Design
Design
Bar Works to transform UK phone boxes into work pods
A New York-based co-working company has plans for the UK's underused but iconic red public phone booths: it is transforming them into micro offices for workers on the go. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners gets go ahead for crystalline skyscraper in San Francisco
Foster + Partners has won planning approval for a pair of glass skyscrapers in San Francisco, which will be among the tallest buildings in the city. More
Retail
Retail
Aesop ION store in Singapore features Snøhetta-designed "upside-down forest"
Timber battens cover the ceiling of skincare brand Aesop's newest store in Singapore, which architecture firm Snøhetta based on a nutmeg plantation that once occupied the site (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Denise Schindler to become world's first Paralympic cyclist to use 3D-printed prosthesis
Future Makers: German athlete Denise Schindler is working with Autodesk to become the first cyclist to compete with a fully 3D-printed prosthetic leg at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Nissan reveals its answer to Tesla's Powerwall battery system for the home
Auto brand Nissan has created an energy storage system for the home using a recycled car battery, and announced plans for a trial in the UK that will allow electric vehicle owners to sell power back to the grid. More
Architecture
Architecture
Viñoly admits "screw-ups" with 432 Park Avenue tower in New York
Architect Rafael Viñoly has spoken out about problems with his 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan, currently the tallest residential tower in the western hemisphere. More
Architecture
Architecture
Miami Beach should lobby to resurrect Zaha Hadid's parking garage, says Craig Robins
Miami developer Craig Robins has called on the local community to push for the construction of a car park designed by Zaha Hadid, which was rejected by city officials just weeks after her sudden death. More
Architecture
Architecture
New Shanghai skyscraper set to become world's highest elevator test tower
One of the world's biggest elevator manufacturers has unveiled plans to build a 270-metre-high skyscraper in Shanghai that will be dedicated to testing lifts. More
Architecture
Architecture
Steven Holl unveils visual arts centre for historic Pennsylvania college
Steven Holl Architects has revealed designs for a Pennsylvania arts centre with a sculptural, white form that references a kite. More
Architecture
Architecture
Bad UK school design is wasting £150 million each year, claims RIBA
Substandard UK schools are wasting millions, fostering bad behaviour in pupils, and causing one in five teachers to consider leaving their post, claims a new report from the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
Residential
Residential
New York house by O'Neill Rose Architects hosts three generations under one roof
Different cladding materials distinguish three separate homes in this New York property, which was designed by O'Neill Rose Architects for an extended family (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
RIBA unveils star-studded longlist for world's best new building
RIBA International Prize: David Chipperfield, Bjarke Ingels, Vo Trong Nghia and the late Zaha Hadid are among the architects whose buildings are included on the 30-strong longlist for the first RIBA International Prize (+ slideshow). More
News
News
Brooklyn sees boom in architecture and design jobs
Brooklyn has seen a sharp jump in the number of architecture and design jobs, according to new figures that show creative employment has almost doubled in the borough over four years. More
Architecture
Architecture
Zaha Hadid among architects shortlisted for 2016 Aga Khan Award
The late Zaha Hadid's first building in the Arab world, Iran's largest pedestrian bridge and a floating school in Nigeria are among the 19 projects competing to win $1 million in the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Carbon fibre and robots could create a "fourth industrial revolution" says expert
Carbon fibre is architecture's biggest untapped resource according to architect and researcher Achim Menges, who claims that robots could be programmed to build stadium roofs using the fibrous building material. More
News
News
This week, Jonathan Ive took a swipe at designers and the UAE planned to build a mountain
This week on Dezeen: Apple's Jonathan Ive (pictured) accused contemporary designers of losing interest in how things are made this week, while the United Arab Emirates revealed plans for a manmade mountain in an attempt to increase the country's rainfall. More
Architecture
Architecture
MoMA's Insecurities exhibition to address the global refugee crisis
New York's Museum of Modern Art has announced an exhibition of projects that aim to tackle the issue of shelter for migration and global refugee emergencies. More
Architecture
Architecture
Paulo Mendes da Rocha chosen to receive Venice Biennale Golden Lion by Alejandro Aravena
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha is to be awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Architecture Biennale later this month. More
Architecture
Architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects presents plans for new Prague business district
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed its designs for a new central business district for Prague next to the Masaryk railway station. More
Architecture
Architecture
Piero Lissoni wins design competition with waterfront aquarium in New York
Italian architect Piero Lissoni has won a speculative competition for a site on New York's East River with his proposal for a submerged circular aquarium. More