« Hopeful and imaginative » social housing wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2025
The Appleby Blue Almshouse social housing complex in London, designed by local studio Witherford Watson Mann Architects, has won this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features modular sports playground by Lego and Nike
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a colourful modular playground at a primary school in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
BIG completes mass-timber « village of 29 pavilions » at Johns Hopkins
Danish architecture studio BIG and New York studio Rockwell Group have completed a student centre at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, USA made of a cluster of mass timber volumes that ascend up the building’s sloped site. Read more
Trump doubles down on classical capital with « Arc de Trump » proposal
US president Donald Trump has held a briefing on a proposed classical-style triumphal arch that may be installed in Washington DC as part of the celebrations to mark America’s 250th birthday in 2026. Read more
Bankston Architectural leverages natural materials to create door hardware
Dezeen Showroom: Australian design brand Bankston Architectural has published a selection of its latest door knobs, pulls and handles on Dezeen Showroom. Read more
Pinzauer transforms historic Hampstead home with concrete-framed pavilion
An exposed concrete-framed extension frames views across a garden and sunken studio at this Victorian townhouse in Hampstead, converted into apartments by local architecture studio Pinzauer. Read more
BIG to weave tree-like interfaith complex through Albanian hillside
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled plans for an interfaith complex on a hillside near Tirana, Albania, which will have a cluster of pavilions that celebrate different religions. Read more
« Like fast food and fast fashion, fast architecture is inevitably less fulfilling »
People have long searched for ways to reduce the time it takes to construct buildings but instead we should be trying to slow architecture down, writes Phineas Harper. Read more
Olivia Gino designs turns waste cigarette butts into fuzzy hat
In a bid to reimagine « unpleasant and seemingly worthless » waste, Central Saint Martins graduate Olivia Gino has transformed cigarette butts into a shearling-style hat. Read more
Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to Dubai Design Week 2025
Dezeen Events Guide has launched a guide to the 2025 edition of Dubai Design Week, highlighting the key events taking place from 4 to 9 November 2025. Read more
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