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David Chipperfield Architects unveils updated design for Nobel Center in Stockholm

January 16, 2026 Amy Peacock 0

The Berlin studio of David Chipperfield Architects has revealed a red-brick design for the Nobel Center in Stockholm, eight years after its brass-clad proposal was blocked by a Swedish court. Working with local architecture studio Sweco Architects, David Chipperfield Architects’ latest design features a series of blocky brick volumes along the waterfront on Södermalm island.

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Snøhetta designs atrium with radiating galleries for Beijing Art Museum

January 14, 2026 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for Beijing Art Museum in China, which will feature a series of rectangular volumes radiating around a circular atrium. Designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), the project broke ground on 31 December above a metro line in Beijing’s Tongzhou district. Set to contain

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Norman Foster designs time capsule for America’s 250th anniversary celebration

January 12, 2026 Amy Peacock 0

British architect Norman Foster has created a time capsule set to be buried under the Washington Monument to celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary of independence. UK deputy prime minister David Lammy delivered the time capsule to Washington DC last week, marking the beginning of the UK’s engagement in America 250, which celebrates 250 years since the

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Musée du Louvre strikers call for €700 million renovation plans to be abandoned

January 9, 2026 Amy Peacock 0

Staff members of the Musée du Louvre in Paris went on strike this week, demanding that plans to renovate and add a new entrance to the museum be scrapped in favor of building maintenance. The staff members staged a walkout on Monday, causing the world’s most visited museum to be closed in the morning before

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Demolished buildings 16 years older in US than in Europe, report finds

January 8, 2026 Amy Peacock 0

Researchers have found that buildings demolished during the 21st century in European cities had a shorter lifespan than those in US cities. A report titled Lifetimes of demolished buildings in US and European cities, published in the peer-reviewed Buildings & Cities journal, compared the ages of around 15,000 buildings demolished in nine US cities and

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Architects “must rethink how and why we build” in 2026

January 7, 2026 Amy Peacock 0

Tough times lie ahead for architects and 2026 must be the year to reshape the profession, industry leaders have warned. Dezeen asked architects from leading and emerging studios about what trends they predict will define the profession this year, including Dutch studio OMA, Chinese studio MAD, New York-based Selldorf Architects, London studio Nimtim Architects and

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Dezeen’s top five houses of December 2025

December 31, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Dezeen’s top five houses of the month for December include a multi-generational home in Vietnam and a minimalist house in Portugal with two recording studios. Also featured in our top houses of December are a courtyard house nestled into a sloped site, a prefabricated home raised above the forest floor, and a metal-framed residence designed to be

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Kazunari Sakamoto creates art library in Shanghai museum for Chanel

December 20, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Japanese architect Kazunari Sakamoto has renovated the third floor of Shanghai’s Power Station of Art museum, transforming it into an art library named Espace Gabrielle Chanel. Espace Gabrielle Chanel is the first public library in China dedicated to contemporary art and design. It was designed by Sakamoto for a collaboration between fashion house Chanel and the

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The top 10 staircases of 2025

December 20, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

From a reflective spiral staircase rising in a museum to an enclosed staircase puncturing the roof of a house, we continue our Review of 2025 with 10 of this year’s best staircases. Shanghai Grand Opera House, China, by Snøhetta Earlier this year, architecture studio Snøhetta revealed images of a dramatic spiral staircase roof taking shape over

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Amazon River becomes permanent home for Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon’s AquaPraça plaza

November 28, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

A floating plaza designed by Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture has anchored in Belém, Brazil, following its residency at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Named AquaPraça, the 400-square-metre plaza was transported to Belém at the mouth of the Amazon River, where it formed part of the Italian Pavilion at the COP30 climate conference

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