Nike designs first-ever Olympic skateboarding uniforms for Tokyo 2020
Colourful artwork decorates the skateboarding uniforms that Nike has designed for the sport's Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 summer games. More
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Watch the video of Liam Young's keynote lecture at Dezeen Day
Director Liam Young explains why "we must all actively shape and define" the future with architecture and film-making in this video of his keynote at Dezeen Day. More
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AIA opposes President Trump's draft rules for Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again
The American Institute of Architects has called on members to sign an open letter to the Trump Administration after a plan to introduce an order that all federal buildings should be built in the "classical architectural style" was discovered. More
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"Is it a greater offense to destroy all of the buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright, or the ideas he established?"
Following the news that Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin will close this year, first-year student Alex Martinec reflects on how it marks not just the end of a physical institution, but the architect's way of thinking. More
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École des Ponts ParisTech's Build'in lab tackles digitisation of construction
Dezeen promotion: École des Ponts ParisTech has launched Build'in, a platform that reflects the university's move towards digital technologies, as the construction industry changes. More
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Co-working spaces shouldn't be a "playground for kids" says Fosbury & Sons founders
Co-working office Fosbury & Sons has opened a series of hubs across the Belgian cities of Antwerp and Brussel in recent years. In this interview, founders Stijn Geeraets and Maarten Van Gool explain how they aim to create shared workplaces that move away from bean bags and ping-pong tables to offer a more "grown-up" take. More
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Skinny house squeezed into dense Tokyo neighbourhood
A skinny house clad in black steel by Apollo Architects & Associates slots into a tiny plot of land in Tokyo, Japan, and features minimalist interiors. More
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Desert X installs 14 site-specific works in Saudi Arabian desert
A host of large-scale installations have been built amidst the canyons of the Al Ula desert in Saudi Arabia that reflect the landscape and its heritage for the returning Desert X exhibition. More
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UK retail trade body sets standards for vegan fashion
Fashion industry guidelines released this week by trade association the British Retail Consortium say that retailers shouldn't claim that vegan products are sustainable. More
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Norman Foster and Paola Antonelli to judge Dezeen Awards 2020
British architect Norman Foster will be joined by designers Joyce Wang and Michael Anastassiades as well as Italian author and curator Paola Antonelli to judge Dezeen Awards 2020. More
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Natural tones and textures complement displays at museum of dried fish bladders
Glossy floors, rough-sawn wood and diffused natural light create a calming atmosphere inside this private museum in Chinese city Shantou, designed to display a collection of aged fish bladders. More
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Shortlist unveiled for AHEAD Asia 2020 hospitality awards
A Shigeru Ban-designed boutique hotel in Japan and a resort that hides amongst the Malaysian rainforest are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year's AHEAD Asia awards. More
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New Goodies but Oldies furniture collection made from old tables
Designer Daniel Svahn's chairs for a town hall in Stockholm are made from recycled unwanted tabletops that were destined for the dump. More
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Shipping containers turned into mirrored architects' studio
Belgian practice TOOP Architectuur has designed two mobile architects' studios for its staff made of repurposed shipping containers clad in mirrors and timber. More
