The MCM Life

PichiAvo builds wooden temple to burn down for Valencia's Fallas festival

Local art studio PichiAvo used wood and paper to create a pavilion based on an Ancient Greek temple, which was set ablaze for the Fallas celebrations in Valencia. Read more

Sandstone murals adorn giant office in Kolkata by Morphogenesis

Murals carved into sandstone panels decorate ITC Green Centre, an expansive mixed-use office development in Kolkata by Indian architecture studio Morphogenesis. Read more

KFC creates "unhinged" Pickle Puffer stuffed with gherkins

Fast-food chain KFC has joined the novelty outerwear arms race with a gherkin-filled puffer jacket, hooked up to a built-in straw for picklebacks on the go. Read more

Walter Van Beirendonck designs space-themed playscape for Belgian arts campus

Children can dive into an enormous ball pit or dance beneath a shiny UFO at this play space created by fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck for the C-mine creative hub in Genk, Belgium. Read more

Japanese Winter tableware by Yakush among new products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: all-glass tableware informed by Japan's winter landscapes and neon-lit cities is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more

Photos reveal Ole Scheeren's Róng Museum of Art under construction in Shenzhen

Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed photos and renders of the Róng Museum of Arts, which is currently under construction in Shenzhen, China. Read more

Three days left until early entries close

There are just three days left until Dezeen Awards 2026 early entries close at 23:59 London time on 25 March. Here's a reminder of what the judges are looking for:Read more

Persian rugs add "element of surreal" to MW.S offices by Charlap Hyman & Herrero

American architecture studio Charlap Hyman & Herrero has blended antique Persian rugs with modern furniture to introduce pattern across the New York offices of Mouthwash Studio. Read more

Proctor & Shaw uses limestone bricks for "powerfully tranquil" extension in London

Local studio Proctor & Shaw looked to Mallorcan villas to create a feeling of calmness at Stone Brick House, a London home extended with walls of pale limestone brick. Read more

Eight contemporary houses raised on stilts

Whether to make sloped sites level, prevent flooding or reduce impact on natural surroundings, houses on stilts are being built around the world. Here are eight of the best contemporary examples. Read more

Snøhetta arranges "unconventional" finance office around stepped wooden amphitheatre

A multipurpose forum featuring tiered seating elements forms the centrepiece of this office designed by architecture studio Snøhetta for a finance consultancy in Taichung, Taiwan. Read more

Cota760 Arquitetura gives São Paulo apartment "terracotta-toned nucleus"

Ceramic cobogó blocks and caquinhos tiles form the kitchen of this São Paulo apartment renovated by Brazilian studio Cota760 Arquitetura. Read more

House at the Edge frames "living tableaux" of forest in France

French studio In Sinu Architectes has renovated and extended a woodland house in France, adding large windows to frame painting-like views of the surroundings. Read more

Seven buildings draped with fabric-like glass facades

In this roundup, we spotlight seven buildings with undulating glass facades that resemble flowing fabric, giving new meaning to the idea of curtain walling. Read more

Dezeen Agenda US edition features a subterranean visitor screening centre for the White House

The latest US edition of Dezeen Agenda reveals Donald Trump's proposal for a subterranean White House visitor screening centre. Read more

This week OMA completed its extension of the New Museum in Manhattan

This week on Dezeen, we revealed OMA's angular expansion of the SANAA-designed New Museum in Manhattan, New York. Read more

Verge Select connects three weathering-steel volumes for Ontario painting studio

Canadian design studio Verge Select has designed a studio for painter Janna Watson in Ontario, composed of three square volumes fused together to form a secluded forest retreat. Read more

Nike unveils "unapologetically English" World Cup football kit

Sports brand Nike has revealed the texturized football kits that the England team will use at this year's World Cup, which include embedded graphic elements. Read more

SO-IL uses pink concrete to give Brooklyn apartment block "civic presence"

Architecture studio SO-IL utilised precast, coloured-concrete blocks in various sizes to give the 144 Vanderbilt apartment block in Brooklyn, USA, a distinct identity. Read more

Moses baskets by Anzy Home

Dezeen Showroom: newborns are cradled in traditionally-crafted, natural materials within Moses baskets by Ukrainian brand Anzy Home. Read more