The recently concluded COP28 summit in Dubai was a reminder of just how complex finding meaningful solutions to the climate crisis will be, writes Sumita Singha. More
By choosing Peach Fuzz as its Colour of the Year Pantone has celebrated passivity – when what the world really needs in 2024 is bravery and honesty, writes Michelle Ogundehin. More
Pods are more popular than ever but offer far more than merely a place to take a call in a busy office, writes Freyja Sewell. More
French studio Lacaton & Vassal, which was today named the winner of the Soane Medal, demonstrates how architects can work with, not against, communities and existing buildings, writes Edwin Heathcote. More
Vast swathes of London's social housing continue to be demolished in the name of estate regeneration, but Anna Minton believes things could be about to change. More
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, Yasmeen Lari warns that architects in the Global North cannot ignore the threat from environmental hazards exacerbated by climate change. More
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, disasters expert Ilan Kelman shares advice for designers and architects on averting catastrophe. More
The world urgently needs architects and designers to start prioritising humanitarian projects, writes Cameron Sinclair as part of our Designing for Disaster series. More
Dutch architecture may be at the forefront of sustainable building practices, but Aaron Betsky feels it has rather lost its sparkle in recent years. More
Yet another low-key shortlist for the Stirling Prize this year reflects UK architecture's continued fading from the public eye, writes Catherine Slessor. More
Tech companies must move away from hype-chasing annual product releases in order to drive meaningful design innovation, writes Sarah Housley. More
Designers and architects must start taking human-rights violations in the supply chain more seriously, writes Talia Radford. More
Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser reflects on this year's LDF, touted by organisers as a full revival of the UK's biggest design festival post-Covid. More
If design is about solving problems we need to start questioning whether new products and furniture are always the answer, writes Katie Treggiden. More
Designers and brands must get thinking now about the simple, immediate changes that can make their products more accessible to people living with disabilities, writes Luc Speisser of Landor & Fitch. More
A recent documentary about The Line mega-project in Saudi Arabia paints a bleak picture of the architecture profession, writes Dana Cuff. More
Discussions about planning and urbanism are awash with talk of "placemaking" but the term remains strangely and troublingly opaque, writes Reinier de Graaf. More
The inauguration of Muyiwa Oki as RIBA president must become a moment of real, positive change in British architecture, writes Marsha Ramroop. More
AI should be embraced by architects rather than met with scepticism or fear, writes Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher. More
It's time for equitable design to become a priority rather than an afterthought, writes Google's Annie-Jean Baptiste. More