Canadian architect Jack Diamond dies aged 89
Architect Jack Diamond, who co-founded Diamond Schmitt Architects and whose designs include the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, has died aged 89. More
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Photos show Studio Gang's Natural History Museum extension nearing completion
Construction has progressed on Studio Gang's Gilder Center in New York City, with images showing the cave-like concrete interiors and panelled exterior nearing completion. More
Shit Show at Dutch Design Week captured in Dezeen video
Dezeen has filmed an Instagram reel showcasing an exhibition by Dutch designer Fides Lapidaire about the benefits of using human waste as compost in the second of our three-part video series for Dutch Design Week. More
Float adjustable desk by Humanscale
Dezeen Showroom: workplace furniture brand Humanscale has created Float, an adjustable standing desk designed to switch between different heights easily to encourage a healthier working posture. More
Norman Foster creates angular retreat in Martha's Vineyard for "friends of the Foster family"
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Norman Foster has designed the Foster Retreat in Martha's Vineyard as a holiday home for his friends and those of the Norman Foster Foundation, which features furniture designed by the architect for Karimoku. More
Paved courtyard hidden by "muted facade" of LR House in Spain
An austere exterior conceals a series of living spaces around a central courtyard at this home in the Spanish town of Citruénigo, designed by local studio Lecumberri & Cidoncha and architect Ińigo Beguiristain. More
James Turrell creates glass perfume bottles informed by ancient stupas
American artist James Turrell has designed two colour-saturated bottles for French glassmaker Lalique's perfumes Range Rider and Purple Sage. More
A+S Work chair by Alegre Design for Actiu
Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Actiu has released the A+S Work chair, designed by Alegre Design to bring ergonomic comfort to a wider range of body types. More
Burnt and shorn Dryland rug captures consequences of drought in the Netherlands
Design graduate Liselot Cobelens has presented a rug at Dutch Design Week that visualises real-world data on how climate change-induced droughts are damaging local landscapes. More
"Thor's Hammer flattens another 13-storey parking ramp" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing North Carolina architecture studio Duda Paine's 405 Colorado office building in Austin and other top architecture and design stories. More
RIBA names Valerie Vaughan-Dick as new chief executive
The Royal Institute for British Architects has appointed Valerie Vaughan-Dick as its new chief executive from January 2023. More
"All those complicit in Neom's design and construction are already destroyers of worlds"
Architects working on the Neom mega-project in Saudi Arabia, including the 170-kilometre city The Line, must decide whether they are content to be complicit in an "ecological and moral atrocity", writes Adam Greenfield. More
Sik Mul Sung is a Mars-themed cafe with its own vertical farm
South Korean studio Unseenbird has designed a cafe in downtown Seoul, where vegetables are grown in a glass-fronted cultivation room before being harvested, prepared and served to customers on a conveyor belt. More
Ten noise-regulating acoustic products for communal interiors
Dezeen Showroom: a range of office pods designed for group and individual working and a modular system of noise-dampening lights are the latest acoustic products to be featured on Dezeen Showroom. More
HKU's computer-designed Tidal Stools can be used by humans and sea creatures
Researchers at Hong Kong University's Robotic Fabrication Lab have developed a series of 3D-printed stools featuring complex shapes that provide comfortable seats while also sheltering marine animals. More