Design Museum defends Designs of the Year show after Extinction Rebellion protest
London's Design Museum has hit back after environmental action group Extinction Rebellion called on designers to boycott its Beazley Designs of the Year show. More
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Architects can "play a more prominent role" in creating queer space says Ben Campkin
London's queer community needs architects and designers to help them create new social spaces, says Ben Campkin, co-author of a report charting the decline of LGBTQ+ venues across the city. More
Paper Castles exhibition dangles architecture's future over its past
Weird and wonderful designs by architects including Zaha Hadid Architects, Madelon Vriesendorp and Sarah Wigglesworth have been installed over the more traditional models of the V&A's architecture gallery, in an exhibition for the London Festival of Architecture. More
Architype builds eco-friendly archive for Imperial War Museum's collection
The Imperial War Museum has a new archive in Cambridgeshire, England, called the IWM Paper Store, which is the most airtight building in the world. More
Child Studio looks to worker's cafes for pink interiors of London's Humble Pizza
Candy pink Formica surfaces help Child Studio channel the look of a 1950s cafe inside this vegan pizza place in west London. More
Ten unmissable events and exhibitions at London Festival of Architecture 2019
With the London Festival of Architecture kicking off today, Dezeen's deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft picks out the 10 best things in the programme, including a colourful pavilion at Dulwich Picture Gallery and Patrick Schumacher talking about affordable housing. More
Snug House by Proctor & Shaw features cosy room overlooking the garden
Proctor & Shaw has extended the south London home of a retired teacher, adding a timber-lined snug that can be used for reading or birdwatching. More
UK architects including Foster and Chipperfield declare climate and biodiversity emergency
Stirling Prize winning architecture firms including Zaha Hadid Architects, David Chipperfield Architects and Foster + Partners are calling on all UK architects to adopt a "shift in behaviour" over climate change. More
Joanne Underhill photographs Welbeck Street car park ahead of demolition
London-based photographer Joanne Underhill has attempted to save Welbeck Street car park in a "small way" with a new series of colour photos. More
Coral and blue surfaces merge in seaside spa Haeckels House
Typically calm colours have been abandoned in favour of bolder hues inside the Haeckels House day spa in Margate, England, designed by the brand's founder Dom Bridges. More
Earth To Sky is a range of sculpted aluminium lights by Doshi Levien
London studio Doshi Levien has self-produced a collection of lights using the techniques employed to make and repair cars. More
Gresford Architects adds pink concrete extension to Hackney house
Gresford Architects has added an extension with a sunken seating area to a Victorian house in London's Hackney, featuring pink walls inside and out. More
Foster + Partners pledges to make its buildings carbon-neutral by 2030
Foster + Partners is the first architecture practice to sign up to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, meaning that by 2030 all buildings used by the practice will be carbon neutral. More
EU costs same as Netflix say Rem Koolhaas and Stephan Petermann in pro-EU film
Architects Rem Koolhaas and Stephan Petermann have produced a film explaining why, at the same price as a Netflix subscription, EU membership offers value for money to UK citizens. More
Allbright opens Mayfair club with all-female art on the walls
Woman-only member's club Allbright has opened a venue in London's Mayfair with work exclusively by female artists across its five floors. More
Invisible Studio and students build Urban Room pavilion as event space and outdoor classroom
University of Reading students have built a pavilion designed by Invisible Studio, which will be used by artists to showcase their work. More
Sam Jacob Studio replaces mirrors with artworks in DKUK salon in south London
People look at artworks rather than their own reflections at DKUK, a hair salon in south London designed by Sam Jacob Studio. More
London architects raise £60,000 for motor neurone disease in HD5K charity race
Architects from Zaha Hadid Architects, Heatherwick Studio and AL_A were among participants in a five-kilometre race in London's Hyde Park, raising £60,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. More
Ben Thompson brings the English country home into the 21st century at Heckfield Place
British designer Ben Thompson has combined the grandeur of a Georgian manor with the informality of a modern farmhouse for the interiors of a new hotel in Hampshire, England. More
Mary Duggan completes versatile events space inside London's Science Museum
Gauzy white curtains and subtly patterned floors help organise the layout of this events space, created by architect Mary Duggan for the Science Museum in London. More