Design
Design
V&A director quits after expressing dismay over Brexit vote
The German director of the V&A museum in London Martin Roth is stepping down after five years, after describing the results of the EU Referendum as a personal defeat. More
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Architecture
Architecture
World's tallest and longest glass bridge closes after just two weeks
A 430-metre-long glass bridge in China has closed after just 13 days after opening due to being "overwhelmed" by visitors. More
Architecture
Architecture
Weston Williamson chosen to design Cairo Science City
London studio Weston Williamson has won a competition to design a major new science complex for the Egyptian capital (+ slideshow). More
News
News
This week, shortlists for Designs of the Year and the UK's worst building were announced
This week on Dezeen: nominations for awards including the UK's Carbuncle Cup, London Design Museum's Designs of the Year and Finland's most important architecture prize were all unveiled this week. More
Highlights
Highlights
German design publisher Gestalten declares itself insolvent
Business news: German publishing house Gestalten has entered into voluntary insolvency after losing money on a concept store in Berlin. More
Architecture
Architecture
Carlo Ratti building digitally connected retreat in the Himalayan mountains
Construction has started on a digitally connected co-living and co-working retreat in the Himalayas, designed by Italian architect Carlo Ratti. More
Design
Design
Google shelves modular smartphone Project Ara
US technology giant Google has scrapped one of its most ambitious ventures, Project Ara, according to insider sources. More
Design
Design
Top 10 picks for the London Design Biennale 2016
London Design Biennale 2016: with the first ever London Design Biennale set to open next week, Dezeen reporter Jessica Mairs has selected 10 attractions that aren't to be missed, including a forest dining room and a giant weathervane. More
Furniture
Furniture
Fritz Hansen kits out UN president's office with mid-century Danish furniture
The president of the United Nations General Assembly's office has received a makeover with furniture by Danish designers Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjærholm (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Here's what you can build for less than £1 million in the UK
With houses in London now selling for as much as £26 million, the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlist offers some slightly more attainable inspiration for anyone with the time and energy to build from scratch. More
Architecture
Architecture
Carbuncle Cup shortlist reveals frontrunners for Britain's worst building of 2016
Six buildings have been shortlisted for architecture's most unwanted award – the Carbuncle Cup 2016 for the UK's worst new building (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2016 shortlist announced
A copper-clad chapel and a faceted wooden sauna are among the four buildings competing for Finland's most important architecture prize (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
UK architects predict crash in workload in face of Brexit uncertainty
Brexit crisis: architects have reported concerns over the future of their businesses in the first major survey of confidence levels since the EU referendum. More
Technology
Technology
Chicago installs "fitness tracker for the city" to improve infrastructure and residents' health
Areas of Chicago have been fitted with a network of sensors, which will work like a Fitbit activity tracker to provide both scientists and citizens with open data about the urban environment (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Boeing 747 designer Joe Sutter dies
The American engineer known as the father of the Boeing 747 has died at the age of 95. More
Design
Design
Drop in number of UK children studying creative subjects could trigger skills shortage
The Creative Industries Federation has warned that the UK could face a creative skills shortage, after the latest GCSE results revealed a drop of almost 10 per cent in students studying Design and Technology. More
Architecture
Architecture
Renzo Piano to lead recovery plan following Italian earthquake
Architect Renzo Piano has been called upon to lead reconstruction efforts in towns left devastated by the earthquake that struck central Italy last week, and to mitigate against future disasters. More
Architecture
Architecture
Welton Becket's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stars in Kenzo perfume advert
American director Spike Jonze has used an iconic Los Angeles music hall by Modernist architect Welton Becket as the venue for a four-minute perfume advert for French fashion house Kenzo (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Designs of the Year 2016 nominees announced
Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern Switch House, Ikea's flatpack refugee shelter, and the artwork for David Bowie's final album are among projects nominated for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Zaha Hadid's 2007 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion put up for sale at Chatsworth House
A pavilion designed by the late Zaha Hadid for London's Serpentine Gallery has been installed in the grounds of a stately home in England's Peak District, ahead of its sale. More