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A barn in rural England and a lakeside cottage in Poland feature in this roundup of homes with highly textured facades, finished with scaly-looking shingles. Read more

This week on Dezeen, we showcased Nike’s Mind trainers, which were « designed from the brain down » to improve athletes’ concentration and focus. Read more

London studio Farshid Moussavi Architects and US studio Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects have completed a building and sprawling gardens for the first Ismaili Center in the US. Read more

Architects have expressed optimism over the recent election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, citing his campaign’s focus on housing and the environment. Read more

Promotion: Estonian timber supplier Thermory has announced the winners of its annual wooden architecture design awards, including a villa clad with vernacular lace-like timber, and a home influenced by Japanese wabi-sabi principles. Read more

This year’s UAE Designer Exhibition at Dubai Design Week features a glass coffee table debossed with oysters and a towering wooden lamp referencing French pastries. Read more

Architecture studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has built a concrete structure that looks like a temple, but is actually a shed for storing beekeeping equipment in central Chile. Read more

Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless objects, not just throwaway products. Read more

Architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed the AYDC Public Art Centre in Guiyang, China, dividing its spaces across three sculptural stone-clad pavilions set in a landscaped park. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Dutch office furniture brand Ahrend has designed a light fixture that is integrated into office pod ceilings to mimic the look of blue sky through a skylight. Read more