Design
Design
CeramicSpeed's ultra-efficient Driven bicycle works without a chain
Danish company CeramicSpeed has developed what could be the world's most efficient bicycle drivetrain and has built a prototype to prove it. More
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Architecture
Architecture
RIBA Stirling Prize 2018 shortlist announced
A Jewish cemetery, the new Tate St Ives, and Foster + Partners' headquarters for Bloomberg are on the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize. More
Technology
Technology
Algorithm developed to predict the vertical growth of cities
Researchers from Universidade da Coruña in Spain have drawn from nature to write an algorithm that is capable of anticipating the growth pattern of cities. More
Design
Design
Goodwood Festival of Speed sculpture by Gerry Judah celebrates 70 years of Porsche production
The latest sculpture at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed features six Porsche cars attached to a 52-metre-high star-shaped white structure. More
Design
Design
IKEA recalls Lurvig water dispenser for pets following dog deaths
Swedish retail giant IKEA has urged customers to return a water-dispensing dome, after two dogs suffocated when their heads became trapped. More
Architecture
Architecture
White Arkitekter to create psychiatric clinic in Greenland
Scandinavian architecture firm White Arkitekter has unveiled plans to build a pale yellow psychiatric clinic in Nuuk, Greenland, which will frame views of the surrounding arctic landscape. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week, Skyscraper consultant Adrian Smith and designer Stella McCartney spoke to Dezeen
This week, Dezeen interviewed Adrian Smith, the architect who was consulted during the development of summer blockbuster Skyscraper, and fashion designer Stella McCartney. More
Video
Video
Baby blimp "giving Trump a taste of his own medicine" says designer Matt Bonner
The Trump Baby blimp is an attempt to communicate with the US president "in a language he understands", says the graphic designer behind the project in this exclusive Dezeen movie. More
News
News
Skyscraper movie director wanted "a tower based on real possibilities" says Adrian Smith
This summer's blockbuster movie Skyscraper centres around a fictional megatall tower that is intended to be as realistic as possible, according to architect Adrian Smith, who was consulted during its development. More
Architecture
Architecture
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill reveals skyscraper for 160 Front Street in Toronto
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has unveiled plans for a glass office tower in Downtown Toronto, the latest in a string of skyscrapers proposed for the city. More
Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners unveils plans for Madrid office with diamond-shaped facade
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to turn a 1970s building in Madrid, Spain, into offices, which will feature a diamond-patterned exterior and a rooftop terrace. More
Architecture
Architecture
Christian de Portzamparc wins 2018 Praemium Imperiale for architecture
French architect Christian de Portzamparc has been awarded the 2018 Praemium Imperiale award for architecture by the Japan Art Association. More
Architecture
Architecture
Dulwich Picture Gallery's 2019 pavilion will celebrate multicultural London
Architecture practice Pricegore and artist Yinka Ilori's competition-winning design for next year's Dulwich Picture Gallery pavilion fuses African and European design. More
Landscape
Landscape
Climate Gentrification theory suggests rich are moving to higher, low-income neighbourhoods
Climate change is causing waves of gentrification in the cities most vulnerable to rising sea levels, as the wealthy move to poorer areas with a lower risk of flooding, according to a recent study. More
Architecture
Architecture
Glasgow School of Art "will be rebuilt" says school's director
The Mackintosh Building will be rebuilt as a fully working art school says Tom Inns, director of the Glasgow School of Art. More
Technology
Technology
Elon Musk rubbishes claims his tiny submarine was "not practical" for Thai cave rescue
Elon Musk is insisting that the escape pod he hand delivered to the cave rescue team in Thailand is fully functional, after being criticised by the head of the mission. More
Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners works with RIBA to launch UK's first architecture apprenticeships
Architecture apprenticeships will be made available to UK students for the first time this year, thanks to an initiative from the RIBA and a group of architecture practices led by Foster + Partners. More
Architecture
Architecture
SOM-designed Diamond tower gets approved for London
The 56-storey London skyscraper designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill will feature public viewing galleries at its topmost levels. More
Architecture
Architecture
Will Alsop's only African project to be fun-filled shopping centre in Nairobi
The late Will Alsop's studio All Design, has designed a shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenya, will feature a monorail with "jellybean" carriages and a "piano staircase". More
News
News
OOPEAA's floating sea pools offer new swimming facilities to waterside cities
Architecture studio OOPEAA plans to introduce waterborne swimming pools to coastal and riverside cities around the world, with the first set to be built in Oulu, Finland. More