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• Hermès Unveils Fully Functioning DJ Booth from Mahogany and Cowhide architecture-design

  Hermès has introduced the 'Atelier Horizons Disque Jockey Club', a stylish and practical DJ table made from mahogany and adorned with hand-finished cowhide leather. This piece,…

• Apollo Architects & Associates wraps Tokyo home in concrete for privacy architecture-design

  Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Eternity, a concrete home in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward designed for security and privacy. The residence features a closed exterior of…

• Iris Ceramica Group launches first fragrance at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026 architecture-design

  Iris Ceramica Group introduced its first fragrance during Clerkenwell Design Week 2026 in London. Developed with Rome-based supplier Campomarzio70, the scent centers on the iris…

• SKS Opens Tech-Forward Chicago Showroom by Lissoni & Partners architecture-design

  SKS, formerly Signature Kitchen Suite, has opened a new showroom in Chicago's The Mart, designed by Lissoni & Partners. Led by Piero Lissoni, the 8,672-square-foot space features…

• UV Lab's ARCADIA: A Timber Installation Reimagines Public Space in Lyon architecture-design

  ARCADIA, a dynamic wooden installation by UV Lab, is set to transform public space at Les SUBS in Lyon from 2025 to 2027. Standing approximately ten meters tall, this modular…

• Sou Fujimoto wraps Dior Shinsaibashi in ribbed facade evoking haute couture drapery architecture-design

  Sou Fujimoto has designed the facade for the new House of Dior Shinsaibashi in Osaka, Japan, featuring an undulating, ribbed surface that evokes flowing drapery and layered…

• The Collective launches Collective Cast writable glass surface architecture-design

  British company The Collective has introduced Collective Cast, a writable glass surface designed to complement its acoustic products. Available in 21 colors, the back-painted…

• Metropolitan Workshop expands Maggie's Cheltenham with lozenge-shaped extension architecture-design

  Metropolitan Workshop, based in London, has finalized an 80-square-metre addition to the Maggie's Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital. This new space includes a lozenge-shaped…

• M24 Musée du Sport Automobile Opens After Major Renovation Ahead of 24 Hours of Le Mans architecture-design

  The M24 Musée du Sport Automobile in Le Mans has reopened after a radical transformation led by local architect Frédéric Audevard. Originally a hangar-like space for racing…

• Casa en el Embalse by Obranegra Arquitectos architecture-design

  Obranegra Arquitectos has completed Casa en el Embalse, a 738 m² house on a small peninsula of the La Fe reservoir, 30 km east of Medellín, Colombia. The project, completed in…

• Conductor co-working space by Studio Multi and Tabitha Isobel opens in Stratford architecture-design

  Architecture firm Studio Multi and interior design office Tabitha Isobel have completed Conductor, a 3,400-square-metre co-working facility in east London's Stratford. Part of the…

• Rosa Jamaica Beach Club Opens in El Paredón, Guatemala architecture-design

  Gris | Estudio de Diseño + Arquitectura has completed the Rosa Jamaica Beach Club in El Paredón, Guatemala, a 1,750-square-meter hospitality project led by architect Diego…

• Slope House: A Polish Home with a Roof That Becomes a Hill architecture-design

  SOURCE Architecture Studio has finalized Slope House, a 269 m² home located in rural Poland, set to be completed in 2025. The standout aspect of this project is its roof, which…

• Pier Currà Architettura wraps social center in Cesena with mirrored aluminum facade architecture-design

  In Cesena, Italy, Pier Currà Architettura has completed Distretto Solidale, a social support center that combines welfare services, logistics, and community functions. The project…

• Burckhardt Extends Brutalist Collège Rousseau in Geneva architecture-design

  Burckhardt has completed a vertical extension and refurbishment of Collège Rousseau in Geneva, a heritage-protected Brutalist building originally designed by Alain Ritter in 1969.…

• Ortega Diago reforma un piso de 90 m² en San Sebastián con mobiliario mid-century architecture-design

  El estudio Ortega Diago ha llevado a cabo la renovación de un apartamento de 90 m² en el Boulevard de San Sebastián, ubicado en un edificio de estilo burgués de 1900. La…

• SLA Unveils Growing Streets Design for Toronto's Ookwemin Minising Community architecture-design

  Landscape and urban design studio SLA has revealed the public realm and streetscape design for Ookwemin Minising, a 39.8-hectare waterfront community in Toronto's Port Lands.…

• Padovani Arquitetos' Alameda House in Bragança Paulista features a striking two-level ramp architecture-design

  Lucas Padovani, founder of Padovani Arquitetos, completed Alameda House in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. The residence addresses a sloped site with an orthogonal concrete…

• French designer and Campeggi unveil foldout guest room in a box at Salone del Mobile 2026 architecture-design

  During the Salone del Mobile 2026 at Rho Fiera, French designer Thélonious Goupil collaborated with Italian furniture brand Campeggi to unveil 'Bienvenue', a compact wooden box…

• Kinetic Architecture: Buildings That Move and Respond to Occupants architecture-design

  An increasing contingent of architects is redefining the conventional view of architecture as static and unchanging by introducing mobility into their designs. When roofs pivot,…

• Atelier Write Transforms Tokyo Warehouse into Hair Salon architecture-design

  Atelier Write has renovated a former lumber warehouse in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo, into a hair salon called unravel. The 375-square-meter project, completed in 2026, was designed…

• Barwon Dunes House: Coastal Residence by Eliza Blair Architecture architecture-design

  Completed in 2024 by Eliza Blair Architecture, Barwon Dunes House is a coastal home located in Barwon Heads, Australia. Spanning 724 m², this residence is tailored for…

• Alain Bertrand School Complex by GGR architectes in Frouzins architecture-design

  GGR architectes completed the Alain Bertrand school complex in Frouzins, France, in 2024. The project spans 3,141 square meters and includes educational facilities. Key suppliers…

• Moof Fitness Studio: A Modular, Replicable Gym System by Bárbara Bardín and Julio Cano architecture-design

  Moof Fitness Studio, conceived by Bárbara Bardín and Julio Cano, is a modular gym system located in an undisclosed area, intended as a versatile foundation for a future network of…

• Scenic Architecture Office Completes Anna Pao Sohmen Centre at YK Pao School architecture-design

  In 2025, the Anna Pao Sohmen Centre was inaugurated at the YK Pao School in Shanghai, China. Designed by Scenic Architecture Office, this dual-purpose facility encompasses 2,473…

• Pentagram Designs Identity for Tokyo's Museum of Narratives architecture-design

  Pentagram partners Luke Powell and Alice Sherwin have created the visual identity for MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives, a new cultural destination in Tokyo. The museum…

• Clinique Dentaire Des Cimes: Sustainable Dental Clinic in Val-David architecture-design

  CARTA architecte + designer has completed the Clinique Dentaire Des Cimes, a sustainable dental and implantology clinic in Val-David, Quebec, 80 km north of Montreal. The…

• PILLS floats inflatable cloud above Dongguan retail complex architecture-design

  Chinese design studio PILLS has installed a monumental floating cloud structure at the entrance of MIXC VILLAGE in Dongguan's Binhai Bay New Area, commissioned by China Resources…

• Luxury Cinema FCE Majestic Opens in Palazzo Odescalchi Stables architecture-design

  In June 2026, the FCE Majestic cinema will open in the former stables of Palazzo Odescalchi in Rome. Led by Richard Borg, Marco Belardi, Luigi Borg, and Francesco Bove, the…

• LAVA completes 6,000 sqm marketplace at Frankfurt Airport T3 architecture-design

  LAVA has finalized a 6,000-square-meter Marketplace for Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport, a project initiated by Fraport AG. Situated beyond security, this area reimagines a…

• Luxury Houses in Tokyo and Osaka Blend Retail with Art and Culture architecture-design

  In Tokyo and Osaka, luxury brands are reimagining their boutiques as cultural hubs. Last year, Cartier debuted its Ginza 4-chome Boutique, the first residence-style store in…

• Casey Kenyon's Upper West Side apartment: low ceilings, big art architecture-design

  Casey Kenyon, an interior designer who launched his studio in 2019 after working with big names like Marc Jacobs and Paul Fortune, has just completed a stylish one-bedroom…

• Hiwa Recreation Centre Opens at University of Auckland by Warren and Mahoney architecture-design

  Warren and Mahoney has completed the Hiwa Recreation Centre at the University of Auckland, a 22,280 m² facility opened in 2024. The project, curated by Miwa Negoro, addresses the…

• Marazzi's Lume tiles and other new products on Dezeen Showroom architecture-design

  Dezeen Showroom featured a weekly roundup of new products including Marazzi's Lume tiles in a new 10x10cm format with glossy, handmade aesthetic and rich shades like Bone,…

• Prairie Ark Gallery by Büro Ziyu Zhuang Draws 'Proper Dystopian' Comments architecture-design

  The newest edition of the Dezeen Debate newsletter highlights the Prairie Ark gallery, designed by the Chinese firm Büro Ziyu Zhuang. This flying-saucer-inspired building is…

• Little Giant's Forest Studio: A Dark Cedar Cabin on Vancouver Island architecture-design

  Canadian architecture studio Little Giant has completed Forest Studio, a 90-square-metre gable-roof cabin on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The two-storey structure, clad in…

• Suspended Hugging Hammock Simulates Human Embrace architecture-design

  Diego Reggiani's Suspended Hugging Unit (SHU) is a speculative design project that simulates the sensation of a human embrace through a suspended self-binding hammock. Created as…

• Hugh Broughton Architects and James Lambert Revamp Eight London Tube Restrooms with Illustrated Tiles architecture-design

  A vibrant renovation project is set to enhance the London Underground, targeting eight public restroom facilities. Renowned artist James Lambert, in collaboration with Hugh…

• Shohei Shigematsu on Architecture, Globalization, and Cultural Identity architecture-design

  Shohei Shigematsu, partner at OMA and director of its New York office, discusses his bicultural background, evolving practice, and views on architecture's future. Born in Japan…

• Hotel Indigo London K West Opens in Shepherd's Bush with 1970s Bohemian Design architecture-design

  In March 2026, the Hotel Indigo London K West was inaugurated in Shepherd's Bush, under the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Previously known as Kensington House, the site was…