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1 week ago | 
dezeen.com | Starr Charles
American studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed V&A East Storehouse, the publicly accessible working storage facility of the Victoria and Albert Museum in east London. Built as part of the East Bank cultural quarter in the Queen Elizabeth Park, the 16,000-square-metre facility houses 250,000 objects, 350,000 books and 1,000 archives, and is set to open to the public this weekend.
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2 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Starr Charles
Architecture studio MAST is designing a floating residential neighbourhood in a disused dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that will be fully accessible by boat. Comprising a series of interconnected blocks, the Spoorweghaven development will have 100 low-cost homes, commercial units and public spaces, alongside floating and rooftop gardens.
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2 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Ella Jessel |Jon Astbury |Jane Englefield |Starr Charles
Architecture studio Cadence Architects has completed the concrete K-Home, which was designed to frame views of the city and hills surrounding its site in Krishnagiri in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. More
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2 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Lizzie Crook |Saudatu Bah |Starr Charles |Amy Frearson
Architecture studio Celoria Architects has completed House C, a concrete home in Mendrisio, Switzerland, informed by the region's grotti– cellar-like communal spaces where local cuisine is served. More
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2 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Starr Charles
Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture has designed the Thomas Sankara Mausoleum in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to commemorate the country's former president who was assassinated in the 1980s. Built using locally-sourced laterite and clay bricks, the mausoleum forms the resting place of Thomas Sankara – a revolutionary figure recognised for his efforts in championing women's rights, environmental campaigns and economic independence in the country.
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3 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Starr Charles
Toilets with inflated membrane roofs and 3D-printed planters are among the restrooms designed by young architects for the Expo 2025 Osaka. To platform young Japanese architects, the expo launched a competition for the design of 20 public facilities by architects under the age of 40, with Sou Fujimoto – the architect behind the event's Grand Ring venue – on the jury.
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3 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Starr Charles |Tom Ravenscroft |Jon Astbury |Siufan Adey
New! Dezeen Agenda US Sent on alternate Fridays, this US edition of Dezeen Agenda is a fortnightly newsletter rounding up everything you need to know from America, featuring news, projects and interviews with industry figures. Plus occasional updates and invitations to Dezeen events. New! Dezeen Showroom New Releases A quarterly newsletter rounding up a selection of recently launched products by designers and studios, published on Dezeen Showroom.
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3 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Starr Charles |Tom Ravenscroft
New! Dezeen Agenda US Sent on alternate Fridays, this US edition of Dezeen Agenda is a fortnightly newsletter rounding up everything you need to know from America, featuring news, projects and interviews with industry figures. Plus occasional updates and invitations to Dezeen events. New! Dezeen Showroom New Releases A quarterly newsletter rounding up a selection of recently launched products by designers and studios, published on Dezeen Showroom.
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3 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Starr Charles
Lagos-based Oshinowo Studio has unveiled plans to add a glass war memorial to an Edwin Lutyens-designed plinth in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Situated in a courtyard overlooked by government buildings, the memorial was commissioned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to commemorate members of the Sierra Leone Carrier Corps – men enlisted to transport supplies and materials – who died during world war one.
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3 weeks ago | 
dezeen.com | Starr Charles
A suspended orb forms the centrepiece of the Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, designed by Amsterdam studio RAU Architects and design studio Tellart to reference the country's connection to water and its use of renewable energy. Spanning 425 metres in honour of 425 years of Dutch-Japanese trade relations, the pavilion is built from a steel structure and fronted with rippling slats that rise to reveal entrances at its front.
