With only one week left until we announce the Dezeen Awards 2022 longlists, judges including Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto, Willo Perron, Mary Katrantzou and Stefano Boeri have explained what it means to be a Dezeen Awards judge. More about Being a Dezeen Awards judge is "an incredible opportunity to support designers from all over the world"
Architecture studio Arney Fender Katsalidis has released visuals of a proposed 60-storey-skyscraper named 55 Bishopsgate for a site close to Foster + Partners' Gherkin in the City of London. More about Skyscraper that "takes inspiration from nature" proposed for City of London
Dezeen Showroom: a colourful office chair with a sculpted seat informed by mid-century design is among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom. More about Zeph Chair by Herman Miller among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Design duo The Back Studio has combined off-the-shelf components with handmade neon tubes to create a series of industrial-style lighting designs. More about The Back Studio creates gadget-like lighting from prefab components
Supertall skyscrapers are becoming increasingly common in North America outside of New York. Here are six designs by architects including Frank Gehry and SOM for supertalls that are planned across USA and Canada.
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California studio AUX Architecture has tranformed and expanded a synagogue on LA's Westside to create the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center for a nonprofit focused on children's welfare. More about AUX Architecture clads Los Angeles arts centre in polycarbonate panels
Dezeen School Shows: a "Synthetic House" created for a polyester fabric collector and recycling centre that's also designed as a community space are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Oxford Brookes University. More about Oxford Brookes University presents 10 architecture projects
This one-minute video shows how MIT Senseable City Lab is using 3D laser scanning to analyse the architecture of Brazil's favelas. More about MIT Senseable City Lab uses 3D laser scans to map Rio de Janeiro's favelas
Dezeen Showroom: designer Björn Dahlström sought to combine ergonomics with a strong graphic quality in the Velit chair, made for Italian design brand Plank. More about Velit chair by Björn Dahlström for Plank
UK practice Invisible Studio has collaborated with local community groups to design and build a shelter from timber sourced within the Westonbirt arboretum in Gloucestershire, England. More about Invisible Studio unveils timber shelter "made with many hands" at Westonbirt arboretum
As a 170-kilometre-long mirrored megacity in the Saudi desert makes headlines, here is a roundup of 10 futuristic cities currently being planned across the globe. More about Ten futuristic cities set to be built around the world
German automotive company Volkswagen has launched its ID Buzz van – an update to its iconic hippie-era T1 Transporter that brings it into the electric vehicle age. More about Volkswagen starts production on 1960s-informed all-electric ID Buzz van
Dezeen Showroom: designer Staffan Holm took inspiration from Japanese interiors to make Abstracta's Zen Pod office booth an appealing space to spend time in. More about Zen Pod office booth by Staffan Holm for Abstracta
The high-tech architectural style is about to make a comeback and its philosophy could be central to decarbonising the built environment in the face of climate change, writes Jerry Tate. More about "High-tech is next in line for a revival and I for one would welcome it"
A cast brass chandelier and a colourful light installation are just some of the site-specific pieces Space Copenhagen installed in the interior of the Blueness restaurant in Antwerp. More about Space Copenhagen adds "otherworldly" pieces to Antwerp restaurant
Chart Art Fair, Seattle Design Festival and BIO 27 are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Six architecture and design events in August from Dezeen Events Guide
Plates made from fish bones, potato peelings and oyster shells feature in the work of recent design graduate Carly Breame, who collaborated with a British seafood restaurant to make a "menu" of hyperlocal ceramics. More about Carly Breame turns seaside town's leftover fish and chips into plates
US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. More about Desai Chia creates "winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York
Dezeen School Shows: a product that affords greater play freedom to oxygen-dependent children and a lifeguard aid for spinal injuries feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of Wales Trinity St David. More about University of Wales Trinity St David presents nine design projects
Architect Alexis Dornier has completed a trio of stilted structures in a rainforest in Bali, which feature cantilevered living spaces and balconies that look out to the treetops. More about Alexis Dornier designs Birdhouses resort in Bali to "blend into nature"