Salford City Council has approved the demolition of the University of Salford's Centenary Building, which won the inaugural RIBA Stirling Prize in 1996, despite Twentieth Century Society objection. Completed by British studio Hodder+Partners in 1995, the university building will be razed as part of a major redevelopment project named Adelphi Village. Salford City Council's go-ahead The post Winner of first-ever Stirling Prize to be demolished appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Chunky columns wrap the exterior of Wood Up, an apartment block in Paris by French studio Local Architecture Network with a glued-laminated and cross-laminated timber structure. Created for developers Semapa and REI Habitat, the 14-storey building in the city's 13th arrondissement provides 132 timber-framed apartments raised on a concrete base containing commercial units. Paris-based Local The post LAN "deliberately exposes" mass-timber structure of Paris apartment block appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

The next instalment in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is Oslo Opera House, a Snøhetta-designed project that pioneered the concept of architecture as landscape. The home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet has become one of Oslo's most iconic buildings, primarily because of the sloping public plaza that forms its roof. The post Snøhetta's Oslo Opera House was the most significant building of 2007 appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Design studio Uchronia has overhauled womenswear boutique Koibird in London's Marylebone, introducing a gradient colour scheme and details including a giant planet sculpture and a floor made from painted lava stone. Uchronia designed the store, as well as its in-house nutrition bar Koi 11, with the aim of giving the interior an "eclectic" feel. "The The post Uchronia gives London's Koibird store a colourful psychedelic revamp appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

From tiny cats that cool down tea to a blinking AI companion intended to integrate with your family, here are seven cute robots that have dominated news feeds since last week's Consumer Electronics Show – and what they tell us about "cuteness" in design. Cuteness and what it does to our brains has been a The post All the cute robots that took over CES 2025 appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

London practice Stolon Studio has completed The Parks, a housing complex that has been transformed from a group of neglected farm buildings in Herefordshire. Originally forming part of a dairy farm, the group of existing buildings dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries and comprises timber-framed structures of different sizes topped with pitched roofs. The post Stolon Studio converts 15th-century farm building into brick and timber housing complex appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey influenced the design of this coffee shop in Miami Design District, created by NBA star Jimmy Butler and design agency DE-YAN. The first physical Bigface store opened in December 2024 ahead of the annual Art Basel fair and concurrent events around the city. Butler, a basketball player who's currently The post DE-YAN designs Jimmy Butler's Bigface coffee shop in Miami appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

The next instalment in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series profiles Terminal 4 at Madrid-Barajas Airport by RSHP and Estudio Lamela, the peak of a golden age of airport design. Awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2006, the vast terminal – one of the largest in Europe – represented a high-point in airport The post RSHP and Estudio Lamela's Madrid-Barajas airport was the most significant building of 2006 appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

A collection of residential interiors where the walls have been coated in a variety of earthy-hued plasters, renders and paints feature in Dezeen's latest lookbook. Often used as a form of weather protection on home exteriors, wall coatings like lime render and clay paint may also offer decorative touches to interiors. Here, we have rounded The post Eight calming home interiors with earthy-toned finishes appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Architects Eugenio Simonetti and Bastian San Martin have completed KW House in Chile, a "study in duality" that contrasts glass-walled living spaces with intimate wood-lined bedrooms. Located in an area of protected forest near Villarrica volcano in the Araucanía region, the 309-square-metre home is designed to both immerse its visitors in the forest during the The post Glass walls immerse inhabitants of Chilean home in surrounding forest appeared first on Dezeen ..read more