Anna Winston
London architect to build Islamic faith museum in Mecca
London-based Mossessian Architecture has won a competition to design the Makkah Museum, a new building dedicated to the Islamic faith in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (+ movie). More
Architects "are never taught the right thing" says 2016 Pritzker laureate Alejandro Aravena
Exclusive interview: universities are failing to give architects the training that will enable them to find solutions for an imminent global housing crisis, says 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate Alejandro Aravena. More
Alejandro Aravena named as 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has been named as the 2016 recipient of the Pritzker, architecture's equivalent of the Nobel prize, ahead of curating this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Demonising estates won't solve the UK's housing crisis, says heritage chief
The director of the UK's Twentieth Century Society has urged prime minister David Cameron to ditch plans to demolish post-war housing estates or risk an architectural "tragedy". More
David Cameron pledges to demolish UK's "brutal" council estates
UK prime minister David Cameron has revealed plans to bulldoze or overhaul 100 so-called "sink estates", blaming their design for fostering crime and poverty. More
Happy New Year from Dezeen!
Happy New Year from the Dezeen team and best wishes for 2016! Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve a record-breaking, award-winning year. Catch up with our review of 2015 »
Huge fire breaks out at Atkins-designed Dubai skyscraper
A fire has engulfed The Address Downtown Dubai hotel tower near the Burj Khalifa, ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations. More
Dezeen's 10 biggest architecture and design stories of 2015
In the final instalment from our review of the year, we've collected together our most-read stories of 2015 – including self-lacing trainers, the "end of fashion", driverless cars and a drip-free umbrella (+ slideshow). More
The top 10 architecture and design trends of 2015
Dezeen editor Anna Winston identifies 10 of the key architecture and design trends of 2015, including ocean plastic, floating buildings and "broken-plan" living. More
The top 10 architecture quotes of 2015
Dezeen editor Anna Winston picks the quotes that sum up the year in architecture, covering the changing status of refugee camps, the relationship between New York's skinny skyscrapers and inequality, and the blurring lines between designers and architects. More
Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2015
A spectacular staircase can transform even the most average building, and this year we've seen them in a huge variety of materials and sizes. Dezeen editor Anna Winston chooses 10 of the best from 2015. More
Merry Christmas from Dezeen
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all our readers! Browse the latest festive designs and keep up to date with the latest architecture and design news over the holidays by following us on Instagram »
This idyllic winter scene was created by rendering studio Forbes Massie, and is among our favourite Christmas cards of 2015.
Ola Architecture Studio's housing block in Melbourne designed as an "ode to brick"
Built near the heart of Melbourne's historic brick-making district, this block of apartments and shops has walls of black bricks that are arranged to create perforated patterns and provide privacy for residents (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma beats Toyo Ito to win Japan National Stadium competition
Japanese officials have selected a wooden lattice design by Kengo Kuma for the new National Stadium in Tokyo, which will be the centrepiece for the 2020 Olympics. More
David Adjaye, Renzo Piano and Snøhetta among seven-strong shortlist for Obama Library
The Barack Obama Foundation has revealed the names of the seven architecture firms it is inviting to pitch for the official presidential library in Chicago. More
Dean quits as row grows over future of London's "Aldgate Bauhaus"
Robert Mull, dean of The Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, has resigned over relocation plans for the leading east London design school, which campaigners claim will destroy it. More
Design industry should step in to plug education funding gap says Neville Brody
Design education in England should learn from the American model and seek greater private funding, according to graphic designer and Royal College of Art professor Neville Brody. More
Dezeen's Christmas gift guide for architects and designers
From limited-edition watches to folding toys, Postmodern coffee makers to notebooks that turn sketches into digital files, Dezeen editor Anna Winston picks 21 of the best new designs to give an architect or designer this holiday season (+ slideshow). More
International Prize for world's best new building launched by RIBA
RIBA International Prize: the Royal Institute of British Architects is launching its International Prize for the best new building in the world, with the inaugural 2016 ceremony to take place in London. More
More than half of new homes in the UK are too small, says RIBA
Over 50 per cent of new family houses in the UK are "rabbit hutch" homes that are too small for most buyers, according to new research from the Royal Institute of British Architects. More