Designer Es Devlin has been recognised for services to design in the 2022 New Year Honours list, which also gave awards to AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara and architects Selasi Awo Setufe and Andrew David Whalley, chairman of Grimshaw Architects. More about Es Devlin awarded CBE in Queen's New Year honours
Chinese studio Trace Architecture Office has completed the Aranya Theatre complex at the seaside resort of Aranya in Hebei Province, with a stone amphitheatre for outdoor performances. More about Trace Architecture Office designs theatre complex in China as a "stage for the city"
Planks of scorched wood clad the exterior of Pine Nut Cabane, a wooden retreat in the south of France designed by London studio Daab Design with cabin manufacturer Moustache Bois. More about Daab Design clads French cabin with scorched pine wood
Architecture reporter Lizzie Crook picks the 12 most interesting architecture projects slated for completion in 2022, including an underwater sculpture park and a pair of towers linked by a skybridge for drones. More about Twelve architecture projects to look forward to in 2022
A glazed courtyard occupies the centre of this Florida residence by Seibert Architects, bringing light to the interiors and organising the circulation around the building. More about Seibert Architects designs Florida home for indoor-outdoor living
A twisted, stacked form clad in black timber creates both terraces and cantilevering canopies at this holiday home in the Cotswolds, designed by prefab specialists Koto. More about Koto designs twisted holiday home overlooking the Cotswolds
To conclude our review of 2021, editor Tom Ravenscroft takes a look back at this year's most-read stories, including Richard Rogers' final building, a transparent mid-air pool, Dubai Expo pavilions and a Virgil Abloh-designed car.
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Egypt's only design film festival and consumer electronics trade show CES, which features a talk about non-fungible tokens with Paris Hilton, are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in January from Dezeen Events Guide
New York studio Neil Logan Architect has added glazing and completely renovated the interior of a beach house on Long Island originally designed by architect Norman Jaffe. More about Neil Logan revamps a 1970s stone-clad dwelling in the Hamptons
Rossana Hu of Neri&Hu has been appointed chair of the department of architecture at Tongji University in Shanghai, becoming the first woman to hold the position. More about Rossana Hu named chair of the department of architecture at Tongji University
UK studio 6a Architects has extended a gymnasium and multigenerational community centre in Bloomsbury, London, into a block called Holborn House with a facade designed by artist Caragh Thuring. More about 6a Architects adds "glowing etched lantern" to community centre in Bloomsbury
British architecture studio Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt has completed a Hampshire house that aims to makes life easier for a wheelchair user, while not compromising on design quality. More about Claywood by Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt is a wheelchair-friendly house in disguise
Deep overhangs shade pavilions and walkways at a lush nature retreat in Costa Rica by architectural practice Studio Saxe. More about Studio Saxe weaves Caribbean Courtyard Villa into a Costa Rican jungle
Curved forms clad in perforated metal wrap green courtyards at this campus for Bocconi University in Milan, designed by Japanese practice SANAA. More about SANAA's courtyard-filled campus for Bocconi University is informed by Milanese palazzi
US architecture firm DUST has completed an accessory dwelling unit for a family in Marfa, Texas, who decided to relocate permanently during the coronavirus pandemic. More about DUST designs Marfa ADU for isolated desert living in Texas
Polish practice Wiercinski Studio has converted two shipping containers into a portable house, which is currently located in a garden next to the Szelągowski National Park in Poznań. More about Wiercinski Studio creates portable home from pair of shipping containers
The first section of the plant-covered 1,000 Trees development, designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio, has officially opened in Shanghai, China. More about Heatherwick Studio's 1,000 Trees opens in Shanghai
After being confined to small-scale experiments for years, biomaterials finally catapulted into the mainstream in 2021 according to the architects, designers and manufacturers using them as building blocks for a new low-carbon economy. More about Biomaterial companies see "explosion in interest" as sales double in a year
Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has completed a mixed-use apartment block on Queensland's Gold Coast featuring retractable slatted wooden screens and thin balconies that reference the form of a pine cone. More about Retractable screens shelter seafront apartment block in Australia by Koichi Takada Architects
With the year drawing to a close, some of us are already thinking about where to holiday in 2022. As part of our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up 10 impressive new hotels, including Pharrell Williams' Goodtime Hotel, a 17th-century monastery conversion and clifftop villas on the Jurassic Coast. More about Dezeen's top 10 hotels of 2021