UNESCO has updated its World Heritage List with 13 modernist buildings in Finland designed by architects Aino, Elissa, and Alvar Aalto. More about UNESCO adds works of Aino, Elissa and Alvar Aalto to World Heritage List
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. More about Frankfurt RheinMain hosts festival of creative events for Open – Design Week
One of Ukraine's most significant religious sites, Dormition Cathedral, is among the buildings to have been left badly damaged in the latest waves of Russian strikes in the country. More about UNESCO-listed cathedral in Kyiv set alight during Russian attack
Russian drone strikes have hit the UNESCO-listed historic centre of Lviv in Ukraine, reportedly damaging the 17th-century Bernardine Monastery. More about Ukrainian monastery in UNESCO-listed site damaged by Russian drone strikes
UNESCO has reported that World Heritage-listed Golestan Palace in Tehran has been damaged following a nearby airstrike in the Iranian capital. More about US-Israeli airstrike damages UNESCO-listed palace in Tehran
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has designed the UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects, which will display 600 artefacts that have been stolen or disappeared. More about Diébédo Francis Kéré designs UNESCO museum for stolen artefacts
UNESCO architect Maria Rita Acetoso recently completed a huge project to revive the war-ravaged city of Mosul. In this interview, she explains the importance of rebuilding with the involvement of local communities after conflict. More about Post-conflict rebuilding is "a tool for healing" says UNESCO specialist
UNESCO director Audrey Azoulay has said that the organisation will support Morocco in its efforts to rebuild schools and heritage landmarks damaged by this week's earthquake. More about UNESCO vows to "support the Moroccan authorities" rebuild following earthquake
Swedish architecture studio Konstantin Arkitekter has created a pavilion in Greenland named Qaammat, which is made up of two glass block walls perched on the rocky terrain of a UNESCO World Heritage site. More about Qaammat glass-block pavilion illustrates "distinctiveness of the Greenlandic culture"
Global heritage body UNESCO has reported that 143 culturally significant buildings have been damaged in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in late February. More about More than 140 significant cultural sites damaged in Ukraine during war says UNESCO
UNESCO has stripped Liverpool of its prestigious World Heritage status after a UN committee found recent developments caused an "irreversible loss of attributes" in the city. More about Liverpool stripped of World Heritage status due to waterfront developments
Liverpool is set to lose its World Heritage status, according to a UNESCO report citing detrimental waterfront developments "eroding the integrity" of the site. More about Liverpool should be stripped of World Heritage status says UNESCO
UNESCO has unveiled plans to reconstruct the ruined Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, with enclosed gardens, perforated brick buildings and more facilities for women. More about Destroyed Al-Nouri Mosque complex to be rebuilt in Mosul
Eight buildings by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, including his iconic Fallingwater house and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. More about Eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings added to UNESCO World Heritage List
A coloured concrete canopy supported by large columns forms this gateway designed by Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati for the Pearling Path, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bahrain. More about Valerio Olgiati creates huge red concrete canopy at entrance to Bahrain's Pearling Path
Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020, becoming the first metropolis to receive the designation from heritage body UNESCO. More about UNESCO names Rio de Janeiro first World Capital of Architecture
The US has submitted eight buildings by architect Frank Lloyd Wright to UNESCO's World Heritage List, after revising its nomination put forward in 2015. More about Frank Lloyd Wright buildings re-nominated for World Heritage List
The Jørn Utzon-designed Sydney Opera House has been lit up with graphics to advertising a horse race, prompting protests from designers and locals. More about Protests as Sydney Opera House turned into billboard to advertise horse racing
The design of the £5 billion development set to transform the northern docks of Liverpool, England, has been revised in response to concerns from the UNESCO conservation committee. More about New visuals emerge of development risking Liverpool's UNESCO World Heritage status
Rooftop seal pools and a sloping plinth that meets the tide will feature in Dorte Mandrup's visitor centre for the UNESCO-protected Wadden Sea in the Netherlands. More about Dorte Mandrup designs third Wadden Sea centre for the Netherlands