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Dezeen editor named architecture writer of the year for pieces "handled with bravery and provocation"
Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft has been named Architectural Journalist of the Year at the prestigious International Building Press Awards 2024. More about Dezeen editor named architecture writer of the year for pieces "handled with bravery and provocation"
Maths designs wood-panelled BAO City restaurant with "moody cinematic feel"
Sculptural light fixtures, glossy materials and deep red hues define BAO City in London, which also features karaoke rooms informed by Taipei, New York and Tokyo. More about Maths designs wood-panelled BAO City restaurant with "moody cinematic feel"
OMA creates aluminium-clad gallery for monumental Egyptian statues
Architecture studios OMA and Andrea Tabocchini Architecture have remodelled the Gallery of the Kings at the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy, to "reconnect the ancient Egyptian statues to their original context". More about OMA creates aluminium-clad gallery for monumental Egyptian statues
Kengo Kuma designs draped HidaHida chair for Gärsnäs
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has collaborated with Swedish furniture brand Gärsnäs on HidaHida, a fabric-clad easy chair that "communicates both Scandinavian and Japanese influences". More about Kengo Kuma designs draped HidaHida chair for Gärsnäs
Leopold Banchini creates "all the elements" of London bar from one oak tree
Swiss studio Leopold Banchini Architects used natural materials when creating the interior of the Goodbye Horses bar, with the bar, chairs, lights, handrails and changing table all made from a single tree. More about Leopold Banchini creates "all the elements" of London bar from one oak tree
Ciguë designs art-filled Ace Hotel in brutalist building on Athens Riviera
French studio Ciguë drew on Greek modernism when creating the interior of Ace Hotel and Swim Club Athens, which features vintage furniture and specially commissioned artworks by local artists. More about Ciguë designs art-filled Ace Hotel in brutalist building on Athens Riviera
Eight homes where plywood panelling creates warm interiors
We've gathered interior projects that feature tactile plywood panelling for our latest lookbook, from a Swedish summer house to a London micro apartment. More about Eight homes where plywood panelling creates warm interiors
Atelier Heyman Hamilton revives 1970s summer house in the Swedish archipelago
Architecture studio Atelier Heyman Hamilton has renovated and expanded Torö, a holiday home on an island with the same name in Sweden, focusing on "the meeting between the building and the site". More about Atelier Heyman Hamilton revives 1970s summer house in the Swedish archipelago
Chipperfield monastery transformation among projects shortlisted for RIBA International Prize
British architect David Chipperfield's Jacoby Studios office in Germany will compete against a museum in China and a social housing project in Spain to be named the world's best building by the RIBA International Prize. More about Chipperfield monastery transformation among projects shortlisted for RIBA International Prize
This week the first Neom region completed
This week on Dezeen, Sindalah, the first region from Saudi Arabian mega project Neom to be completed, opened for visitors. More about This week the first Neom region completed
Dezeen's guide to mid-century modern design from A to Z
To conclude our mid-century modern series, we've rounded up everything you need to know about the design and architecture movement in this A to Z guide. More about Dezeen's guide to mid-century modern design from A to Z
Dezeen nominated for seven IBP Journalism Awards
The Dezeen editorial team is up for seven awards at the prestigious International Building Press Awards 2024 – the most out of any of the publications nominated this year. More about Dezeen nominated for seven IBP Journalism Awards
First Neom region completes as "luxury island" Sindalah opens in Saudi Arabia
Sindalah, an island resort in the Red Sea designed by Italian studio Luca Dini Design and Architecture, has become the first Neom region to be completed in Saudi Arabia. More about First Neom region completes as "luxury island" Sindalah opens in Saudi Arabia
Raúl Sánchez Architects adds colourful details and "kitchen cube" to Spanish home
Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects has renovated the PSM21 house outside of Barcelona, adding an interior staircase to turn two separate apartments into one home with colourful details. More about Raúl Sánchez Architects adds colourful details and "kitchen cube" to Spanish home
Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as "extension of the park"
Timber pillars and PVC pipes were left bare to blur the boundaries between the interior and exterior of this cafe and sweet shop in Funamachi, Japan, designed by Schemata Architects. More about Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as "extension of the park"
"Design was a new profession" in the UK says Paula Day
Designers Robin and Lucienne Day looked internationally to learn about modernism as contemporary design was unknown in the UK at the time, explains their daughter Paula Day in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More about "Design was a new profession" in the UK says Paula Day
"Modest and pioneering" Hackney council housing wins 2024 Neave Brown Award
British architecture studio Al-Jawad Pike has won this year's Neave Brown Award for Housing for Chowdury Walk, a council housing development in Hackney, London. More about "Modest and pioneering" Hackney council housing wins 2024 Neave Brown Award
Isamu Noguchi's sculptural Akari lamps are "poetic, ephemeral, and tentative"
Continuing our mid-century modern design series, we explore Japanese-American designer Isamu Noguchi's Akari lamps made from Japanese washi paper, which remain a staple in stylish interiors to this day. More about Isamu Noguchi's sculptural Akari lamps are "poetic, ephemeral, and tentative"
Heal: Repair+ exhibition turns broken items into design objects
Celebratory party poppers made from a medical report and a rocket backpack were among the items on show at the Heal: Repair+ exhibition at Singapore Design Week. More about Heal: Repair+ exhibition turns broken items into design objects
John Pawson designs cashmere collection "based on embedded architectural narratives"
British designer John Pawson has collaborated with cashmere brand Oyuna on a collection of throws that draw on his design for the Lake Crossing in London's Kew Gardens. More about John Pawson designs cashmere collection "based on embedded architectural narratives"