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View online     Perforated brick wall fronts breezy home in Vietnam by Live Out Studio Perforated brick walls and planted courtyards characterise Terracotta Breath, a multi-generational "home that breathes" in Vietnam, designed by architecture practice Live Out Studio. Read more ›   The top 10 gadgets of 2025 As part of our review of 2025, Dezeen contributing editor Rima Sabina Aouf shares her picks of this year's gadgets, including a tiny sunlight emulator, a video player for your dreams and a vest for listening to trees. Read more ›   MVRDV unveils plans to revamp Buddhist monastery in France Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed plans to transform the Plum Village Buddhist Monastery in France's Dordogne region by reconfiguring its layout and introducing timber guesthouses and a nunnery. Read more ›   RIBA president Chris Williamson to give up architect title The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Chris Williamson, has revealed that he will not be renewing his registration with the Architects Registration Board in 2026. Read more ›   Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter includes tartan rugs The autumn 2025 instalment of the Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter includes tartan rugs made from 100 per cent wool. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! Read more ›   Alexandra Hagen to step down as CEO of White Arkitekter Swedish studio White Arkitekter has announced that architect Alexandra Hagen will step down as the company's CEO in 2026. Read more ›   Indonesia's new capital city Nusantara downgraded to political capital The under-construction city of Nusantara is set to be inaugurated as Indonesia's political capital in 2028, having been scaled back from its original plan to replace Jakarta as the country's new capital city. Read more ›   Marcin Rusak transforms plant acoustics into botanical installation for Perrier-Jouët Designer Marcin Rusak has transformed the ultrasonic signals emitted by plants into a sculptural and sonic installation for champagne house Perrier-Jouët at Design Miami, captured in this video produced by Dezeen. Read more ›   James Alder Architects creates space for gardening in timber-framed London extension James Alder Architects has completed a south London house extension that includes rooms for gardening and bicycle maintenance as well as a new family kitchen. Read more ›   Dezeen Agenda features Frank Gehry's final project The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the last major project by late architect Frank Gehry, who died last week aged 96. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more ›   HÅG Capisco task chair by Peter Opsvik for Flokk Dezeen Showroom: Flokk has reissued a task chair created in 1984 by industrial designer Peter Opsvik, which is based on the upright posture of horse riders. Read more ›   Fashion collection celebrating gender fluidity among projects from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Dezeen School Shows: a fashion collection that uses waves to symbolise gender fluidity is among the student projects from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Read more ›   Photos show Texas's tallest skyscraper nearing completion in Austin The supertall Waterline skyscraper, designed by US studio KPF to be the tallest in Texas, has been photographed nearing completion, with much of the structural work and facade in place. Read more ›   Coffee Table 01 + Side Table 01 by Tom Black Dezeen Showroom: classic Italian materiality is given a modern Australian twist in these coffee and side tables by interior designer Tom Black. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise

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View online     Studio Ben Allen revamps Kent farmhouse with playful colour scheme London practice Studio Ben Allen has completed its renovation of A Place in the Country, a former farmhouse in rural Kent, introducing a playful colour scheme and an oak-lined library. Read more ›   The 10 biggest building announcements of 2025 From record-breaking skyscrapers and stadiums to stalled projects, here are the 10 most significant architecture announcements of the year as part of our Review of 2025. Read more ›   Most of world's largest wooden structure The Grand Ring to be burned as "chips for fuel" The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, its architect Sou Fujimoto has told Dezeen. Read more ›   "Car design is increasingly about mood, not mechanics" Automotive brands are seeking to emphasise their design credentials, providing a clue about where car design is heading, writes Liv Taylor. Read more ›   US drops Calibri typeface from official usage citing "degradation" of correspondence The US State Department has ended the use of the Calibri sans-serif typeface for its communications, re-instating the use of Times New Roman to "return to tradition". Designers and communications researchers weigh in. Read more ›   Bétyle Studio transforms historic French farm building with wood and glass partitions Local practice Bétyle Studio has transformed a former agricultural building in Marseille, France, into a compact home featuring rooms separated by glass blocks that allow light to filter through. Read more ›   Final chance to enter Dezeen Jobs Top Companies 2026 Entries to Dezeen Jobs Top Companies 2026 close tonight at 23:59 London time, but we're accepting late entries until 18 December, giving you one final week to be part of our inaugural list. Read more ›   Cisarstudio creates "whale wing" lighting installation for Prague office revamp Architecture firm Cisarstudio steered its redesign of this office in Prague around the client's joint interest in air travel and the deep sea. Read more ›   Bentley launches Supersports as its "most driver-focused" car to date Promotion: Bentley Motors has created the two-seater Supersports car, which features sleek carbon-fibre surfaces and a luxurious interior designed to improve the driving experience. Read more ›   Rural Outer Hebrides home wins RIBA House of the Year 2025 A stone-clad home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides by local practice Izat Arundell has been named the UK's best new house by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Read more ›   Fisher & Paykel set to create "forest-like" installation at Salone del Mobile Promotion: Fisher & Paykel has unveiled plans for a nature-inspired installation designed with strategic brand partner Alt Group and architecture studio Calvi Brambilla & Partners for EuroCucina 2026 during Milan design week. Read more ›   AMMA completes mass-timber modular school "that breathes" in Barbados American architecture studio AMMA fabricated mass-timber structures in Spain before installing them for the Oceana Innovation Hub school in Barbados in a modular arrangement that reflects vernacular architecture. Read more ›   Prismatics tiles by Johnson Tiles Dezeen Showroom: British brand Johnson Tiles has designed a range of glazed ceramic tiles that span "the full colour spectrum". Read more ›   Miami's first supertall skyscraper reaches halfway mark on path to be tallest in Florida Miami's first supertall skyscraper, set to become the city's tallest, is currently under construction in the city, with four of the building's nine offset cubes now structurally complete. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise