's Frankfurt RheinMain region for Open – Design Week 2026, which spotlighted how design shapes everyday lives. Taking place from 5…
GMP Architekten renovated the Bernabéu for "full-time use" — <p>Continuing our Future Stadium series, we look at the revamp of the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain, which shows how an existing stadium can be future-proofed. Although numerous stadiums are built from…
Crystal-shaped sauna rises from former industrial site in Sweden — <p>Stockholm-based artist duo Bigert & Bergström has created a pink crystal-shaped sauna on a remediated industrial site in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. Named Lithium Crystal Sauna, it is the first permanent…
Estudio Futuro renovates compact Argentinian home around terracotta-paved patios — <p>Argentinian architecture practice Estudio Futuro has refurbished PH Gainza, a 1950s house in Buenos Aires that contrasts its original concrete structure with crisp white-steel additions. The…
Kevin Warsh’s Pivot — Some thoughts on the most anticipated speech at Jackson Hole.
Rerucha Studio organises Seattle house as "small village of connected spaces" — <p>Local architecture practice Rerucha Studio has arranged a cedar-clad house with detached elements around a central courtyard to function like a park in Seattle, Washington, USA. Aptly named Park…
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on August 23, 2026 — We're getting closer to the Full Moon.
Tatjana von Stein blends Jugendstil style with 1980s glamour for The Dean Munich — <p>French-German designer Tatjana von Stein designed hundreds of bespoke lights and furnishings for this hotel in Munich, drawing on the city's art nouveau style and its exuberant nightlife…
Eight imaginative buildings with curving brickwork — <p>From a sculptural reading space to a turreted mausoleum, our latest roundup gathers curvy brick buildings where skillfully laid brickwork is shaped into fluid forms. Twisted Brick Shell Library, China, by HCCH Studio Two…
"A good designer is a good listener first" says Martin Lotti — <p>Nike chief design officer Martin Lotti has joined Dezeen Awards 2026 as a judge. As the 2026 World Cup kicks off, he talks to Dezeen about five key projects that best represent his approach to design. Lotti has bee
Tencent Releases and Open-Sources Tencent Hy4 preview — Tencent has released and open-sourced Tencent Hy4 preview, a next-generation large language model with 770B total parameters and 49B active parameters, and a context window exceeding 1M tokens.
Realistic AI architectural renderings must be labelled under EU AI Act — <p>Artists and companies publishing realistic AI-generated architectural renderings in the European Union without labelling risk being fined under provisions in the EU AI Act that came into force last…
'New season, new trim' - Haaland reveals buzzcut — Manchester City striker Erling Haaland reveals his new buzz cut on social media.
Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record — Literally ‘smashing’ — the bots can’t stop without colliding into a crash pad.
Net zero verification scheme launched for UK buildings — <p>Certification company Bureau Veritas has launched the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, a voluntary verification scheme that determines a building's carbon performance. Now open for submissions, the UK Net Zero…
Overstimulated design student creates satisfyingly minimal focus timer — <p>Frustrated by her own struggle to stay focused while studying, product design student Carrie Lee has developed a portable task timer that hopes to rival the addictiveness of smartphones. Her prototype…
Saxum outdoor tiles by Casalgrande Padana — <p>Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile brand Casalgrande Padana celebrates the natural beauty and charming irregularity of natural stone with its Saxum outdoor tiles. The Saxum porcelain stoneware tiles come in delicate earthy and sandy…
Palantir Is Stuck in Worst-of-Both-Worlds Bind With AI, Software — It’s been a sobering stretch for Palantir Technologies Inc. shareholders, who have watched their once high-flying positions lose more than 40% of their value since the stock hit a peak in November.
France links rise in drownings to heatwaves — A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.
Restaurant Review: Zig Zag Oyster Bar — Contemplating life’s mysteries over a seafood tower at Zig Zag Oyster Bar.
US Natural Gas Drops With Oil on Effects of Iran Pressure Plan — US natural gas futures fell alongside crude and European gas futures as a US plan to increase economic pressure on Iran seemed less likely to affect physical supply than investors expected.
Shahar Livne's The Devil's Milk furniture explores how rubber "shaped human culture" — <p>Designer Shahar Livne has created The Devil's Milk, a collection of designs that investigate rubber production and its history of violence and abuse. The designs, which Livne…
Seven self-build housing projects to inspire your own — <p>Considering building your own custom-made house? Here are eight examples of successful residential self-build projects from the Dezeen archives to get your creative juices flowing. Peckham House, UK, by Surman Weston…
Tiered skyscraper by SOM tops out on Chicago lakefront — <p>A series of cascading terraces outline the North Tower skyscraper by architecture studio SOM, which has topped out on a waterfront site in Chicago. Rising 261 metres at the confluence of Lake Michigan and the Chicago…
Yinka Ilori's top four pieces from his Dunelm collection — <p>British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori selects his favourite pieces from his recently released Dunelm collection in this video filmed by Dezeen. In the video, filmed at the launch event in London, Ilori tells…
Bomma creates "crystal cloud" installation from discarded glass shards in Copenhagen theatre — <p>Promotion: Czech lighting brand Bomma has unveiled an installation made from upcycled crystal shards inside Copenhagen's newly restored Hofteatret theatre during this year's 3 Days o