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News
Happy new year!
Happy new year from Dezeen. We'll be back with more architecture and design tomorrow, in the meantime read our review of 2020. More
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Architecture
Architecture
David Chipperfield, Yinka Ilori and Ilse Crawford recognised in Queen's New Year Honours list
Architect David Chipperfield has been given one of the highest awards available to a British citizen while designers including Yinka Ilori, Ilse Crawford and 6a Architects have received honours in the 2021 New Year Honours list. More
Design
Design
French-Italian fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98
Pierre Cardin, the fashion designer known for his space-age-informed 1960s dresses, has passed away in Neuilly, France at the age of 98. More
Design
Design
Graphic designer Martin Lambie-Nairn dies aged 75
Martin Lambie-Nairn, the British graphic designer who created the seminal "Blocks" logo for UK television station Channel 4, passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 75. More
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News
Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
Merry Christmas to all our readers! We'll be back with more architecture and design tomorrow. In the meantime enjoy this contemporary Christmas tree designed by Sam Jacob and read our review of 2020. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
IKEA's Gingerbread Höme furniture features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features IKEA's flat-pack Gingerbread Höme furniture kit. More
Design
Design
Apple set to release self-driving car by 2024 with unique battery design
Apple's plans to develop an electric and driverless car featuring its own battery technology are reportedly back on the table, with a new target production date estimated for 2024. More
Architecture
Architecture
Carbon net-zero design for Delhi Noida International Airport revealed
Architecture firms Nordic Office of Architecture, Grimshaw, Haptic and consultants STUP have won the competition to design a carbon-neutral terminal for Delhi Noida International Airport in India. More
Comments
Comments
Curved facade of BIG's Harlem development looks "great in the photos" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing BIG's mixed-use development in Harlem, New York, and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Architecture
Architecture
AIA pledges to undo Trump's "beautiful" architecture order after he leaves
The American Institute of Architects says it "unequivocally opposes" new architecture rules signed by outgoing US president Donald Trump and vows to undo them as soon as his successor takes office. More
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News
UK design businesses fear "chaos" and price rises as Brexit transition period ends
Prices of imported furniture and lighting could rise up to 40 per cent as brands face uncertainty over the UK's future trading relationship with the EU. More
Architecture
Architecture
Climate change ban on Grimshaw's Heathrow airport expansion reversed
A new runway for London's Heathrow airport designed by architecture firm Grimshaw could go ahead after a ruling against it was overturned by the UK's top court. More
Architecture
Architecture
Trump orders new government buildings must be "beautiful"
President Donald Trump has passed an executive order stating new US government buildings must be "beautiful" just one month before Joe Biden takes office. More
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Architecture
Architecture
This week IKEA created flat-pack Gingerbread Höme furniture for Christmas
This week on Dezeen, furniture brand IKEA released instructions on how to assemble the Billy bookcase and some of its other seminal furniture designs from gingerbread. More
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate
Predictions on how coronavirus will affect open-plan living feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features founder of The Modern House Albert Hill's claims that the coronavirus pandemic has reversed the trend for open-plan living. More
Architecture
Architecture
Unbuilt shipping container house for Joshua Tree on sale for $3.5 million
London designer James Whitaker's starburst-shaped shipping container house for Joshua Tree, California, has gone on sale for $3.5 million before construction has even started. More
News
News
Mecanoo proposes sinuous maritime museum for Rotterdam harbour
Mecanoo has unveiled its proposal for the Maritime Center Rotterdam, a spiralling museum that will be wrapped by walkways and built partially below the water in Rijnhaven harbour. More
Design
Design
IKEA releases flat-pack Gingerbread Höme furniture kit
IKEA has developed instructions for how to assemble the Billy bookcase and some of its other seminal furniture designs using gingerbread and icing instead of screws and MDF. More
Architecture
Architecture
AIA bans design of execution facilities and solitary confinement spaces
The American Institute of Architects has banned members from designing spaces for the US justice system used for execution, torture or confinement of imprisoned people, as part of a commitment to "dismantle racial injustice". More
Comments
Comments
Theatre in China is "a structural tour de force" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a theatre in Guangzhou, China, and sharing their views on other top stories. More