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A Message Drifts

This series continues my explorations of the ways meaning can emerge from randomness. Each image is created using algorithmic systems that create the elements. There is an alphabet of symbols, a message generator and several approaches to glitch aesthetics. The result could be meaningful, or could be nonsense.

This article unpacks the components of the system: how the symbols are placed and distorted, how the sentences are constructed, and how variation is managed across the 3001 outputs. It also explores the underlying questions of what happens when randomness is shaped into something that feels like a message and...

Dezeen's catch-all guide to Women's Euro 2025 kits

With the Women's Euro 2025 tournament kicking off next week, we're giving readers the score on the 16 kits worn by the teams playing in this year's competition.

Venues across Switzerland are hosting matches from 2 to 27 July 2025, making up the 14th edition of tournament.

Each of Adidas' designs are informed by artistic movements native to the corresponding country, while Nike chose to nod to national traditions and legacies. Puma designed  kits make reference to country-specific craft techniques, natural landscapes and national flags, Hummel's single kit references timeless Danish design.

Presented in alphabetical order, read on to find out about the...

Concéntrico 2025: The Politics of Urban Presence

Monumental Splash / SalazarSequeroMedina. Image © Josema Cutillas

Every June, the Spanish city of Logroño transforms into a space of architectural dialogue, opening its streets, plazas, riverbanks, and traffic islands to temporary structures that redefine how cities are inhabited. For ten editions, Concéntrico has worked not as a specialized fair or an architecture biennale, but as a portable museum — a curatorial gesture that brings a dispersed collection of contemporary architecture into public space. Set in a city suspended between arid plains and distant mountains, far from the circuits of capital...

New Zealand retreat features kitchen appliances by Fisher & Paykel

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In this video produced by Dezeen for Fisher & Paykel, the brand's premium kitchen appliances take centre stage at a holiday home in New Zealand.

Designed by local studio Roberts Gray Architects, the Wanaka SKI House is made up of a series of brick volumes linked by courtyards.


The timber kitchen features appliances by Fisher & Paykel 

"This combination of voids, masses and apertures directs the experience and intentionally frames the site's most beautiful aspects," architect Jimmy Gray told Dezeen.

Guest bedrooms with private courtyards lie to the west of the site, while an open plan kitchen, living and dining area are housed at...

Flickering Peak CP·SUN RIVER Art Gallery / Wutopia Lab

© Guowei Liu architects: Wutopia LabLocation: Hainan, ChinaProject Year: 2024Photographs: Guowei LiuArea: 2606.0 m2

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As Padel Takes Off, Courts Are in Demand—And Flooring’s Got the Winning Serve

Courtesy of Terraco

Following the recent success of the FIP World Padel Championships in Qatar and the announcement of Saudi Arabia hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2034, the Middle East is gearing up to be a hub for major sporting events, which drives the demand for high-performance sports infrastructure. From Pickleball and Padel courts to internationally renowned stadiums, the evolution of sports flooring requires innovative, durable, and sustainable solutions.

Terraco, a global leader in construction finishing materials, has consistently delivered cutting-edge solutions for sports complexes worldwide, helping architects, contractors, and developers...

Léon Krier, Influential Voice in New Urbanism, Passes Away at 79

Léon Krier's Sketches. Image Courtesy of MIT Press

Léon Krier, the Luxembourg-born architect and urban theorist renowned for his critical stance against modernist planning and his influential role in the New Urbanism movement, passed away on June 17, 2025, at the age of 79. Known for his uncompromising critique of modernist planning and his vision for human-scaled, walkable communities, Krier leaves behind a substantial body of built work, theoretical writing, and educational influence.

Over a career spanning several decades, Krier advocated for a return to classical architecture and human-scaled urbanism, positioning...

Rio Perdido West Bungalows / Studio Saxe

© Alvaro Fonseca architects: Studio SaxeLocation: Bagaces, Costa RicaProject Year: 2024Photographs: Alvaro FonsecaArea: 816.0 m2

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