Unlike in most parts of the world, Iceland's design scene is overwhelmingly female. Nat Barker explores what makes the tiny Nordic nation different. More about The country where design is dominated by women
Rival Chicago design events NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Days must start working together for the benefit of the city, an organiser of one of the fairs has said. More about Rival Chicago fairs to "lose ground" without cooperation says Design Days organiser
Architecture studios working on Saudi giga-project Neom are maintaining their silence over human rights concerns despite mounting pressure from campaigners. Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft reports. More about Is it time for architecture studios to walk away from Neom?
As the majority of Gaza's buildings lie in ruins due to ongoing Israeli strikes, architects from across Palestine are trying to gain access to the blockaded territory to support Gazans in starting to rebuild their homes and neighbourhoods. More about Palestinian architects are "banging on the door" to get into Gaza
The past 18 months has seen a flurry of skyscrapers unveiled by luxury car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Nat Barker reports on the growing phenomenon of car-branded architecture. More about Why are luxury car brands suddenly building skyscrapers?
A proliferation of multi-designer exhibitions showing variants of a single object allowed the work of emerging and local designers to take centre stage during NYCxDesign week, Dezeen US editor Ben Dreith reports. More about Collective shows featuring small objects take centre stage during NYCxDesign week
With Earth Day 2024 and an increasing number of environmental campaigners calling for an end to plastics, is time finally up for the 20th century's miracle material? Rima Sabina Aouf finds out if we can – and should – abolish plastic. More about Is a plastic-free future possible?
From a standing start, Taiwan has embarked on one of the world's most ambitious social-housing programmes. Dezeen finds out more as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More about The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing
As part of Dezeen's Social Housing Revival series, we look at how one county in Maryland is leading the way in the US after devising a novel public-development strategy to help combat its housing crisis. More about Montgomery County has found a way to reinvigorate public housing in America
For our Social Housing Revival series, we look at how the fate of UK social-housing estates has become an urgent topic as councils grapple with the housing crisis and challenges of preservation. More about Demolition of council estates "has peaked"
As part of our Social Housing Revival series, we spotlight the city of Barcelona, which is shrugging off the legacy of fascism by rapidly ramping up its supply of social housing. More about Barcelona's "best projects are being done in the field of social housing"
Dezeen speaks to residents of new council housing in London about what their homes mean to them as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More about Social housing means "I can breathe again" say residents
Two years into Russia's full-scale invasion, architecture and design studios in Ukraine are adapting to support the war effort while also ensuring they stay in business. More about Ukrainian studios "doing what we can, and sometimes what we can't" after two years of war
With trade shows falling on hard times, this year Stockholm Furniture Fair set itself on a new path. Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser explores whether other fairs can learn from the Swedes' approach. More about Stockholm Furniture Fair "created a testbed for new ideas"
Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 feature. More about Why aren't more architects using stone as a building material?
The Sims has been allowing players to act out their architecture and interior design fantasies for more than two decades. Jane Englefield finds out how the makers of the iconic life-simulation video game keep up with shifting trends. More about "The Sims is a key part of why I ended up in interior design"
Interior design in 2024 will have a focus on individualism and see a backlash to the rise in AI design while colours will be informed by global warming, interior designers across the globe told Dezeen. More about Maximalism to make way for "quiet refinement" in 2024 say interior designers
Architects from studios including Counterspace and OMA are among those expecting less extravagant and more community-centric designs to dominate the global architecture scene in 2024. More about Less experimentation and more "safe spaces" will define architecture in 2024
After an unsteady 2023, Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser considers what 2024 might hold for design. More about Design trend predictions for 2024 include rush for sustainable accreditation
New planning legislation that aims to boost biodiversity in development projects will come into effect in England in January. Here, Dezeen explains what architects need to know. More about England's new biodiversity net gain rules explained