The winners of the AHEAD Global 2021 hospitality design awards will be announced in a series of virtual ceremonies broadcast on Dezeen, beginning today. Watch the first part above. More about AHEAD Global awards 2021 winners announced in series of video ceremonies on Dezeen
Architecture studio Hooba Design Group has completed a brick-clad office building in Tehran, with a scooped-out central void to bring natural light deep into the building. More about Hooba Design Group wraps Tehran office building in a brick-clad "second skin"
Construction productivity "has practically flatlined" over the past 25 years according to Nabr co-founder Bjarke Ingels, who explained how his housing startup intends to revolutionise the sector in an exclusive interview with Dezeen. More about Nabr aims to address "systemic" failures of housing says Bjarke Ingels
In the second exclusive interview that we filmed with Richard Rogers, the late British architect explained the story behind the Centre Pompidou that he designed with Renzo Piano – and the controversy it generated. More about Woman "hit me on the head with her umbrella" when I told her I designed the Centre Pompidou, says Richard Rogers
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced that it is seeking an architect to redesign its central London headquarters at 66 Portland Place. More about RIBA looking for architect for "comprehensive refurbishment" of own headquarters
Dezeen promotion: wooden cladding and decking brand Thermory's thermo-ash cladding wraps the interior and exterior of a contemporary country home in the Netherlands designed by Maas Architecten. More about Thermo-ash cladding gives tone and texture to Dutch forest house
Homebuilders in England have been told by the government that they must agree to fund the replacement of unsafe cladding on mid-rise blocks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. More about UK government to force developers to meet £4 billion cladding costs
Employees of New York-based SHoP Architects have announced plans to form the US's first union of architecture workers since the 1940s in response to an alleged culture of "endless overtime and deadlines". More about SHoP employees plan to unionise to prevent "exploitation of our time and our talent"
Milan has committed itself to constructing 750 kilometres of bike paths by 2035 as part of a plan to make cycling the most convenient form of local transport. More about Milan to build Cambio network of "super-cycle corridors" linking 80 per cent of the city
A sunken bicycle workshop sits at the end of a classical-style walled garden at this extension to a townhouse in Ghent, completed by Belgian practice Graux & Baeyens Architecten. More about Graux & Baeyens adds prefabricated-steel extension to Ghent townhouse
Filmmaker Nathan Eddy teamed up with Dezeen to offer readers a 10-day screening of his documentary about the brutalist Mäusebunker building in Berlin, Germany. More about Filmmaker Nathan Eddy presents Battleship Berlin documentary
Following the death of Richard Rogers last month, we're republishing a series of exclusive interviews we filmed with the British architect in 2013. In the first, Rogers spoke about architects' responsibility to society and his work process. More about Architects should try to "leave the city more beautiful than when we entered" says Richard Rogers
Researchers at ETH Zurich have used 3D-printed formwork elements made from recyclable mineral foam to create a pre-cast concrete slab, which they say is lighter and better insulated while using 70 per cent less material. More about ETH Zurich develops formwork from 3D-printed foam to slash concrete use in buildings
Computer modelling was used to design the angular wall surfaces of Rotterdam's newest theatre, to ensure a completely even distribution of sound. More about Theater Zuidplein's multi-faceted auditorium promises perfect sound in every seat
White panels made from perforated metal create a feeling of "light and airiness" at this digital-technology education centre, completed by London studio Coffey Architects for City College Norwich in Norfolk. More about Coffey Architects encases Norwich technology hub in perforated aluminium
For our latest lookbook, we've chosen ten kitchen and dining extensions that create spacious, practical and stylish additions to homes.
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A cluster of wood-clad buildings surround a central courtyard at this Minnesota residence by US firm Salmela Architect that was designed for clients who formerly lived in Japan. More about Japanese architecture informs design of Minnesota house by Salmela Architect
London studio Gort Scott has redeveloped St Hilda's College at the University of Oxford in England, adding two buildings that unite the campus with lush gardens and river views. More about Gort Scott reconnects University of Oxford college with riverfront site
Chinese studio Naturalbuild has completed the reconstruction of Xinfan Market in Huzhen Town, Zhejiang Province, with a design that aims to help facilitate visitors' return to wet markets in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns. More about Naturalbuild redesigns Chinese marketplace to encourage "spontaneous modification"
Last month Dezeen featured Villa Aa, a concrete house in Norway made "invisible" by being nestled into a shallow hill. Here, we round up 10 other half-buried and underground homes partially hidden from view. More about Ten half-buried houses hidden from the outside world