LMN and Page’s « vertically-oriented » Austin Convention Center underway
Ahead of the SXSW festival, construction is underway at the Austin Convention Centre designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects and local studio Page after getting a go-ahead from local judge. Read more
Rosary headboard by India Mahdavi for Bolzan
Dezeen Showroom: architect India Mahdavi worked with Italian furniture brand Bolzan to produce the Rosary headboard, featuring bead-like ceramic details. Read more
Protective seed pods inform timber forest pavilion by Walden Studio
The casings of woodland seeds such as chestnuts and pinecones informed the openable facade of this pod-like pavilion in the Netherlands, designed by local architecture practice Walden Studio. Read more
Foster + Partners plans Oxford chapel conversion for Larry Ellison
British studio Foster + Partners is developing plans to convert an old chapel in Oxford into a restaurant and bar for the Ellison Institute of Technology research campus. Read more
Architects and engineers among professions most automatable by AI according to Anthropic
A study by AI company Anthropic has found that much work done by architects and engineers could be done twice as quickly with large language models, but claims there has been little impact on jobs so far. Read more
UK government hires Google to develop AI planning tool to make « near-instant decisions »
Technology company Google is set to develop an AI tool to speed up planning decisions for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Read more
I IN designs light-filled Kamakura beach house to make most of ocean view
Tokyo studio I IN has renovated Lulla House, a holiday home overlooking the ocean in Kamakura, Japan, creating « a space where the beauty of the view becomes a collective experience ». Read more
Jaime Hayon and Alessandro Arienzo announced as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Interior designers Jaime Hayon and Miriam Fanning, architect Alessandro Arienzo and designer Nao Tamura have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. Read more
Plantea Estudio transforms austere concrete shell into Berlin’s Acid cafe
Wood, granite and stainless steel elements enrich the otherwise bare concrete interior of this cafe in Berlin, designed by Spanish firm Plantea Estudio. Read more
Boxy “sky lounges†protrude from Seattle skyscraper by Grzywinski + Pons
US architecture studio Grzywinski + Pons has completed a 31-storey residential building in downtown Seattle that features a light olive-coloured facade and glazed boxes that pop out from the tower’s edges. Read more
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