News
News
Balkrishna Doshi wins 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has been awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2022. More
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Architecture
Architecture
NOA designs timber-clad hotel on an Alpine meadow
Two wood-clad buildings with jagged facades are connected by a corridor hidden beneath an artificial hill at this hotel and wellness centre in South Tyrol by Network of Architecture. More
Dezeen guides
Dezeen guides
The Dezeen guide to bio-based materials in architecture, design and interiors
Thinking of using natural materials in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes 12 types of biomaterials commonly used in architecture, design and interiors. More
2021 review
2021 review
Dezeen's top 10 office interiors of 2021
We continue our review of 2021 with a look at the 10 most interesting office interiors this year, including a workspace that doubles as a wine bar and an office in a former 1960s medical laboratory. More
Architecture
Architecture
Eight projects by young Chinese architects that "challenge Western understanding of sustainability"
An exhibition highlighting a new generation of Chinese architects who prioritise social, cultural and environmental sustainability in their work is currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. More
Interiors
Interiors
Holloway Li creates industrial interiors for Coalbrook's London showroom
Huge boilers, chimney-style columns and chainmail-fringed doorframes feature inside the central London showroom of bathroom brand Coalbrook, which has been designed by local studio Holloway Li. More
News
News
Pantone names Very Peri as its colour of the year 2022
Very Peri, described by colour company Pantone as "a periwinkle shade of blue," has been named colour of the year for 2022. The purple hue was informed by the rise of the metaverse, as well as the impact of coronavirus lockdowns. More
News
News
Alison Brooks' "intriguing and distinguished" farmhouse extension named UK's best new home
House on the Hill in Gloucestershire by Alison Brooks Architects has won this year's RIBA House of the Year award. More
News
News
Only one of 20 RIBA House of the Year longlisted projects achieved top sustainability grade
Only one of the 20 projects longlisted for the RIBA House of the Year 2021 achieved an A-rated energy performance certificate according to research by British studio Hawkes Architecture. More
Architecture
Architecture
Gresford Architects adds charred-timber extension to London terrace
Oxford-based practice Gresford Architects has used a stepped stack of charred-timber-clad forms to extend a Victorian terrace in Walthamstow, London. More
2021 review
2021 review
Dezeen's top 10 shop interiors of 2021
As part of our ongoing review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up the top 10 most remarkable and intriguing shop interiors of the year – from a cannabis dispensary made to look like an old-fashioned grocery store to a makeup boutique arranged around a large, mossy mound. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
Henning Larsen draws on domestic interiors for office in Copenhagen
Wood-lined meeting areas that imitate the living room of a house are intended to create a sense of "hyggeligt" or coziness in this office building in Copenhagen, designed by Danish practice Henning Larsen. More
Architecture
Architecture
M&S Oxford Street demolition "simply incompatible" with net-zero commitment says C20 Society
The Twentieth Century Society has launched a petition calling on Marks & Spencer to abandon the controversial demolition of its store on London's Oxford Street or risk "betraying its own carbon targets". More
News
News
"The great transformer of Barcelona" architect Oriol Bohigas dies aged 95
Oriol Bohigas, the Catalan architect behind the modernisation of Barcelona, has died at the age of 95. More
Architecture
Architecture
RCR Arquitectes unveils luxury villa at Portugal's Palmares resort
Catalonian studio RCR Arquitectes has completed the first of eight luxury red concrete villas it has designed for the Palmares Ocean Living & Golf resort in the Algarve. More
Architecture
Architecture
Nanzer + Vitas conceive mountain house in Argentina as a ruined village
Argentinian architects Nanzer + Vitas modelled this home in the mountains of Córdoba province on a medieval village, clustering together distinct stone volumes with varying heights and roof profiles. More
Comments
Comments
Commenter suggests Notre-Dame cathedral is "turned into a discotheque"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a proposal to give Notre-Dame a tourist-friendly makeover and discussing other top stories. More
Architecture
Architecture
EU to set minimum energy standards for existing buildings
Existing buildings in EU countries will be legally required to meet minimum energy standards for the first time by 2027 under draft regulations set to be published next week. More
Promotion
Promotion
Longboard Products presents a discussion on the importance of collaboration in architectural projects
Dezeen promotion: a panel of esteemed industry professionals discussed how working as a team during the early stages of a project can drive solutions in this talk hosted by Longboard Architectural Products, as part of Dezeen Awards 2021. More
Architecture
Architecture
Java Architecture extends Parisian home with polycarbonate-clad tower
French studio Java Architecture has renovated and extended a ruined stone house in Paris with a wooden tower that is clad in polycarbonate panels. More