A self-build project in London and a level-access home for retirees in Sussex are among the "breathtaking pieces of architecture" vying for Royal Institute of British Architect\'s House of the Year 2024. The six-strong shortlist also includes a...

Spanish architecture studios DataAE and Xavier Vendrell have balanced two rows of social housing on a hillside in Barcelona overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The project includes 39 units ? a total of 4,785 square metres (51,500 square feet) ?...

Promotion: Dubai-based tower offices ICD Brookfield Place has opened a dedicated level on its 50th floor featuring 11 private offices and a communal lounge designed by Los Angeles-based studio Marmol Radziner and Associates. The Sky Suites are the...

A series of viewpoints clad in charred-timber shingles have been perched throughout the largest nature park in Copenhagen by Danish studios LYTT Architecture and ADEPT. Located along a stretch of coastline east of the capital city, the...

The Warren Technical Center in Michigan, the first solo project by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, showcased the unity of mid-century architecture, design and engineering in the United States. Completed in 1956 in a small town outside of...

Multiple human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have criticised a human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia\'s 2034 FIFA World Cup bid, claiming it fails to acknowledge documented abuses to workers in the country. Amnesty...

Dezeen Showroom: American brand Pallas Textiles has collaborated with design studio Limn & Loom to create the In Good Company fabric collection woven from recycled plastic yarn. The In Good Company collection is woven from Seaqual Yarn, which...

Zaha Hadid Architects\' twisting Mercury Tower is a symbol of Malta\'s confused urban priorities and raises questions about how much influence individual buildings should have over a place, writes Ann Dingli. Mercury Tower is Malta\'s most...

The Dezeen editorial team is up for seven awards at the prestigious International Building Press Awards 2024 ? the most out of any of the publications nominated this year. Dezeen features editor Nat Barker received no less than three nominations...

Photographs shared exclusively with Dezeen show the twisting facade of Malta\'s tallest building, recently completed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects. At 31 storeys and 122 metres in height, Mercury Tower has been the Mediterranean...

Shopping centres are a fascinating and under-appreciated aspect of urban architecture, according to British journalist Art Anthony, who films himself walking around malls that have fallen on hard times. Anthony is part of a sub-culture of YouTube...

Design studio Simplicity used a palette of natural materials including wood, stone and tatami to evoke the look and feel of a traditional Japanese inn when creating the ryokan floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Osaka. The hotel is located in the...

Chinese landscape architecture studio Turenscape has transformed a concrete sea wall on an abandoned fish farm into a public space in Haikou City, Hainan. Named A Breathing Sea Wall, the project aims to help alleviate the local threat of rising sea...

An 88-storey supertall skyscraper by architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox that pays homage to New York City\'s beaux-arts architecture has topped out in Midtown Manhattan. Located at 520 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, the skyscraper will...

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a rural retreat in Greece designed by Invisible Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architect Piers Taylor, founder of British practice Invisible Studio, has completed a concrete...

Canada-based designer Omer Arbel has unveiled designs for a series of homes in Washington State made from concrete and covered in wooden balls intended to cultivate ecosystems over time. Arbel, the founder of lighting brand Bocci, was commissioned...

Dezeen School Shows: an installation which features a pattern-generating machine to reflect migrant experiences is included in this school show by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Also included is a project...

Promotion: Turkish-born, London-based designer Melek Zeynep Bulut has designed a large scale suspended installation at the 18th-century Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. Named Duo, the installation is on display from 28 October to 3...

Timber columns and a mesh facade are intended to emulate "a screen of trees" at this sports centre in Canada by Toronto studio MJMA Architecture & Design. Named the Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park, the project in Mississauga...

Danish architecture studio BIG has completed its own concrete headquarters on an industrial harbour in Copenhagen. Situated along a pier in the city\'s Nordhavn neighbourhood, the 27-metre-tall BIG HQ is wrapped by a protruding staircase that...

Verner Panton caused a sensation with his pioneering approach to furniture and lighting design. For our mid-century modern series, we profile the Danish designer whose colourful pieces and interiors define an era. With their vibrant colours and...

Dezeen Showroom: Danish company Arturel has worked with textile brand Kvadrat and designer Nital Patel on Dune, an acoustic panel collection with a serene aesthetic. The Dune collection features artwork-like acoustic wall panels all made with...

Parametric forms topped with greenery define this preschool in Andhra Pradesh, India, which has been completed by architecture firm Andblack Design Studio. Named Cocoon Pre-primary Extension, the preschool was designed as an extension to the...

Dutch designer Teun Zwets has created a Dutch Design Week exhibition featuring colourful, cartoonish furniture, a grotto-like bed and a bathroom made out of cardboard. Zwets transformed his Eindhoven studio into a mock home that paired his Splitted...

A stepped six-tiered pyramid dominated the main Ketelhuisplein square at Dutch Design Week this year, wrapped in colourful flags offering 80 different symbols for peace. Each flag for the Temple of Peace was created by a design graduate together...