Cave Bureau creates Anthropocene Museum in Sharjah slaughterhouse
Kenyan architectural studio Cave Bureau has transformed the Old Sharjah Slaughterhouse into the Anthropocene Museum 9.0 as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. More
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Limbo Accra turns half-built Sharjah Mall into a "symbol of potential"
Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has installed a series of textile forms within an unfinished shopping centre, which is one of the largest incomplete buildings in the UAE, as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. More
Takeo packaging exhibition highlights "unique sensory properties" of Japanese paper
Examples of practical and playful paper packaging were presented at this exhibition curated by designer Makoto Umebara as part of the Takeo Paper Show in Tokyo, Japan. More
Dezeen's top 10 design-festival installations of 2023
As part of our 2023 review, we've selected the top 10 installations from this year's design and art festivals, from a pavilion made from palm trees to a light sculpture in a cathedral. More
School children design Christmas lighting installations to illuminate Soho streets
Students from Soho Parish Primary School have designed a series of luminescent installations to light the streets of Soho, London. More
Areen unravels silk fabric for Flowing Threads installation at Dubai Design Week
Palestinian textile designer Areen has created Flowing Threads, a pink-and-red pavilion made from silk fabric that she unravelled by hand to showcase the threads that make up the textile. More
Barry Wark uses sand to make "most intricate 3D-printed wall ever"
The Museum of the Future in Dubai has unveiled a six-metre-long 3D-printed wall made from sand by architect and researcher Barry Wark. More
Sallisa Rosa explores "erosion of memory" with ceramic landscape in Miami
Brazilian artist Sallisa Rosa has installed a large-scale ceramic landscape with figurines and hanging orbs for Art Basel Miami Beach. More
Marjan van Aubel creates illuminated installation in Miami using photovoltaic panels
Designer Marjan van Aubel has created an "interpretation" of an electric Lexus model using a series of multicoloured, illuminated photovoltaic sheets for Miami art week. More
Fungi Kingdom bio-art installation offers contemplative space in Buenos Aires
A hundred mushroom-shaped stools encircle an incubator for growing different fungi species as part of this bio-art installation in Buenos Aires. More
Spacon & X designs Stine Goya fashion show around crumbling sand towers
Design studio Spacon & X created a runway installation for Danish fashion brand Stine Goya, centred by six towers of sand that collapsed as models walked by. More
Ice-block pavilion Falling Hours functions as a giant hourglass
Architects from the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design used a cable membrane structure and bricks of river ice to create this installation in Qinhuangdao, China, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. More
Void installs rippling "rivers" of light in Oslo neighbourhood
Snaking "rivers" of embedded lighting flow through the alleyways of a development in Oslo in the Delta installation by local studio Void, which incorporates motion-detecting sensors to create ripples of illumination as people walk past. More
Twelve "very obviously" architectural installations at the Sharjah Architecture Triennial
The second Sharjah Architecture Triennial focused on architecture created from scarcity. Here are 12 intriguing pavilions and installations from the event. More
Nine installations to see at the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial
The 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial has opened with installations focusing on monumentality, race and material innovations on show at sites throughout Chicago. More
Ruth De Jong draws upon Nope set design for Chicago Architecture Biennial
Production designer Ruth De Jong has installed a house modelled on her set design for Jordan Peele's film Nope at the Chicago Architecture Biennial as part of a series of installations exploring horror and architecture. More
Akin Atelier houses Gallery Shop at Sydney Modern in "translucent bubble"
Curved resin walls define this retail space, which architecture studio Akin Atelier has created for the Sydney Modern extension at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. More
Five innovative biomaterial installations from Dubai Design Week 2023
The latest edition of Dubai Design Week has launched with a series of biomaterial installations, including a teahouse made from food waste and a light installation made from loofahs. More
Chicago Architecture Biennial fills postmodern Thompson Center with installations
A wooden pavilion shaped by dehydration and banners made from found urban objects are on show at Chicago's James R Thompson Center for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More
Fernando Laposse and Perrier-Jouët collaborate on floral installation for Design Miami
Promotion: Mexican artist Fernando Laposse aims to honour French champagne house Perrier-Jouët's heritage in an installation at Design Miami made up of 3D-printed animals and flowers. More