Zaha Hadid Architects announces transition to employee ownership
UK practice Zaha Hadid Architects has become an employee-owned studio in response to a growing demand for a "more accessible and egalitarian" profession. More
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Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects yet to endorse RIBA climate report presented at COP26
More than 200 built environment organisations have endorsed a report by RIBA and Architects Declare setting out ways to decarbonise the industry, although leading UK architecture studios including Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects are yet to join the signatories. More
Zaha Hadid Architects designs sweeping bridge across Vilnius railway station
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a 46-metre-wide bridge with a curved timber roof for Vilnius railway station in Lithuania as part of a renovation project called Green Connect.
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Watch our live talk with Zaha Hadid Architects, ETH Zurich and Holcim on their 3D-printed concrete bridge Striatus
Dezeen teamed up with Holcim to host a live talk about Striatus, a 3D-printed concrete footbridge that the building material company built in Venice with Zaha Hadid Architects and Block Research Group at ETH Zurich. More
Ten pieces that showcase the "authentic voice" of Zaha Hadid
A retrospective of architect Zaha Hadid's work called ZHA Close Up – Work & Research is currently on display at MAM Shanghai. Its artistic director Shai Baitel picks 10 items from the exhibition that demonstrate the diversity of her work. More
Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich create 3D-printed concrete bridge in Venice
Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich have built a 3D-printed concrete footbridge named Striatus in Venice that is freestanding and assembled without mortar. More
Foster, Grimshaw and ZHA among thousands of UK practices failing to back RIBA net-zero carbon challenge
Less than six per cent of UK architecture firms have signed up to a RIBA climate initiative aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions from buildings they design. More
Watch our live talk about water and wellness in design with Zaha Hadid Architects
In this live talk by Dezeen and American kitchen and bathroom brand Kohler, Zaha Hadid Architects' sustainability lead Carlos Bausa Martinez discussed designing with water to enhance wellbeing. More
"Hyperloop is all hype" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the development of a Hyperloop high-speed transport system in Italy. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects set to design Italian Hyperloop system
London studio Zaha Hadid Architects has signed an agreement to develop a Hyperloop high-speed transport system across Italy. More
Zaha Hadid Architects models expansion of Beijing exhibition centre on traditional Chinese architecture
A striped roofscape that takes cues from tiled roofs in traditional Chinese architecture will characterise Zaha Hadid Architects' expansion of the International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. More
Zaha Hadid Architects reveals images of four-winged cultural centre in Zhuhai
A roofscape modelled on patterns of migratory birds will shelter the four wings of the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in southern China. More
Supertall skyscrapers linked by planted terraces to be built in Shenzhen by Zaha Hadid Architects
A pair of supertall skyscrapers united by planted terraces will define the mixed-use Tower C development, which Zaha Hadid Architects is designing for Shenzhen, China. More
Zaha Hadid Architects designs student housing topped with rooftop walkway in Hong Kong
A rooftop walkway will form the main circulation route for the Student Residence Development at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which Zaha Hadid Architects and Leigh & Orange are developing in Clear Water Bay. More
"Refusing commissions on purely environmental grounds cannot be the answer" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Foster + Partners withdrawing from climate change action group Architects Declare and sharing their views on other top stories. More
UK architects feud over airport projects as Architects Climate Action Network urges staff to take action
Climate action group ACAN has called on architects at Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects to take "meaningful action outside of your employment" amid an escalating row over airport projects. More
Zaha Hadid Architects withdraws from Architects Declare
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has withdrawn from climate action network Architects Declare a day after fellow founding signatory Foster + Partners left the group. More
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils pebble-shaped science museum for Shenzhen
A cascade of terraces will frame a large atrium at the heart of the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in China. More
Leading architects "clearly contravening" climate pledges says Architects Declare
High-profile studios including Zaha Hadid Architects are breaching promises made when they signed up to Architects Declare and undermining its efforts to prevent climate change, the network has told Dezeen. More
Zaha Hadid Architects reveals design for skyscraper on world's most expensive site
UK architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for a sinuous, glass, 36-storey skyscraper, which will be built in Hong Kong at 2 Murray Road on what is reportedly the world's most expensive plot. More