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People have long searched for ways to reduce the time it takes to construct buildings but instead we should be trying to slow architecture down, writes Phineas Harper. Read more

In a bid to reimagine "unpleasant and seemingly worthless" waste, Central Saint Martins graduate Olivia Gino has transformed cigarette butts into a shearling-style hat. Read more

Some of Johannesburg's most promising young designers joined forces for an exhibition at Design Week South Africa, using locally found and discarded materials to rewrite the narrative about their city. Read more

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia have created a building material where rammed earth is encased in permanent cardboard formwork, eliminating the need for cement. Read more

Architecture studio 11 x 17 had to leave historic details intact when converting a restaurant in a mixed-use building in Denver, Colorado, into a gallery space for the Architectural League of New York. Read more

Dezeen School Shows: an installation influenced by Virginia Woolf's iconic essay A Room of One's Own is among the projects from HEAD – Geneva School of Art and Design. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: wall tiles crafted from mycelium and cotton are among the sound-dampening products that Impact Acoustic has listed on Dezeen Showroom this year. Read more

Local studio Field Atelier has completed a breezy home near Goa, India, which is wrapped by verandas sheltered by sliding timber screens and folding metal doors. Read more

British architectural photographer Marc Goodwin has documented the interiors of 14 architecture workspaces across Belgium. Read more

American interior designer Kelly Wearstler has unveiled Side Hustle, an exhibition platform showcasing work from a broad range of artists and designers. Read more

Local architecture practice Studio Dera has transformed a disused swimming pool into The Pool, a multifunctional, light-filled teaching space for Waltham Forest College in London. Read more

Dezeen Competitions: a competition to transform a village square in Italy is among this roundup of the latest competitions on Dezeen. Read more

Danish furniture brand Fredericia worked with local studio Flooat for the launch of its first showroom in Tokyo, which has a minimalist interior that nods to its location in an industrial concrete building. Read more

Promotion: US technology company Snaptrude's software features an AI element designed to alleviate pressure on architects by enabling them to produce more work in less time without compromising quality. Read more

Promotion: a panel of experts discussed the qualities of enduring design at a talk hosted by US brand Design Within Reach and Dezeen at Chicago Fulton Market. Read more

Canadian studios Oyama and Julia Manaćas Architecte have designed Waterhouse, a woodland house clad in wood shingles that blends into a natural clearing in Sutton, Quebec. Read more

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the 2026 Winter Olympics Athletes' Village in Milan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Swiss brand Impact Acoustic has launched a sound-absorbing wall tile made from mycelium that is cultivated rather than manufactured. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: US textile company Designtex applied a soft, painterly aesthetic to this wall covering, which is part of its non-vinyl range made with bio-based content. Read more

Australian architecture studio WHDA has updated the Swan Hill Specialist School in Victoria, adding a steel-framed sports court with colourful brise soleil that acts as its "catalytic social heart". Read more