News
News
Anupama Kundoo awarded 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award
The Jencks Foundation and the Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded Indian architect Anupama Kundoo the 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award. More
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Design
Design
Pearl Academy introduces "gamification methods" to the design curriculum
Dezeen promotion: Pearl Academy's school of design dean, Tingbin Tang has introduced a range of competitive problem-solving exercises to the school's curriculum to prepare students for challenges they will face in the design industry. More
News
News
UK government calls for architects' views on professional reform
The UK government has invited architects to "shape the future" of the profession by submitting their views on regulation, the Architects Registration Board, and how to improve diversity and innovation. More
Architecture
Architecture
Tubular holiday home cantilevers over hill in Russian art park
Moscow's chief architect Sergey Kuznetsov has completed a pipe-shaped cabin, constructed like the hull of a ship and balanced on the edge of a slope in Russia's Nikola-Lenivets Art Park. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kengo Kuma draws on fairytale landscapes for Hans Christian Andersen museum in Denmark
Winding maze-like hedges wrap a series of green-roofed timber pavilions at a museum dedicated to the work of Hans Christian Andersen in Odense, Denmark, designed by Japanese practice Kengo Kuma & Associates. More
News
News
Students to sue The Glasgow School of Art for "underprovided education" during pandemic
A group of architecture and design students plans to sue The Glasgow School of Art over its alleged failure to provide adequate education during the coronavirus pandemic and for cancelling their degree shows. More
Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
Forma rug collection by Tsar Carpets
Dezeen Showroom: Tsar Carpets has launched Forma, its largest and most experimental rug collection to date, which was designed to "embody the dawn of a new beginning." More
Design
Design
Designers and architects redesign the Louis Vuitton trunk for Louis 200
Two hundred creatives, including architect Sou Fujimoto and designer Samuel Ross, have reinterpreted the classic Louis Vuitton trunk in celebration of what would have been the fashion designer's 200th birthday. More
Architecture
Architecture
Mudd Architects snakes wavy bookshelf up to roof of Spanish writer's cabin
A towering, floor-to-ceiling bookshelf made from 100 pieces of CNC-cut pine creeps up one side of this writer's cabin in the north of Madrid by Mudd Architects. More
Architecture
Architecture
Worrell Yeung updates 1970s Hamptons house designed by Charles Gwathmey
A cedar-clad dwelling on Long Island that was originally designed by famed US architect Charles Gwathmey has received a sensitive refresh by New York studio Worrell Yeung. More
Comments
Comments
Commenter says "we will mourn the loss of so many 1960s buildings"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating news that a 1960s landmark in central London will be demolished and discussing other top stories. More
School Shows
School Shows
University for the Creative Arts spotlights ten student illustration projects
An animation exploring a student's fear of the unknown after graduating and a book that tells the story of loneliness while studying abroad is included in our latest school show by students at the University for the Creative Arts. More
News
News
Lloyd's building in London to undergo "once-in-a-generation" overhaul
The iconic Underwriting Room at the heart of Richard Rogers' high-tech Lloyd's building in London is set to undergo a major redesign by its owner, insurance company Lloyd's of London. More
Design
Design
Eight Braun products that demonstrate its good design principles of "simple, useful and built to last"
As part of our collaboration with Braun to mark the brand's centenary, we look back at eight influential Braun products that changed the home electronics landscape. More
Architecture
Architecture
Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls
Chinese architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed a library in Henan province featuring a curving concrete volume that emerges from the ruins of a derelict house. More
Architecture
Architecture
Snøhetta adds reflective underground extension to Ordrupgaard Museum
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed an extension to Denmark's Ordrupgaard Museum, uniting the original country manor building and a 2005 Zaha Hadid addition with new subterranean galleries that make a sculptural protrusion into the landscape. More
Talks
Talks
Watch a live talk on designing future-ready workplaces with BDG Architecture + Design
Dezeen teamed up with workplace specialist BDG Architecture + Design to live stream a talk with its chief creative officer Colin Macgadie on how office spaces can be designed to adapt to the changing needs of workers and companies. More
Technology
Technology
Minecraft library provides gamers with "a safe haven for press freedom"
Non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders has built a virtual library in the video game Minecraft to give gamers access to censored books and articles. More
Architecture
Architecture
Haworth Tompkins completes restoration of London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London's West End has reopened following an extensive restoration project led by architecture firm Haworth Tompkins. More
Architecture
Architecture
Espacio 18's La Casa del Sapo opens out onto a beach in Mexico
Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete seafront home on Zapotengo beach in Oaxaca, with two wings oriented to follow the rising and setting of the sun. More