Lizzie Crook
Haptic and Ramboll develop conceptual timber high-rise for "any city in the world"
The Regenerative High-Rise is a concept for a modular timber tower by architecture studio Haptic and engineering firm Ramboll that could be used to transform tricky sites in cities worldwide. More about Haptic and Ramboll develop conceptual timber high-rise for "any city in the world"
Ingrid Schroder named director of the Architectural Association
London's Architectural Association has named the British-American architect and academic Ingrid Schroder as its new director, making her the second woman to ever hold the post. More about Ingrid Schroder named director of the Architectural Association
Daniel Libeskind is deconstructivism's "late bloomer"
We continue our deconstructivist architecture series with a profile of Daniel Libeskind who designed one of the movement's most evocative buildings, the Jewish Museum Berlin. More about Daniel Libeskind is deconstructivism's "late bloomer"
David Chipperfield adds vaulted arcades to revamped office complex in Paris
The Berlin studio of David Chipperfield Architects has renovated and extended a 20th-century office block in Paris to transform it into a multifunctional complex called Morland Mixité Capitale. More about David Chipperfield adds vaulted arcades to revamped office complex in Paris
Tate+Co uses "supertexture" to enliven teaching space at York St John University
A mix of textured timber cladding animates walls throughout the Creative Centre teaching space, which London studio Tate+Co has created for York St John University in England. More about Tate+Co uses "supertexture" to enliven teaching space at York St John University
Ten bedrooms tucked away on cosy mezzanine levels
A forest cabin and an apartment in a New York warehouse feature in this lookbook, which shines a light on ten homes with snug bedrooms raised on mezzanine levels. More about Ten bedrooms tucked away on cosy mezzanine levels
UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard to "address current ambiguities around the much-used term"
A group of leading industry organisations including the Royal British Institute of Architects have come together to create a building standard that will verify net-zero carbon buildings in the UK. More about UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard to "address current ambiguities around the much-used term"
Frank Gehry frames Battersea Power Station with his first housing project in the UK
Rippled white facades punctured by large windows define the Prospect Place housing development that Pritzker Architecture Award-winning architect Frank Gehry has completed at Battersea Power Station in London. More about Frank Gehry frames Battersea Power Station with his first housing project in the UK
Gridded facade defines car-free IKEA store in Vienna by Querkraft Architekten
A gridded facade dotted with trees animates the inner-city IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof store, which local studio Querkraft Architekten has deliberately designed without parking spaces. More about Gridded facade defines car-free IKEA store in Vienna by Querkraft Architekten
Short film spotlights Tonkin Liu's stent that echoes "geometry from nature"
In this video the founders of Londons studio Tonkin Liu delve into their design of a medical stent with an expanding lace-like structure, which has recently received a patent. More about Short film spotlights Tonkin Liu's stent that echoes "geometry from nature"
ASA North transforms Tehran brewery into Argo Factory art museum
US studio Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North has topped a 1920s beer factory in Tehran with a series of distinctive concrete roofs to create a contemporary art museum. More about ASA North transforms Tehran brewery into Argo Factory art museum
This week we launched our series about deconstructivist architecture
This week on Dezeen, we kicked off our series exploring deconstructivism, an influential architecture movement from the 20th century led by the likes of Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas. More about This week we launched our series about deconstructivist architecture
"I always felt slightly repulsed" by deconstructivist label says Daniel Libeskind
Deconstructivism was not a suitable name for the architecture that it represented, argues architect Daniel Libeskind in this exclusive interview as part of our series exploring the 20th-century style. More about "I always felt slightly repulsed" by deconstructivist label says Daniel Libeskind
Ten living rooms that use floor-to-ceiling glazing to bring the outdoors in
In our latest lookbook, we spotlight 10 homes with living rooms enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glazing and window walls that create seamless connections to their natural surroundings. More about Ten living rooms that use floor-to-ceiling glazing to bring the outdoors in
Populous designs solar-powered arena as "landmark for Munich"
A decorative exoskeleton that references the Bavarian flag will surround the Multifunctional Concert and Congress Center stadium, which architecture studio Populous is designing in Munich, Germany. More about Populous designs solar-powered arena as "landmark for Munich"
EU-backed architecture platform LINA to help "deliver the European Green Deal"
An architecture platform backed by the European Union is being launched across Europe this summer to support emerging architects and identify solutions for the environmental and climate crises. More about EU-backed architecture platform LINA to help "deliver the European Green Deal"
Bill for bird-friendly glass buildings proposed for Washington DC
A bill has been filed in Washington DC calling for new buildings in the city to use bird-friendly glass, in an effort to minimise avian deaths resulting from window collisions. More about Bill for bird-friendly glass buildings proposed for Washington DC
Simon Gill Architects "juxtaposes a house for the living beside a home for the dead"
London studio Simon Gill Architects has extended and renovated a Victorian lodge in Fulham cemetery to create a house with a subterranean pool, courtyard gardens and lightwells. More about Simon Gill Architects "juxtaposes a house for the living beside a home for the dead"
Demolition of iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower begins in Tokyo
The dismantling of the metabolist Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has begun, with the interiors of its modular capsule homes already resembling a "demolition site". More about Demolition of iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower begins in Tokyo
BIG models Spanish research centre on Sevillian awnings
A cascading rooftop with photovoltaics will crown the Solar Cupola, a research centre that architecture studio BIG is designing for the European Commission in Seville, Spain. More about BIG models Spanish research centre on Sevillian awnings