Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
"I love mid-century modern but it makes me sad"
Mid-century modern design may meet our needs even more now than when it first appeared, but that doesn't mean we should idolise the style, writes John Jervis. More
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Roundups
Roundups
Ten projects by MAD Architects with distinctive sculptural forms
Following the completion of One River North in Denver, we've rounded up 10 recently completed buildings by MAD that are defined by their bold, sculptural forms. More
Residential architecture and interiors
Residential architecture and interiors
Tall "acoustic wall" buffers noise at Modal Home in Silicon Valley
US studio Schwartz and Architecture has completed a courtyard-style house in California that is closed off to the street yet opens up in the rear, allowing for ample natural light and a connection to the outdoors. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features doughnut-shaped weather balloon praised as "sheer genius"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a pair of landmarks in China designed by Line + Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Mixed-use
Mixed-use
Arched brick openings enliven mixed-use block in Seoul by Sosu Architects
Arched openings animate the red-brick facades of Fillome Building, a mixed-use tower in Seoul by local studio Sosu Architects. More
Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
Charles and Ray Eames changed the landscape of design with "just a few chairs and a house"
We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Ray and Charles Eames, the duo that championed a functional and democratic approach to design. More
Vessel
Vessel
Heatherwick's Vessel reopens with steel safety mesh wrapping its exterior
The Thomas Heatherwick-designed Vessel viewpoint in New York has reopened with steel mesh added to the exterior as a safety measure to prevent people from jumping from its platforms. More
News
News
Construction starts on world's largest building in Saudi Arabia
Construction has begun on the 400-metre-high, cube-shaped Mukaab supertall skyscraper in Riyadh designed by AtkinsRéalis, which will be the world's largest building when it completes. More
News
News
"World-leading" architectural historian Joseph Rykwert dies aged 98
Architectural historian Joseph Rykwert, a recipient of the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal, has passed away at the age of 98. More
Public and leisure
Public and leisure
Populous designs Charlotte Hornets facility clad in "swarm" of panels
Global design studio Populous has unveiled renderings for an NBA training centre with metal panels and a roof terrace in Charlotte, North Carolina. More
Residential architecture and interiors
Residential architecture and interiors
Mary Arnold-Forster Architects creates "modern agricultural aesthetic" for Cumbrian home
Horizontal larch planks clad the exterior of Brampton, a house on a steeply sloping site in Cumbria by Scottish studio Mary Arnold-Forster Architects. More
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Line+ Studio floats doughnut-shaped weather balloon above rural Chinese landscape
A doughnut-shaped meteorological balloon and woven timber tunnel have been completed by architecture practice Line+ Studio in rural area in Zhejiang, China. More
Cafes
Cafes
Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as "extension of the park"
Timber pillars and PVC pipes were left bare to blur the boundaries between the interior and exterior of this cafe and sweet shop in Funamachi, Japan, designed by Schemata Architects. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
OFIS Arhitekti converts brutalist printworks in Slovenia into offices
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has transformed the brutalist structure of a former Ljubljana printing house into a block of offices that "preserves the memory of its former use". More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week the Elizabeth Line was named the UK's best new building
This week on Dezeen, the Elizabeth Line in London designed by architecture studios Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis won the RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's best new building. More
Houses
Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl creates trapezoidal beach house on Chilean coast
Swiss architecture studio Emergentes Architectures Sàrl designed a linear beach house with angled concrete columns and wood cladding on the coast of Chile. More
Obituaries
Obituaries
Moody Nolan co-founder Curtis Jerome Moody dies aged 73
Architect Curtis Jerome Moody, co-founder of the largest African-American-owned architecture firm in the US, has passed away aged 73. More
Visitor centres
Visitor centres
Atelier Xi designs weathering steel pavilions that "elegantly meander" through Shenzhen park
Chinese studio Atelier Xi has completed a visitor centre for Qiaochengbei Park in Shenzhen, using weathering steel and grass roofs to blend two pavilion-like structures into the landscape. More
Interview
Interview
Trauma of Ukraine war "was crucial for me as an architect" says Tallinn Architecture Biennale curator Anhelina Starkova
Anhelina L Starkova explains how her experience of living through the Ukraine war has shaped her approach to curating the 2024 Tallinn Architecture Biennale in this interview. More
Renovations
Renovations
Fruitmarket Gallery renovation by Reiach and Hall Architects draws on "its previous histories"
This video produced by Jim Stephenson features a renovated gallery in Edinburgh by Reiach and Hall Architects, which has been shortlisted for this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More