Dezeen's top 10 designs for the metaverse from 2021
Lifelike virtual humans and an NFT house are among 10 metaverse designs blurring the line between the physical and digital world, which we've rounded up as part of our review of 2021. More
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Atypical layouts feature inside BBOA's Suipacha apartment block in Argentina
No two apartments are alike in a brick-clad apartment building in the central Argentine city of Rosario, designed by architecture firm BBOA. More
Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota design Italian home around 10-metre-tall tree
A 10-metre-tall ficus tree grows through the centre of the living space in The Greenary, a farmhouse renovation and extension by studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota in Italy. More
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers dies aged 88
High-tech architecture pioneer Richard Rogers, who designed the Centre Pompidou and Lloyd's building, has passed away aged 88. More
Ten eclectic living rooms with statement rugs
For our latest lookbook, we have selected 10 living rooms from the Dezeen archive that feature statement rugs, from rustic cowhide rugs to expansive carpets decorated with geometric shapes. More
Vaulted church replaces building destroyed in Mexico's 2017 earthquake
Colombian studio AGENdA Agencia de Arquitectura and Mexican firm Dellekamp/Schleich have completed a replacement for a church in Jojutla that was destroyed in Mexico's 2017 Puebla earthquake. More
Dezeen's top 10 house extensions of 2021
Continuing our review of the year we look at the house extensions that turned heads in 2021, including a polycarbonate-clad tower and a mirrored art gallery on stilts. More
Laurent Taïeb transforms Louvre Post Office into Hôtel Madame Rêve in Paris
A luxury hotel with sweeping views across the rooftops of Paris has been built within a historic building close to the Louvre that once served as a post office. More
Dezeen's top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2021
At the end of yet another big year for Chinese architecture, Dezeen's China editor Christina Yao continues our review of 2021 by picking out 10 of the most impressive projects completed in the past 12 months. More
Studio Seilern Architects aligns white villa on Paros to follow the sun
London-based Studio Seilern Architects has completed a villa on the Greek island of Paros, designed as a cluster of white cube-shaped forms that are oriented to follow the setting sun over the Aegean Sea. More
The 10 most controversial architecture projects of 2021
Next in our review of 2021, we round up 10 of the most controversial schemes that made headlines this year, including the Sky Pool and The Tulip. More
Foster + Partners layers coloured concrete to create Narbo Via museum in France
Layers of coloured concrete that resemble rock stratifications enclose the Narbo Via museum designed by British architecture studio Foster + Partners in southern France. More
Delve Architects strips back and extends 19th-century stone barn in Surrey
Delve Architects has transformed a 19th-century haybarn in Surrey into a family home, revealing the original stone structure and complementing it with two cedar shingle-clad extensions. More
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
OG House by Omar Gandhi Architect features cedar cladding and oak interiors
The founder of Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has built a brick and cedar-clad home for himself and his family in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with interiors lined in white oak. More
Ten tactile home interiors featuring exposed concrete blockwork
From a skinny house in Brazil to a pair of industrial residences in England, our latest lookbook rounds up 10 home interiors that celebrate the tactility of concrete blockwork. More
Wutopia Lab creates chocolate-informed pavilion on Shanghai farm
Architecture studio Wutopia Lab has created a cloud-shaped pavilion called the Shrine of Everyman on a shallow pool designed to look like melted chocolate near Shanghai, China. More
Six purple interiors that nod to Pantone's 2022 colour of the year
Colour company Pantone claims that its 2022 colour of the year is a shade of blue, but most people see purple. In this lookbook, we round up six interiors from around the world that are definitely purple. More
Dezeen now has one million Twitter followers!
Dezeen has hit a huge social media milestone this week, with one million followers on Twitter. More
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