Update your newsletter preferences

View online Here's the link you requested. Click below to make changes: Update my newsletter preferences This link will expire after one hour.           You have received this email because you want to update your newsletter preferences. If this wasn't you, please ignore this email. Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us

Update your newsletter preferences

View online Here's the link you requested. Click below to make changes: Update my newsletter preferences This link will expire after one hour.           You have received this email because you want to update your newsletter preferences. If this wasn't you, please ignore this email. Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us

Chrysler Building revamp | Kevin McCloud interview | Prefab "wardrobe" house

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.

View online     Šépka Architekti models prefab house in Prague on wooden wardrobe Giant shutters close off the towering facade of Wardrobe House, a rectangular wooden home in the Czech Republic designed by local studio Šépka Architekti. Read more ›   Residential architecture is getting more playful says Kevin McCloud TV show Grand Designs is still going strong after 27 years. In this interview, the show's host, Kevin McCloud, considers how British architecture has changed over that time. Read more ›   Metal Twill chair by Gibson Karlo for Design By Them Dezeen Showroom: Australian studio Gibson Karlo has created an all-metal iteration of its Twill chair for furniture brand Design By Them, maintaining the seat's plasticine-like aesthetic. Read more ›   East unveils updated images of its plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street Ahead of Oxford Street closing to traffic later this month, local architecture studio East has released its latest renders revealing how the popular London shopping destination will look when pedestrianised. Read more ›   Former Zaha Hadid headquarters to open as public arts venue in London The Zaha Hadid Foundation is set to open a public arts venue within the former headquarters of the late Zaha Hadid's eponymous studio in London. Read more ›   John McAslan + Partners revamps Victorian power station for University of Oxford British studio John McAslan + Partners has transformed and extended a disused power station into a learning space and accommodation for the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. Read more ›   NA Design Studio wraps residential building in Brooklyn with multi-coloured Glen-Gery bricks Multi-coloured, earth-toned bricks wrap the facade of this eight-storey residential project on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, which is shown in this Instagram carousel created by Dezeen for Glen-Gery. Read more ›   Eba equips kitchens with floor-level storage thanks to Santos' plinth drawer Promotion: across many of its kitchen designs, design studio Eba spotlights the potential of Santos's plinth drawer unit, which "makes the most of every centimetre" of space. Read more ›   Designblok's 2026 programme celebrates hope and light Promotion: taking place from 6 to 11 October, the annual festival Designblok has returned to Prague under the theme Light, spotlighting a diverse range of projects and talks that explore "knowledge, truth, hope and life". Read more ›   Chrysler Building set to be restored and overhauled Real estate developer Tishman Speyer has released plans to restore the facade of the Chrysler Building in New York and redesign at least 75 per cent of the interiors, after taking over the building's lease. Read more ›   Five products listed by Flexform on Dezeen Showroom Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Flexform has showcased a selection of its seating on Dezeen Showroom, including new designs by Antonio Citterio and Monica Armani. Read more ›   Architects Office uses mass-timber scrap as "immense jigsaw" for São Paulo pavilion Local studio Architects Office has used leftover glued-laminated timber of varying sizes and traditional joinery methods to construct a pavilion between apartment buildings in São Paulo, Brazil. Read more ›   Five competitions closing in October Dezeen Competitions: a contest tasking designers to develop temporary, small-scale interventions that revitalise public spaces features in this roundup of the latest competitions on Dezeen. Read more ›   Apparatus draws on Persian mythology for its first full collection in five years New York design studio Apparatus has released Act V: Afsaneh, a lighting and furniture collection with mythological themes fabricated in materials such as bronze, brass and glass. 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

Update your newsletter preferences

View online Here's the link you requested. Click below to make changes: Update my newsletter preferences This link will expire after one hour.           You have received this email because you want to update your newsletter preferences. If this wasn't you, please ignore this email. Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us

Jaguar electric car | IKEA second-hand marketplace | ZHA streetwear store

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.

View online     Sculptural music centre shows bamboo as "a serious construction material" Dramatic bamboo vaults form a series of teaching and research spaces at Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Centre for Music Learning and Research, completed by Indian studio Ekarth Studio in the state of Tamil Nadu. Read more ›   Office for Future reveals plans to transform school into housing for displaced Ukrainians Architecture studio Office for Future has unveiled plans to remodel a former school in Stavyshche into temporary housing, wrapped around a courtyard, for families affected by the war in Ukraine. Read more ›   IKEA launches UK and Ireland marketplace to buy and sell second-hand furniture Swedish brand IKEA has created an online marketplace for pre-owned furniture and products, which retail at around 60 per cent less than comparable items bought new. Read more ›   Young Berlin designers do more with less at Find Attached exhibition A folding sink and a room divider that provides natural air conditioning feature in Berlin's inaugural Find Attached exhibition, showcasing an arsenal of products from 14 emerging designers that make the most of limited resources. Read more ›   Outdoor Cord seating by Abril Zepeda for Masaya Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Masaya's handcrafted rocking and lounge chairs, made from solid teak and woven cord, are intended for use outdoors. Read more ›   Have you got your Dezeen Awards 2026 party tickets? Tickets for the Dezeen Awards 2026 party are available to purchase, with this year's celebration of global architectural and design excellence taking place on 16 November at the Royal Opera House in London. Get yours now! Read more ›   Didea creates steel-clad streetwear store inside ZHA's Mercury Tower Architecture studio Didea designed the interior of the Super F streetwear store in St Julian's, Malta, as a flexible, modular grid to avoid invasive architectural alterations inside the Mercury Tower by ZHA. Read more ›   Five Marmomac highlights that explore natural stone and new technology From experimental stone forms that defy gravity to a showcase of Lessinia's vernacular building traditions, this video, produced for Marmomac, highlights the top exhibits at this year's event in Verona, Italy. Read more ›   Jaguar "inaugurates a new era" with Type 01 electric car British car brand Jaguar has unveiled it electric Type 01, which has thin headlights, a long bonnet and rear-leaning stance designed to set it apart from "homogenous" EVs as the first car in a "complete reset" for the brand. Read more ›   Herman Coliver Locus Architecture focuses California synagogue on mountain views San Francisco studio Herman Coliver Locus Architecture has completed a synagogue in San Rafael, California, with a second-floor sanctuary space that frames views of the surrounding mountains. Read more ›   Bistrò parasol by Paola Lenti Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Paola Lenti has designed the delicate Bistrò parasol, which debuted during this year's Milan design week. 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