Global architecture studio SOM has designed a pair of stepped, wedge-shaped towers to be a landmark for the new city of Alatau in south-eastern Kazakhstan. More about SOM designs stepped glazed towers for Kazakhstan's new city
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has added a series of concrete insertions to a colonial building in Mérida, Mexico, to create the Hotel Sevilla. More about Zeller & Moye "combines ruinous character with luxury" for Mérida hotel
Rust-red panels of corrugated steel curve around this narrow 14-room hotel in central Tokyo, designed by Kiyoaki Takeda Architects and Staple Studio to reflect the neighbourhood's longstanding culture of "alleyway gardening". More about Plants donated by local residents cover undulating facade of SOIL Nihonbashi
Studio Lionel Jadot has transformed a former military barracks in Ghent, Belgium, into a hotel featuring peeling plaster on the walls and furniture made from reclaimed materials. More about Lionel Jadot converts former military barracks into Jam Hotel Ghent
US studio Charlap Hyman & Herrero has transformed a former pocketbook factory in Hudson, New York, into a hotel that riffs on the industrial aesthetic and includes multiple artist commissions. More about Charlap Hyman & Herrero converts factory into cavernous Pocketbook Hudson hotel
Interior designer Rachael Gowdridge has transformed a 19th-century building in Berlin into The Dean hotel, combining historic features with bespoke details and vintage objects to lend the spaces an eclectic feel. More about Rachael Gowdridge avoids "generic hotel feel" in The Dean Berlin
Greek practice Ateno Architecture Studio has completed Olen, an underground coastal hotel on the island of Syros, which is half-buried into its cliff-edge site to offer uninterrupted views across the Aegean Sea. More about Ateno Architecture Studio sinks Olen resort into Greek cliff edge
Clashing styles and a focus on local craftsmanship define the eclectic interiors of this lakeside hotel and members' club in East Sussex, England, designed by House of Dré as a counterpoint to the building's restrained Georgian architecture. More about Crafted hotel "avoids the pastiche" in takeover of Georgian mansion
"Intimacy was non-negotiable" for Kelly Wearstler when interior designing Kappo Kappo, a charred-wood-clad French and Japanese restaurant at the Austin Proper Hotel in Texas. More about Kelly Wearstler wants diners to "feel completely present" at low-lit fusion restaurant
The original Hoxton hotel in east London has been given a refresh after two decades, featuring warm materials and second-hand furniture, as seen in our latest Dezeen Exclusive. More about The Hoxton hotel celebrates 20th anniversary with interior revamp "rooted in Shoreditch"
Stockholm's largest hotel has unveiled three suites designed by Carl Philip Bernadotte, better known as Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, and Oscar Kylberg, featuring new furniture inspired by the building. More about Bernadotte & Kylberg designs signature suites in Stockholm's Clarion Hotel Sign
Danish studio Norrøn Architects designed the interior of Hotel Hans, which straddles two Copenhagen neighbourhoods, by blending the greenery of Frederiksberg with Nørrebro's industrial vibe. More about Hotel Hans bridges "two very different parts of Copenhagen"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features designs for a hotel on the moon. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features plans for "the first hotel on the Moon"
San Francisco start-up GRU Space has released plans for a hotel on the moon clad in lunar regolith bricks that it claims will be "the first ever permanent off-Earth structure built in history" if completed. More about GRU Space announces designs for "the first hotel on the Moon"
A 12-foot-tall wooden sculpture conceived by designer Jan Hendzel and designed by Jacu Strauss forms the centrepiece of Hotel Park Ave in New York by hospitality chain Lore Group. More about Jan Hendzel unveils towering timber sculpture for entrance of Hotel Park Ave
Giraffes, zebras and other forms of African wildlife wander near the rooms at The Reserve, a safari-style hotel that design studio Jolie has conceived for Chester Zoo in the English county of Cheshire. More about Jolie aims to create African safari feel at The Reserve hotel in Chester Zoo
For the latest in our review of 2025, we explore the best hotel designs of the year – from a surrealist hotel by Philippe Starck to an Oaxaca hotel modelled on pre-Hispanic pyramids. More about The top 10 hotels of 2025
Australian interiors firm BAR Studio has combined lush landscaped terraces and locally sourced materials in Tokyo's Fairmont hotel to forge a connection to its waterfront location. More about Skyscraper hotel Fairmont Tokyo "blurs boundaries between inside and out"
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a snaking hotel for hospitality brand Not A Hotel, which will perch above a coastal site in Okinawa, Japan. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs hotel to wind around Okinawa beach
Miami's first supertall skyscraper, set to become the city's tallest, is currently under construction in the city, with four of the building's nine offset cubes now structurally complete. More about Miami's first supertall skyscraper reaches halfway mark on path to be tallest in Florida