News
First images of 2024 Serpentine Pavilion revealed
The first pictures of architect Minsuk Cho's star-shaped Serpentine Pavilion, which is named Archipelagic Void, have been revealed. More about First images of 2024 Serpentine Pavilion revealed
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Promotion
The world is "over-branded" says Karim Rashid at Design Doha
Promotion: the world is under-designed and over-branded, designer Karim Rashid argued on stage at Design Doha Forum. More about The world is "over-branded" says Karim Rashid at Design Doha
News
Lloyd Wright chapel to be disassembled following ongoing California landslide
Following an increase in land movement surrounding Lloyd Wright's Wayfarers Chapel outside of Los Angeles, the organisation has announced it will disassemble the landmark for preservation. More about Lloyd Wright chapel to be disassembled following ongoing California landslide
Public and leisure
MAB3 and Zénite create forest of books for a Brazilian library
Brazilian architecture studio MAB3 and Zénite Arquitetura & Construção have teamed up to install a wood-wrapped library in a school in São Paulo. More about MAB3 and Zénite create forest of books for a Brazilian library
Schools
Krft sculpts "bulging" form for Brighton College arts centre
A combination of grey brick and flint clads the sculptural exterior of this performing arts centre, which Dutch studio Krft has created for a college in Brighton, UK. More about Krft sculpts "bulging" form for Brighton College arts centre
Houses of the month
Dezeen's top five houses of May 2024
A rammed-earth townhouse, a renovated modernist kit home and a concrete house in Switzerland feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for May. More about Dezeen's top five houses of May 2024
Members' clubs
Scorpios Bodrum overlooks the Aegean Sea from every angle
Mykonos club Scorpios is opening a second location in Bodrum, Turkey, where a team of architects and designers has created a series of stone bungalows and a wellness "temple" featuring a dramatic coffered ceiling. More about Scorpios Bodrum overlooks the Aegean Sea from every angle
Skyscrapers
SOM breaks ground on skyscraper with "handmade surfaces" in Guadalajara
American studio SOM has unveiled images of a skyscraper in Guadalajara, Mexico, which will be clad in red-toned concrete with interiors designed by Mexico City-based Héctor Esrawe. More about SOM breaks ground on skyscraper with "handmade surfaces" in Guadalajara
Houses
Agricultural sheds inform metal home in Taiwan by Studio Tngtetshiu
The "anonymous" metal buildings found in rural Taiwan were a visual reference for Double Roof House, which local practice Studio Tngtetshiu has created in Tainan. More about Agricultural sheds inform metal home in Taiwan by Studio Tngtetshiu
Education
Hassell completes "democratic and non-hierarchical" building for Sydney law school
Architecture studio Hassell has completed the Michael Kirby Law Building at Macquarie University in Sydney, organising its teaching spaces around a skylit, timber-framed atrium. More about Hassell completes "democratic and non-hierarchical" building for Sydney law school
Office architecture
Dream completes mass-timber office building for Athletes' Village in Paris
French architecture studio Dream has completed an office building in Paris, which is clad with terracotta tiles to "evoke the history" of the industrial site in the Saint-Ouen district. More about Dream completes mass-timber office building for Athletes' Village in Paris
Stables
F+G Architectes creates "deliberately restrained" timber stable near Lyon
French studio F+G Architectes has created a stable outside Lyon that is formed of wooden structures designed as a modern take on the area's typical agricultural buildings. More about F+G Architectes creates "deliberately restrained" timber stable near Lyon
Retail
Brick lattice fronts Leica store in New York by Format Architecture Office
A flagship store and gallery for camera brand Leica has arrived in New York's Meatpacking District, designed by Format Architecture Office with a cream brick-screen facade. More about Brick lattice fronts Leica store in New York by Format Architecture Office
Schools
Remix Studio elevates school campus in Shenzhen on public podium
Architecture practice Remix Studio has completed a campus for Futian High School in Shenzhen, designed as a "city in the city" and linked by colourful walkways and bridges. More about Remix Studio elevates school campus in Shenzhen on public podium
This week on Dezeen
This week the restoration of the Grand Palais Olympic venue was unveiled
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, which will be used as a fencing and taekwondo venue at the Olympic Games in Paris. More about This week the restoration of the Grand Palais Olympic venue was unveiled
Airports
Chicago airport expansion set to have "tree-like structural system"
American studios SOM, Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects and Arup have unveiled designs for a "satellite concourse" at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. More about Chicago airport expansion set to have "tree-like structural system"
Renovations
ARG Architects updates gridded home in Iceland with curving walls
A curved wall of rammed earth made from local soil has been added to the gridded interior of Curvilinear Serenity, a house in Iceland renovated by local practice ARG Architects. More about ARG Architects updates gridded home in Iceland with curving walls
News
Recycling "breakthrough" could usher in zero-emissions cement
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have devised a way of cheaply producing low-carbon concrete at scale by making use of waste cement and the steel industry's electric arc furnaces. More about Recycling "breakthrough" could usher in zero-emissions cement
Events
Five architecture and design events in June from Dezeen Events Guide
Design Shanghai, New Designers and NeoCon are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this June. More about Five architecture and design events in June from Dezeen Events Guide
Renovations
Green zinc panels "camouflage" Folded House in Cambridge by Westerdahl
London studio Westerdahl has renovated a house in Cambridge, reorganising an existing extension and cladding it in green zinc panels that blend in with the surrounding planting. More about Green zinc panels "camouflage" Folded House in Cambridge by Westerdahl