"What a bad year for skyscrapers"
In this week's comments update, readers debate our pick of the top 10 skyscrapers of 2017, and what it says about the future of tall-building design. More about "What a bad year for skyscrapers"
Dezeen's top 10 Instagram posts of 2017
Continuing our review of 2017, social-media assistant Danil Boparai reveals the 10 most popular posts on Dezeen's Instagram account from the past 12 months, including a vibrant yellow kitchen, a hybrid bookshelf and chair and a bright blue mountain shelter. More about Dezeen's top 10 Instagram posts of 2017
Observe the growing popularity of co-working spaces via our new Pinterest board
Following the opening of a women's only co-working club in New York, we've created a new board full of striking shared workspaces, including WeWork's offices in a former Shanghai opium factory and a derelict Mexico City house transformed into a mixed-use venue. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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This week, AIA Gold Medal and RIBA President's Medals winners were announced
This week on Dezeen, The American Institute of Architects awarded James Stewart Polshek its highest accolade of the year, while RIBA picked seven students to receive the 2017 President's Medals. More about This week, AIA Gold Medal and RIBA President's Medals winners were announced
This week's Dezeen Mail features a sugar mill converted into a hotel and an architecture-inspired sex manual
The most recent edition of Dezeen Mail contains Vector Architects' transformation of a disused sugar mill into a resort hotel in China and Archisutra, a humorous take on the Karma Sutra that references architecture and design. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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Elon Musk's Tesla reveals its first electric truck
This captioned movie shows the Tesla's first electric truck, the Tesla Semi, which Elon Musk's company claims can travel up to 500 miles on a single charge and performs better than current diesel versions when climbing hills. More about Elon Musk's Tesla reveals its first electric truck
"I'd love to buy this home someday just to demolish it"
An oast house-inspired dwelling in Kent chosen by the Royal Institute of British Architects as the winner of 2017's House of the Year competition came under fire in this week's comments update. More about "I'd love to buy this home someday just to demolish it"
Explore unusual treehouses on our updated Pinterest board
Inspired by Studio North's recent birdhouse-like residence in Canada, we've refreshed our treehouses Pinterest board with projects including a pinecone-shaped hut in the Italian Alps and Snøhetta's charred-timber cabin among the treetops in Sweden. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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"Nice to see a new contender for the Carbuncle Cup"
In this week's comments update, news that a 228-metre-high skyscraper with Matisse-inspired facade patterns will be built in London's Croydon is met with heavy criticism. More about "Nice to see a new contender for the Carbuncle Cup"
Our new Pinterest board highlights striking uses of rammed earth
Last week, a rural Chinese house with rammed-earth walls was named World Building of the Year 2017. As a result, our latest Pinterest board showcases a range of buildings created using this material, including a cultural centre in a Senegalese village and a desert house in Arizona. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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This week, big developments were revealed in Vienna and Croydon
This week on Dezeen, an Isay Weinfeld-designed complex was revealed to have put Vienna on UNESCO's danger list, while CZWG's "spectacularly tall" tower was approved for construction in London's Croydon. More about This week, big developments were revealed in Vienna and Croydon
Latest Dezeen Mail includes pods for New York's homeless and World Building of the Year 2017
This week's edition of Dezeen Mail presents honeycomb-like pods designed to house New York's homeless population and the Chinese village house recently named World Building of the Year. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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Virgil Abloh, Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas feature on retro-style T-shirt
French brand Modern Man has created a retro T-shirt that presents fashion designer Virgil Abloh as a "world builder", alongside influential architects Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas. More about Virgil Abloh, Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas feature on retro-style T-shirt
"No woman who works in this industry is surprised"
In this week's comments update, we recap the sexism row sparked after a survey by Dezeen discovered that only three of the world's 100 biggest architecture firms are led by women. More about "No woman who works in this industry is surprised"
Our latest Pinterest board features the best of WAF and Inside 2017
Our new Pinterest board is full of highlights from 2017's World Architecture Festival and Inside events, which both took place in Berlin this week. It features the shortlist for best architecture photograph of 2017, as well as the World Building of the Year and Interior of the Year award winners. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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This week, Dezeen's survey exposed the gender imbalance at the top of large architecture firms
This week, a survey conducted by Dezeen revealed a gender imbalance for the highest-ranking positions at the world's biggest architecture firms, which lead to a response from prominent female architects. More about This week, Dezeen's survey exposed the gender imbalance at the top of large architecture firms
Iron Man-esque flying suit sets world speed record
This captioned movie shows British inventor Richard Browning setting a Guinness World Record for flying a body-controlled jet-engine-powered suit over a lake in Reading, England, reaching a speed of 32.02 miles per hour. More about Iron Man-esque flying suit sets world speed record
Latest Dezeen Mail features a leafy Vietnamese restaurant and IKEA's sustainable chair
This week's Dezeen Mail includes Vietnamese architecture studio Kientruc O's conversion of a Ho Chi Minh City house into a plant-filled restaurant and IKEA's sustainable Odger chair by Form Us With Love. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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"It's like walking through some bizarre toy village"
In this week's comments update, an opinion piece arguing against the homogenisation of shop signs on a northeast London high street started a debate among readers around aspirational politics and gentrification. More about "It's like walking through some bizarre toy village"
Explore the architecture of the United Arab Emirates with our Pinterest board
Following a spate of high-profile schemes proposed for the United Arab Emirates, we created a new Pinterest board of the country's most eye-catching developments, including OMA's first project in Dubai and Jean Nouvel's recently opened Louvre Abu Dhabi. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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