Architecture
Architecture
Trio of post-communist countries on Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist for first time
Buildings in Albania, Serbia and Slovakia have been shortlisted for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award for the first time. More
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Design
Design
Australian designers suggest Bleached Coral to follow Pantone's "tone deaf" colour of the year
Australian design studio Jack and Huei has proposed Bleached Coral as the colour of the year for 2020, claiming that Pantone's shade for this year Living Coral fails to highlight the ongoing destruction of coral reefs. More
Architecture
Architecture
Opposite Office redesigns Buckingham Palace as co-living space for 50,000 Londoners
Opposite Office has proposed redesigning and extending London's Buckingham Palace to create the Affordable Palace where 50,000 people would co-habit with the queen. More
Design
Design
West Elm becomes sole retailer of Good Thing products
Brooklyn independent design brand Good Thing has announced its homeware will now be sold exclusively by American furniture retailer West Elm. More
News
News
Dezeen celebrates record traffic and five major award wins in 2018
Dezeen had its most successful year in 2018, with 25 million visitors to the site and more than 56 million total visits. More
Design
Design
Nike Adapt BB smart basketball sneakers feature self-lacing technology
Nike has launched a pair of laceless basketball trainers that tighten at the touch of a button or swipe of a smartphone. More
Architecture
Architecture
Catholic Church would give brutalist ruin of St Peter's Seminary away for nothing
The Roman Catholic Church has said it is in a "catch-22 situation" over the A-listed St Peter's Seminary in Scotland, as it can't sell, demolish or give away the brutalist ruin designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. More
Architecture
Architecture
New York's "beloved" Chrysler Building is for sale
The art-deco Chrysler Building in New York City, one of the world's most recognisable skyscrapers, has gone up for sale for an undisclosed price. More
Architecture
Architecture
Venturi Scott Brown's postmodern Sainsbury Wing wins AIA 25 Year Award
The American Institute of Architects has bestowed its 25 Year Award upon Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery in London. More
Architecture
Architecture
Frank Gehry granted restraining order against harasser
A judge has awarded Frank Gehry a restraining order against a man who sent the architect death threats by email and repeatedly asked for employment. More
Design
Design
The Guardian newspaper switches from plastic to compostable wrapping
UK national newspaper The Guardian has scrapped its polythene packaging in favour of a compostable wrapping made from potato starch, in a bid to reduce its plastic waste. More
Design
Design
Number of UK Design businesses has increased by 70 per cent since 2010
The total number of businesses operating in the UK design industry has grown dramatically over the past eight years, according to research collated by London's Design Museum. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, CES brought sexism, robots and the world’s first rollable TV
This week on Dezeen, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas dominated the headlines, with accusations of gender bias, a car crash involving a robot and the launch of a television that can be rolled up. More
Design
Design
Sandow to manage NYCxDesign from 2020
Media company Sandow will take over management and operations for the NYCxDesign festival from 2020, following a public call for proposals issued last year. More
Architecture
Architecture
Steel-slat prototype for Trump's Mexican border wall can be sliced by saw
A prototype of the "beautiful" Steel Slat Barrier that Donald Trump plans to build along the US border with Mexico can be cut using a saw, leaked imagery reveals. More
Interiors
Interiors
Calvin Klein to close and rebrand yellow New York store by Raf Simons
The Calvin Klein flagship store in New York City that fashion designer Raf Simons decked out in yellow is set to close, following news that he is leaving the brand as creative director. More
Architecture
Architecture
OMA's long-awaited Taipei Performing Arts Center nears completion in Taiwan
The Taipei Performing Arts Center, a theatre complex with three auditoriums that plug into an corrugated glass cube designed by OMA, is nearing completion in the capital of Taiwan. More
Architecture
Architecture
Half of EU architects considering leaving UK due to Brexit
Migration is vital to UK architecture RIBA has warned, as a new report reveals nearly half of EU architects have considered leaving because of Brexit. More
Robotics
Robotics
Robot run over by self-driving Tesla on way to CES in Las Vegas
A humanoid robot on its way to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been "hit and destroyed" by a self-driving Tesla. More
Architecture
Architecture
Taipei Twin Towers by MVRDV will be "a Times Square for Taiwan"
MVRDV has unveiled designs for a pair of towers in Taipei, Taiwan, which will be made from stacks of misaligned blocks wrapped in interactive screens. More