Shipping-container community centre by Shigeru Ban under construction in Altadena
A community centre designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban made of two linked shipping containers is currently under construction in Altadena to serve as a relief space for those effected by the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. Read more
FAMM Arquitectura lets the landscape « speak first » at Costa Rican house
Costa Rican studio FAMM Arquitectura has created a coastal house that features overhangs and a central brick volume and was designed around preexisting trees on the site in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features BIG staff protesting planned layoffs at London offices
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features BIG employees in London protesting planned layoffs. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
HNTB announces partnership with Drew Brees for « next era of innovation in sports »
American architecture studio HNTB has announced a strategic partnership with retired NFL quarterback Drew Brees aimed at improving the design of domestic sports stadiums and infrastructure. Read more
« Contrasts dissolve » in architectural Lanza Atelier furniture exhibition in Mexico
Mexican studio Lanza Atelier, this year’s Serpentine Pavilion designer, has showcased a diverse collection of furniture at gallery AGO Projects that features reused materials such as rebar and sail fabric during Mexico City art week. Read more
Antarctic Discovery Building designed for « one of the harshest environments on Earth »
UK studio Hugh Broughton Architects and NORR have exclusively revealed the aerodynamic Antarctic Discovery Building, which is topped with a unique snow deflector. Read more
Eight Antarctic buildings that « have the X Factor »
Following the unveiling of the Discovery Building today, we look at eight architectural highlights from Antarctica over the past 20 years. Read more
Zaha Hadid Architects designs curving cultural district on Hangzhou waterfront
A series of sweeping public buildings are set to make up the Qiantang Bay Cultural District designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects along the Zhedong Canal in Hangzhou, China. Read more
Mies van der Rohe Award reveals finalists for 2026
Seven finalists have been named for this year’s Mies van der Rohe Award, including five regeneration projects such as a 19th-century train depot-turned-design lab in France. Read more
Peter Pichler Architecture designs museum depot for South Tyrol’s archaeological artefacts
Italian studio Peter Pichler Architecture has unveiled its design for a museum and storage facility in South Tyrol, Italy, which will rise from the alpine landscape with an angular green roof. Read more
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