Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features launch of South African design week
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of Design Week South Africa this October. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
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News
News
Hotel in Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper to close following "unapproved" sale of items
A hotel in an Oklahoma skyscraper by Frank Lloyd Wright is reportedly set to close amid reports that the owner has sold historical items without "review or approval" from the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy. More
Architecture
Architecture
ZGF Architects places nine-acre mass-timber roof on Portland airport terminal
American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated to keep the airport operational. More
Design
Design
Pharrell Williams designs tenniswear for Evian to celebrate "what keeps us connected"
Designer Pharrell Williams's wellness brand Humanrace has teamed up with water brand Evian to create a collection of tennis clothes ahead of the US Open. More
Architecture
Architecture
Théque Atelier surrounds home in Hungary with steel verandah
An elevated steel-framed verandah wraps the gabled forms of Frame House, a home in Hungary completed by Budapest studio Théque Atelier. More
News
News
Populous releases visuals of Aramco Stadium planned for Saudi World Cup
Global architecture studio Populous has unveiled its plans for Aramco Stadium, a 47,000-seat sports venue in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, designed to be "iconic in the football world". More
Interview
Interview
"Ukraine had a shortage of adequate housing before the war" says UN's Richard Evans
The United Nations' refugee agency is repairing Ukrainian homes damaged by Russian attacks, but they need to be built back to a better standard than before the war, says project lead Richard Evans in this interview. More
Architecture
Architecture
Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris
French studio Chatillon Architectes has renovated the Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes sports complex in Paris, preserving its parabolic roof and updating its polycarbonate facades. More
Design
Design
Paul Priestman reimagines sightseeing boats to maximise the view
Designer Paul Priestman has aimed to tackle overcrowding in popular tourist destinations with Viewpoint, a concept for a sightseeing boat where everyone is guaranteed a good view. More
Design
Design
Teenage Engineering releases "world's first medieval electronic instrument"
Swedish tech company Teenage Engineering has developed a beat machine that allows users to create their own medieval-style music by combining samples of lutes, hurdy-gurdies and "rowdy peasants". More
Architecture
Architecture
Aidia Studio outfits Oaxaca community centre with "mysterious" concrete lattice
International design firm Aidia Studio designed a community centre in Oaxaca, Mexico complete with vaulted roofs that shade a series of screens composed of square concrete blocks. More
Architecture
Architecture
Seven narrow New York townhouses making the most of urban space
From a tall structure with a metal screen in SoHo to house extensions in neighbourhoods around Prospect Park, we've rounded up seven townhouses in New York City designed to make the most of narrow lots. More
Architecture
Architecture
Textured layers of poured concrete enclose Barcelona home by H Arquitectes
Spanish studio H Arquitectes has completed Casa 1736, a house in Barcelona with "robust and monolithic" walls formed of tactile poured concrete. More
Architecture
Architecture
Ten modernist kiosks that offer "a window to a different world"
Over 100 modernist booths that brighten streets across central and eastern Europe feature in the book Kiosk. Authors David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka shed light on the unusual structures and pick 10 of the most interesting. More
Features
Features
New Scandinavian design "breaks with the beige tradition"
Designers in Norway, Sweden and Denmark are changing perceptions of Scandinavian design by creating pieces that are organic, colourful and playful, rather than minimalist and neutral. Cajsa Carlson reports. More
Technology
Technology
Seven portable AI devices that attempt to give shape to a new technology
Following the recent launch of a necklace wearable that provides AI friendship, here are seven products that are trying to imagine the future of hardware for artificial intelligence. More
Architecture
Architecture
State of Kin uses hemp render to create family home with "organic feel"
Architecture studio State of Kin has paired an olive-toned hemp render with aluminium awnings at Proclamation House, a light-filled family home in Western Australia. More
Design
Design
Andrés Jaque promotes carbon-free cooking with outdoor Transspecies Kitchen
Meals are prepared in a woodland kitchen using fermentation, rather than electricity or gas, in an installation by architect Andrés Jaque's Office for Political Innovation. More
Architecture
Architecture
Aurelia Institute designs geodesic spacecraft for "leading good lives" in orbit
Boston non-profit Aurelia Institute has created a pavilion showcasing its self-assembling geodesic dome, designed to allow space professionals and the general public to "lead good lives" in zero gravity. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features "great use of homegrown resources"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Pew, a collection of oak stools by London-based EJM Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More