Residential
Residential
Gresford Architects adds charred-timber extension to London terrace
Oxford-based practice Gresford Architects has used a stepped stack of charred-timber-clad forms to extend a Victorian terrace in Walthamstow, London. More
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Office architecture
Office architecture
Henning Larsen draws on domestic interiors for office in Copenhagen
Wood-lined meeting areas that imitate the living room of a house are intended to create a sense of "hyggeligt" or coziness in this office building in Copenhagen, designed by Danish practice Henning Larsen. More
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News
News
M&S Oxford Street demolition "simply incompatible" with net-zero commitment says C20 Society
The Twentieth Century Society has launched a petition calling on Marks & Spencer to abandon the controversial demolition of its store on London's Oxford Street or risk "betraying its own carbon targets". More
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Architecture
Architecture
"The great transformer of Barcelona" architect Oriol Bohigas dies aged 95
Oriol Bohigas, the Catalan architect behind the modernisation of Barcelona, has died at the age of 95. More
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Hotels
Hotels
RCR Arquitectes unveils luxury villa at Portugal's Palmares resort
Catalonian studio RCR Arquitectes has completed the first of eight luxury red concrete villas it has designed for the Palmares Ocean Living & Golf resort in the Algarve. More
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Residential
Residential
Nanzer + Vitas conceive mountain house in Argentina as a ruined village
Argentinian architects Nanzer + Vitas modelled this home in the mountains of Córdoba province on a medieval village, clustering together distinct stone volumes with varying heights and roof profiles. More
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Comments update
Comments update
Commenter suggests Notre-Dame cathedral is "turned into a discotheque"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a proposal to give Notre-Dame a tourist-friendly makeover and discussing other top stories. More
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News
News
EU to set minimum energy standards for existing buildings
Existing buildings in EU countries will be legally required to meet minimum energy standards for the first time by 2027 under draft regulations set to be published next week. More
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Residential
Residential
Java Architecture extends Parisian home with polycarbonate-clad tower
French studio Java Architecture has renovated and extended a ruined stone house in Paris with a wooden tower that is clad in polycarbonate panels. More
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Public and leisure
Public and leisure
Adjaye set to create memorial to West African slaves in Barbados
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a memorial on a rammed-earth mound, museum and research institute focused on the impact of slavery for Bridgetown, Barbados. More
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Residential
Residential
Horma Studio designs DM House in Valencia as a "composition of forms and geometries"
A fragmented form finished in white lime render and contrasting terracotta-coloured tiles creates a variety of transitions between interior and exterior at the DM House in Valencia, Spain, designed by local architect Horma Studio. More
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2021 review
2021 review
Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2021
We continue our review of 2021 with a roundup highlighting the top 10 staircases featured on Dezeen this year, including a stair informed by skate bowls and one designed by Kengo Kuma. More
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Interview
Interview
"Food is one of the main drivers that is shaping the ecology of the planet" says art duo Cooking Sections
Turner Prize-nominated duo Cooking Sections is creating a series of architectural installations to draw attention to the impact food production and consumption has on the environment. In this interview, they explain their obsession with food. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Stadium in giant tent completes ahead of World Cup in Qatar
Multidisciplinary studio Dar Al-Handasah has completed the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Khor for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. More
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Residential
Residential
ZITA raises House in the Andean Moorland above a fragile ecosystem
Architecture firm ZITA has used blackened wood and prefabricated structural elements to create a cabin in the Colombian highlands that was built entirely by hand. More
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Cultural
Cultural
Cantilevered terrace adjoins 14th-century townhouses overhauled by Mario Cucinella Architects
Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has designed a cultural centre in Tuscany within traditional houses, which connect to a new angular terrace that protrudes from the hillside. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Amezcua unveils homes built using its prefabricated Kineki system
Prefabricated modules and renewable materials feature in a flexible design system by Mexican firm Amezcua that has been used to build three houses at a weekend retreat. More
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Education
Education
Timothy Tasker Architects completes centre for sustainable farming in the Cotswolds
A cluster of barn-like structures makes up this education centre for sustainable farming that Timothy Tasker Architects has completed in the Cotswolds, England. More
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Installations
Installations
Liliane Lijn creates neon Christmas tree in London
American artist Liliane Lijn has designed an abstract glowing Christmas tree installation in King's Cross that is comprised of multicoloured, neon light poles. More
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Installations
Installations
Yinka Ilori unveils brightly coloured temporary skatepark in Miami Beach
British designer Yinka Ilori has applied his trademark colourful style to a demountable skatepark at the Faena District in Miami Beach during Miami art week. More
