This week we revealed the design, architecture and interior trends for 2026

This week on Dezeen we asked industry experts, including Reinier de Graaf, Tola Ojuolape and Luca Nichetto, about what trends we should look out for in architecture, interiors and design this year.

When it comes to architecture, our architecture reporter Amy Peacock found that architects “must rethink how and why we build” in 2026.

Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser spoke to designers for our design trend outlook, and came to the conclusion that design “could see a long overdue shift” this year.

Interior design, meanwhile, will opt for “curated calm over superficial opulence”, designers told design and interiors reporter Jane Englefield.

Continuing our exploration of what’s to come in 2026, we rounded up 15 buildings to look out for in 2026, including architecture studio Snøhetta’s design of the Shanghai Grand Opera House (pictured).

New York and Texas skyscrapers, the Buffalo Bills stadium and the Obama Presidential Center made our list of eight high-profile American architecture projects completing in 2026.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place in Las Vegas this week, with brands and designers showing technology products including an ultrasonic knife, a colour-shifting lamp by Sabine Marcelis for IKEA and “responsive” Lego Smart Bricks.

These and many other intriguing products, such as a pocket-sized pet and a “paper battery”, featured in our roundup of 10 gadgets that caught our attention at CES.

In the US, architect Shalom Baranes unveiled an updated design for the White House ballroom and suggested adding a storey to the West Wing for symmetry.

“This scheme does require a two-story colonnade, connecting the East Room in the White House to the new ballroom,” said Baranes.

Also in the US, Trump aide Will Scharf reportedly wants the planned stadium by architecture studio HKS for the NFL team Washington Commanders to have a “classical” design.

Buildings demolished during the 21st century in European cities had a shorter lifespan than those in US cities, according to a new report.

The report compared the ages of around 15,000 buildings and found that the average mean age of a demolished building in the US cities was 81, while for the European cities it was 65.

Popular projects this week included a home on a Japanese island with an oversized metal roof, a brick pavilion in southeast London and a “serene” Mexico City townhouse.

Our lookbook this week featured kitchens filled with warm natural wood.

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