A promising new future for Minneapolis is emerging from the trauma of George Floyd's murder by a police officer two years ago, writes a local architect who knew him, James Garrett Jr. More
The recent events at SCI-Arc are a flashpoint for industry-wide labor grievances and must lead to systemic change writes Corie Yaguchi, a former student of the Los Angeles architecture school. More
Dezeen's deconstructivism series has overlooked the role publisher and editor Dr Andreas Papadakis played in defining the movement, according to his daughter Alexandra Papadakis. More
A transition to sustainable jobs will not be a silver bullet to solve the global climate crisis, writes Smith Mordak. More
High-density, low-rise urban housing is the key to accommodating another three billion people over the next 80 years without costing the Earth, writes architect and urbanist Vishaan Chakrabarti. More
The excess and self-indulgence of deconstructivism stand in stark contrast to the urgent existential issues facing architects today, writes Catherine Slessor as part of our series revisiting the style. More
Architects and designers should become B Corp certified so they can benchmark their environmental and social progress against companies in other sectors, says Peter Fisher, director at architecture studio Bennetts Associates, which has recently been certified. More
With a focus entirely on commercialism, NFTs are the most boring form of digital art being developed, writes Phineas Harper. More
Designers need to stop feeling guilty about making products and start using their creativity to become part of the climate solution, writes Katie Treggiden. More
More important than the aesthetic shortcomings of London's planned spherical venue is the failure of democracy that is allowing it to be built, writes Anna Minton. More
Interior designer Katerina Kovalenko was forced to flee Ukraine in the early hours of the morning as Russian forces invaded. Here, she shares her story of returning to Milan, a city she once called home, as a refugee. More
It is time to rethink how the UK presents itself to the world at global events like Expo 2020 Dubai, writes Paul Thompson. More
The work of fashion designer Bethany Williams, which is currently exhibited at the Design Museum, demonstrates that inclusivity is achievable, writes Priya Khanchandani. More
Netflix TV show Bridgerton's interiors will lead to a return of the exuberant Regency style to distract us from our troubled times, says Michelle Ogundehin. More
Rather than demolishing Cumbernauld's brutalist town centre, we should learn from Patrick Geddes and employ radical surgery to give the megastructure a new lease of life, writes Rory Olcayto. More
Designers and brands must go beyond recycling and focus on making bigger, systems-level changes to help the world move to a circular economy and ultimately reach its net-zero goals, says Ellen MacArthur. More
Dezeen's latest survey shows that the number of women in architecture leadership roles has doubled, but the industry needs to work harder to attract and retain women in senior positions, says Christine Murray. More
At a time of soaring energy bills and impending climate catastrophe, installing solar panels makes more sense than ever. But the market is rigged in favour of fossil fuels, writes Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More
To protect our cities from the impacts of climate change we need to embrace major, government-led infrastructure and architecture projects says Jason Barr. More
Designers and architects need to adopt a "possibilist mindset" to amplify their influence and make the meaningful changes needed in the face of climate change, argue Sarah Ichioka and Michael Pawlyn. More