Lizzie Crook
Barcelona to convert a third of central streets into car-free green spaces
Barcelona's city council has announced its plans to transform one in three streets in its Eixample district into green, car-free public spaces to tackle air pollution. More about Barcelona to convert a third of central streets into car-free green spaces
Adjaye Associates to create student hub for Rice University in Texas
An outdoor auditorium will top the student centre that Adjaye Associates is developing for Rice University's forested campus in Houston, Texas. More about Adjaye Associates to create student hub for Rice University in Texas
Cavernous brick vaults define Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in China
Studio Zhu-Pei housed galleries within vaulted red-brick structures to create the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in Jiangxi province, China. More about Cavernous brick vaults define Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in China
Century-old Japanese dwelling transformed into minimalist guesthouse
Japanese architect Uoya Shigenori stripped back and reconfigured this 100-year-old townhouse in Kyoto to create moody and tranquil interiors for Maana Kamo guesthouse. More about Century-old Japanese dwelling transformed into minimalist guesthouse
Mikhail Riches releases visuals for carbon-neutral housing scheme in York
Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches has unveiled details of the low-rise Passivhaus housing it is designing in York, UK, which will be net-zero carbon when in use. More about Mikhail Riches releases visuals for carbon-neutral housing scheme in York
Estúdio 41 completes prefabricated Antarctic research station for Brazil
Two prefabricated volumes form the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, which Estúdio 41 has completed for the Brazilian Navy's scientific research programme in King George Island, Antarctica. More about Estúdio 41 completes prefabricated Antarctic research station for Brazil
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios launches tool to help architects achieve carbon-neutral buildings
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has developed a free tool called FCBS Carbon to help architects estimate and reduce the whole-life carbon emissions of a building proposal. More about Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios launches tool to help architects achieve carbon-neutral buildings
Video offers glimpse inside Safdie Architects' Jewel Changi Airport
This short film provides a brief tour of Safdie Architects' Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, which is home to the world's tallest indoor waterfall. More about Video offers glimpse inside Safdie Architects' Jewel Changi Airport
Feilden Fowles to redesign gardens at London's Natural History Museum
Feilden Fowles and J & L Gibbons have unveiled plans to overhaul the gardens at London's Natural History Museum to create a hub for education and biodiversity called the Urban Nature Project. More about Feilden Fowles to redesign gardens at London's Natural History Museum
Photos reveal Tadao Ando's completed He Art Museum in China
New photos have been released of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando's cylindrical He Art Museum, which has reached completion in Guangdong, China. More about Photos reveal Tadao Ando's completed He Art Museum in China
Ten home kitchens that use colour to make a statement
In our latest Dezeen Lookbook, we've rounded up 10 residential kitchens by designers who have experimented with bright tiles and coloured cabinets to challenge the ongoing trend of all-white cooking spaces. More about Ten home kitchens that use colour to make a statement
Chinese ruins transformed into museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design
A white-concrete gallery that slots into the ruins of a brick house is among the three exhibition spaces that make up the Zhang Yan Cultural Museum in China. More about Chinese ruins transformed into museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design
Weathering steel highlights thresholds within King Edward Residence in Canada
Weathering steel encloses the entrance area and open-tread staircase inside the split-level King Edward Residence that Atelier Schwimmer has built in Montreal, Canada. More about Weathering steel highlights thresholds within King Edward Residence in Canada
Snøhetta designs carbon-negative Powerhouse Telemark office in Norway
Snøhetta has completed the carbon-negative Powerhouse Telemark office in the city of Porsgrunn, Norway, which was designed to produce more energy than it will consume over its lifespan. More about Snøhetta designs carbon-negative Powerhouse Telemark office in Norway
Concrete colonnade links educational facilities at Boys and Girls Club in Mexico
A sweeping colonnade and stepped plazas animate the concrete Boys and Girls Club that Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has built for children living in south-central Mexico. More about Concrete colonnade links educational facilities at Boys and Girls Club in Mexico
Floating Genesis church crowned by luminous pop-up roof
Denizen Works has built a church on a canal boat in east London, which has a pop-up roof that functions like a church organ's bellows. More about Floating Genesis church crowned by luminous pop-up roof
History of slavery is "a horrific wound that has just been ignored" says David Adjaye
The lack of memorials and monuments dedicated to the victims of slavery is leading to ignorance and memory loss, says RIBA Gold Medal-winning architect David Adjaye. More about History of slavery is "a horrific wound that has just been ignored" says David Adjaye
Old gymnasium transformed into lofty apartment in Amsterdam
Wooden detailing and black-painted steel fill the lofty interiors of The Gymnasium apartment that Robbert De Goede has built within an old sports hall in the Netherlands. More about Old gymnasium transformed into lofty apartment in Amsterdam
Kris Provoost captures "immense density" of Hong Kong's housing
Belgian photographer Kris Provoost explores the striking juxtaposition of Hong Kong's "hyper-dense" housing and natural landscapes in his latest photography series, Eden of the Orient. More about Kris Provoost captures "immense density" of Hong Kong's housing
Skybridge crowns Collins Arch skyscraper by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects
Two tapered towers linked by a multi-storey skybridge form Collins Arch, a mixed-use skyscraper by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects in Melbourne, Australia. More about Skybridge crowns Collins Arch skyscraper by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects