Dezeen's top five houses of August 2026
A stone house embedded into the Greek landscape and a sprawling American home with a retractable roof are among the most popular houses featured on Dezeen this month
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Art nouveau-style racecourse cafe among projects from the Hong Kong Design Institute
Dezeen School Shows: an art neouveau-style cafe and shop located at a racecourse is among the projects from Hong Kong Design Institute
Lauri Design Studio renovates "calm, connected" Michigan lake house
This waterfront residence overlooking Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay has been reimagined to include a "mosh pit" lounge by California-based Lauri Design Studio
Slanted facade encloses modular Czech home by Papundekl Architects
A tilted facade with large glazed openings was designed to bring an adjacent forest "directly into the interior" of this home in the Czech Republic by Prague-based Papundekl
Six farmhouse renovations that bring their bucolic surroundings into view
Traditional farmhouses often have thick stone walls that block the view of the natural vistas that surround them
This week we reported on a colourful shirt that stops AI video surveillance
This week on Dezeen, designer Simon Weckert unveiled a colourful camouflage shirt that stops users being detected by AI video systems
Eight stylish furnishings by Australian brands
Dezeen Showroom: from accessories and lights to seating and tables, the following items are all made down under by Australian design brands
Leroy Street Studio renovates historic New York City theatre for A24
For its first brick-and-mortar venue, production company A24 worked with New York design office Leroy Street Studio to overhaul the city's oldest Off-Broadway theatre to host
Nature-focused art market in Hong Kong among projects from My ArchiSchool
Dezeen School Shows: an art market with large glass walls overlooking pine trees in Hong Kong is among the student projects from My ArchiSchool
Craighill rethinks the pocket lighter based on historical designs
Brooklyn design studio Craighill has designed the Swingtop Lighter with a swinging mechanism and snuffer as part of the brand's brief to pay attention to overlooked everyday
Exa-tech facade tiles by Exagres
Dezeen Showroom: for high-performance exterior protection, Spanish tile brand Exagres offers Exa-tech, a ventilated facade system composed of extruded porcelain stoneware panels
Nodecraft Studio arranges Bengaluru farmhouse around poured-earth walls
Architecture practice Nodecraft Studio has created a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bengaluru from a cluster of poured-earth walls and concrete volumes linked by verandahs
Foster + Partners unveils plans for autonomous robot construction project
British studio Foster + Partners, in collaboration with academic institutions
Longchamp releases "architectural collection" informed by Heatherwick-designed store
Fashion brand Longchamp has introduced La Maison Unique, a clothing collection that draws on British designer Thomas Heatherwick's design for its boutique in Downtown Manhattan
Square-metre studio strapped to tree in "exaggerated response" to office rental prices
German architecture studio Opposite Office has created a one-square-metre treehouse to work from, fixed to a tree at the Bauhaus University campus in Weimar
Sabine Marcelis captures movement of sunlight across water in Iittala glassware
Storied Finnish glassworks Iittala has unveiled Unda, its debut collaboration with Sabine Marcelis – a range of lamps and vases that required the designer to develop a whole new
Entries open for The Brick in Architecture Awards 2026
Promotion: entries are now open for this year's edition of the Brick in Architecture Awards, which recognises the best brick buildings from the US and beyond
US government may demolish Kennedy Center due to "structural death spiral"
In the ongoing battle over a renovation of the Kennedy Center in Washington
Mystone Pietra di Sicilia tiles by Marazzi
Dezeen Showroom: the warmth of Sicilian stone is the inspiration for Italian brand Marazzi's Mystone Pietra di Sicilia collection of tiles
Gwyneth Paltrow and Michael Hsu create first Goop restaurant
US celebrity Gwyneth Paltrow has collaborated with Texas-based studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture on the first sit-down restaurant for wellness company Goop
MVRDV "prioritises human scale" in design of colourful Miami building
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has designed the Woma mixed-use building in Miami's Wynwood neighbourhood with a central plaza and a facade broken up into colour-blocked
Theatre designed to mirror "emotional arc of performance" among projects by George Washington University
Dezeen School Shows: a performing arts space for students influenced by the physical and emotional arc of performance itself is among the latest projects by George Washington
US Supreme Court says construction of Trump's White House ballroom can continue
Yesterday, the United States' highest court said that the construction on the above-ground elements of the White House ballroom extension can continue
Pangea Blue marble by Antolini
Dezeen Showroom: an ocean-like swirl of deep blue, white and gold veining characterises the Pangea Blue marble offered by Italian stone brand Antolini
Jeroen Spee Architecten nestles pale brick Villa Bilt into Dutch forest
Pale brickwork and ceramic tiles were used to highlight the dappled light and green hues of the woodland surrounding this home in Utrecht
MAD unveils rippled glass extension in updated design for Rotterdam's Danshuis
Architecture studio MAD has revealed updated designs for the Danshuis dance centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Construction photos reveal progress on giant HS2 station by WilkinsonEyre
Images have been released of the Old Oak Common station in west London, which is currently under construction as part of the high-speed rail network HS2
Terramater tiles by Marazzi
Dezeen Showroom: three-dimensional, clay-coloured linear details emerge from the coloured glazes of the Terramater tiles
Tamagotchi is reborn as a tiny playable ring for its 30th birthday
Japanese toy company Bandai has reimagined its cult video game Tamagotchi as a miniature wearable so fans can always have their digital pet to hand
Kelly Wearstler launches "relaxed and refined" fashion collection for H&M
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler has teamed up with fashion brand H&M to design a clothing line