Lizzie Crook
Investigation into Glasgow School of Art fire fails to find "definitive cause"
An inquiry into the cause of the fire that destroyed the Glasgow School of Art's Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed building in 2018 has failed to reach a conclusion due to insufficient evidence. More
Rural hospital in Bangladesh named world's best building by RIBA
The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh by local architecture studio Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA has been awarded the RIBA International Prize 2021. More
KRAK Architects imagines subterranean house on Cretan coast
Greek studio KRAK Architects has conceptualised an angular underground house on the south coast of Crete with semi-open living spaces and an infinity pool that looks out to the Libyan sea. More
Homeless housing is "a Band-Aid" for UK shortages says Peter Barber
Architects should use their influence to help bring an end to London's homelessness crisis, said housing specialist Peter Barber in an exclusive interview with Dezeen, but admits his projects are "just scratching the surface" of the problem. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
MVRDV designs photovoltaic-covered office for Taipower in Taiwan
Architecture studio MVRDV has released visuals of Sun Rock, a self-sufficient office and operations facility it has designed in Taiwan for the government-owned power company Taipower. More
Drone video showcases exterior of 1,000 Trees by Heatherwick Studio
This drone video captures the exterior of 1,000 Trees, a shopping centre in China that Thomas Heatherwick's studio designed to resemble a greenery-covered mountain. More
Ten notable projects by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill
Following the news of Ricardo Bofill's death, we've rounded up 10 stand-out projects created by the Spanish architect over his six-decade-long career. More
Pink concrete covers "fun house" on English coast by RX Architects
British studio RX Architects referenced Mediterranean beach houses when designing Seabreeze, a coastal holiday home in East Sussex that is covered in smooth pink concrete. More
Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill dies aged 82
Ricardo Bofill, the Spanish architect behind the Walden 7 apartment building in Catalonia, has passed away at the age of 82. More
Kengo Kuma tucks Japanese student hub under wooden bleachers
A sloped roof lined with wooden bleachers and plants conceals the student hub that Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has created for the Tokyo Institute of Technology. More
MAD models "futuristic" cruise terminal in China on gantry cranes
A string of orange buildings elevated above ground will mark the Cuntan International Cruise Centre, which Chinese studio MAD has designed for a port in Chongqing, China. More
Heatherwick Studio updates vision for 1700 Alberni towers in Vancouver
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio has updated its design for a pair of residential skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada, which will feature curved green balconies and a terraced podium. More
Sou Fujimoto Architects designs walkable rooftop for rural Japanese university
An accessible rooftop that curves to meet the ground will distinguish the Hida Takayama University, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects is designing in Hida City, Japan. More
Woman "hit me on the head with her umbrella" when I told her I designed the Centre Pompidou, says Richard Rogers
In the second exclusive interview that we filmed with Richard Rogers, the late British architect explained the story behind the Centre Pompidou that he designed with Renzo Piano – and the controversy it generated. More
Filmmaker Nathan Eddy presents Battleship Berlin documentary
Filmmaker Nathan Eddy teamed up with Dezeen to offer readers a 10-day screening of his documentary about the brutalist Mäusebunker building in Berlin, Germany. More
This week BMW revealed its colour-changing iX Flow vehicle
This week on Dezeen, car brand BMW released images of its updated electric iX SUV vehicle, which is wrapped in "digital paper" that can change colour. More
Foster + Partners shelters subterranean art gallery with pyramidal roofscape
Four peaks clad in weathering steel cover the underground galleries at the Datong Art Museum, which British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed in northern China. More
British engineer Max Fordham dies aged 88
Max Fordham, a British engineer and "pioneer of sustainable building design", has passed away at the age of 88. More
Twelve architecture projects to look forward to in 2022
Architecture reporter Lizzie Crook picks the 12 most interesting architecture projects slated for completion in 2022, including an underwater sculpture park and a pair of towers linked by a skybridge for drones. More
Maison&Objet latest 2022 design event to be postponed
Organisers of the Maison&Objet design fair in Paris have announced that its January event will be postponed until March due to a surge in coronavirus cases across Europe. More