Colab-19 uses scaffolding to create multipurpose outdoor venue for pandemic-struck Bogotá
Architecture collective Colab-19 has built a multi-storey open-air theatre out of scaffolding to help Bogotá's businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. More
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"Only a train would think that's a cool city layout" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing plans to build a linear city in Saudi Arabia and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Wooden lattices screen concrete hotel by PPAA in Mexico City
Mexican practice PPAA has designed Casa Octavia, a boutique hotel in Mexico City that is based around the eponymous fashion brand. More
Stripes rug collection by NJRD
Dezeen Showroom: Stripes is a graphic wool rug collection created by Swedish design duo Bernadotte & Kylberg for their lifestyle brand NJRD. More
Ozz lamps by Paolo Cappello and Simone Sabatti for Miniforms
Dezeen Showroom: designers Paolo Cappello and Simone Sabatti have created the arched Ozz range of lamps for Italian furniture brand Miniforms. More
Immediate impact of Brexit "quite minor" say architects
The immediate impact of Brexit has been limited according to UK-based architects, but they fear that winning work and recruiting staff in the European Union will now become harder. More
Equitone offers £10,000 Paul Cadden commission to celebrate Graphite cladding launch
Dezeen promotion: facade manufacturer Equitone is holding a competition to celebrate the launch of the new dark grey colour for its Tectiva material collection. More
Abin Design Studio creates terracotta-brick community centre in Bansberia
Architecture studio Abin Design Studio has built a small, multifunctional community centre in the city of Bansberia in the Indian state of West Bengal. More
"Play can be an act of resistance" says Design of the Year 2020 winner Virginia San Fratello
Following the news that US architecture studio Rael San Fratello has won the Design Museum's Design of the Year award, here's another chance to see our exclusive interview with partner Virginia San Fratello in which she discusses the studio's border-wall-straddling see-saw. More
Populous incorporating decommissioned Airbus A340 fuselages into RC Strasbourg's stadium
Architecture studio Populous is set to reuse the fuselages from 30 Airbus A340 aircraft as sunshades for an expanded stand at football club RC Strasbourg's stadium in France. More
Pink seesaws that straddled US-Mexico border named Design of the Year 2020
An installation by architecture studio Rael San Fratello, which connected children in the US and Mexico via a trio of seesaws slotted into the countries' border wall, has been crowned the Design of the Year. More
IE University taught me about strategic interior design says Araceli Torres Muñoz
Dezeen promotion: graduating from the IE School of Architecture and Design provided the skills to design adaptable spaces for the post-pandemic workplace, according to designer Araceli Torres Muñoz. More
Jonathan Tuckey Design converts London mews house into Paddington Pantheon artists' gallery
Architecture studio Jonathan Tuckey Design has turned a mews house in Paddington, London, into an art gallery for its former residents topped by a large roof light. More