In our latest lookbook, we’ve rounded up homes spanning Chile, Ireland and Japan with dining rooms that are brightened by glass-covered voids. Lightwells and internal voids offer a solution to drawing light into a home’s lower levels or deeper into its plan, while also adding visual intrigue and depth to an interior. Here, we look
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Next up in our 2025 review, we take a look at the most popular residential extensions featured on Dezeen this year, from standalone annexes to loft extensions. Among the top projects are a Corten steel-clad addition to a 1950s terraced home in London, and a concrete and timber annexe to a traditional barn in rural
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The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has named a public park, renewed by studios Stallan-Brand and LDA Design, as the winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award for 2025. Named Union Terrace Gardens, the project was praised by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) for transforming the neglected Victorian
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Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for the Schieblocks office building in Rotterdam, which will comprise a series of stacked, colourful blocks beside Rotterdam Centraal station. Set to stretch 150 metres along the city’s railway line, Schieblocks will encompass 47,000 square metres of private office space, along with commercial space at ground level and a
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An annexe to a 1960s summerhouse in Denmark and a thatched bridge-shaped home in India feature in Dezeen’s houses of the month for November. Also on the list of the most popular residences published on Dezeen this month are two very different homes in Australia and a ring-shaped villa in Mexico. Read on to find
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A campus building completed by Sheppard Robson for the University of Edinburgh, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. The film forms part of a series being published by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
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Increasing numbers of architects and designers are moving into UX design in search of better pay and working conditions, we report as part of our Performance Review series. Recruiters specialising in the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) fields, which typically focus on app and website design, told Dezeen they are seeing significant interest
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UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for Symphony Tower, a residential skyscraper in Dubai that will be enclosed by an illuminated lattice structure. Set to rise 160 metres along the Dubai Creek, the Symphony Tower will contain apartments within a modular stainless steel and concrete structure lined with staggered terraces. Zaha Hadid Architects
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A stone and steel bridge in the Cairngorms by Scottish studio Moxon Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. The film forms part of a series being published by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
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Plans for a 400-metre-long glass building in Hong Kong’s Central district have been unveiled by a consortium of architecture practices, including Amanda Levete’s firm AL_A and UNStudio. Set to overlook Victoria Harbour, the mixed-use Central Yards development will encompass 148,600 square metres and have a “biophilic” design complete with an expansive rooftop garden. Designs for
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