Kate Donaldson
Dezeen's top five houses of January 2024
Dezeen's top five houses of the month for January include an "unyielding" travertine-clad holiday home on the Danish coast and a fluted concrete villa built into a Spanish hillside. More
Studio NAAW uncovers Soviet-era details in Almaty restaurant interior
Local practice NAAW Studio has converted a former Soviet railway workers' housing block into the Fika restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan, retaining original features of 1950s building. More
UNStudio reveals plans for world's tallest Ferris wheel in Seoul
Dutch firm UNStudio has unveiled the design for the Seoul Twin Eye spokeless Ferris wheel in Seoul, which will consist of an intersecting double-ring structure on top of a cultural complex. More
Overlapping concrete arches frame Bangkok shopping centre by Linehouse
Architecture studio Linehouse has refurbished the CentralWorld shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, introducing a double-layered facade punctured by arches. More
Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past
In this lookbook, we feature nine residential projects that demonstrate unique ways of interacting with a site's history by weaving existing ruins into their designs. More
Black-stained timber canopy encloses garden pavilion by Tikari Works in London
British studio Tikari Works has completed an outbuilding for a south London residence that is framed by a latticed timber roof structure and configured to weave around a Lebanese cedar tree. More
Coffey Architects designs retirement complex in Surrey to foster neighbourly connections
British studio Coffey Architects has completed Cobham Bowers, a later-living housing community in Surrey designed to create "a seamless blend between personal and communal living". More
WärtZ district designed as "second city centre" for Zwolle
Dutch studios MVRDV, Orange Architects and LOLA Landscape Architects have designed a masterplan for a neighbourhood in Zwolle, the Netherlands, which will include a converted warehouse topped with wooden apartments. More
Deep-finned colonnade frames London home extension by Will Gamble Architects
British studio Will Gamble Architects has completed an extension and refurbishment to a family home in Croydon, London, defined by a contemporary colonnade spanning across the rear facade. More
Kooo Architects designs rural hotel to blend with village in China
Japanese studio Kooo Architects has completed a collection of hotel cottages in China that draw on the local vernacular to integrate into the surrounding village. More
Foster + Partners reveals Techo International Airport with gridded "tree-canopy" roof
British studio Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which has commenced construction 20 kilometres south of the city centre. More
Monolithic green marble forms "majestic wall" in Milan apartment
Italian studio AIM has designed a compact, multi-level apartment interior in Milan organised around a floor-to-ceiling Verde Alpi marble partition. More
BIG designs stage set with inflatable orb for WhoMadeWho's world tour
Danish architecture studio BIG has created an experimental stage set for Danish pop trio WhoMadeWho's world tour. More
RSHP unveils proposal for "post-carbon" neighbourhood in Paris
British studio RSHP has revealed its plans to introduce a mixed-use neighbourhood with a series of public spaces within La Défense business district in Paris. More
Plat Asia explores "boundarylessness" with Cloud Tea Room in China
Beijing studio Plat Asia has created a contemporary teahouse for a resort in Huzhou, China, which draws on the transience of clouds and is surrounded by an undulating steel-pole installation. More
Dezeen's top 10 car designs of 2023
Next in our review of 2023 we round up 10 eye-catching car designs featured on Dezeen this year, including Tesla's Cybertruck, a muscular SUV by Rezvani Motors and David Beckham's designs for a pair of Maserati cars. More
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios restores and refurbishes historic Brighton Dome venues
UK practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has restored four heritage-listed buildings within the Brighton Dome cultural complex, upgrading its performance spaces and uncovering 19th-century structures. More
Spaceagency converts former Weeties warehouse into family home
Australian studio Spaceagency has consolidated three apartments in a heritage-listed cereal factory into a single-family home in North Fremantle, Western Australia. More
Foster + Partners references "Florida's vernacular architecture" for The Alton in Miami
British studio Foster + Partners has revealed its design for The Alton, a mixed-use development with a concrete structure that will draw on the surrounding architecture of Miami Beach, Florida. More
MVRDV completes yellow office retrofit with zigzagging outdoor staircase
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled Haus 1, a bright yellow workplace adapted from a 1990s office building in Berlin with local studio Hirschmüller Schindele Architekten. More