Robocoop conceals Rome palace restoration work with "illusionary infill facade"
Italian studio Robocoop has created a temporary facade to blend into its historic surroundings and hide ongoing construction on a palace courtyard restoration in Rome. More
Fraser & Partners unveils design for world's tallest hybrid timber tower in Perth
Australian architecture studio Fraser & Partners has revealed its design for a nearly 190-metre-tall residential tower named C6 in Perth, Australia, describing it as a "new benchmark in height for mass timber". More
Snøhetta references vernacular mud-brick architecture for Saudi Arabian opera house
Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for an opera house in the historic town of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, informed by traditional Najdi architecture. More
Mario Cucinella Architects reveals semicircular hospital rising out of the ground in Cremona
Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has unveiled its design for a hospital and health park in Cremona, Italy, which appears to rise out of the ground in concentric rings. More
ARM Architecture covers Geelong Arts Centre in swooping concrete curtains
Australian studio ARM Architecture has completed the renovation of the Geelong Arts Centre in Victoria, Australia, adding a theatrical draping facade to its exterior. More
Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design books of 2023
We continue our review of 2023 with a roundup of this year's top architecture and design books, including a survey of 60 years of Barbie Dreamhouses and a volume documenting tidal pools around the world. More
Robotically woven fibres wrap university building for textiles in Germany
A web of glass and carbon fibres envelops Texoversum, a university building for textiles that architecture studios Allmannwappner and Menges Scheffler Architekten have created in Germany. More
Dezeen's top 10 UK architecture projects of 2023
From a non-denominational temple to Europe's tallest modular residential tower, we select 10 of this year's most notable architecture projects in the UK as part of our 2023 review. More
"World's first" combined baseball stadium and shopping mall proposed for South Korea
US architecture studio DLA+ has unveiled its design for a multi-purpose sports- and entertainment building in Incheon, South Korea, containing the Cheongna SSG baseball stadium and a shopping centre. More
Hayhurst and Co designs low-energy London home as "domestic-scale greenhouse"
Informed by the greenhouses that once occupied the site, local architecture studio Hayhurst and Co added bamboo planting behind polycarbonate screens to the facade of a family home in London. More
BIG reveals stepped housing overlooking Aegean Sea
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the design for a luxury residential building with cascading terraces named Park Rise, which will form part of the Ellinikon city masterplan near Athens. More
Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as "one of Tokyo's greenest urban areas"
Architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo, which is defined by curving roofs topped with greenery. More
Tom Dixon retrospective exhibition opens at Themes & Variations in London
London gallery Themes & Variations has opened an exhibition of furniture, lighting and sculpture by designer Tom Dixon that spans his over 40-year career, which he says is "like having a visual psychotherapy session". More
Atelier 9.81 models Calais port tower on stack of pebbles
French architecture studio Atelier 9.81 has designed a tower of staggered concrete blocks for a harbour master's office and lookout building on the Calais coastline. More
Armourcoat creates durable clay wall covering as "ecological alternative to paint"
Surfacing brand Armourcoat has launched a range of textured, biodegradable wall plaster surfaces that combine the natural appearance of clay with enhanced durability. More
This week the latest Neom region in Saudi Arabia was revealed
This week on Dezeen, Saudi Arabian mega-project Neom revealed its sixth region, Epicon, which will feature a pair of jagged skyscrapers on the Gulf of Aqaba. More
Plant trees in cities to curb deadly heatwaves says Arup's Dima Zogheib
Cities should plant more trees to help prevent tens of thousands of annual deaths from extreme heat, Arup specialist Dima Zogheib tells Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. More
Climate Safe Rooms retrofits Australian homes to protect vulnerable residents in extreme temperatures
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Climate Safe Rooms, an initiative that insulates one room in a home as a cost-effective way of preparing low-income homes in Australia for extreme heat. More
WOHA cuts garden terraces supported by green columns into Pan Pacific Orchard hotel
Architecture studio WOHA has created a "garden hotel" in Singapore with planted and pool terraces cut into the building's rectangular form. More
WXCA unveils plans to reconstruct Saxon Palace in Warsaw
Architecture studio WXCA has unveiled plans to rebuild Saxon Palace in Warsaw and replicate its facade from 1939, before the building was destroyed during world war two. More