Comments
"The architect's sprezzatura is showing" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a visitor centre hidden within a 100-year-old Greek vineyard. More about "The architect's sprezzatura is showing" says commenter
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Metro stations
Zaha Hadid Architects' sinuous metro station nears completion in Riyadh
The King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects, has been revealed nearing completion. More about Zaha Hadid Architects' sinuous metro station nears completion in Riyadh
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features Europe's tallest modular residential tower
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the completion of Europe's tallest modular residential tower. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Europe's tallest modular residential tower
News
Kongjian Yu wins 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander award
Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu has been awarded the 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize for his contributions to the field. More about Kongjian Yu wins 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander award
Residential architecture and interiors
Arsenit nestles one-legged "treehouse" in Estonian pine forest
Architecture studio Arsenit has designed Piil, a modular wood-and-steel holiday home elevated above the ground at the edge of a forest in Estonia. More about Arsenit nestles one-legged "treehouse" in Estonian pine forest
Neom
Trio of "luxury high-end boutique hotels" unveiled as latest Neom region
Saudi Arabia's Neom project has announced Leyja, its fifth region, which will feature a mirrored hotel by Shaun Killa, a rock-shaped hotel by Mario Cucinella and a stepped cliffside hotel by Chris van Duijn. More about Trio of "luxury high-end boutique hotels" unveiled as latest Neom region
Australian houses
Australian hardwood lines Melbourne cottage extension by Prior Barraclough
Architecture practice Prior Barraclough has expanded a modest workers' cottage in Melbourne to include an extension panelled entirely in Australian hardwood. More about Australian hardwood lines Melbourne cottage extension by Prior Barraclough
Architecture
Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL designs Japanese house to be "one big cat tree"
Architect Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL designed A Cat Tree House as a home in Kamakura, Japan, for his family and cats. More about Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL designs Japanese house to be "one big cat tree"
15-minute city
A simple guide to 15-minute cities
The 15-minute city concept has repeatedly made the news this year. Here, we explain what the urbanism concept is and why it has become so controversial. More about A simple guide to 15-minute cities
Photography
Giant novelty structures at Disney hotel captured in Arnau Rovira Vidal photos
Disney's weird and nostalgic Pop Century Resort hotel in Florida has been captured by Arnau Rovira Vidal in this photography series. More about Giant novelty structures at Disney hotel captured in Arnau Rovira Vidal photos
Hotels
Lost Lindenberg is a "dreamy" treetop resort in Bali
Elevated walkways connect the treehouse-like bedrooms of the Lost Lindenberg resort in Bali, Indonesia, which has been designed by local architects Alexis Dornier and Studio Jencquel. More about Lost Lindenberg is a "dreamy" treetop resort in Bali
Architecture
Witherford Watson Mann "opens up" The Courtauld's 18th-century home
Architecture studio Witherford Watson Mann balanced "studious conservation and bold intervention" for its redevelopment of the historic Courtauld Institute of Art in London. More about Witherford Watson Mann "opens up" The Courtauld's 18th-century home
Public and leisure
Risco updates Portuguese events centre housed in former convent
Portuguese studio Risco has renovated the Beato Convent Events Centre, an events space housed within a former convent in Lisbon, sensitively updating its existing fabric and adding a series of contemporary additions. More about Risco updates Portuguese events centre housed in former convent
This week on Dezeen
This week we unveiled the Dezeen Awards 2023 shortlists
This week on Dezeen, we announced the architecture, interiors, design and sustainability shortlists along with the designers of the year for the 2023 Dezeen Awards. More about This week we unveiled the Dezeen Awards 2023 shortlists
Public and leisure
BuildingWork references local culture in small Washington library
Architecture studio BuildingWork drew upon historic buildings and Indigenous culture to create the cedar-clad La Conner Swinomish Library in a maritime community in the Pacific Northwest. More about BuildingWork references local culture in small Washington library
Architecture
Tolila+Gilliland uses raw, tactile materials for therapeutic workshops in France
Architecture studio Tolila+Gilliland used a palette of tactile materials to "engage the senses" at the Gilbert Raby Therapeutic Workshops in France. More about Tolila+Gilliland uses raw, tactile materials for therapeutic workshops in France
Disney
Twelve examples of Disney architecture that border on make-believe
Over the past 100 years, Disney has created postmodern hotels, art-deco cinemas, futuristic monorails, fairytale castles and a deconstructivist concert hall. To mark the brand's centenary on 16 October, we round up its 12 most interesting buildings. More about Twelve examples of Disney architecture that border on make-believe
London apartments
HTA Design completes Europe's tallest modular residential tower in Croydon
British architecture studio HTA Design has completed a 163-metre-tall apartment building in Croydon, UK, that it claims is "Europe's tallest residential tower to be completed using volumetric construction methods". More about HTA Design completes Europe's tallest modular residential tower in Croydon
Exhibitions
Studio Joseph highlights construction's climate impacts at DC exhibition
New York-based architecture practice Studio Joseph has created a series of galleries for the National Building Museum in Washington, DC that aim to explain the building industry to the public. More about Studio Joseph highlights construction's climate impacts at DC exhibition
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features "problematic" surge of supertall skyscrapers in Austin
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the growing number of supertall skyscrapers in Austin, Texas. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "problematic" surge of supertall skyscrapers in Austin