2021 review
2021 review
Dezeen's top 10 low-carbon buildings of 2021
As part of our review of 2021, here are 10 examples of low-carbon architecture including buildings made of 3D-printed clay, recycled materials and biomaterials. More
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Design
Design
Dezeen's Christmas gift guide for environmentally conscious architects and designers
For the upcoming holiday season, we've selected 15 environmentally friendly gift ideas for architecture and design aficionados. More
Interiors
Interiors
Glossier opens London flagship in Covent Garden's oldest building
American beauty brand Glossier has opened its first international flagship store in London's Covent Garden neighbourhood, featuring an ornate logo designed to reflect the shop's historical location. More
News
News
World's second-tallest skyscraper Merdeka 118 tops out in Malaysia
The 678.9-metre-tall Merdeka 118 skyscraper designed by Australian studio Fender Katsalidis has topped out in Malaysia, becoming the world's second-tallest building. More
Design
Design
Vollebak tints T-shirt using carbon-storing algae ink
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has used an ink derived from spirulina algae to colour this top, in a bid to show how fashion could move away from its reliance on black pigments made from heavy crude oil. More
Architecture
Architecture
Herzog & de Meuron unveils plectrum-shaped AstraZeneca research centre
Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed The Discovery Centre, a glass-clad facility for research and development designed for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in Cambridge. More
2021 review
2021 review
Dezeen's top 10 bar and restaurant interiors of 2021
Next up in our review of 2021 is a roundup of Dezeen's top 10 bar and restaurant interiors this year from across the globe, including a sushi eatery in a converted post office and a cavernous pizzeria. More
Design
Design
Eight contraceptive designs that revolutionise sexual health
Last week Dezeen reported on the invention of Wondaleaf, an adhesive prophylactic which its creator claims is the world's first unisex condom. Here, we round up eight other contraceptive designs with the potential to challenge ideas about sexual health. More
Architecture
Architecture
NOA designs timber-clad hotel on an Alpine meadow
Two wood-clad buildings with jagged facades are connected by a corridor hidden beneath an artificial hill at this hotel and wellness centre in South Tyrol by Network of Architecture. More
Dezeen guides
Dezeen guides
The Dezeen guide to bio-based materials in architecture, design and interiors
Thinking of using natural materials in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes 12 types of biomaterials commonly used in architecture, design and interiors. More
News
News
Alison Brooks' "intriguing and distinguished" farmhouse extension named UK's best new home
House on the Hill in Gloucestershire by Alison Brooks Architects has won this year's RIBA House of the Year award. More
Architecture
Architecture
Java Architecture extends Parisian home with polycarbonate-clad tower
French studio Java Architecture has renovated and extended a ruined stone house in Paris with a wooden tower that is clad in polycarbonate panels. More
Interiors
Interiors
Dezeen's top 10 home interiors of 2021
For the fifth instalment in our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up the top 10 home interiors featured this year, including a house with undulating walls and a townhouse that underwent a 1970s-style makeover. More
Architecture
Architecture
Horma Studio designs DM House in Valencia as a "composition of forms and geometries"
A fragmented form finished in white lime render and contrasting terracotta-coloured tiles creates a variety of transitions between interior and exterior at the DM House in Valencia, Spain, designed by local architect Horma Studio. More
2021 review
2021 review
Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2021
We continue our review of 2021 with a roundup highlighting the top 10 staircases featured on Dezeen this year, including a stair informed by skate bowls and one designed by Kengo Kuma. More
Architecture
Architecture
Stadium in giant tent completes ahead of World Cup in Qatar
Multidisciplinary studio Dar Al-Handasah has completed the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Khor for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More
Design
Design
Liliane Lijn creates neon Christmas tree in London
American artist Liliane Lijn has designed an abstract glowing Christmas tree installation in King's Cross that is comprised of multicoloured, neon light poles. More
Design
Design
Yinka Ilori unveils brightly coloured temporary skatepark in Miami Beach
British designer Yinka Ilori has applied his trademark colourful style to a demountable skatepark at the Faena District in Miami Beach during Miami art week. More
Architecture
Architecture
Twelve buildings that demonstrate the breadth of shipping-container architecture
Following the unveiling of a stadium in Qatar made from 974 containers, we have rounded up 12 diverse projects that make use of the shipping containers including buildings by BIG and Kengo Kuma. More
Design
Design
Germane Barnes works with University of Miami students to create wireframe Lexus installation at Design Miami
Local architect Germane Barnes has worked with students at the University of Miami to create a wireframe sculpture of a conceptual electric car for Lexus at Design Miami. More