Architecture: Research Guide

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for a residential tower in Paraguay by Architecture firm Estudio AMA. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Estudio AMA unveiled designs for a 90-metre-high residential tower in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. The tower, which will have a gridded concrete facade, will contain apartments, street-level The post Dezeen Agenda features a gridded skyscraper in Paraguay appeared first on Dezeen.

Local studio SHED Architecture & Design has created a house clad in vertical wood siding and a sloped roof in in Seattle, Washington that evokes the steep peaks of Swiss mountains. The 2,714 square-foot (252-square metre) house sits in West Seattle stands out from its context with two roof forms sloping in different directions. “Our The post SHED creates wood-clad house with "jagged peak" in Seattle appeared first on Dezeen.

Melbourne designer Robbie Walker has completed a raised steel cabin resembling a "sculpture in the trees" of a dense forest in Victoria, Australia. Named Sawmill Treehouse, the home sits on a steeply sloping site in Sawmill Settlement, a suburb near Mount Buller ski resort in the Victorian Alps, known locally as High Country. Walker said The post Robbie Walker covers Sawmill Treehouse in Australia with slatted steel appeared first on Dezeen.

Followingthe Royal Institute of British Architects' announcement that Japanese studio SANAA has won the 2025 Royal Gold Medal, we spotlight 10 of the studio's most interesting projects. SANAA, the studio led by architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, was named the winner of this year's prestigious award for its extensive portfolio of work, which was The post Ten notable projects by 2025 Royal Gold Medal-winner SANAA appeared first on Dezeen.

UK deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has told affected families that Grenfell Tower is to be demolished, prompting concerns that the government has "ignored the voices of bereaved". The decision follows years of debate over the future of the 24-storey block in west London after a devastating fire tore through it in June 2017, claiming The post Grenfell Tower to be demolished in west London appeared first on Dezeen.

Since its completion in 2023, Brooklyn's first supertall skyscraper has had an uplifting effect on the borough, writes Cara Greenberg. Nobody plans a skyline the way Haussmann planned the boulevards of Paris. Skylines evolve, building by building – sometimes, as in Downtown Brooklyn – at a dizzy pace. Since 2004, when rezoning allowed high-rise construction The post "Brooklyn needed the Brooklyn Tower" appeared first on Dezeen.

Japanese studio SANAA, which is led by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, has been awarded the 2025 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Described by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as "unassuming yet impactful", SANAA was awarded the annual accolade in recognition of its contribution to the advancement of The post SANAA wins 2025 RIBA Royal Gold Medal appeared first on Dezeen.

The Los Angeles City Council has "unanimously approved" Foster + Partners redevelopment of the Television City in Los Angeles, a 25-acre site with sound stages and production studios dedicated to CBS programming. Located in Fairfax just south of West Hollywood, the campus contains a host of buildings and offices designed in the 1950s by Transamerica The post Foster + Partners redevelopment of Television City in LA moves forward appeared first on Dezeen.

Mass timber and ample glazing feature at an elementary school in northeast Vancouver, which was designed by Canadian firm HCMA Architecture + Designto depart from the "dark, insular schools of the past". Situated on a 1.4-hectare site, the public school serves about 340 students, ranging from kindergarteners to seventh graders. The school's name, wək̓ʷan̓əs tə The post Mass timber forms structural system of Vancouver school by HCMA appeared first on Dezeen.

British architecture practice Studio Merlin has updated Hoj House, a Victorian home in Stoke Newington, with a wildflower-topped extension that draws on Scandinavian design. Named after the Danish word for high, Hoj House occupies the end of a 19th-century terrace characterised by four-storey tall dwellings with narrow gardens at the rear. Studio Merlin's extension expands The post Studio Merlin adds extension with wildflower meadow roof to London home appeared first on Dezeen.

A map of Albania, the face of the country's national hero and a house-covered facade are among the defining features of these eight skyscrapers currently under development in Tirana. Tirana is undergoing a wave of development, with numerous international studios including MVRDV, Stefano Boeri and OODA creating high-profile, high-rise buildings in the city. Here we The post Eight unusual skyscrapers set to transform the skyline of Tirana appeared first on Dezeen.

As Mexico City's art week kicks off, we have chosen a few significant buildings from a list of noteworthy architecture developed with local design studio Davidpompa to celebrate the week. Davidpompa and local restaurant Contramar have collaborated on an exhibition of design objects and food items called Woven Kitchen for Mexico City art week, a The post Eight significant buildings to see around Mexico City appeared first on Dezeen.

American architecture studio Gensler has revealed designs for an office-to-residential conversion of the former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, which will hold 1,600 apartments across two towers. Located across 219 and 229 East 42nd Street in East Midtown, the project encompasses expanding and converting a 33-storey tiered tower and an adjoining ten-storey tower into a The post Gensler to convert former Pfizer HQ into apartments in New York appeared first on Dezeen.

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features intertwined cottages by Japanese studio Nendo.Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Named Hand in Hand House, the cluster of six interconnected cottages are set on a terrace in Karuizawa, central Japan. The project captivated commenters, with one remarking, "Japanese modern home architecture is far ahead of any The post Dezeen Debate features "fun and frivolous" cottages in Karuizawa appeared first on Dezeen.

A facade of glimmering steel surrounds this concert hall in southern Poland, designed for a state music school by local studio SLAS Architekci. The cube-shaped building is a contemporary extension to the traditional Józef Świder State Music School in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, a former spa town that became an industrial city after coal mines were built in The post SLAS Architekci wraps Polish concert hall in mirror-like steel facade appeared first on Dezeen.

Architecture studio Populous has released visuals of the planned Kop Stand at Wrexham AFC's STōK Cae Ras stadium in Wales, as the club aims to expand under the ownership of actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The stand, which will have a capacity of 5,500 people, was designed to restore the stadium's four-sided enclosure and The post Populous unveils Wrexham AFC stand that will "emerge organically from the ground" appeared first on Dezeen.

A canopy of parasols clad in bamboo shelters this business school's social hub in southwest India, which local practice The Purple Ink Studio has designed to challenge conventional academic buildings. The Purple Ink Studio's extension of the Tapmi Center business faculty is located on a prominent corner site on the T A Pai Management Institute The post The Purple Ink Studio covers Tapmi Centre in India with bamboo parasol canopy appeared first on Dezeen.

Festivals Stockholm Design Week and Madrid Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place in February include Design Biennale Rotterdam, Ambiente and Frieze Los Angeles. Stockholm Design Week 3 to 9 February, Sweden Annual festival Stockholm Design Week returns with a programme of The post Seven architecture and design events in February from Dezeen Events Guide appeared first on Dezeen.

London-based OEB Architects has completed Lewisham Loggias, a colourful loft extension that takes cues from Italian palazzos and paintings. The project adds an extra floor to the south London home of a couple, Isabel and Jamie, and their growing family. OEB Architects designed the extension to reflect the proportions of the Victorian property and reference The post OEB Architects adds Italian-informed loft extension to south London house appeared first on Dezeen.

A "cathedral-like" timber ceiling shelters this pool house, which British studio Klas Hyllén Architecture has added to an existing Arts and Crafts-style home in Warwickshire. Malvern Pool House comprises two volumes – one containing a swimming pool and the other changing facilities, a meditation space and a wine cellar. They are connected to each other The post Klas Hyllén Architecture tops Malvern Pool House with skylight for stargazing appeared first on Dezeen.

Architecture studio Brown & Brown and interior designerSam Buckley have completed a house in southern Scotland, comprising stacked geometric volumes with large openings that look out onto tidal flats. Tidal House belongs to a retired couple, who moved from Edinburgh to Dumfriesshire in pursuit of a more peaceful life in closer proximity to nature. Buckley The post Tidal House on Scottish coast opens up to reveal views of estuary appeared first on Dezeen.

British studio Hugh Broughton Architects has completed a timber enclosure made of interlocking larch slats to screen off a pump house for west London's Kew Gardens. Named Kew Pumping Station, the oval-shaped structure sits above an underground tank storing 280,000 litres of water, built as part of a new irrigation strategy at the Royal Botanical The post Hugh Broughton Architects conceals Kew Pumping Station with larch slats appeared first on Dezeen.

This week on Dezeen, we reported that construction of the world's tallest skyscraper, the Jeddah Tower by Adrian Smith + Gill Gordon Architecture, officially resumed in Saudi Arabia. Previously known as the Kingdom Tower, Jeddah Tower is slated to be completed by 2028. Developer Kingdom Holding Company announced that the Adrian Smith + Gill Gordon The post This week construction of the world's tallest building officially restarted appeared first on Dezeen.

Architecture firm Estudio AMA has released designs for a 90-metre-high residential tower in Paraguay wrapped in balconies supported on a concrete grid. The Bulnesia tower will be located in Distrito Perseverancia in Paraguay's capital, Asunción, and will contain apartments as well as street-level restaurants and shops. Developed by local company Grupo La Perseverancia and designed The post Estudio AMA designs gridded skyscraper for Paraguay capital appeared first on Dezeen.

A cat climbing frame and a cosy window seat are among the features of this colourful extension, added to Park House in London by local studio Office S&M. Bordering Abney Park in Hackney, the addition replaces a leaky conservatory at the Victorian home with a dining and living space designed for both its owners and The post Office S&M extends Hackney house for "both human and feline residents" appeared first on Dezeen.

To conclude our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series we are asking Dezeen readers to vote for the most significant building of the 21st century. Over the past month, we have selected one building from each of the last 25 years to create a list that we believe shows the projects that have had The post Vote for the most significant building of the 21st century appeared first on Dezeen.

Italian architects Stefano Boeri and Cino Zucchi have expressed their surprise at being investigated for collusion in the commissioning of a major library in Milan, with prosecutors requesting house arrest. The pair of architects, along with a third unnamed person, are being investigated for their role in the awarding of the Biblioteca Europea di Informazione The post Stefano Boeri "extremely shocked" about house arrest threat due to collusion investigation appeared first on Dezeen.

A black home nestled in a Chilean forest and a London house adjoining a 1960s extension by Norman Foster feature in Dezeen'shouses of the month for January. Otherhousesfeatured in our monthlyroundup of the most popular homes published on Dezeen include a five-storey multi-generational home in India and a concrete house in the Czech Republic with The post Dezeen's top five houses of January 2025 appeared first on Dezeen.

British architectural photographer Marc Goodwin has gone behind the scenes to capture 17 architecture studios in Porto, Portugal. Spotlighting studios across the city, the project is the latest in an ongoing series by Goodwin, the founder of photography studio Archmospheres, in which he documents architecture offices worldwide. This collection features the studios of Fala Atelier, The post Seventeen Porto architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin appeared first on Dezeen.

Landscape architect BuroLandschap has completed Cycling Between Terrils, an S-shaped bridge over a lake in an eastern province of Belgium shaped by its coal mining past. The 400-metre crossing connects the municipalities of Dilsen-Stokkem and Maasmechelen and is the latest attraction built for Tourism of Limburg's cycling network in Hoge Kempen National Park. BuroLandschap's structure The post BuroLandschap snakes cycle bridge over lake on former Belgian coal mine appeared first on Dezeen.