"The Garden Bridge's cancellation provides an opportunity that mustn't be wasted"
Now that the Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge has been officially scrapped, its time to think again about what London really needs, says Owen Hatherley. More
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Post-war architecture shouldn't take the blame for political failures, says Owen Hopkins
With the demolition of Robin Hood Gardens now underway and the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire still fresh, writer and curator Owen Hopkins has called for politicians to stop using Britain's post-war architecture as a scapegoat for today's problems. More
Carbuncle Cup shortlists six contenders for worst building of 2017
Six buildings have been shortlisted for architecture's least illustrious prize – the Carbuncle Cup for the UK's worst new building from the last year. More
Beech Architects creates guest house inside derelict Suffolk windmill
UK firm Beech Architects has converted a 125-year-old windmill stump in Suffolk, England, into a guest house topped with an elliptical zinc-clad pod. More
Shelving units and concealed doors compartmentalise refurbished London home
William Tozer Associates has completed the renovation of a Victorian house in north London that involved rearranging the interior around a pair of double-height voids and introducing integrated storage elements to separate some of the spaces. More
Jonathan Tuckey slots home and fashion boutique into Knightsbridge mews
A bathroom doubles as a meeting room in this live-work space created by Jonathan Tuckey Design for Egg fashion boutique inside a small mews house in Knightsbridge, London. More
Watch our talk on the politics of passport design at the V&A museum
V&A curator Corinna Gardner spoke to designer Julian Payne and Dezeen Studio director Ben Hobson about the politics of passport design at the V&A museum in London. We streamed the talk live via our Facebook page. More
Bulldozers move in on Robin Hood Gardens
Despite years of campaigning from architects and heritage bodies, demolition is now underway on Robin Hood Gardens, the post-war housing estate in east London designed by exponents of new brutalism, Alison and Peter Smithson. More
Richard Woods installs cartoon bungalows around Folkestone as a comment on the housing crisis
Artist Richard Woods has built six tiny holiday houses in a British seaside town, to encourage people to think more carefully about the social implications of multiple-home ownership. More
Latest GCSE results show "alarming" drop in students taking art and design
The number of secondary school students taking art and design qualifications in the UK has fallen to the lowest level this century, the latest GCSE results show. More
V&A and Dezeen explore the politics of the passport for Friday Late event
Tomorrow at London's V&A museum, Dezeen will be in conversation with curator Corinna Gardner and designer Julian Payne about the politics of passport design, and the winners of our Brexit passport design competition go on show. More
HASA Architects converts derelict glasshouses into events space in London's Highgate
Birch plywood panels form partitions, platforms and furniture inside these greenhouses at a former garden centre in north London, converted into an events and exhibition space by local practice HASA Architects. More
Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs reveal new Hodder + Partners-designed tower for Manchester
Former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have revealed a new Hodder + Partners-designed tower for Manchester, England, after dropping their original designs following uproar over the plan to raze several historic buildings. More
ODOS Architects designs monochrome London office for Slack instant-messaging app
A row of skylights offering extensive views of London's skyline influenced ODOS Architects' design for Slack's first UK offices, the creator of the workplace messaging system by the same name. More
Llywelyn James proposes affordable cantilevered housing for London's brownfield sites
Royal College of Art architecture graduate Llywelyn James has proposed a series of elevated residential blocks for an undeveloped brownfield land near Thamesmead in London to aid the city's housing crisis. More
The SHED Project offers micro-homes inside vacant London properties
Self-contained micro homes are being installed inside vacant buildings across London as part of an initiative called The SHED Project, which features in the latest movie from our Dezeen x MINI Living video series. More
Studio Moross designs "slightly weird" posters for relaunched Dreamland theme park
London-based Studio Moross has created maps, icons, posters and an entire set of food truck logos for Margate's recently reopened Dreamland theme park. More
Poundland set to challenge Toblerone's trademarked chocolate bar shape in court
Toblerone diluted its trade mark when it released a savings-driven redesign of its chocolate bar last year, retail chain Poundland is set to argue in the UK courts. More
Old Suffolk barn transformed into countryside bed and breakfast by Blee Halligan Architects
Bedrooms inside this barn conversion extension in the English countryside are defined by the peaks of a sawtooth roof, which Blee Halligan Architects added during the building's renovation. More
Instagram photo inspires brightly hued terrarium shop in London
The owner of this terrarium store in south London used an image she chanced across on Instagram to inform the interior's bright colour palette. More