This week Olympics reconsidered Neom as hosts for Asian Winter Games
This week on Dezeen, we reported that Olympic organisers are considering alternative hosts for the 2029 Asian Winter Games, due to concerns that Neom’s Trojena ski resort won’t be ready in time. Read more
Why Custom Sofas Are the Secret Ingredient to Inspired Design
If you鈥檝e ever walked into a room and immediately felt at home, chances are the furniture had something to do with it. Sofas, in particular, set the mood more than we realize. They鈥檙e where you curl up with a book, where friends gather during movie nights, and where design truly meets everyday life. I鈥檝e always …
The state of high-speed rail infrastructure in the United States
After an announcement that Amtrak launched a new generation of high-speed trains in the eastern US,聽we take a look at the progress of other proposed high-speed rail projects throughout the country, including in California and Texas. Read more
Kazuyo Sejima discusses SANAA’s most notable projects at University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School Awards
Promotion: in a recent lecture, cofounder of Japanese studio SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima, explained how the studio’s key projects connect with their surroundings and create space to 芦聽bring people together聽禄. Read more
X-ray positioning kit for children among projects from Designblok finalists
Dezeen School Shows: a modular positioning kit designed to aid children’s comfort during X-rays is among the projects from this year’s Designblok selection. Read more
Pebble stool by Atelier2+ for Moonler
Dezeen Showroom: designed to look like a cluster of balancing rocks, this stool by Thai studio Atelier 2+ and furniture brand Moonler is made of wood indigenous to Thailand. Read more
Pend wraps extension to historic Scottish home in fluted pink-toned stonework
Scottish architecture studio Pend has updated a heritage-listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian, adding an extension clad in fluted, blush-toned blocks of precast stone. Read more
Donald Trump makes classical style 芦聽preferred architecture聽禄 for federal buildings
US president Donald Trump has signed the Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again executive order to make classical architecture the preferred style for new civic buildings in the USA. Read more
Original Modern Shelving by Tylko
Dezeen Showroom:聽furniture brand Tylko‘s system of customisable storage units comes in vivid colours and can be custom-configured using a specialist online tool. Read more
芦聽Another camera in your home watching you聽禄 says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a retrofuturistic kitchen robot that uses AI to generate recipes based on leftover ingredients. Read more