Lizzie Crook
Lizzie is the architecture editor at Dezeen.
She graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Sheffield, before joining the magazine as an editorial assistant in 2018.
In 2023 she was highly commended in the Architectural Journalist of the Year category at the International Building Press Awards and was shortlisted for the same prize in 2022 and 2025.
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Stories by Lizzie Crook
Foster + Partners’ Cairo hospital embodies “latest research on biophilia”
Ten eco-friendly dwellings where residents live off the grid
Sea Stone is a concrete-like material made from shells
Snøhetta wraps timber office in plant-covered suspended metal frame
Cabin Thunder Top in Norway doubles as a viewpoint and ski jump
Perforated metal pavilion by Neiheiser Argyros disguises London Underground vents
Trade show pavilion transformed into furniture for rural Chinese community
Dorte Mandrup’s Exilmuseum Berlin will facilitate “understanding of exile”
Concrete Tokyo toilet by Wonderwall references primitive Japanese huts
Ten self-designed homes that reflect the unique styles of their owners
Simon Allford elected president of the RIBA
Rural community oven transformed into Portuguese holiday home
Atkinson Hyperlegible typeface is designed for visually impaired readers
Ten architect-designed swimming pools for cooling off at home
Grimshaw designs sculptural metal enclosure for HS2 ventilation shaft
Cascade of sky gardens to crown Shenzhen children’s hospital by B+H Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils Chinese football stadium with “garden terraces”
BIG reveals masterplan for “urban lilypads” off coast of Penang Island
Dyson family to make art collection public in home gallery by Chris Wilkinson
MVRDV to convert disused Shenzhen factory into creative office space
Annabelle Tugby Architects transforms old workshop into its own rustic studio
Tree-like column is centrepiece of Apple Central World by Foster + Partners
