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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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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Public and leisure
Public and leisure
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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Architecture
Architecture
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
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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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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Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom
WorkPod by Autonomous
Dezeen Showroom: designed for people who want to be able to focus while working from home, the WorkPod by Autonomous is a prefabricated office pod that can be assembled in one day. 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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Residential
Residential
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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Carbon revolution
Carbon revolution
Urbanism "is one of the best tools we have" in the fight against climate change
The shift to remote working from suburbs and the countryside due to the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a huge rise in carbon emissions, according to Taylor Francis of decarbonisation platform Watershed. More
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Residential
Residential
Barrault Pressacco uses hempcrete to create social housing in Paris
Architecture firm Barrault Pressacco used bio-based materials including wood and hempcrete to construct this mixed-use building that references traditional Parisian apartment blocks. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Studio PHH divides lakeside house with double-height glass atrium
Brooklyn architecture firm Studio PHH has split this waterfront property in Princeton, New Jersey, into two halves connected by a dramatic atrium that offers woodland views through full-height glass walls. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Marc Thorpe designs off-grid cabin retreat in the Romanian mountains
Architect Marc Thorpe has revealed designs for a cabin hotel in Romania, featuring off-grid wooden lodges informed by rural vernacular architecture. More
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Promotion
Promotion
Bette releases shower tiles as latest evolution of the shower tray
Dezeen promotion:Â German bathroom company Bette has released the BetteAir range of shower tiles that "complete the evolution of the shower tray into a part of the bathroom floor". More
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Public and leisure
Public and leisure
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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Carbon revolution
Carbon revolution
BREEAM and LEED green certification schemes are "meaningless" says Andrew Waugh
Environmental certification schemes for buildings overlook embodied carbon and encourage architects to add unnecessary "systems and gizmos" to achieve high ratings, according to architect Andrew Waugh. 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
