This week on Dezeen
This week we revealed a micro home in a wind turbine
This week on Dezeen, we featured a micro home built within a decommissioned wind turbine. More about This week we revealed a micro home in a wind turbine
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London houses
American diners and cake adverts inform pastel-toned house renovation by Office S&M
Cake adverts from the 1950s informed the pastel palette of Brockley House, the renovation of a corner home in London by local studio Office S&M. More about American diners and cake adverts inform pastel-toned house renovation by Office S&M
News
Elizabeth Tower wins RIBA Award
The renovation of Elizabeth Tower by architecture studio Purcell, described as a "masterpiece in conservation and craftsmanship", has won a RIBA London Award. More about Elizabeth Tower wins RIBA Award
Interview
E-1027 film "is a present" to Eileen Gray says director Beatrice Minger
Filmmaker Beatrice Minger sought to embrace Eileen Gray's boundary-pushing approach with her new docu-drama about the enigmatic designer's famous E-1027 house, she tells Dezeen in this interview. More about E-1027 film "is a present" to Eileen Gray says director Beatrice Minger
Venice Architecture Biennale
Australia's first all-Indigenous Venice team aims to avoid "false sense of Australiana"
Australia's first all-Indigenous curatorial team at the Venice Architecture Biennale brought a distinctly Aboriginal design approach to its pavilion, a calming and inclusive space focused on the theme of Home. More about Australia's first all-Indigenous Venice team aims to avoid "false sense of Australiana"
Memorials
Oshinowo Studio reveals etched-glass war memorial in Sierra Leone
Lagos-based Oshinowo Studio has unveiled plans to add a glass war memorial to an Edwin Lutyens-designed plinth in Freetown, Sierra Leone. More about Oshinowo Studio reveals etched-glass war memorial in Sierra Leone
Events
There's still time to feature in Dezeen's guide to 3 Days of Design 2025
You still have an opportunity to feature in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide and interactive map for the 2025 edition of 3 Days of Design. More about There's still time to feature in Dezeen's guide to 3 Days of Design 2025
Architecture
Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin
Architecture studio Furman & Keil Architects has replaced a small dwelling with a lightweight, two-level pavilion for birdwatching alongside a waterway near Austin, Texas. More about Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin
Villas
Stepped volumes create panoramic terraces for Villa 95 by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Zigzagging stone volumes offer vantage points across the landscape surrounding this coastal villa in Andalusia, completed by Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. More about Stepped volumes create panoramic terraces for Villa 95 by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Venice Architecture Biennale
Ten key themes from the Venice Architecture Biennale
This year's Venice Architecture Biennale central exhibition has more than 750 participants. To help make sense of the huge event, Dezeen asked curator Carlo Ratti to select 10 important themes to look out for. More about Ten key themes from the Venice Architecture Biennale
Exhibitions
Jean Nouvel unveils design for Fondation Cartier relocation in Venice exhibition
French architect Jean Nouvel has created an exhibition showcasing his plan to transform a Haussmann building in Paris into the new home of the Fondation Cartier art gallery. More about Jean Nouvel unveils design for Fondation Cartier relocation in Venice exhibition
Venice Architecture Biennale
Latvia Pavilion questions what it means "to live on NATO's external border in times of geopolitical conflict"
Fluorescent yellow anti-tank hedgehogs and dragon's teeth take centre stage at Latvia's pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which aims to draw attention to the changing landscape on NATO's borders. More about Latvia Pavilion questions what it means "to live on NATO's external border in times of geopolitical conflict"
Expo 2025 Osaka
Glowing sphere protrudes from Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
A suspended orb forms the centrepiece of the Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, designed by Amsterdam studio RAU Architects and design studio Tellart to reference the country's connection to water and its use of renewable energy. More about Glowing sphere protrudes from Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
News
MAD crowns Fenix museum in Rotterdam with "living room for people"
A pair of giant staircases spliced together by Chinese studio MAD rises up through Fenix Museum of Migration, which is set to open in a century-old warehouse in Rotterdam. More about MAD crowns Fenix museum in Rotterdam with "living room for people"
News
Chelsea FC launches "world's first football-themed residences" in Dubai
English football team Chelsea Football Club has unveiled plans for multiple residential skyscrapers in Dubai's Maritime City, which will feature a rooftop football pitch. More about Chelsea FC launches "world's first football-themed residences" in Dubai
Venice Architecture Biennale
Canada "prints living structures" at Venice Architecture Biennale
Alien-like structures that sequester carbon emerge from shallow pools at the Canada Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Canada "prints living structures" at Venice Architecture Biennale
News
"We are not going to be silenced" say Lebanese Pavilion curators
The curators of the Lebanese pavilion have explained why they fought to be at the Venice Architecture Biennale despite the challenges of life under conflict, including the killing of one of their colleagues just two weeks ago. More about "We are not going to be silenced" say Lebanese Pavilion curators
Shaping Water Competition
Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard to explore water, wellness and wellbeing at Clerkenwell Design Week
Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard have partnered to host a series of talks exploring water, wellbeing and design during Clerkenwell Design Week, where the winning Shaping Water Competition installation will also be unveiled. More about Dezeen, Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard to explore water, wellness and wellbeing at Clerkenwell Design Week
Interiors
Irenie Studio restores 1840s townhouse in De Beauvoir Square
Ethereal curtains crafted from surplus textile samples create distinctive shadows across the original pinewood floors of OntheSq, a neo-Jacobean London home transformed by Irenie Studio. More about Irenie Studio restores 1840s townhouse in De Beauvoir Square
Adaptive reuse
Michael Hsu "breathes new life" into 1890s Austin building for Uptown Sports Club
Texas studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adapted a 130-year-old building in Austin into an all-day restaurant, bar and gathering space where "old world meets new world". More about Michael Hsu "breathes new life" into 1890s Austin building for Uptown Sports Club