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View online     Office S&M takes aim at "generic suburbia" with powder blue mews block in Kent Blue fibre cement weatherboarding and porthole windows lend a "coastal character" to Goldsmith Mews, an infill housing block in Kent designed by London architecture practice Office S&M. Read more ›   The top 10 museums and galleries of 2025 Continuing our 2025 review, we take a look at 10 of the most eye-catching museums and galleries featured on Dezeen this year, including buildings by Foster + Partners, MAD, Kengo Kuma and BIG. Read more ›   Frida Escobedo designs HQ with "subdued monumentality" for Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Architect Frida Escobedo has revealed the bayside headquarters of Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will incorporate Doha's modernist General Post Office building. Read more ›   Orbit outdoor furniture collection by Tropitone Dezeen Showroom: US brand Tropitone sought to provide sculptural seating for hospitality environments with its Orbit outdoor furniture collection. Read more ›   Donald Trump removes James McCrery as White House ballroom architect US president Donald Trump has dismissed James McCrery as lead architect for his White House ballroom, with Shalom Baranes Associates now leading the project. Read more ›   Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen named Scotland's best new building 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. Read more ›   Nova pendant lamp by Esben Bala Skouboe for Frandsen Dezeen Showroom: designer Esben Bala Skouboe drew on the golden ratio, a pattern found throughout nature, when designing this sculptural pendant lamp for Danish brand Frandsen. Read more ›   EBBA designs London coffee shop to act as "momentary refuge" Architecture studio EBBA used warm hues and "milky" surfaces to foster a relaxed ambience in this coffee shop, which is tucked within London's busy Holborn tube station. Read more ›   Dezeen Agenda features the long-awaited Zayed National Museum The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the highly anticipated Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more ›   Sunset tones enliven Bulgari's Miami Design District boutique The sunsets of Rome and Miami influenced the orange hues found throughout Italian jewellery brand Bulgari's new store in the Miami Design District. Read more ›   Donald Trump calls for "redesign" of Saarinen-designed Dulles Airport US president Donald Trump has called for the Eero Saarinen-designed Dulles Airport near Washington DC to be redesigned, with the Department of Transportation announcing plans to "replace or build on" the existing main terminal. Read more ›   Arts centre honouring Indigenous community among projects from University of Melbourne Dezeen School Shows: an arts centre highlighting the culture of its local Indigenous community is among the projects from the University of Melbourne. Read more ›   Rome Rain Rooms Dezeen Competitions: Buildner's latest competition, Rome Rain Romes, invites international architects to reimagine how cities can adapt to rising water. Read more ›   Founders of Public Records to open event space in historic Brooklyn building The creative studio arm of Brooklyn community hub Public Records, Public Service, has announced a partnership with a New York City development agency to open an event space along the Brooklyn waterfront. Read more ›   Furniture and lighting from Minforms' catalogue are on Dezeen Showroom Dezeen Showroom: Italian design brand Miniforms has published several of its new furnishings and lighting designs on our furniture directory in 2025. Read on to find out more about them. Read more ›   "Lofty white" Cloud Dancer named Pantone Colour of the Year 2026 Colour specialist Pantone has announced Cloud Dancer as its 2026 colour of the year – an understated, greyish white hue chosen to signify a yearning for "a future free from toxicity and excess". 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