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News
Lego develops recycled bricks made from discarded bottles
Toy brand Lego has created its first prototype bricks using recycled PET plastic from discarded bottles. More
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Office architecture
Office architecture
Foster + Partners tops PGA Tour HQ with "generous overhanging roof"
British studio Foster + Partners has completed an office building for the PGA Tour in Florida, which has been topped with an oversized roof. More
Architecture
Architecture
Built Environment Summit seeks research that will "embolden governments" to decarbonise architecture
The Built Environment Summit, organised by RIBA and Architects Declare, is seeking ideas for reducing carbon emissions from the built environment ahead of the COP26 climate conference in November. More
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News
UK Built Environment Virtual Pavilion will "give the sector a voice" at COP26 climate conference
Over 100 organisations have come together to create a virtual pavilion, coordinated by the UK Green Building Council, to draw attention to the built environment's contribution to carbon emissions at the COP26 climate conference in November. More
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News
Transformation of Oxford Circus into pedestrianised piazzas will "create rival to Times Square"
Plans to transform the Oxford Circus road junction in London into two car-free piazzas with trees and seating have been announced by Westminster City Council and the Crown Estate. More
Architecture
Architecture
SOM reveals plan to add curving glass canopy to Chicago metro station
Global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has unveiled its redesign for the State/Lake Station in downtown Chicago. More
Architecture
Architecture
Ten-storey stainless-steel apartment block built in 28 hours
Chinese company Broad Group has erected a modular 10-storey apartment block, named the Living Building, in just over a day in Changsha, China. More
Design
Design
Rolls-Royce sets out plans to decarbonise aviation engines as part of net-zero drive
British engineering firm Rolls-Royce has laid out how it will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, including modifying its jet engines to run on renewable fuels. More
Architecture
Architecture
Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design being built at Indiana University
A building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe nearly 70 years ago is under construction at Indiana University in the USA, over 50 years after the 20th-century architect's death. More
News
News
This week we launched our carbon revolution series
This week on Dezeen, we kicked off carbon revolution, an editorial series exploring how carbon could be removed from the atmosphere and put to use on earth. More
Design
Design
"Flying bum" airship concept updated with motors powered by fuel cells alongside diesel engines
UK aviation company Hybrid Air Vehicles has updated its "flying bum" Airlander 10 hybrid airship concept with a lower-carbon version featuring electric motors powered by hydrogen fuel cells. More
London Design Biennale
London Design Biennale
"I see huge potential in combining the traditional with the digital" says Kuma Lab director
Traditional craft materials can be reinvented with digital technologies according to Kuma Lab co-director Toshiki Hirano, who has created a London Design Biennale installation exploring a new use for Japanese paper. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kohn Pedersen Fox adding glass elevator to supertall skyscraper in New York
Glass elevators and an observation deck are under construction at the top of Kohn Pedersen Fox's supertall skyscraper One Vanderbilt in New York. More
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News
Stacked exhibition spaces to form Rotterdam port visitor centre by MVRDV
Five irregularly stacked boxes wrapped by red staircases will form the Harbour Experience Centre, which MVRDV has designed for the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. More
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News
Diversity in Design Collaborative to offer more opportunities for black creatives
A group of US-based companies has launched an initiative to increase racial diversity across all fields of design through systemic change. More
Architecture
Architecture
Poor-quality housing is "the number one thing holding the UK back" says Bulb CEO
The UK needs to drastically improve its "poorly insulated, draughty" homes if it is to eradicate its carbon emissions, according to Hayden Wood, CEO of renewable energy supplier Bulb. More
Interiors
Interiors
Davidson Prize winner HomeForest uses smart tech to recreate "forest bathing" in your home
HomeForest, an app that uses smart devices to bring the restorative effects of nature into the home, has been named as the winner of the inaugural Davidson Prize. More
Technology
Technology
Tech Zero aims to be "world’s biggest group of tech companies committed to climate action"
A group of UK technology companies have banded together to form Tech Zero, a taskforce that will help the sector set targets for net-zero carbon emissions. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kenneth Frampton, Sumita Singha, Peter Murray and Peter Barber recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours
Architectural historian Kenneth Frampton has been awarded a CBE, while architects Peter Barber and Sumita Singha, along with London Festival of Architecture founder Peter Murray, have received OBEs in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours. More
Architecture
Architecture
This week Counterspace's Serpentine Pavilion opened in London
This week on Dezeen, this year's coronavirus-delayed Serpentine Pavilion, a structure made from abstracted fragments of London, opened its doors. More