Banquets and Feasts at Chambord

The Loire Valley chateau immerses visitors in great banquets of the past by laying out four historic table services, from 1539 to 1988

For sale, a Cornwall beach house on an unrivalled site above the golden Praa Sands

Little Cottage could be yours, a bold modern Cornish beach house that offers space, light and sea views

Cluster of cylindrical volumes forms Spanish home by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

A cluster of cylindrical forms defines the "calm, continuous" House in Las Rozas, a home in Madrid completed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.

Slancha presents Hanging Baskets referencing David Bowie, brutalism and the Romans

From laser-cut steel to melted polystyrene waste, 10 designers have reinterpreted the humble hanging basket for a London Design Festival exhibition.

Khoy sofa bed by Khoy

Dezeen Showroom: Finnish company Khoy's flagship product transforms from a seat into a bed by simply unzipping it, without relying on conventional "over-engineered" mechanisms. Available in sizes ranging from single to king, the Khoy sofa bed is made of two simple slabs of polyurethane foam that fold open like a book to make an expansive The post Khoy sof...

HTA Design wins approval for Hackney Wick co-living block

Tower Hamlets Council has approved HTA Design’s proposals for 324 shared living and affordable homes on a site in Hackney Wick, east London

British practice among three shortlisted in Oregon waterfront park contest

A team led by Studio Egret West has made it to the final three in an international competition held to redesign a key waterfront park in central Portland, Oregon

RCA design students exercise restraint in One Tool One Stool exhibition

Chiselled acoustic foam and interlocking rulers feature in an exhibition of stools created with single tools by London design students.

Studio Egret West revises Battersea Power Station masterplan for final phases

Studio Egret West has submitted a "more-permeable" masterplan for the final phases of the Battersea Power Station development in London.

How architects are leading the way on building reuse

Architects, alongside engineers, contractors, clients and enlightened developers, have led an extraordinarily rapid change in the industry over the past five years, Will Hurst told this week’s CircularBuild

Tom Pearson unveils riveted aluminium furniture with droplet-like patterns

Designer Tom Pearson has created aluminium furniture pieces with rivets that are both structural and decorative for the 10,000 Rivets collection.

Grand Ji Hotel debuts at Paris Design Week

H World has debuted its latest hotel brand, the Grand Ji Hotel, in Hangzhou, China, designed by Chinese studio Vermilion Zhou Design Group, which aims to reinvent hotel design through its dedication to symbolic ritual.

Payette uses aluminum paneling and iron spot brick for Penn State

The Engineering Collaborative Research & Education (ECoRE) building by Payette realizes a long masterplan from Penn State, building an anchor for the university’s Engineering West campus precinct. Across 280,000 square feet enclosing nearly 50 research labs and 140 faculty offices, Payette uses a “folding” vernacular across the building to oscillate betwe...

Marazzi lists five stone- and zellige-like tiles on Dezeen Showroom

Italian manufacturer Marazzi list a handful of its versatile tiles on Dezeen Showroom, from glossy to stone-effect.

RHAD Architects gives Nova Scotia house "quiet, monolithic presence"

RHAD Architects has completed Two Bay House in Nova Scotia, Canada, which consists of blocky volumes with carved-out voids.

Five things we learned from CircularBuild 2026

‘Today our most innovative architecture is what is already there,’ AJ managing editor Will Hurst told CircularBuild yesterday (16 September) – the one-day conference previously called Retrofit Live

HKS unveils interior of Commanders stadium with window framing Capitol

HKS has unveiled interior designs for the upcoming Washington Commanders NFL stadium in Washington DC.

Lucy Hale Embraced Her Good Witchy Style—and Found Herself—in Her Los Angeles Sanctuary

The Pretty Little Liars actor brought rich colors and bold personality to her home—it’s “witchy, but not bad witchy,” says designer Marie Trohman

Lechner & Lechner Architects adds charred timber-clad annexe to home in Austrian Alps

Lechner & Lechner Architects has added a charred timber-clad annexe to a home in the Alps, designed as a space to "withdraw and think."

Studio KO completes CCA Tashkent in Uzbekistan

In the capital city of Uzbekistan, the Center for Contemporary Arts Tashkent opened to the public this September. The new space, housed in a former tram depot built in 1912, was designed by Paris–based firm Studio KO.

Fosters redesigns under-construction Scott Brownrigg Oxford research building

Foster + Partners has shown off its plans to rejig an under-construction Scott Brownrigg-designed research building in Oxford, with part of an already completed structure now set for demolition

Nina lounge chair by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World

Dezeen Showroom: 1970s-style curves meet creative textural contrast in the Nina lounge chair, designed by Patricia Urquiola for furniture brand Andreu World. The Nina lounge chair has a bulbous, organic shape that looks almost pebble-like from the front, which flows in a continuous, looping curve around itself, forming a sculptural back. Andreu World says...

Caruso St John scheme one of four in running for RIBA best new building in world

The RIBA has revealed a four-strong shortlist for its 2026 International Prize – a list that includes Caruso St John’s major retrofit of a 50-year-old Modernist landmark

Ma Yansong and Daniel Libeskind join Dezeen Awards 2026 master jury in London

Fifteen leading architects and designers met last week to decide the winners of Dezeen Awards 2026, in partnership with Trimble.

"Is colour actually architecture?" panellists ask at Arca talk in Miami

Promotion: in a time of dopamine design and AI tools, a group of design industry professionals at an Arca talk discussed what role colour is playing in the contemporary American home. Colours such as olive greens and a shade called Black Martini are in, according to Tony Piloseno, owner of Orlando-based company Tonester Paints. Piloseno

RIBA International Prize 2026 shortlist – which will be the world’s best building?

The shortlist for the RIBA International Prize 2026 has been announced, revealing four projects that will compete for top spot, as this awards cycle celebrates the entire initiative's tenth anniversary

The Met’s Tang Wing designed by Frida Escobedo Studio breaks ground

Construction broke ground this week on the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art designed by Frida Escobedo Studio. The addition will measure 126,000 square feet, rise five stories, and house the Met’s collection of 20th and 21st century art. Its anticipated opening date is 2030.

Avoid Demolishing City Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana

Light filters through the last fragments of stained glass clinging to the Gothic windows of Gary, Indiana’s City Methodist Church. Where a roof once stood, rows of limestone arches open straight to the sky. Built with an extraordinary $385,000 donation from U.S. Steel in 1925, its own congregation abandoned the cathedral-sized church just fifty years late...

Arquitectonica designs world's largest cruise terminal to "mirror directionality" of ships

Arquitectonica has completed the MSC Cruise Terminal in Miami, which is the largest in the world at nearly 500,000 square feet

SOM’s Grimes Engineering Center offers a new gathering space

Architecture has the capacity to reset the environmental balance within highly charged settings. The recently completed Grimes Engineering Center does precisely that for UC Berkeley’s campus. It marks the assertive beginning of a new chapter on the campus bucolic context, opening new vistas metaphorically and factually to the educational community and its...

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Integrated envelope solutions designed to simplify specification and support long-term performance.

Judges announced for AJ Student Prize 2026

The judging panel for the AJ Student Prize 2026 has been announced, bringing together perspectives from architecture, development, cultural programming and sustainable design

Stone walls form "strong yet subtle" cottage extension in Scotland

Ash joinery and clay plaster add warmth to the granite walls of this extension to Cairngorm Cottage, designed by Architecture Office.

Colour-sensing toaster makes burnt toast a thing of the past

Kitchen brand Sage Appliances has launched a toaster that uses sensors to measure colour change to determine when toast is cooked.

RSHP and ERRE unveil plans for curved-roof rail hub in Valencia

Architecture studios RSHP and ERRE have unveiled their plans for Valencia Central Station in Spain, which will incorporate public green spaces and sweeping roof canopies. Designed by RSHP and ERRE with engineering firm Sener, the station will become the city's key rail hub, with connections to the existing North Station. It will incorporate high-speed, co...

Holmes Miller proposes expansion of Fosters’ landmark Glasgow venue

Holmes Miller Architects has drawn up proposals for a major expansion of Foster + Partners’ Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow

Edinburgh councillors reject Richard Murphy’s ‘radical’ plans for Princes St

City of Edinburgh councillors have rejected Richard Murphy Architects’ plans for Princes Street and Waverley Valley, instead choosing a ‘pragmatic’ non-architect alternative backed by council officers

Konishi Gaffney Architects proposes cultural centre at Scottish poet’s cottage

Konishi Gaffney Architects has outlined proposals to create a cultural and writing hub on the site of a 20th century Scottish poet’s former home

How craft conquered design

Craft has become cool, while industrial design has lost its sparkle. What's driving the trend? And are they really so different? Debika Ray reports. "Handmade", "heritage", "bespoke" – most of us are used to reading these words by now. Just like the food industry before it, the world of design has internalised the language of The post How craft conquered ...

AI-powered alarm for deaf people wins UK James Dyson Award

Design student Gargi Agrawalla has won this year's UK James Dyson Award with a device that uses artificial intelligence to alert deaf and hard-of-hearing users of important sounds like knocks or fire alarms, which they might otherwise miss. More than 500 samples were used to train the SIVO.GO system so it can recognise these noises The post AI-powered ala...

Steelcase's redesigned WorkLife Studio shows how "thoughtful design can enhance wellbeing"

Promotion: furniture manufacturer Steelcase has unveiled its renewed WorkLife Studio space in London, which was designed to bring people and design expertise together. The studio, located in London's vibrant Clerkenwell neighbourhood, aims to showcase the brand's latest workplace research and design solutions in an inspiring physical space. Organic materi...

Airbnb announces Housing Accelerator

Unveiled September 14, Airbnb’s Housing Accelerator is investing $250 million in an effort to unlock $5 billion for stalled housing projects, while leveraging its scale to encourage cities to ease zoning and permitting restrictions.

West African modernist architecture goes under the microscope at MoMA

Architects of Liberation: Modernism in West Africa MoMA Through January 2, 2027 In Act II of the long-running Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, a group Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa explores the role of architecture in western Africa’s transformation from a collection of colonies to an array of sovereign states. MoMA describes t...

DLR Group–designed mass timber project nears completion in Ohio

Mass timber construction like at INTRO Columbus has picked up across the U.S. in recent years, driven partly by code changes that now allow taller wood buildings and partly by developers looking for faster, more predictable schedules.Student housing, with its fixed academic-year deadlines, has become a proving ground for the material, including TenBerke a...

Step inside this smart Mykonos house, designed for solitude or celebration

Anamesa by K-Studio is a Mykonos house that draws on its Greek island setting's architectural vernacular and rocky landscape – while offering a haven of peace for its inhabitants

Sherwin-Williams’s 2027 Color of the Year is an Herbaceous New Spin on Green

The brand’s trend forecasters predict an emphasis on designing for joy

The New Apparatus Lighting Collection Is an Homage to Mom

For Afsaneh, artistic director Gabriel Hendifar turns to his Iranian heritage, translating motifs and material traditions into a deeply personal collection of furnishings

Mango trees shade "restrained and calming" home in India by InLe architects

Timber shutters and the canopies of two large trees shade the interiors of House Beyond the Mango Trees, a home in Kerala by Indian practice InLe Architects. InLe Architects founder Afiz Ubaid described the existing trees on the site in Kannur as its "biggest opportunity", providing shade and filtered sunlight while also buffering noise from a The post Ma...

Wapping Power Station becomes the London Design Festival’s centre of sound

For London Design Festival 2026, sound artist Chris Watson draws upon Hull’s rich maritime heritage in his ‘sound voyage’, ‘Trent Falls’

Chromatic Architecture authors pick six of the world's best colourful buildings

A new book from designer Adam Nathaniel Furman and Dezeen contributor Kate Mazade spotlights the most radical examples of colourful architecture from across history. Here, the authors pick six favourites. Published by RIBA Publishing, Chromatic Architecture explores colour as an intrinsic element of architecture, rather than just decoration. Across 34 exa...

Jony Ive decorates Moncler outerwear collection with New York symbols

Designer Jony Ive's studio LoveFrom has created its second collection for fashion brand Moncler, using symbols including its signature bear climbing the Empire State Building to celebrate the brand's flagship New York store. The collection is organised around the down-filled Moncore jacket, which can be complemented by three interchangeable outer layers. ...

Studio Egret West submits plans for final Battersea Power Station phases

Studio Egret West (SEW) has submitted proposals for the final phases of Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment – revising Rafael Viñoly’s earlier masterplan for the riverside site

Resincode tile collection by VitrA Tiles

Dezeen Showroom: surfaces brand VitrA Tiles has released a collection of porcelain tiles that recall the appearance of concrete. The Resincode collection is made from porcelain but mimics the look of cement resin, which VitrA Tiles says has raw beauty thanks to its mineral-rich surfaces. "Inspired by the porous, mineral-rich texture of natural concrete, R...

The Product Design 100 hits the shelves to showcase the state of the industry

We cast our eyes over the first volume of The Product Design 100: A Snapshot of Industrial Design Today, a welcome physical monograph created to sum up the modern design landscape

Angela Rayner: Only a slim chance 1.5 million homes target will be met

Angela Rayner has admitted the government has only a ‘slim chance’ of delivering 1.5 million homes before the next election, but added that she is ‘definitely not giving up’ on the target

GPAD wins approval for house on constrained infill site in New Cross

GPAD has secured planning permission for an infill house on the site of three former garages in New Cross, south-east London

Lualdi develops vision for contemporary interiors based on architectural systems

Promotion: Italian company Lualdi has evolved its architectural door designs from the likes of Piero Lissoni and Kokaistudios to encompass partitioning and panelling systems, bringing sophistication and coherence to interior schemes. Founded in 1860 as a carpentry shop and known in the 20th century for its interior doors, Lualdi has become increasingly am...

Not A Hotel reveals design for giant Poké Ball guest room in Japan

Hotelier Not A Hotel has revealed its latest guesthouse will take the form of a human-sized Pokémon Poké Ball, nestled beside a lake in Hokkaido, Japan. Set to be built in Tomakomai City, the Poké Ball-Themed Hotel will feature a three-metre-diameter spherical guest room shaped like the balls used to catch and store wild creatures The post Not A Hotel rev...

Herman Miller updates Aeron Chair to ensure its "lasting design"

Promotion: American furniture design brand Herman Miller has been honing its Aeron office chair for decades, equipping it with innovative materials and features for modern workplaces. Featuring an ergonomic form that supports sitters of different sizes and technological enhancements for better long-term sitting, Aeron was first designed in 1994 by Bill St...

AN checks in with contributor Timothy Schuler to learn about his new role

Timothy Schuler has been a longtime contributor to The Architect’s Newspaper, as well as other publications such as Places Journal, Landscape Architecture Magazine, Bloomberg CityLab, Metropolis, and others. This fall semester he starts a new role as director of the Institute for Community Design & Research, established in 2026 by Kansas State University’...

Gonzalo Bardach balances "thick walls and filtering planes" at Casa JR in Argentina

Local studio Gonzalo Bardach Architecture has created a concrete house with shading screens and green roofs for "atmospheres that support everyday inhabitation with calm and depth" in Argentina. The screens and filtration take on a central role for the house, both conceptually and in terms of light and privacy. "Casa JR was conceived from the The post Gon...

Introducing the New American Voices of 2026

Coast-to-coast, an emerging class of interior design stars are defying norms and reimagining the way we live

Ca’s Xorc

Almost three decades ago, the father of Britta Plönzke discovered this magical site and since its opening, Ca’s Xorc has been owned by the same family.

Maccreanor Lavington makes ‘extremely difficult’ decision to cut jobs

Maccreanor Lavington Architects has confirmed it recently started a round of redundancies, blaming ‘challenges in the housing market’ and the ‘broader economic uncertainty’

Willo Perron creates a triumphant set design for Céline Dion's return to the stage

On Saturday, Céline Dion's fans welcomed her back to the stage in Paris. We take a look behind the scenes of the set design, by Wallpaper* Designer of the Year Willo Perron

Socialist Hotels is Fuel Publishing’s newest study of a fast vanishing design aesthetic

This new photographic compendium offers over 150 examples of socialist hospitality design, from Albania to Ukraine

A contemporary passive house elevates sustainable courtyard living in Hertfordshire

Explore Three Rivers Passive House by Gbolade Design Studio, a sustainable, CLT-framed home in a suburban Hertfordshire valley

Calvin Klein Collection’s showspace featured the work of pioneering American minimalist Walter De Maria

Curator Antwaun Sargent tells Wallpaper* the story behind the Chelsea Terminal showspace, which backdropped a stripped-back collection from creative director Veronica Leoni

Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent Film

The Bard Graduate Center celebrates the many ways in which fashion influenced the wardrobe mavens of early Hollywood – and vice versa

Eva Gonzalès: A Free-Spirited Artist

The Impressionist painter, who took lessons from Manet before forging her own path, gets her first museum survey at the Petit Palais in Paris

These intricate rugs replicate the microscopic workings of Earth’s tiniest creatures

RDAI and Creative Matters present Zoometry, a collection of six fine rugs, now on display at Galerie Mouvements Modernes (on view until 23 September 2026)

A family house in Dallas offers a combination of sanctuary and expansive living spaces

Smitharc architecture + interiors have completed the Northaven Residence in Dallas, find architectural expression of a family dynamic through its mix of grand public spaces and private personal retreats

King’s Foundation bids to encourage traditional regional housing styles

The King’s Foundation is inviting architects to work up regional design codes with an emphasis on local, period styles

Open House 2026 highlights: 10 of London’s must-see buildings

Open House, the free festival of London’s architectural heritage, has unveiled its line-up of buildings opening their doors to the public from 12 to 20 September

Top practices win approval for £2bn York Central regeneration scheme

A team of leading architects headed by masterplanner Allies and Morrison has won approval for the first phase of the massive £2 billion York Central regeneration scheme

Moncler just opened its largest-ever global flagship. Take a look inside

Designed by acclaimed French firm Gilles & Boissier, the new Fifth Avenue store blends the spirit of the mountains with the exhilaration of Manhattan

Inside this Toronto home, heritage and modern living combine

Blending a sense of history with contemporary functionality, HCD House balances raw and honest materiality with warm joinery

2026 London Design Medals winners ‘demonstrate the transformative power of design’

The London Design Medals 2026 are awarded to Jonathan Anderson, Sir Christopher Frayling, Anab Jain and Solveiga Pakštaitė

In Heidi Caillier's Cozy New Home, Floral Patterns and a Bright Red Kitchen Bring the Victorian House to Life

After years in the Pacific Northwest, the AD100 designer and her family return to their beloved San Francisco, creating the rooted home she once thought unreachable

The home & studio of Pedro Ramírez Vázquez

The house of the architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez is under the care of the architect’s son, Javier Ramírez Vázquez, who has maintained the house, archive and library in his father’s memory.

Franz Marc: The Quest for a Better World

The artist became one of the key exponents of German Expressionism despite his death at the age of only 36

A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire

An lushly illustrated book of songs from the Mughal Empire sheds light on courtly culture in 18th-century Lucknow

Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism

The experimental late style forged by this leading light of Impressionism is the main focus of this show in Chicago

The 7 Most Beautiful Airport Terminals in the World—Including Two in the US

The journey is as stunning as the destination when flying through one of these incredible architectural spaces

In Her Light-Filled Riverside Apartment Muriel Brandolini Crafts a Mysterious, Luxurious Floating World

Filled with passionately collected art, precious objects, and a beguiling mix of furniture, the New York City home showcases the designer at the height of her powers

This Stunning Resort Built Into an Island Marks a New Wave of Japandi Design

“The whole place is kind of a Scandinavian architect’s fantasy of a Japanese villa,” says AD100 architect Bjarke Ingels of his recent project

The Secret Design History of Peanuts

As a buzzy NYC pop-up exhibition celebrates the strip’s cultural legacy, “AD” explores how Charles M. Schulz documented the evolution of the American home, from iconic Eames chairs to ’80s chintz

Livingceramics

At this year’s Fuorisalone, Livingceramics presents an installation devoted to the act of listening—and to what quietly emerges when silence is allowed to inhabit space.

This is the Modern World: Breakthroughs in Art, 1900–1960

These works from the collection of the Hamburger Kunsthalle brings home the sheer diversity of European modernism

At This Scenic Upstate New York House the Interiors Have an Anything-Goes Spirit—All the Way Up to the Chandelier In the Tented Bedroom

Designer Rafael de Cárdenas implemented the “chill” design directive for Francesca Bodini’s country home set on nearly 1,000 acres in Dutchess County

T Bone Burnett and Callie Khouri's Storybook Nashville Home Where Music History Is Made and Oscars Sit on the Mantel

The legendary producer and musician and Oscar-winning Thelma & Louise screenwriter spent two patient years reviving a century-old house—original wallpaper and Grammy-winning recording studio both very much included

Inside Kristin Cavallari’s Peaceful Nashville Home Complete with an Indoor Basketball Court, Podcast Studio, and No Curtains in Sight

The 130-acre home acts as a one-stop shop for the reality TV star and her family

Michaels and AD Team Up for a Display-Worthy Frame Collection

The collaboration is rolling out with five stylish pieces, each evoking a different mood

This Upstate New York Home Made of Reflective Sheets of Aluminum Is Designed for Freedom and Flexibility

Modular yet mysterious, the Hudson Valley home of architects Max Worrell and Jejon Yeung is greater than the sum of its parts.

Kapwani Kiwanga: Changing States

In Barcelona, the artist makes clear what won her the Joan Miró Prize: colourful abstraction, formal experimentation and a keen appreciation of texture

Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today

Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge celebrates the art of the floral still life, from Édouard Vuillard to Louise Bourgeois to Hurvin Anderson

Proud Ostrich and Raging Tiger: Animal Bronzes of the 19th Century

Ten beguiling French and German sculptures at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich present nature bronze in tooth and claw

Beti Jai Alai: A Dialogue in Motion

The function of a space, what it was conceived for, inevitably determines its personality. Few places illustrate this as clearly as jai alai courts: spaces built for play, movement and the crowds that come to watch.

The Moment Before Living

Remanencias, a project by Mexican photographer Alejandro Ramírez that proposes looking at architecture, design from a different perspective.

Palacio Godoy

A 16th-century residence built by Francisco de Godoy is transformed into a hotel in Cáceres, where Szymon Keller’s interiors weave together memory, materiality and contemporary hospitality.

Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy

In New York, the Met explores how Westerners understood, simplified and represented life east of Europe from the late 18th century to the turn of the 20th

In transit

When we take the path less travelled and look in every direction, there is real beauty and meaning to be found.

Titian and the Landscape

The Old Master’s native town in Veneto is marking the 450th anniversary of his death with an exhibition that explores his relationship with the local landscape

Walter Sickert: Working Notes

At Charleston, etchings, engravings and lithographs from across the avant-garde artist’s career are joined by a painting that counts Virginia Woolf and King Charles III among its admirers

Symphony of Colors: Paul Signac and Neo-Impressionism

The artist found new methods of capturing the play of light – and also found ways to express his anarchist beliefs in painting, as the Museum Barberini makes clear

Casa C

As a young girl in the 1960s, the Interior Architect Ingrid von Werz lived with her family in a rapidly transforming Mexico City.

Greetings from Menorca

A beach, a swimming pool, a lake... Water becomes the place to be. As a little taste of summer, we send you greetings from Menorca.

The Japanese Collection of Side Gallery

Ten years ago, Luis Sendino arrived in Japan—motivated by the curiosity of the Historian, and the intuition of the Collector.

Hill over the house

Walking around Singapore’s affluent neighbourhood of Siglap, it seems impossible to picture it as it once was: a coastal district.

Hasami Porcelain: A Modular, Multifunctional Tableware Collection For Everyday Living

The Hasami Porcelain Collection, a tableware collection designed for Saikai, whose company originated in the historic town of Hasami, Japan.

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Nth Degree Clerkenwell

Nth Degree was founded on a clear philosophy: the exterior deserves the same intention, the same rigour and the same beauty as the interior.

The Art of Flowers: In Conversation with Carolin Ruggaber

Caro Ruggaber’s studio sits beside a meadow-like field that edges the River Spree — wild green pushing into what was once a heavily industrial landscape....

A Vocabulary of Form: At Home With Sculptor Veronika Janovec

“Is the equation between destruction and growth also a formula for art?” writes American postmodern novelist Kathy Acker in Against Ordinary Language: The Language of...

Tadashi Kawamata Leads Ruinart’s Latest Conversation with Nature

Tadashi Kawamata has been creating temporal installations from salvaged materials since the late 1970s — wooden accretions that appear to have grown organically from the...

Strom by Celeste Asfour: A Seasonal Café Where Reverie Meets Play

In the heart of Berlin, a quiet courtyard sits framed by historic properties that once thrummed with the energy of industry. Here, on the ground...

Hagius: Architecture as a Medium for Wellbeing

Berlin’s vibrant Torstraße in Mitte isn’t exactly a street you’d associate with the words “calm” or “retreat”. Yet, from the moment you step into the...

Essential Forms in Modern Jewelry: ORFÈVRE Presents Walter Wittek

For over fifty years, ORFÈVRE has been a home for jewelry that values meaning as much as beauty. Among the artists it champions, the German...

Aeyde Haus by Gonzalez Haase AAS Marks a New Era for an East Berlin Landmark

On Berlin’s monumental Karl-Marx-Allee, one of the former GDR’s emblematic sites of Socialist Classicism has taken on a renewed role as the working home of...

House Zafari: Studio Penzlien and Maj van der Linden Reframe Berlin Living

In Berlin’s diplomatic center, not far from Unter den Linden and the Brandenburg Gate, a new interior offers an unexpected lens onto domestic life in...

Marbledworks: The Nature of Making

In stone, time turns tactile—a record of sediment, heat, and movement pressed into matter. At Marbledworks, that long geological story continues in contemporary form.

KARST: The New Craft of Space

The craft of KARST reveals itself first in a feeling. An ambience of warmth, polish and clarity. A closer look at—and feel of—the Berlin carpentry...

Maj van der Linden: Space in Motion

On a small rise in Berlin-Mitte, a storefront with tall glass panes looks out onto the street. Blink, and you might miss it, but a...

“History is a Battleground”: Zuzanna Czebatul and the Pergamon Altar

Zuzanna Czebatul is interested in the way monuments shape and perform power. Through her sculpture-based practice, she distorts architectural forms and cultural relics—columns, obelisks, busts—to...

Daniel Hölzl Reimagines the Architecture of Endings with ‘soft cycles’ at Berlinische Galerie

In the work of Daniel Hölzl, every ending is a nexus for new beginnings. His practice unfolds through recursive gestures—recycling, reconstitution and transformation. Through soft...

Torio by Noah: A Canvas for Contemporary Life

A sofa holds the conversations, gatherings, and pauses that shape daily life. With the launch of Torio, Berlin furniture brand Noah reimagines the essential piece...

What the Land Remembers: Julian Charrière and Ruinart Engage in Conversations with Nature

On the chalky soil of Champagne, time collects in layers. Ancient sea beds, slow-growing vines, and old-world rituals compound into to a future shaped by...

The Saut Hermès 2025: A Spectacle of Airborne Precision at Paris’s Grand Palais

For three days in March, the show jumping competition Saut Hermès transformed Paris’s Grand Palais into a theatre of equestrian brilliance. Beneath the newly restored...

Blue-chip names headline Christie’s Hong Kong sales

As the auction house continues to celebrate 40 years of operating in Asia, its exciting line-up of September sales offers renowned global artists alongside those with strong markets in the region

Cave markings discovered in Ireland could transform understanding of when humans first settled there

Researchers believe that humans may have walked across the sea from Wales during the last Ice Age and made art

Ed Sheeran Should Stop Thinking Out Loud

Artists skewer the singer for dropping his pro-Palestine openers, tiny hot dogs at Affordable Art Fair, and the bizarre selections of TIME100 Art.

The Best and the Absolute Worst of the TIME 100 List

Amy Sherald shines on the magazine’s uneven list, Artadia names a new director, Johnny Depp's awfulness, and more in Art Movements.

A Tiny Hot Dog Art Show and Other Treasures at Affordable Art Fair

Dylan Martinez's glass-blown water balloons, Deanna Billy Projects' mini wiener paintings, and Abu Oluwaseyi's abstract portraits all caught my eye at this year’s NYC edition.

Artists Fear Displacement as ChaShaMa Forced to Vacate Studios

The organization will lose half of its studio spaces to a tenant who wants to expand their footprint in the Brooklyn Army Terminal building.

Anish Kapoor Is a One-Trick Illusionist

What does the British artist have to offer beyond monumental scale and costly optical illusions?

Artists and Illustrators Throw Ed Sheeran for a Loop

Protest artworks and memes scrutinize Sheeran's inability to speak out against the genocide after he axed Macklemore from his Loop Tour over pro-Palestine comments.

Visions of Johanna Unzueta

The Chilean artist’s drawings on hand-dyed paper and homespun fabric are like natural pills against language.

Madrid's Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza to get new home for contemporary art

The expansion will see a total of more than 360 contemporary works donated or on loan from the TBA21 Collection, led by Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza

Celebrated Italian church featuring art by Giotto and Cimabue preserved through new digital reconstruction project

Panoramic views of the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi in central Italy’s Umbria region can be viewed on the Preserving Assisi platform

Comment | Sunil Gupta’s intimate photographs show how art and activism can work together

The images in the British-Indian artist’s retrospective at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, England, are both tender and powerful

Researchers rescuing war-damaged manuscripts in Gaza receive Unesco prize

Abdul Latif Hashim and Haneen Al-Amassi have been awarded the $40,000 Unesco/Jikji Memory of the World Prize

Monet’s ‘Iris’ could break record for most expensive painting ever sold at auction in France

Estimated between €22m-€30m, it leads a 28-lot sale at Sotheby's Paris of the collection of Jeanne Schlumberger

Lawsuit Alleges Multimillion-Dollar Andy Warhol Fraud Scheme

A Florida family claims it spent over $6.7 million on over 200 forged works by the Pop artist.

10 Art Shows to See in Chicago This Fall

Jill Mulleady's uncannily familiar scenes, Kate Hefferan's secret magic, the critical role of printed matter in prisons, a moving photographic tribute to Emmett Till, and more.

Remembering Cat Frazier, Susan Michod, and Joel Snyder

This week, we honor a designer who changed the internet, a Pattern and Decoration painter, and one of the first photography professors in the US.

Sandra George’s Portraits of Working-Class Dignity

The unsung Black British photographer’s work is the complete opposite of so-called poverty porn.

Winners of 2026 Governor General Awards, one of Canada’s top art prizes, revealed

An exhibition featuring works by all eight recipients of this year’s awards will open in New Brunswick this autumn

Russia’s revered ‘Trinity’ icon being assessed after climate control system breaks down

The State Tretyakov Gallery, which housed Andrei Rublev’s icon until it was transferred to the church in 2023, said museum staff are checking its condition

London gallery brings together 200 works by Iranian artists as part of ‘very special’ joint initiative

Ab-Anbar Gallery is offering a rare access to contemporary Iranian art as sanctions, war and economic pressures isolate the country’s art scene

Metropolitan Museum breaks ground on long-awaited new wing for Modern and contemporary art

The ceremony officially kicked off construction on the wing designed by the Mexican architect Frida Escobedo

A biting satire of the art world’s transactional wokeness

Nyla Innuksuk’s “In the Heart of the South” grapples irreverently with the fraught ethics of an Inuk artist tapping into narratives of collective suffering for her work

Design Democracy returns to Hyderabad with an intersectional programme

Over three days, Design Democracy 2026 will converge design, craft and dialogue through exhibitions, installations and talks, exploring India’s evolving design landscape.

They Lived a Cosmic Life

Boris Groys discusses his childhood and upbringing in the Soviet Union.

How Much Fascism in the Maximum Power Principle?

Antonia Majaca on “counting” and “clearing” as two ways of ordering the world that operate in tandem.

Neptune Frost and the Final Future of Afrofuturism

Charles Tonderai Mudede does a deep dive on Steven Shaviro’s book about the Afrofuturist film Neptune Frost (2021).

Populism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Fascism

T. J. Demos examines the work of artists modeling an anti-fascist aesthetics.

Yayoi Kusama passes away at 97: The artist who turned hallucinations into infinity

A pioneer of the postwar avant-garde art, the Japanese artist spent decades pushing painting, sculpture and installation beyond conventional boundaries.

Tracing the influence of architecture awards with Beyond Recognition at UIA 2026

A panel at the recently concluded congress in Barcelona, organised by a consortium of six international architecture awards, reflected on addressing architecture’s inequalities.

Thinking through curatorial practice at the Experimenter Curators' Hub

In its 15th edition, the Hub in Kolkata turned the spotlight on the curator's evolving role amid changing political and cultural realities.

Benoît Maubrey’s sound sculptures are an ‘ohmage’ to the inherent goodness in people

STIR talks to the Berlin-based sculpture artist on his journey and learnings from decades of creating public installations using upcycled loudspeakers.

More Than Cat Food reveals advertising's longest-running visual accomplice

Published by everyedition, Alberto Vieceli’s latest book is a visual archive that charts how adverts have enlisted felines to sell everything (except cat food).

Landscape as an art of slow returns: Sky Garden by Kunaal Maniar, sixteen years on

A terrace inspired by Balinese gardens from the Mumbai-based architects has gradually evolved into a deeply enriched landscape bridging earth and sky.

Second Nature at NMACC: The democratic future of exhibitions comes to India

Superblue invited global immersive and new media artists to reimagine the relationship between technology and nature. STIR reports from the exhibition walkthrough.

STIR at UIA World Congress: Can Becoming planetary address our uncertain present?

The World Congress of Architects 2026 convened in Barcelona, demanding deep awareness of pre-existing physical and cultural landscapes for the futures architecture can make.

Arbitrary Nations by Asbestos invents new collectives through imagined flag designs

STIR speaks with the Irish creative on his ongoing project reimagining the rigidity of nation states through myriad flag designs, probing identity, community and symbolism.

A 'signpost' amid the Alps, TITLIS Tower by Herzog & de Meuron is a structural triumph

Boasting warm hospitality and panoramic views in cantilevered steel volumes, TITLIS Tower marks the onset of the Swiss architects’ renewal of the popular mountain destination.

West Bund Museum's Material Matters on learning through the hands and the eyes

A double solo exhibition of Sheila Hicks and Shi Hui unpacks two independent artistic worlds through material, memory and the unmediated experience of making.

Against the Clock: Remote Work, Stolen Sleep, and the Limits of Extraction

Elvia Wilk writes that the film Sleep Dealer shows what happens when the 24/7 economy treats the body clock as an inconvenience to be overcome.

Alcatraz as Image: The Trumpian Politics of Carceral Spectacle

Martabel Wasserman on reclaiming Alcatraz from the Trumpian imagination.

Architectures of Amnesia: Donald Judd and America’s “Forgotten War” in Korea

Andrew Sungtaek on the geopolitical and conceptual traces that haunts Donald Judd’s legacy.

Thank God Science Is Queer Now

Aldo Kempen on the trend of exhibitions about quantum mechanics.

Fire Tribes and Stateless Worlds: A Conversation

Bima Satria Putra, David Wengrow, and Stevphen Shukaitis discuss Indigenous anarchism in Indonesia.

Remembering Steve Kurtz (1958–2025) of Critical Art Ensemble, Part 1

Remembrances of Steve Kurtz by Nato Thompson, Claire Pentecost, Brooke Singer, David Garcia, Rich Pell, and Lucas Fortunato. (Part 1 of 2. )

Remembering Steve Kurtz (1958–2025) of Critical Art Ensemble, Part 2

Remembrances of Steve Kurtz by Nicola Triscott, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Samuel Ashford, Doug Ashford, Julie Ault, and Trevor Paglen. (Part 2 of 2.)

Séamus Kealy appointed director

The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of internationally renowned museum director, curator, artist and writer Séamus Kealy as its new Director.

Steel Is the Next Climate Crisis—And It’s Already Being Rewritten

Discover how low-carbon steel is transforming construction. Explore new technologies reshaping architecture and reducing emissions.

Architects Want a Bigger Seat at the Table—But Are Still Hesitant to Claim It

Architects want more influence over building product innovation—but hesitate to claim it. Explore new AIA research shaping specification. Read more.

Evaluating Embodied Carbon in Concrete Masonry

Concrete masonry units (CMU) are one of the most thoroughly studied building materials in construction. Over the last several years, the industry has advanced that rigor by quantifying embodied carbon and carbon sequestration as part of broader decarbonization goals. A key finding has emerged from this work: Embodied carbon performance varies greatly acro...

LG CLOiD™: The AI Robot Bringing Smart Homes to Life

From cooking breakfast to folding laundry, LG’s new home robot manages daily tasks with precision and ease

The Materials That Could End Concrete, Steel, and Plastic

Discover the mutant materials that could replace concrete, steel, and plastic—stronger, cleaner, and built for a carbon-constrained future.

LEGO® SMART Play™: When the Brick Comes to Life

The new smart play system lets children build, modify, and activate their own interactive, screen-free creations that surprise and engage through responsive play

When Architecture Starts Hallucinating

Does generative AI redefine architecture—or dissolve it? Aaron Betsky questions AI’s promises and its real impact on design. Read more.

Your Next Building Might Make Its Own Water

Discover visible water systems that reuse greywater & harvest rain. Explore WOTA, Aquatecture & more. Rethink how buildings use water!

Casalgrande Padana Porcelain Stoneware Induction Hobs

A uniform, continuous surface with no visual interruptions, incorporating perimeter lighting or an extractor hood. Ghost, the new smart solution for the kitchen

Beyond the Surface: Siding That Blends Design Versatility with Resilience

Every home has a story, and it starts with the exterior. The materials that wrap a house define its architectural presence and project curb appeal, which is why siding selection is a key consideration in designing or remodeling a home. Today’s fiber cement innovations are redefining exterior performance, engineered to withstand climate extremes while auth...

In Mogliano Veneto, a farmhouse transforms its garden with light and sound

The outdoors becomes a central space in everyday life with Essenze di Luce's sculptural speakers

Are Architects Ready for Materials That Think for Themselves?

Metamaterials—once confined to physics labs—are reshaping architecture. From bricks that silence cities to walls that cloak light, these engineered materials invert the logic of design, putting geometry at the heart of performance.

Beyond the Ride

The Lemmo ZERO as mobility system by Zanzotti Industrial Design

Colours and Retro-pop Aesthetics in Kitchen Appliances

Vibrant and dynamic graphics by Elena Salmistraro dress up the Signature Kitchen Suite undercounter cabinets

Sound Engineering Blends with Natural Stone

Audio brand Bang & Olufsen presents its new collaboration with Antolini: Beosound Balance Natura, a capsule collection of 16 marble-base speakers

A Smart Video Intercom with an Intuitive Interface

Linea5000 with Netatmo is BTicino’s new connected outdoor intercom system, designed to fully modernise building access through a completely digital experience

The Power of Steam for Kitchen

From Combi steam ovens to the Sliding Hinge dishwasher, Signature Kitchen Suite appliances redefine cooking and hygiene standards with its innovative steam technology