Live talk with Lucy McRae as part of Virtual Design Festival
Lucy McRae spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation as part of our collaboration with her for Virtual Design Festival. More
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In Plain Sight sky writes "Care not cages" to protest immigration detention
Eighty artists and activists have written cloud-like messages in the sky made from water vapour to protest immigration policy and mass incarceration in America. More
Call for entries to Timber Trade Federation's Conversations about Climate Change competition
Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for the Timber Trade Federation's Conversations about Climate Change design competition and exhibition, which offers a platform for "urgent" climate debates. More
University of Oregon students spotlight five sustainable urban design proposals
Five architecture students from the University of Oregon present their visions of a Centre for Democracy and Environmental Justice to repair "damaged urban context" in this VDF school show. More
Lucy McRae's Solitary Survival Raft explores fear and hope during the coronavirus pandemic
As part of today's VDF collaboration with Lucy McRae, the artist and designer has unveiled a conceptual survival raft that comforts the sole occupant as they drift into the unknown. More
BAAQ divides beachside house into four to take advantage Pacific Ocean views
Mexican studio BAAQ has arranged the Casa Naila holiday home on the coast of Oaxaca into four blocks around a cross-shaped patio so that all rooms have views of the sea in more than one direction. More
Bates Smart completes skyscraper that's only 11.5 metres wide
Australian architecture firm Bates Smart has built a skinny skyscraper named Collins House in Melbourne that's 184 metres tall and just 11.5 metres wide at its slimmest point. More
Bring wilderness into cities to help solve climate change says Chris Precht
The "qualities of the countryside" should be introduced to urban areas to help tackle climate change, says architect Chris Precht. More
Institute of Architecture showcases graduate projects in video for Virtual Design Festival
This captioned video, produced for Virtual Design Festival in collaboration with the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, presents a selection of projects developed by students in their final year at the Austrian university. More
Casa Grande Hotel in Spain occupies 18th-century stone manor house
Grey stone walls and jet-black joinery meet to form the monochromatic interiors of this boutique hotel in northern Spain designed by Francesc Rifé Studio. More
VDF collaboration with Lucy McRae launches with screening of The Institute of Isolation
On 9th July, Virtual Design Festival teamed up with artist Lucy McRae, starting with a screening of her short film The Institute of Isolation, which explores how architecture could help the human body evolve to survive long-distance space travel. More
Ten projects from KADK graduates offer "solutions to the major challenges of our time"
Students from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK) are sharing projects that aim to create a healthier, more sustainable and democratic society as part of their VDF school show. More
Loon launches floating balloon-powered internet service in Kenya
Google's sister company Loon is deploying a fleet of 35 solar-powered balloons that will provide internet service across more remote areas of Kenya by floating on stratospheric winds. More
Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration over directive to deport foreign students
Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have sued the Trump administration in federal court to block an order that would mean all international students not attending in-person classes would be stripped of visas. More
London's Transit Studio refuses house style to "bring something different to every project"
VDF studio profiles: Transit Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice that has avoided developing a house style in order to build a portfolio of varied and engaging spaces. More
Parkside launches three architectural tile collections at VDF products fair
Parkside is exhibiting three new collections of surface tiles at VDF products fair, including an iridescent series called Spectre and two ranges that take cues from the patterns of rocks. More
Oyler Wu Collaborative repurposes Eero Saarinen bank teller canopies for installation
Teller booths of a former bank building designed by Eero Saarinen in Columbus, Indiana are integrated into this white pavilion by architecture studio Oyler Wu Collaborative. More
Oft Interiors "bring a new zest to the Hong Kong design industry"
VDF studio profile: Oft Interiors is a Hong Kong-based design studio that specialises in cultural spaces and has overhauled the interiors of more than 50 different cinemas. More
Spectre by 41zero42 at Parkside
Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile company 41zero42 has designed a collection of iridescent tiles called Spectre, which were created as an exploration of how light reacts to different glazes. More
Pulp by 41zero42 at Parkside
Dezeen Showroom: Italian manufacturer 41zero42 has created a range of tiles named Pulp that are designed to "capture the rich luxury of marble". More