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
House on the Hill in Gloucestershire by Alison Brooks Architects has won this year's RIBA House of the Year award. More
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
Oxford-based practice Gresford Architects has used a stepped stack of charred-timber-clad forms to extend a Victorian terrace in Walthamstow, London. More
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
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
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
Dezeen Showroom: Fritz Hansen has released an updated version of the midcentury Oxford office chair by Arne Jacobsen, which combines a timeless aesthetic with modern sensibilities. More
Oriol Bohigas, the Catalan architect behind the modernisation of Barcelona, has died at the age of 95. More
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
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
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
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
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
Dezeen Showroom: Californian brand Meteor Lighting has released Reizen, a compact, asymmetric lamp that casts powerful indirect light. More
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
For the fifth instalment in our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up the top 10 home interiors featured this year, including a house with undulating walls and a townhouse that underwent a 1970s-style makeover. More
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a memorial on a rammed-earth mound, museum and research institute focused on the impact of slavery for Bridgetown, Barbados. More
Dezeen Showroom: created as an ode to nature, the Stubby chair designed by Kazakh designer Nissa Kinzhalina is made from thin metal, which closely curves around the heavy wooden body of the chair. More
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bruno Baietto hopes to highlight the role of bread as a symbol of class, politics and religion, by using it to shape blown glass. More