Opinion
Opinion
"Carbon washing is the new greenwashing"
The global push to reduce atmospheric carbon is being compromised by confusing terminology and misleading claims, argues Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week MVRDV’s fake hill opened, and then closed again, in London
This week on Dezeen, the Marble Arch Mound designed by Dutch studio MVRDV was forced to partially close shortly after opening in central London. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Estudio Galera builds "simple and imperfect" concrete holiday home in Argentina
Architecture office Estudio Galera has formed the Casa Jacaranda holiday home on the coast of Argentina by stacking and rotating concrete boxes that step out on every floor. More
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Architecture
Architecture
OTP Arquitetura completes mountain home on steep site outside São Paulo
OTP Arquitetura has completed a multigenerational house perched on a steep site in Brazil's Mantiqueira mountain range for a couple and their two sons. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Kengo Kuma's Japan National Stadium is the centrepiece of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Cedar panels clad the eaves of the 68,000-seat Japan National Stadium, which Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates designed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More
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School Shows
School Shows
University of Indonesia presents 13 student design projects that respond to water
A project where Earth is ejected out of the solar system and another exploring how human gluttony to build more buildings has made soil become acidic is included in our latest school show by the University of Indonesia. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Stefano Boeri completes new entrance and walkway at Rome's Domus Aurea
Stefano Boeri Architetti has inserted an entrance kiosk and a pedestrian walkway that provides access to subterranean rooms within Rome's historic Domus Aurea palace. More
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News
News
The Cube will be "world's first building made of carbon concrete"
Researchers at the Technical University of Dresden have been working with German architecture firm Henn to create the first concrete building to be reinforced with carbon fibres instead of steel. More
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Carbon revolution
Carbon revolution
Carbon neutrality "still allows for carbon emissions" says Google sustainability lead
Google continues to emit greenhouse gases despite claiming to be carbon neutral, Dezeen has learned. More
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Redesign the World
Redesign the World
Dezeen launches £15,000 Redesign the World competition with Epic Games
Dezeen has teamed up with Epic Games to launch Redesign the World, the ultimate design competition that calls for new ideas to rethink planet Earth. More
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Redesign the World
Redesign the World
Learn tips for entering the Redesign the World competition in our Twinmotion workshop
Want to enter our Redesign the World competition but not familiar with using architectural visualisation tool Twinmotion? Register for our free online workshop on 5 August. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Marble Arch Mound has a "serious message" says MVRDV in defence of attraction
Dutch studio MVRDV has responded to the criticism of its fake hill in central London and accepts that it opened before it was ready. More
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Design
Design
Sruli Recht designs "futuristic" footwear for extreme environments
Icelandic artist Sruli Recht has created the Damage collection of 3D-printed shoes that are designed for extreme environments and to help with old age. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Wisconsin train station becomes The Harvey House restaurant by Home Studios
Brooklyn-based Home Studios has turned a former rail baggage handlers' building in Madison into dining spaces that evoke "the golden age of train travel". More
Architecture
Architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects creates 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
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Dezeen Weekly
Dezeen Weekly
Our guide to architecture of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features our guide to the architecture of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Shipping containers used to build LA housing complex for the homeless
American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to form private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for people experiencing homelessness. More
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School Shows
School Shows
Ten design and communication projects by students at Plymouth College of Art
A ballet that responds to the Black Lives Matter movement and the lack of diversity in the ballet industry and a half-human half-robotic pop star is included in our latest school show by students at the Plymouth College of Art. More
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News
News
IKEA Sundvik furniture allegedly made from illegal Russian wood
Investigative research organisation Earthsight has released a report that claims the pine found in IKEA's Sundvik children's furniture range comes from trees illegally felled in protected Russian forests. More
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Comments
Comments
Commenter says 3D-printed bridge "looks like it was randomly plopped onto the site"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a 3D-printed pedestrian bridge that has opened in Amsterdam. More
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Competition
Competition
Competition: win a professional pack from Crown Paints
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with Crown Paints to offer readers the chance to win one of five professional packs containing an Interior Colour Book, Colourkey unit and Colour Collection Fandeck. More
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News
News
MVDRV's Marble Arch Mound "going down like a turd" as council suspends bookings
Dutch studio MVRDV's £2 million fake hill in central London has been ridiculed by critics and forced to temporarily close, with refunds issued to disgruntled visitors. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Concrete house by Gort Scott hugs rocky crag in Whistler
British architecture studio Gort Scott has installed a house on a rocky outcrop in the Canadian mountain resort of Whistler, offering impressive views over Alta Lake. More
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Dezeen guides
Dezeen guides
The Dezeen guide to kitchen layouts including peninsula, island and galley styles
Designing a kitchen? Our latest Dezeen guide explains eight of the most common kitchen layouts with links to lookbooks containing hundreds of examples to inspire you. More
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Design
Design
Telfar designs unisex uniforms for Liberian Olympic team
New York-based fashion brand Telfar has designed a collection of unisex uniforms for the Liberian team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More
