Lizzie Crook
Chinese steel factory transformed into exhibition centre with polycarbonate walls
Architecture office Kokaistudios has slotted a polycarbonate structure into the shell of a former factory in Shanghai, China, to create the Baoshan Exhibition Center. More
Shingles made from salvaged larch wood cover Alpine house in Italy
Italian studio Pedevilla Architects has used shingles made from trees that fell during a storm to cover the CiAsa Aqua Bad Cortina house in South Tyrol. More
Foster + Partners nestles Le Dôme winery in French vineyards
The medieval commune St Emilion forms the backdrop to a low-lying winery that British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed for French wine producer Le Dôme. More
Petition launched to stop construction of controversial Munger Hall dormitory
More than 12,000 people have signed a petition against the construction of Munger Hall, a mostly windowless student dormitory for the University of California backed by billionaire investor Charles Munger. More
Joseph Grima outlines concept of non-extractive architecture in live Dezeen 15 interview
Day 13 of the Dezeen 15 virtual festival included a video interview with curator and architect Joseph Grima, who advocated for "a new spirit in design" that conserves the Earth's resources. More
UK parliament publishes strategies for limiting whole-life building emissions
The UK parliament has published a briefing note outlining possible strategies to reduce the whole-life carbon emissions of buildings in England, including encouraging the reuse of existing buildings and the use of low-carbon materials. More
Aric Chen urges designers to "put words into action" in live Dezeen 15 interview
Day 11 of the Dezeen 15 digital festival featured a video interview with museum director Aric Chen, who suggests that the process of writing manifestos is a distraction from solving the world's problems. More
Atelier Luma develops software to "incite designers to use salt as a material"
Software that simulates the growth of salt in various conditions has been created by Henna Burney and Kalijn Sibbel of Atelier Luma to help designers make use of the material in their own projects. More
Atelier Luma uses salt crystals to create glass-like cladding material
Material designers Henna Burney and Kalijn Sibbel of Atelier Luma have used ancient salt marshes in southern France to create thousands of glass-like panels and installed them as cladding inside Frank Gehry's Arles tower. More
Henna Burney extols "extraordinary potential" of salt in live interview for Dezeen 15
Day 10 of the Dezeen 15 virtual festival saw material designer Henna Burney of Atelier Luma divulge the potential of salt as a material for the future in a live video interview. More
Beatrice Galilee shares vision for the "radical architecture of the future" in live interview for Dezeen 15
Day eight of the Dezeen 15 digital festival featured a live interview with curator Beatrice Galilee, who explained why she thinks our understanding of design needs to expand to include culture created by people outside the profession. More
Ten projects involving colourful textiles designed by Space Popular
From elaborate stage designs to upholstered sculptures, here are ten projects by architecture and design studio Space Popular that make use of polychromatic textile designs. More
Video shows pop-up synagogue in Ukraine unfolding like a book
This short film by photographer Iwan Baan shows the Babyn Yar Synagogue designed by Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects opening and closing. More
Prefabricated bamboo community centre in Pakistan built by local people
Decorative bamboo screens enclose the Zero Carbon Cultural Centre, a giant pavilion in Makli built by local people together with architect Yasmeen Lari's Heritage Foundation of Pakistan organisation. More
Season 0 is the debut fashion collection of The Fabricant Studio
Genderless robes and puffer jackets feature in Season 0, a collection of exclusive digital garments created for the metaverse using The Fabricant's new online co-creation studio. More
The Fabricant Studio "allows anyone to become a digital fashion designer"
Digital fashion house The Fabricant has launched an online design studio in which users can create exclusive virtual garments to trade and wear in the metaverse. More
Amber Slooten reveals her vision for a more inclusive fashion industry in a live Dezeen 15 interview
On day three of the Dezeen 15 festival, Amber Slooten of digital fashion brand The Fabricant explained how technology could create an equitable fashion industry that rewards talent regardless of background. More
Twenty per cent of new homes in Amsterdam to be constructed from timber
The city of Amsterdam has mandated that 20 per cent of all new housing projects in the Dutch capital must be constructed with wood or other biobased materials from 2025. More
Nathan Eddy documents under-threat brutalist Mäusebunker building in Battleship Berlin film
American filmmaker Nathan Eddy has documented the efforts to preserve a brutalist laboratory in Berlin that is threatened with demolition in a short movie. More
RIBA reveals top 20 British homes in House of the Year 2021 longlist
A skinny home in an alley, a low-rise brick Passivhaus and a converted stone barn are among the varied projects on this year's longlist for the RIBA House of the Year Award. More