Zaha Hadid Architects plans residences in tropical setting near Cancún
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for a residential complex on Mexico's Riviera Maya, based on traditional Mayan design and surrounded by tropical woodland. More
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Architecture "hasn't caught up" with sustainability goals says AIA
Many architects are still not addressing the environmental impacts of their buildings, claims the American Institute of Architects, in response to Aaron Bestky's recent critique of its COTE Top Ten sustainability awards. More
Lights trace arches and doorways at The Future Perfect's pink-toned New York exhibition
New York design gallery The Future Perfect is hosting an exhibition in Manhattan, which features light fixtures shaped like cloister vaults and metal mobiles that mimic plants. More
Athletes wear custom-engineered Nike trainers in attempt to break two-hour marathon barrier
Nike designers explain how they created a shoe that helped Kenyan runner Eluid Kipchoge come within seconds of breaking the two-hour marathon barrier in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen. More
Metal cube by SOM houses emergency call centre for New York City
Textured facades and a grassy berm help soften the boxy appearance of this high-security emergency facility in New York, designed by architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. More
Dezeen's events, talks and parties during NYCxDesign 2017
Dezeen will be busy in New York during the second half of this month's citywide design festival, as we co-host a variety of events with companies including Tom Dixon, WeWork and Vitra. More
Kennedy Nolan completes Arts and Crafts-inspired home in Melbourne
Arched doorways, sculptural chimneys and a pyramid-shaped roof are among the quirky details that architecture studio Kennedy Nolan has used to add character to this east Melbourne home. More
What Design Can Do conference to explore design-led solutions to climate change
Dezeen promotion: architects, designers and environmental experts will propose answers to the issue of climate change at the annual What Design Can Do conference in Amsterdam this month. More
Bennetts Associates converts Art Deco cinema into cultural centre in northern England
Bennetts Associates has renovated a 1930s cinema and added a brick, frosted-glass and copper extension to create this cultural centre in Chester, England. More
Robot-made Voxel chair designed using new software by Bartlett researchers
A continuous line of plastic makes up this intricate robot-built chair, designed using a new 3D-printing software by a team from the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. More
Kvadrat's handmade acoustic panels bring "softness" to minimalist spaces
Zane Walker of Kvadrat explains how its Soft Cells acoustic panels are custom-made by hand in this movie filmed by Dezeen for the textiles brand at its Poland factory. More
Sergey Makhno Architects reveals atmospheric visuals of Ukrainian mountain residence
Sergey Makhno Architects has revealed these painterly renderings of a weathering steel holiday home nestled in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains. More
Benjamin Hubert's Tent chair for Moroso is made from a single piece of knitted nylon
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer used 3D-knitting to create this seamless chair for Moroso, which is based on the construction of a tent. More
Job of the day: marketing coordinator at LOHA
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a marketing and business development coordinator for Los Angeles-based Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, whose recent projects include the renovation of the former home of influential photographer Julius Shulman. More›
Archi-Union's Qiandao cable car station features stacked forms that lean out towards a lake
Chinese studio Archi-Union based the tiered form of this cable car station on an abstracted geometric model of the mountains surrounding its site on the shores of Qiandao Lake. More