Plans for a large new building in Rotterdam intended to encourage people to lead more environmentally friendly lifestyles are wrong-headed and should be scrapped in a blaze of publicity, writes Barnabas Calder. More about "Plants on a building doesn't make it sustainable, any more than a basil leaf on a steak makes it vegan"
The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features MVRDV's winning proposal to design a "new world wonder" in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "bad acid trip" building proposal
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's winning proposal for social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about "Is this the death certificate of architecture?" says commenter
Architecture studio MVRDV has been revealed as the winner of social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about MVRDV wins competition for "new world wonder" in the Netherlands
Sabine Marcelis's self-designed resin bathtub and three-metre-tall lava lamp feature in her Rotterdam family home, which she continuously reconfigures with her architect partner Paul Cournet. More about Sabine Marcelis's Rotterdam loft apartment is "forever evolving" with her life
A 150-metre-high skyscraper punctuated by arched windows is nearing completion in Rotterdam, designed by New York studio ODA as part of an adaptive reuse project involving an old post office. More about ODA skyscraper nears completion atop historic post office in Rotterdam
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for the Schieblocks office building in Rotterdam, which will comprise a series of stacked, colourful blocks beside Rotterdam Centraal station. More about MVRDV designs office block as "colourful addition" to Rotterdam
Former Chicago Architecture Biennial artistic director Yesomi Umolu has been named general and artistic director of Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut museum starting next year. More about Nieuwe Instituut appoints Yesomi Umolu as general and artistic director
Dutch studio V8 Architects has created a pair of semi-detached homes in the Netherlands using recycled and reused materials above all else to demonstrate how circular design principles can be applied to housing. More about V8 Architects builds Rotterdam homes almost entirely from reused and recycled materials
Dutch studio Powerhouse Company has completed Valckensteyn in Rotterdam, a mass-timber block of affordable apartments that references the area's iconic post-war social housing. More about Rotterdam's first mass-timber apartment building is homage to its post-war housing blocks
Architecture studio MAST is designing a floating residential neighbourhood in a disused dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that will be fully accessible by boat. More about MAST designs "largest floating housing development in Europe" to revitalise Rotterdam dock
A pair of giant staircases spliced together by Chinese studio MAD rises up through Fenix Museum of Migration, which is set to open in a century-old warehouse in Rotterdam. More about MAD crowns Fenix museum in Rotterdam with "living room for people"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the Portlantis exhibition centre by Dutch studio MVRDV. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features MVRDV's Rotterdam exhibition centre
Dutch studio MVRDV has completed the Portlantis exhibition centre that doubles as a viewing tower overlooking the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. More about MVRDV unveils "eye-catching" Rotterdam exhibition centre topped with viewpoint
As part of the inaugural Design Biennale Rotterdam, local designer Laurids Gallée has unveiled a collection of giant resin lights in collaboration with design gallery Collectional. More about Laurids Gallée's resin Cairn lamps make "light feel almost liquid"
As the inaugural Design Biennale Rotterdam takes over the Netherlands' second city, Dezeen has rounded up 10 standout projects from the 10-day event. More about "Depressed furniture" and Madagascan totem stools among highlights from Design Biennale Rotterdam
The first Design Biennale Rotterdam will take place across the Dutch city from 20 February to 2 March 2025 to address the "clear gap" in local events dedicated solely to design. More about "City of no nonsense" Rotterdam to host inaugural design biennale
A huge steel spiral staircase has been installed on top of a warehouse in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as part of the Fenix Museum designed by Chinese studio MAD. More about MAD's huge steel Tornado installed on Fenix Museum in Rotterdam
A bedroom incorporating a bathtub and a window bench is one of several versatile spaces architect Ulli Heckmann created when renovating this compact apartment in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about Multipurpose rooms optimise space at Ulli Heckmann's Rotterdam apartment
Chinese studio MAD has revealed visuals of its design for the Rotterdam Center for Dance in the Netherlands, as well as photos of the spiral staircase being constructed for its museum next door. More about MAD unveils design for Danshuis and images of gigantic spiral staircase in Rotterdam