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Oki Sato steps down from Nendo leadership role

Cajsa Carlson — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:32 +0000

Design studio Nendo's founder Oki Sato has announced that he will hand over leadership of the company to managing director Akihiro Ito, while the role of chief designer "will be entrusted to talented young designers". Read more

Plant pots and people-shaped portals animate Bordeaux housing by MVRDV

Lizzie Crook — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:45:18 +0000

Potted plants and doorways shaped like gardeners are dotted across the faceted La Vallée Verte housing in Bordeaux, France, recently completed by Dutch studio MVRDV. Read more

Wind damage delays opening of JR's Pont Neuf inflatable in Paris

Lizzie Crook — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:25:41 +0000

The opening of La Caverne du Pont Neuf, an inflatable cave-like installation by French street artist JR in Paris, has been delayed after strong winds ripped through its exterior. Read more

"Tent-like" Eve Music Hall by BIG under construction in Croatia

Cajsa Carlson — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:45:53 +0000

Danish studio BIG has revealed images of its Eve Music Hall, a music venue with a facade designed to resemble swooping theatrical curtains, under construction in Croatia. Read more

MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen resigns and Herman Miller appoints new creative directors

Ellen Eberhardt — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:59:28 +0000

US furniture company MillerKnoll has announced leadership changes, including the resignation of CEO Andi Owen and the appointment of Kim Colin and Sam Hecht of London studio Industrial Facility as Herman Miller creative directors. Read more

Conflict Ecology uses synthetic aperture radar to analyse building damage in Lebanon

Amy Peacock — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:45:45 +0000

Geospatial research studio Conflict Ecology has used synthetic aperture radar to identify damage to over 2,000 buildings in Lebanon in the first five weeks of the recent war between Israel and militant group Hezbollah. Read more

TO and Palma design museum as "climatic infrastructure for Panama City"

Josh Niland — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:35:40 +0000

Mexico City-based studios TO and Palma have designed an extension for Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá in Panama, informed by the country's status as a place of exchange. Read more

Lanza Atelier designs snaking brick Serpentine Pavilion in London

Starr Charles — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:52:35 +0000

Mexican studio Lanza Atelier has created A Serpentine, a snaking brick-walled structure for the 25th edition of the Serpentine Pavilion in London. Read more

Apple resumes Designers of Tomorrow initiative at Design Miami Paris

Tom Ravenscroft — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:33 +0000

Technology brand Apple is bringing its Designers of Tomorrow exhibition back to Design Miami Paris in October as part of its push to showcase emerging designers. Read more

OMA designs pyramidal building in China as "three-dimensional village"

Lizzie Crook — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:25:10 +0000

Architecture studio OMA has completed Hangzhou Prism, a mixed-use building in southeastern China with a pyramidal form that incorporates a public square at its base. Read more

K-Studio and Arup to expand Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium in Athens

Starr Charles — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:15:16 +0000

Greek architecture practice K-Studio and engineering firm Arup have unveiled plans for the renovation and expansion of the Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium in Athens. Read more

Gehry Partners, WHY Architecture and Olin to revamp Getty Center tram station in Los Angeles

Josh Niland — Fri, 29 May 2026 14:32:59 +0000

US architecture studios Gehry Partners, WHY Architecture and landscape studio Olin have been announced as the project leads for renovations to the visitor sequence at the Getty Center in California, USA. Read more

Researchers warn plastic-potted green walls could pose "Grenfell nightmare"

Peter Apps — Thu, 28 May 2026 09:15:14 +0000

Green walls could present a similar fire risk to the highly combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower due to the plastic used in their potting systems, research shared exclusively with Dezeen has found. Read more

NASA says "living and working on the moon will become reality" after 2032

Ben Dreith — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:51:13 +0000

American space agency NASA has updated plans for a permanent moon base, with a multi-phased plan culminating in "semi-permanent habitation models". Read more

Stefano Boeri Architetti to convert depot into community hub in Rome

Starr Charles — Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:48 +0000

Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled plans to transform a historic transportation depot into a greenery-covered public space in Rome's Della Vittoria neighbourhood. Read more

"Arc de Trump" design approved for Washington DC

Ben Dreith — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:28:41 +0000

A monumental triumphal arch with a neoclassical structure devised by Atlanta-based studio Harrison Design has been approved for Washington DC, USA, by the Commission of Fine Arts. Read more

US government and Amtrak select team for Penn Station redevelopment

Ellen Eberhardt — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:56:34 +0000

US Department of Transportation secretary Sean P Duffy and national transportation company Amtrak have selected a team led by developers Halmar and Skanska to renovate New York City's Penn Station. Read more

Translucent Centre Pompidou Hanwha set to open in Seoul

Starr Charles — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:15 +0000

The Centre Pompidou Hanwha designed by French architecture studio Wilmotte & Associés has been revealed ahead of its opening in Seoul, South Korea, next month. Read more

Kengo Kuma & Associates designs its first museum building in the US for Pennsylvania

Ellen Eberhardt — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:59:45 +0000

Architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates and landscape design office Field Operations have released designs for a vernacular expansion to the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art outside of Philadelphia, USA. Read more

Barber Osgerby to close studio after 30 years "to begin working independently"

Max Fraser — Wed, 20 May 2026 10:58:35 +0000

British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are closing their eponymous London studio after three decades, bringing to an end one of the UK's most influential design partnerships. Read more