SOM to create Disney headquarters in New York City clad in green terracotta panels
Skidmore Owings & Merrill has revealed plans to build a glass-and-ceramic office building for Disney's New York operations, called 4 Hudson Square. More
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House Lessans in rural Northern Ireland wins RIBA House of the Year 2019
A "dream home" built on the "tightest of budgets" by architects McGonigle McGrath has been named by the Royal Institute of British Architects as the UK's best house of 2019. More
Heatherwick Studio's Pier 55 renamed Little Island
Thomas Heatherwick's Pier 55 park within New York's Hudson River has been renamed Little Island, as visuals and a video detailing the project's construction are released. More
Jessica Helgerson uses "moody, green, lush" palette for Portland home renovation
Interior designer Jessica Helgerson has overhauled a home in Portland, Oregon to include decorative ceilings, floral wallpaper and shades of green and grey that evoke its rainy, cool climate. More
Join Dezeen's Twitter debate on concrete vs timber with #dezeenchat
Should architects ditch concrete for timber to save the planet? Dezeen's India Block and Lizzie Crook will be taking to Twitter on Wednesday 20 November at 4pm UK time to discuss whether timber is a better alternative to concrete. Join in using the hashtag #dezeenchat. More
Prada becomes first luxury brand to sign loan tied to sustainability targets
Prada has signed a £42.9 million loan with banking group Crédit Agricole, with repayment terms conditional to meeting key targets around the sustainability of its products and operations. More
Heliotrope tucks Collector's Retreat into lush wooded site in coastal Washington
American studio Heliotrope Architects has created a holiday home for art gallery owners that is wrapped in dark metal, white stucco and large stretches of glass. More
Careers guide: Ingrid Moye of Zeller & Moye reveals what it's like to run a studio in Mexico City
Ingrid Moye is a director and co-founder of architecture studio Zeller & Moye. She explains what it's like to run an international firm in Mexico City, for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More
David Chipperfield completes iridescent West Bund Museum containing Centre Pompidou outpost
A public esplanade envelops David Chipperfield's West Bund Museum in Shanghai, which contains the Centre Pompidou's first Chinese outpost. More
Watch the video of Paola Antonelli's keynote lecture at Dezeen Day
Our natural world is "fixable, but it will never be the same" said Paola Antonelli at our Dezeen Day conference. Watch Antonelli discuss design's response to impending extinction in the first movie from the event. More
Four key projects by high-tech architecture practice Team 4
As Team 4, Su Brumwell, Richard Rogers, Wendy Cheesman and Norman Foster began to develop high-tech architecture. Continuing our series on the style we look at four key projects. More
Architects can use theatre techniques to "reframe reality" says Zoe Svendsen
"Future scenario thinking" is a technique developed by theatre director Zoe Svendsen to imagine the cities of tomorrow. In an interview with Dezeen, she says architects could use it to design better urban futures. More
Jaipur's Nila House aims to preserve traditional Indian craft
Handcrafted pieces from local artisans will be available to purchase in this lifestyle store in Jaipur, India, which features interiors developed by Bijoy Jain. More
Woven Image creates acoustic panels with patterns generated by animated algorithms
Dezeen promotion: interior-finishes company Woven Image has collaborated with designer Michael Young to launch a collection of acoustic panels featuring "technical decorations" based on algorithms. More
Braun Audio LE speakers revive a classic Dieter Rams design
The LE speaker range designed by Dieter Rams for Braun in 1959 has been updated and relaunched as a series of smart speakers that retain Rams' minimalist style. More
COBE's undulating public square in Copenhagen contains parking for 2,000 bikes
Karen Blixens Plads in Copenhagen is an undulating plaza with sheltered parking for over 2,000 bicycles designed by Danish architecture firm COBE. More