Art Deco Centenary
A really quick guide to art deco
Our Art Deco Centenary series will delve into the style throughout March but to help start us off, this five-minute guide covers all the basics. More about A really quick guide to art deco
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Art Deco Centenary
"Art deco designers shared a desire for an aesthetic appropriate for a modern world"
One hundred years ago this April, the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs introduced art deco to the world. To kick off our Art Deco Centenary series, Kathleen Murphy Skolnik gives an overview of the style. More about "Art deco designers shared a desire for an aesthetic appropriate for a modern world"
Opinion
"The Brutalist somehow manages to get the architecture all wrong"
The Brutalist won a trio of Oscars last night, but it failed to say anything meaningful about architecture, writes Edwin Heathcote. More about "The Brutalist somehow manages to get the architecture all wrong"
News
Anne Lacaton wins 2025 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
French architect Anne Lacaton has won the Jane Drew Prize for 2025 for her contribution to raising the profile of women in architecture. More about Anne Lacaton wins 2025 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
News
Studio Libeskind unveils mixed-use building with angular plant-covered facades in Paris
Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has revealed its design for Fan d'Issy, a geometric building with angular, fan-like facades that will be located in the Paris commune of Issy-les-Moulineaux. More about Studio Libeskind unveils mixed-use building with angular plant-covered facades in Paris
Architecture
Studio Ruan Xing creates arched timber hall at Shanghai university
Architecture practice Studio Ruan Xing has created an arched, central hall as part of the renovation of a building on the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's School of Design campus in Shanghai. More about Studio Ruan Xing creates arched timber hall at Shanghai university
Events
Seven architecture and design events in March from Dezeen Events Guide
Design festivals Perth Design Week, Auckland Design Week and DW! Sao Paulo Design Week are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this March. More about Seven architecture and design events in March from Dezeen Events Guide
Chapels
Stone pillars enclose Open Chapel in Germany by Christoph Hesse Architects
Twelve sandstone pillars arranged in a mandorla shape enclose this "sheltering yet open" chapel in Hillershausen, Germany, by Christopher Hesse Architects. More about Stone pillars enclose Open Chapel in Germany by Christoph Hesse Architects
Bookshops
Wutopia Lab designs bookshop in China to resemble inside of teapot
Smooth curving walls and a spout-like skylight are intended to evoke the inside of a teapot at Ceramic Pages, a bookshop in China by local architecture studio Wutopia Lab. More about Wutopia Lab designs bookshop in China to resemble inside of teapot
This week on Dezeen
This week Patrik Schumacher claimed architecture "has ceased to exist"
This week on Dezeen, we reported on a Patrik Schumacher-written paper that claimed "woke virtue signalling" has destroyed the intellectual rigour of the profession. More about This week Patrik Schumacher claimed architecture "has ceased to exist"
Showrooms
Studio S II transforms Queens townhouse for collectible design showroom
Brooklyn-based design studio Studio S II has converted a Queens townhouse into a residence and showroom with a mixture of antique and contemporary collectible design focused on "duality". More about Studio S II transforms Queens townhouse for collectible design showroom
Architecture
Mexico City house becomes temporary brick altar for religious relic
Local studios T-Unoauno and Taller Popular de Diseño adapted a small home in Xochimilco, Mexico to be a community altar wrapped in red bricks. More about Mexico City house becomes temporary brick altar for religious relic
Dezeen In Depth
Dezeen In Depth features Brazil's unlikely skyscraper capital
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter examines how Brazil's Balneário Camboriú became South America's skyscraper capital and features an interview with British designer Faye Toogood. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth today! More about Dezeen In Depth features Brazil's unlikely skyscraper capital
Schools
NTSA Architectes draws on "age-old know-how" for rammed-earth school extension
Deep-set windows and reading nooks puncture the rammed-earth walls of this school extension in France, completed by local studio NTSA Architectes. More about NTSA Architectes draws on "age-old know-how" for rammed-earth school extension
Houses of the month
Dezeen's top five houses of February 2025
An Australian house designed as a "sculpture in the trees" and an Indian home with an interior created by 200 artisans are among Dezeen's houses of the month for February. More about Dezeen's top five houses of February 2025
News
Zaha Hadid Architects designs conjoined towers for Naples masterplan
Two sweeping towers will form the centrepiece of Napoli Porta Est, a masterplan developed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects to regenerate industrial areas in eastern Naples, Italy. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs conjoined towers for Naples masterplan
Grenfell Tower fire
Grenfell Tower architects and construction firms face debarment investigation
The UK government has announced debarment investigations for the architecture and construction firms related to the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, as well as building safety reforms. More about Grenfell Tower architects and construction firms face debarment investigation
Skyscrapers
Bofill Taller de Arquitectura to create red twisted skyscraper in Tirana
Spanish studio Bofill Taller de Arquitectura has revealed designs for the 190-metre-tall Barcelona Tower skyscraper in Tirana, Albania. More about Bofill Taller de Arquitectura to create red twisted skyscraper in Tirana
Landscape and urbanism
United Center's parking lots to be turned into "network of plazas and paseos"
Chicago has approved plans for architecture studio RIOS and landscape studio Field Operations to transform 55-acres around the United Center arena as part of the 1901 Project. More about United Center's parking lots to be turned into "network of plazas and paseos"
Residential architecture and interiors
Monica Förster makes architectural debut with "deconstructed" summer house
Designer Monica Förster has created Berghem, a holiday home designed to blend into its rocky surroundings in the Stockholm archipelago, as her first-ever architecture project. More about Monica Förster makes architectural debut with "deconstructed" summer house