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Herzog & de Meuron's MTM Furniture System Debuts at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
At the 2026 Milan Design Week, the architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron unveiled their latest furniture collection known as MTM—Made to Measure. This collection, featured within…
Herzog & de Meuron's MTM Furniture Collection for UniFor architecture-design
Herzog & de Meuron have developed MTM—Made to Measure, a furniture collection for UniFor that applies architectural principles to design. Instead of designing each piece…
REDGE Contemporary Art Center by Atelier Meadow in Chengdu architecture-design
Atelier Meadow, led by Edoardo Nieri, has transformed the first three floors of a decade-old office tower into the REDGE Contemporary Art Center in Chengdu, China. The adaptive…
Milan's multicentric urban vision: new districts by Snøhetta, Chipperfield, Hadid architecture-design
Milan, often seen as less charming than Rome or Florence, is undergoing a transformation through ambitious urban redevelopment initiatives aimed at becoming a multicentric city.…
NAN Arquitectos Renovates Pontevedra Apartment for Illustrator architecture-design
NAN Arquitectos has completed Casa Parche, a renovation of a 1960s apartment in Pontevedra, Spain, for an illustrator. The project, completed in 2025, reconfigures the…
Julien De Meyère Designs Modular Branding for Hums architecture-design
Designer Julien De Meyère created a modular branding system for Hums, combining geometric shapes with a warm pastel and high-contrast black palette. The typography uses a clean…
Constantin Bolimond Designs Modular Branding for Beefeater Gin architecture-design
Designer Constantin Bolimond has created a modular branding system for Beefeater gin, featuring geometric bottle forms. The visual identity uses deep crimson red glass with sharp…
Terremosse Collective Activates Amatrice with 10 Architectural Projects a Decade After Earthquake architecture-design
More than 250 architects, designers, and students from various countries including Europe, Mexico, Nicaragua, India, Armenia, Turkey, and Palestine came together for a ten-day…
Piertzovanis Toews builds reversible timber pavilion in Swiss meadow architecture-design
In Nuglar-St. Pantaleon, Switzerland, architecture firm Piertzovanis Toews has completed the Pavilion of Sliding Doors, a reversible timber structure initiated by an open letter…
Norwich University of the Arts showcases architecture projects focused on ecology and remediation architecture-design
Norwich University of the Arts recently displayed a variety of architectural projects from its BA (Hons) Architecture and MArch courses in a Dezeen School Show. These student…
China's Ghost Cities: 90 Million Vacant Homes Amid Real Estate Crisis architecture-design
As China enters its fifth straight year grappling with a real estate crisis, it is confronted with around 90 million unoccupied or incomplete homes. These so-called ghost cities,…
Martha Beatriz House Renovation in Cuenca by Atempo Arquitectura architecture-design
Atempo Arquitectura has completed the renovation and expansion of Martha Beatriz House, a 402 m² residence in the Historic Center of Cuenca, Ecuador. The project, named after…
Candy Pink Le Corbusier-Inspired Villa in Singapore's Jungle architecture-design
A candy pink modernist villa inspired by Le Corbusier has been completed in Singapore's jungle, featuring ultrarefined interiors with Max Lamb chairs and Noguchi lamps. The home…
Gil Mello Arquitetura Designs Ponta Fina House in Aiuruoca architecture-design
In 2020, Gil Mello Arquitetura finalized the Ponta Fina House located in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Spanning 200 m², this development revitalizes a plateau on the Serra do…
Rerucha Studio's Park House in Seattle: A 'Small Village of Connected Spaces' architecture-design
Rerucha Studio has completed Park House, a 2,500-square-foot residence in Seattle, Washington, designed as a cluster of three detached cedar-clad structures around a central…
Akio Isshiki's House in Hayashisaki Matsue Beach Mixes Curry Restaurant, Home, and Studio architecture-design
In 2023, Akio Isshiki Architects finalized the House in Hayashisaki Matsue Beach, located in Akashi, Japan. This 73-square-metre wooden structure features a curry restaurant on…
Stadiums evolve into mixed-use entertainment districts with residential and retail architecture-design
A study conducted in 2024 by Klutch Sports Group and the Royal Bank of Canada identified 37 sport-anchored mixed-use districts (SMDs) in North America, which combine hotels,…
Flamingo Estate and Beni Rugs Launch Second Rug Collection Exclusively at Design Within Reach architecture-design
Flamingo Estate, the Los Angeles lifestyle brand founded by Richard Christiansen, has launched a second collaboration with Beni Rugs, a Marrakech-based rug maker. The five new…
Orior unveils luxury foosball table with marble and leather architecture-design
Orior, a luxury furniture brand from Ireland, has unveiled an upscale foosball table made from walnut, marble, satin steel, and leather. Instead of the usual green felt, the…
Lancaster University architecture students showcase RNLI museum and other projects architecture-design
The School of Architecture at Lancaster University presented a variety of student projects during a Dezeen School Show. Among the highlights was Davyd Tolkach's Folkestone Museum…
Design Within Reach launches Semita rug collection by Little Wing Lee architecture-design
Design Within Reach has introduced the 'Semita' rug collection, designed by Little Wing Lee of Studio & Projects. The collection includes round and rectangular rugs handcrafted in…
Arena do Conhecimento: Senac and Guto Requena's Collaborative Installation in São Paulo architecture-design
In São Paulo, a temporary installation called the Arena do Conhecimento has been set up by Estudio Guto Requena, working alongside students and professors from the Architecture…
Verge Select's Steel-Clad Artist Studio Blends into Ontario Forest architecture-design
Architectural designer Michael Curtis of Verge Select has completed a 159-square-metre studio for conceptual painter Janna Watson in Grey County, Ontario. The three-volume…
Racine Carrée Social Housing by rue royale architectes architecture-design
Rue royale architectes has designed the Racine Carrée social housing project, set for completion in 2026. The 5,791 m² development draws its identity from the convergence of a…
BURR wraps Madrid apartment in yellow storage walls with pink spiral staircase architecture-design
Spanish architecture studio BURR has completed AZ06, a renovation of an existing apartment in Madrid for a family of five. The project embraces the building's central…
Enzo Mari's 16 Animali: A Timeless Puzzle of Learning Through Play architecture-design
Enzo Mari's 16 Animali, a wooden puzzle designed in 1957 for Danese Milano and first produced in 1959, remains an icon of learning through play. The puzzle consists of sixteen…
BREEZZE Market by Displacement Architects Revitalizes Ningbo Community architecture-design
Displacement Architects has completed the BREEZZE Market in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, a 1,700 m² project that reimagines commercial podium spaces struggling under shifting…
New Ceramic Facades: Texture and Tone Innovations architecture-design
Several companies have introduced new ceramic products for architectural facades, emphasizing texture, color, and sustainability. Shildan Group's terra-cotta curtain wall…
Casa Skylark: A New Residential Architecture in Ludlow by House of EM architecture-design
House of EM has completed Casa Skylark, a two-story residence on the edge of Ludlow, a historic market town in the UK. The 383-square-meter house overlooks open countryside. The…
Rundzwei Architekten's Glass House Retreat North of Berlin architecture-design
Das Glas Haus, a weekend house by Rundzwei Architekten, is located north of Berlin. The structure is defined by a transparent glass envelope that fosters a constant visual…
Mars Mellow Sneakers by CRO: A Single-Volume Footwear Design architecture-design
CRO's sneaker design, Mars Mellow, represents a transformation in footwear aesthetics, emphasizing a seamless form over traditional construction methods. This shoe showcases a…
MVA (Mikelić Vreš Arhitekti) Studio Profile architecture-design
Founded in 2007 by Marin Mikelić and Tomislav Vreš, MVA is an architecture studio based in Zagreb, Croatia. Their practice spans architecture, urban planning, and design, with…
Sunflower Network opens modular children's hospital in Brody, Ukraine architecture-design
Charity Sunflower Network has opened a paediatric clinic in Brody, Ukraine, claimed to be the country's first new healthcare infrastructure since Russia's 2022 invasion. Built…
Supersystème Makes Typography the Core of Visual Identity architecture-design
Montreal-based design studio Supersystème, founded by Eveline Lupien and Marie-France Gaudet, creates visual identities, publications, and posters where typography functions as…
Ida & Billy Architects Complete Choi Kai Yau Hostel at Chinese University of Hong Kong architecture-design
Ida & Billy Architects have completed the Choi Kai Yau Hostel, a 125-bedroom dormitory for United College at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The 6,343 sqm building sits…
Artist Johnny DeFeo Builds Rentable Coyote-Shaped House in New Mexico Desert architecture-design
Artist Johnny DeFeo has realized a giant coyote-head-shaped rental house, The Trickster (also known as Coyote Casita), in Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico, after winning an Airbnb OMG!…
Nereidas Design House by Studio Font in Baja California architecture-design
So, there's this cool place called Nereidas Design House, which is a 630-square-meter home being built in the Baja California desert near Todos Santos. Studio Font, led by…
Playful Design Transforms Pediatric Healthcare Devices architecture-design
Industrial designers are reshaping pediatric healthcare by turning medical devices into playful, interactive objects. Projects like Ringo, a sailboat-inspired IV stand from Hongik…
Engawa Sports Facility by FAKT – Office for Architecture in Ketzin architecture-design
FAKT – Office for Architecture has completed the Engawa sports facility in Ketzin/Havel, Germany. The 432 m² building is a compact, multi-use structure harmoniously situated among…
US Enacts Sweeping Housing Reform: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act architecture-design
On July 11, 2026, the United States enacted the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act aimed at transforming housing policies. This pivotal legislation modernizes federal housing…

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