Lizzie Crook
Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates inverted-pyramid chapel in Portugal
An inverted pyramid tilted over a pond defines the Chapel of Eternal Light, which Portuguese studio Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has created in a small village in the Azores. More about Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates inverted-pyramid chapel in Portugal
MVRDV and StudioPOD create 200-metre-long park beneath Mumbai flyover
Dutch studio MVRDV and local practice StudioPOD have collaborated to convert a disused space beneath a concrete flyover in Mumbai, India, into the One Green Mile linear park. More about MVRDV and StudioPOD create 200-metre-long park beneath Mumbai flyover
Notre-Dame visitor centre set to be built in underground car park
Landscape architecture studio Bureau Bas Smets is set to revive the square facing Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and transform an abandoned underground car park beneath it into a visitor centre that opens onto the river Seine More about Notre-Dame visitor centre set to be built in underground car park
Ten "playful and beautiful" garden studios from around the world
A stilted hut for ceramics and an artichoke-like garden room are among the home studios featured in Work From Shed, a book that explores the "new fluidity about where we work". More about Ten "playful and beautiful" garden studios from around the world
Adjaye Associates caught up in National Cathedral of Ghana funding dispute
Members of parliament in Ghana have accused the president of illegally hiring David Adjaye's studio to design the National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra and are asking for the studio to return its fees. More about Adjaye Associates caught up in National Cathedral of Ghana funding dispute
Top 20 British homes revealed in RIBA House of the Year 2022 longlist
A low-energy infill dwelling in London and a pink coastal residence in East Sussex are among 20 homes vying to win RIBA's House of the Year for 2022. More about Top 20 British homes revealed in RIBA House of the Year 2022 longlist
This week the Maldives unveiled a floating island city
This week on Dezeen, the Maldives revealed its plans to create the "world's first true floating island city" with 5,000 homes that will rise with the sea. More about This week the Maldives unveiled a floating island city
Snøhetta creates disappearing walkway on Traelvikosen Scenic Route
Architecture and design studio Snøhetta has installed a path of stones off the coast of Norway that emerges and disappears with the tide to illustrate "the passing of time". More about Snøhetta creates disappearing walkway on Traelvikosen Scenic Route
Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide
Design and art fair Nomad, the Royal Academy's annual architecture lecture and graduate design show New Designers are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide
Office architecture
Foster + Partners creates Ombú offices in old gas plant in Madrid
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has inserted a demountable timber structure into a disused gas plant in Madrid, Spain, creating a flexible and tree-lined office building. More about Foster + Partners creates Ombú offices in old gas plant in Madrid
Video captures Heatherwick Studio's jewel-like Glasshouse unfolding
The glass and metal "sepals" of the sculptural Glasshouse by British designer Thomas Heatherwick can be seen unfolding in this short video filmed at Woolbeding Estate in England. More about Video captures Heatherwick Studio's jewel-like Glasshouse unfolding
Heatherwick Studio creates unfolding Glasshouse for National Trust
Victorian terrariums informed the design of the Glasshouse, a sculptural and kinetic greenhouse that Thomas Heatherwick's studio has created on the historic Woolbeding Estate in England. More about Heatherwick Studio creates unfolding Glasshouse for National Trust
Ten interiors with textured cork-covered walls
From an artist's studio in Devon to a coffee bar in a Beijing hutong, this lookbook rounds up ten interiors with tactile walls that are clad or built with cork. More about Ten interiors with textured cork-covered walls
Pews and Perches enliven London's Royal Docks for London Festival of Architecture
Tactile papercrete stools and a bench that symbolises rising sea levels are among the seating that has been installed throughout the Royal Docks for the London Festival of Architecture. More about Pews and Perches enliven London's Royal Docks for London Festival of Architecture
RIBA names best British buildings for 2022
A Passivhaus school, London social housing and a medieval dining hall are among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects' National Awards for 2022. More about RIBA names best British buildings for 2022
Zaha Hadid Architects designs Xi'an cultural centre to echo "meandering valleys"
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has released visuals of the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre, which will span an eight-lane motorway in Xi'an, China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs Xi'an cultural centre to echo "meandering valleys"
Removing staff "only first phase of reform" says Bartlett whistleblower
Whistleblower Eleni Kyriacou feels "vindicated" by the report into the abusive culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, but wants the institution to offer victims compensation, she says in this exclusive interview. More about Removing staff "only first phase of reform" says Bartlett whistleblower
RIBA "exploring" university code of conduct in response to Bartlett report
RIBA regularly reviews courses and is considering a code of conduct for academic institutions says president Simon Allford, in response to an investigation exposing a toxic teaching culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture. More about RIBA "exploring" university code of conduct in response to Bartlett report
Ten dining areas brightened by statement suspended lighting
A brutalist apartment in Antwerp and a house in rural Virginia feature in our next lookbook, which showcases 10 dining spaces that use sculptural hanging lights as their centrepiece. More about Ten dining areas brightened by statement suspended lighting
Bartlett report exposing toxic culture "both shocking and completely unsurprising" say architects
The culture of bullying, harassment, racism and sexual misconduct by staff at Bartlett School of Architecture exposed in a report published yesterday comes as no surprise and happens in many other schools, according to architects who have commented on social media. More about Bartlett report exposing toxic culture "both shocking and completely unsurprising" say architects