Architecture
Architecture
Greece plans floating sea barrier to keep out refugees
Greece has been criticised for plans to erect a floating barrier of nets on the border with Turkey in the Aegean Sea to deter people crossing by boat. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Counterspace designs Serpentine Pavilion 2020 to be built with recycled bricks
South African architecture studio Counterspace will use cork and bricks made of recycled construction waste to build this year's Serpentine Pavilion, which refers to the experiences of London's migrant communities in its design. More
Interiors
Interiors
Ace Hotel Kyoto reveals interiors designed by Kengo Kuma and Commune
Ace Hotel has revealed the first photos of its new venue in Kyoto, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Los Angeles-based design studio Commune. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, Scandinavian designers tackled carbon emissions at Stockholm Design Week
This week on Dezeen, we reported from Sweden on the best installations, product launches and events at Stockholm Design Week 2020, where environmental concerns were top of the agenda. More
Architecture
Architecture
Achieving zero-carbon architecture is "the biggest challenge we have" says Alexandra Hagen of White Arkitekter
Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter has pledged that every building it designs will be carbon neutral by 2030. More
Architecture
Architecture
"We have the same opinions about Trump as we do Bolsonaro," says BIG's Kai-Uwe Bergmann
Working on tourism projects in Brazil could help alleviate poverty and reduce destruction of the rainforests, according to BIG partner Kai-Uwe Bergmann. More
News
News
Dezeen Weekly features a building resembling Donald Trump's hair
The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a building by Morphosis that some readers think looks like Donald Trump's hair and detailed images showing the surface of the sun. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
Architecture
Architecture
Festival in India offers Morag Myerscough "unequivocal apology" for copying her work
Sulafest music festival in India has apologised to British designer Morag Myerscough for copying her colourful pavilion design, promising to commission original work in future. More
Design
Design
London's longest-running design fair 100% Design rebrands as Design London
London design trade fair 100% Design will rebrand as Design London in time for London Design Festival 2020, and move from Olympia in the west of the city to the new Design District in Greenwich. More
Architecture
Architecture
AIA opposes President Trump's draft rules for Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again
The American Institute of Architects has called on members to sign an open letter to the Trump Administration after a plan to introduce an order that all federal buildings should be built in the "classical architectural style" was discovered. More
Design
Design
UK retail trade body sets standards for vegan fashion
Fashion industry guidelines released this week by trade association the British Retail Consortium say that retailers shouldn't claim that vegan products are sustainable. More
Interiors
Interiors
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reveal Californian house designed by Axel Vervoordt
Kim Kardashian has revealed a glimpse of the "minimal style" Calabasas house that Axel Vervoordt and Vincent Van Duysen designed for the reality television star and her rapper husband Kanye West. More
Comments
Comments
"A very sad day indeed for architectural education"
In this week's comments update, readers are saddened that the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin will close. More
Design
Design
Nike avoids Vaporfly running-shoe ban ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Nike's controversial Vaporfly shoe has been permitted for use in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics but the shoe Eliud Kipchoge wore to break the two-hour marathon record is banned. More
Architecture
Architecture
Coronavirus quarantine hospital in Wuhan completes in just nine days
A prefabricated hospital with capacity for 1,000 patients has been built in nine days in Wuhan, China, which is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, China took action against the coronavirus outbreak
This week on Dezeen, China began rapidly constructing quarantine hospitals and postponed several design shows in light of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. More
Technology
Technology
Inouye Solar Telescope takes most detailed images of the sun to date
The first images taken by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) latest solar telescope show the cell-like structures "the size of Texas" that cover the sun's surface. More
Design
Design
Design shows in China including Design Shanghai and Festival of Design postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
Organisers of the Design Shanghai trade fair and the Festival of Design architecture conference have postponed their March 2020 events as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts travel and business in China. More
News
News
Dezeen Weekly features news of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture closing
The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes China's plans to build a hospital to help treat coronavirus, and news that Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin will shut due to a financial disagreement. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Architecture
Architecture
Morphosis unveils contrasting towers for Viper Room nightclub site in Los Angeles
Architecture firm Morphosis has designed a 15-storey mixed-use development in Los Angeles comprising an angular white structure cradling a plant-covered glass tower. More