Water disappears through gaps in Serafini’s « sculptural yet functional » Piano washbasin
Italian brand Serafini has created a bespoke washbasin concept for high-end interiors, made from a rhythmic row of marble slabs that cleverly conceal the drainage. Read more
« Dezeen Jobs Top Companies is about highlighting the studios creating meaningful change »
Entries are now open for Dezeen Jobs Top Companies 2026, our first-ever programme that recognises outstanding studios and practices worldwide that are creating inclusive and forward-thinking workplaces. Read more
Beyond Pretty Palettes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building an Accessible Color System
We’ve all been there. You spend hours crafting the perfect color palette, a harmonious blend of modern hues, subtle neutrals, and a pop of vibrant accent. It looks stunning in your mockups. But then, reality hits. A developer asks, “What’s the hex for the secondary button state?†A colleague points out the text is unreadable …
Department of Buildings approves six designs for New York’s scaffolding
New York’s Department of Buildings has greenlit designs by architecture studio PAU and engineering outfit Arup for the city’s sidewalk sheds to make them « safer, more egalitarian, and more beautiful ». Read more
« Iconic and unusual » Vaillancourt Fountain set to be dismantled
The San Francisco Arts Commission has voted to dismantle and store a 1970s concrete fountain in San Francisco designed by artist Armand Vaillancourt. Read more
Shibanee & Kamal Architects design green-roofed housing community in Texas
Architects Shibanee Sagar and Aadi Sagar explain how they introduced green-roofed suburban housing to foster daily contact with nature in this Texas community, as shown in this exclusive video by Dezeen. Read more
BLUE Architecture Studio converts historic Yangzhou district into sprawling hotel
A cluster of new and old buildings in the ancient centre of Yangzhou, China, has been stitched together into a hotel complex by local firms BLUE Architecture Studio and the Urban Architecture Lab at Southeast University. Read more
Will David Adjaye be re-accepted by the architectural establishment?
With a growing number of lectures, talks and interviews, David Adjaye is slowly returning to public life following sexual assault and harassment accusations two years ago. We ask how the architecture profession will react. Read more
David Adjaye criticises reporting of sexual assault allegations
Architect David Adjaye has called the reporting on his alleged sexual misconduct « deeply unfair », in some of his first on-the-record comments since allegations came to light. Read more
Tarkett achieves « world’s first » carbon negative linoleum
French flooring brand Tarkett has announced that its linoleum is now carbon-negative across all stages of its life cycle, from sourcing raw materials to end-of-life deconstruction and recycling. Read more
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