Architecture
Architecture
Londoners demand skyscraper height restrictions
London residents have called for height caps and no-build zones to protect the city from the increasing number of new skyscrapers. More
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Architecture
Architecture
DUS Architects builds 3D-printed micro home in Amsterdam
Dutch studio DUS Architects has 3D printed an eight-square-metre cabin and accompanying bathtub in Amsterdam, and is now inviting guests to stay overnight (+ slideshow). More
News
News
This week, the world's longest glass bridge opened in China and the "Flying Bum" crashed
This week on Dezeen: a 430-metre-long glass bridge opened to the public and the world's largest aircraft crashed during its second test flight this week. More
Architecture
Architecture
World's tallest and longest glass bridge opens in China
A 430-metre-long glass-bottomed bridge has been constructed across a deep canyon in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
UK government renews support for Garden Bridge but reduces offer by £6 million
The UK government has pledged its continuous support for the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge, but has reduced its financial guarantee from £15 million to £9 million. More
Architecture
Architecture
Heritage listing denied for rare brutalist building in Sydney
New South Wales officials have rejected recommendations to heritage list the Sirius apartment building – leaving one of Sydney's only examples of brutalist architecture at risk of demolition. More
Design
Design
World's biggest aircraft "the Flying Bum" crashes on test flight
The bulbous aircraft known as the "Flying Bum" has slowly nose-dived into a field during its second test flight in the English countryside (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Tokyo Olympics medals could be made of old smartphones
To make medals for Tokyo 2020, Olympic organisers are considering mining Japan's vast repositories of e-waste for millions of discarded smartphones and computers. More
Interiors
Interiors
Lovefone turns UK's disused telephone boxes into tiny repair shops
The UK's iconic red phone boxes are being repurposed for a more contemporary telecommunications need: mobile handset repairs. More
Architecture
Architecture
World's tallest twisted towers revealed
Spiralling skyscrapers are more popular than ever according to a new industry study charting twisted buildings around the world. More
News
News
This week, Heatherwick defended his Garden Bridge after a funding gap was revealed
This week on Dezeen: British designer Thomas Heatherwick was forced to defend his Garden Bridge proposal this week after reports emerged that the project was missing £22 million in funding. More
Architecture
Architecture
Forensic Architecture forms digital reconstruction of Syrian "architectural instrument of torture"
Forensic Architecture has created an interactive model of a notorious torture prison in Syria, using the eye- and ear-witness accounts of survivors (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Uber's self-driving taxis to arrive in the US this month
Taxi app Uber will trial a fleet of autonomous Volvos on the roads of Pittsburgh later this month, the latest development in the race towards driverless cars (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Gigantic "Flying Bum" plane takes to the skies
The world's largest aircraft, Airlander 10, has completed its successful maiden voyage over the UK (+ movie). More
Architecture
Architecture
Heatherwick defends Garden Bridge as investigation reveals £22 million funding gap
Thomas Heatherwick has defended his Garden Bridge proposal for London's River Thames, after a BBC report found that the project was missing £22 million in funding. More
Architecture
Architecture
Glenn Murcutt unveils first images of Australian Islamic Centre in Melbourne
Pritzker Prize-winning Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has revealed new images of his first mosque in Melbourne, showing a roof covered in rows of dramatic lantern-like skylights (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
KPF's One Vanderbilt skyscraper for Manhattan moves forward after lawsuit dropped
Another supertall tower for Manhattan is going ahead, now that legal proceedings stalling KPF's 1,501-foot skyscraper beside Grand Central station have been abandoned (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Creative industries must present a united front to make best of Brexit says John Sorrell
Creatives must "get their act together and speak with a united voice" to protect the future of the sector post-Brexit, according to London Design Festival and Creative Industries Federation founder John Sorrell. More
Architecture
Architecture
Architects imagine new uses for Philip Johnson's New York State Pavilion
A proposal to add a giant curvaceous greenhouse on top of the pavilion designed by Philip Johnson for the 1964-65 World's Fair has won a competition to suggest uses for the abandoned structure. More
Graphics
Graphics
England's Premier League gets a minimal rebrand by DesignStudio
England's primary professional football competition has kicked off its 2016/2017 season with a significantly more minimal lion's head logo. More