Skinny houses
Skinny houses
IGArchitects slots skinny 2700 house into narrow plot in Japan
Walls of exposed concrete define this skinny house in Saitama, Japan, which local studio IGArchitects designed with a width of just 2.7 metres. More
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Residential architecture and interiors
Residential architecture and interiors
Concrete columns frame Bury Gate Farm house by Sandy Rendel Architects
A "classical" two-storey colonnade characterises this family home in the South Downs National Park, completed by London studio Sandy Rendel Architects. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week we highlighted the best of Milan design week
This week on Dezeen, we reported live from this year's Milan design week on the key installations, exhibitions and launches at the world's biggest design event. More
Cultural
Cultural
Renzo Piano unveils Boca Raton cultural centre topped with viewing box
Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has unveiled renderings of its concept for a three-storey cultural centre in south Florida, USA. More
Gyms and fitness
Gyms and fitness
MD41 creates "pure and extremely simple" gymnasium in Italy
Architecture studio MD41 has completed a gymnasium for a school in Merate, Italy, housed in a cubic volume clad in textured concrete panels. More
News
News
Don't Move, Improve! unveils London's best house renovations of 2024
A dwelling with a "tin hat" by Nimtim Architects and a colourful extension by Charles Holland are among the 16 London homes named on the shortlist for this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition. More
News
News
Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum named world's most influential architects
Architects Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum have been named on the list of the 100 most influential people of 2024 by Time magazine. More
French houses
French houses
Barrault Pressacco critiques "copy and paste" housing with home in southern France
French studio Barrault Pressacco has completed the 102LET house outside Montpellier, mimicking the area's suburban architecture to conceal an interior defined by bright, open spaces. More
Events
Events
Five art and design exhibitions on Dezeen Events Guide
Arab Design Now and Enzo Mari are among the current design exhibitions taking place across the world featured in Dezeen Events Guide. More
Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers
Oklahoma City approves USA's tallest skyscraper height
A height variance request for what is set to be the tallest skyscraper in the US located in Oklahoma City has been approved to move forward to the next stage. More
Residential architecture and interiors
Residential architecture and interiors
Brett Farrow designs San Dieguito House to embrace setting in coastal California
A large tree lies at the heart of a cedar-clad residence in southern California designed by US studio Brett Farrow Architect, which used various tactics to "meld nature into the home's ethos". More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House in Connecticut, USA. More
Visitor centres
Visitor centres
Erlebnis-Hus seaside visitor centre wrapped in timber grid to "play in, on, under or beside"
A gridded timber frame creates a flexible armature for play equipment and social spaces at the Erlebnis-Hus visitor centre in Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany, which was designed by Holzer Kobler Architekturen. More
Comments
Comments
"Did I wake up in the wrong multiverse today?" asks commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign, which reimagines "boring" versions of UK landmarks including The Tower of London and Edinburgh Castle. More
Laboratories
Laboratories
Ross Barney Architects encloses NASA testing facility in unique copper-concrete panels
US architecture Ross Barney Architects has completed a NASA laboratory for deep-space technology testing in Cleveland, USA, which includes a tower made of pre-cast concrete panels for testing antennas. More
Restaurants
Restaurants
Sona Reddy Studio draws on vernacular architecture for restaurant in Hyderabad
Traditional materials and building techniques "celebrate the essence" of south Indian architecture at Telugu Medium, a restaurant in Hyderabad by local practice Sona Reddy Studio. More
Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers
Foster + Partners tops out China Merchants Bank skyscraper in Shenzhen
The China Merchants Bank Headquarters by British architecture studio Foster + Partners has topped out in Shenzhen, with progress on a decorative ribbed steel and glass facade. More
Opinion
Opinion
"Italo Rota's all-encompassing definition of architecture is needed today more than ever"
Architects should learn from Italo Rota's desire to constantly learn and evolve his view of architecture, Carlo Ratti writes following the Italian architect's death last week. More
News
News
Fire engulfs Copenhagen's old stock exchange causing spire to collapse
A fire has broken out at the 17th-century Børsen building in Copenhagen, Denmark, causing its iconic dragon tail-shaped spire to collapse. More
News
News
Heatherwick's Vessel set to reopen with "floor-to-ceiling steel mesh"
The Vessel viewpoint by Thomas Heatherwick is expected to reopen in New York this year, shrouded by steel netting to prevent people from jumping from its platforms. More