Architecture
Architecture
Mas-aqui gives 1910s house in Barcelona a minimalist update
Architecture studio Mas-aqui has renovated a 20th-century apartment in the mountains above Barcelona, creating a light-filled home. More
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Architecture
Architecture
RIMA Design Group designs rammed-earth arts centre in Los Cabos
Mexican architecture firm RIMA Design Group has connected several structures made from rammed earth with wood pergolas to form an arts centre in Los Cabos, Mexico. More
News
News
The Cass architecture and design school will be renamed to remove slave trader's name
London Metropolitan University has announced that it will be renaming The Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design to remove the name of the prominent slave trader. More
Design
Design
Yinka Ilori creates message of hope in support of NHS
Designer Yinka Ilori has created a colourful artwork that states "Better days are coming I promise" in support of the work the UK's National Health Service is doing to fight coronavirus. More
News
News
Racism increasing in UK architecture industry finds AJ survey
Over a quarter of black architects in the UK deal with racism in the workplace as discrimination becomes "widespread", a survey from the Architects' Journal has shown. More
Interiors
Interiors
Note Design Studio inserts colour-block rooms into The Mantelpiece Loft in Stockholm
The colourful bedrooms that Note Design Studio has slotted beneath the roof of this Stockholm loft apartment are meant to resemble "life-sized building blocks". More
Interiors
Interiors
"The office will continue to be a vital part of most of our lives" says Helen Berresford
The coronavirus pandemic will not kill the office, but we will see some striking changes when we return to work, says Helen Berresford, head of Sheppard Robson's interiors studio. More
Instagram
Instagram
UNIT Fabrications builds social-distancing furniture for London primary school
UK furniture brand UNIT Fabrications has created a series of mobile screens for a primary school in London to help pupils returning from coronavirus lockdown to social distance. More
Virtual Design Festival
Virtual Design Festival
Alcova shares eight conversations with independent designers as part of VDF
Milan design platform Alcova is taking over VDF today to present a programme of interviews with eight international studios whose work could guide us into a better post-pandemic future. More
Architecture
Architecture
Monte Uzulu is a boutique hotel in the Oaxacan jungle by Taller Lu'um and At-te
Mexican studios Taller Lu'um and At-te designed this boutique hotel in Oaxaca to showcase local craft with earthen walls, doors made from local wood and a thatched roof. More
Design
Design
"I just knew what was going to happen" says Li Edelkoort, the forecaster whose coronavirus predictions went viral
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort studied fashion design but found she was better at predicting the future than drawing. She spoke to Dezeen about her career and why, at a time of crisis, she is hopeful for the future. More
News
News
Architects and designers post black squares on Instagram in support of racial equality
Architects and designers have joined over a million people around the world in posting a black square to Instagram in solidarity with those protesting for racial equality following the death of George Floyd in police custody. More
News
News
"No more excuses for male-only panels" says Rebel Architette
Feminist collective Rebel Architette has created the Women Architects World Map as a tool to "detox" architecture from its dependence on "boys' clubs". More
Design
Design
Eight key projects by Christo and Jeanne Claude
Following the sad news that Christo has died, here are eight key projects by the Bulgarian artist and his late partner Jeanne Claude. More
News
News
Christo, the artist famous for wrapping buildings, dies aged 84
Christo, the Bulgarian artist best known for wrapping buildings including Berlin's Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris, has died of natural causes at the age of 84. More
Design
Design
V&A curator picks five objects that have taken on new meanings during the pandemic
An editorial project by London's V&A Museum reflects on objects that have been ascribed new meanings and functions during the coronavirus pandemic. Curator Brendan Cormier selects his highlights. More
Architecture
Architecture
Alma-nac wraps London home in brick to create House-within-a-House
Architecture studio Alma-nac has extended and added a second grey-brick skin to a 1950s property in Brockley, south London to create a contemporary family home. More
Design
Design
Land Lines installation reimagines landscapes in hanging fabrics
Oklahoma artist Rachel Hayes stitched together colourful fabrics to create abstract representations of natural landscapes that hang in a Los Angeles gallery. More
Design
Design
RCA students design licking phones that turn speech into physical sensations
Royal College of Art students Sandeep Hoonjan and Xianzhi Zhang have designed a pair of devices that allow people to physically experience conversations while apart during the coronavirus lockdown. More
Architecture
Architecture
Couple builds themselves cedar-clad retreat Little Peek on Maine island Vinalhaven
A screened porch is sandwiched between two cedar volumes to form this holiday home that the founders of Berman Horn Studio in New York built themselves on an island in Maine. More