Lizzie Crook
Kengo Kuma completes first building in Australia
Ribbons of wood wrap around The Exchange by Kengo Kuma, which has opened in Darling Square, Sydney, Australia. More about Kengo Kuma completes first building in Australia
IKEA reveals plans for car-free store wrapped in greenery
More than 100 trees will adorn the gridded facade of IKEA's city-centre Vienna Westbahnhof store, which will have no car parking spaces. More about IKEA reveals plans for car-free store wrapped in greenery
First building on Zaha Hadid Architects' Unicorn Island nears completion
Zaha Hadid Architects has released a video revealing a sinuous white exhibition centre that it is close to completing on Unicorn Island in Chengdu, China. More about First building on Zaha Hadid Architects' Unicorn Island nears completion
Chris Precht and Arthur Mamou-Mani use sand to 3D print pavilion in Saudi Arabia
Precht and Mamou-Mani Architects have completed a sustainable sand-printed installation called Sandwaves in Diryah, Saudi Arabia. More about Chris Precht and Arthur Mamou-Mani use sand to 3D print pavilion in Saudi Arabia
This week, the Don't Move, Improve! 2020 shortlist was announced
This week on Dezeen, London's best new home extensions and renovations were revealed in the shortlist for this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition. More about This week, the Don't Move, Improve! 2020 shortlist was announced
Loyn & Co reveals proposal for carbon neutral neighbourhood in Wales
Loyn & Co has unveiled its design for Parc Hadau, a net-zero-carbon housing scheme in Wales that will be built from cross-laminated timber and powered by renewable energy. More about Loyn & Co reveals proposal for carbon neutral neighbourhood in Wales
Muji launches prefabricated home to encourage indoor-outdoor living
Muji has launched a single-storey prefabricated home called Yō no Ie that has a large outdoor deck to encourage indoor-outdoor living. More about Muji launches prefabricated home to encourage indoor-outdoor living
Don't Move, Improve! 2020 shortlist names London's best house extensions
An experimental brick extension, a house with fir-lined reading nooks and an apartment covered in 30,000 wooden blocks are three of the projects vying to be named London's best home improvement of 2020. More about Don't Move, Improve! 2020 shortlist names London's best house extensions
FujiwaraMuro Architects designs minimalist Japanese house to showcase owner's car
This white bunker-like house in Takamatsu, Japan, is designed by FujiwaraMuro Architects with limited openings to draw attention to the owner's sports car. More about FujiwaraMuro Architects designs minimalist Japanese house to showcase owner's car
Henning Larsen reveals visuals for Copenhagen's "first all-timber neighbourhood"
Fælledby is a sustainable housing scheme designed by Henning Larsen that will be constructed entirely out of timber and "place nature at its core". More about Henning Larsen reveals visuals for Copenhagen's "first all-timber neighbourhood"
Studio Symbiosis proposes Aũra towers to alleviate air pollution in Delhi
Studio Symbiosis has designed Aũra air-purifying towers for Delhi, India, to help tackle the increasingly dangerous levels of pollution in the city. More about Studio Symbiosis proposes Aũra towers to alleviate air pollution in Delhi
Foster + Partners reveals visuals for gridded Alibaba Shanghai offices
Foster + Partners has unveiled a proposal for Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba's offices in Shanghai that will be built within a giant grid. More about Foster + Partners reveals visuals for gridded Alibaba Shanghai offices
Australian architects offer pro-bono design services to those impacted by bushfire crisis
Over 100 Australian architecture studios have formed an organisation called Architects Assist, which will provide pro-bono design services to people affected by Australia's bushfire crisis. More about Australian architects offer pro-bono design services to those impacted by bushfire crisis
Herzog & de Meuron reveals visuals of museum complex beside China's Grand Canal
Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled its proposal for a linear museum complex in Hangzhou that will sit beside China's Grand Canal and celebrate the history of the artificial river. More about Herzog & de Meuron reveals visuals of museum complex beside China's Grand Canal
Hidden roof terrace added to North London townhouse
A hidden roof terrace and minimal wood-lined interiors are among the features that Cathie Curran and O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects have added in an overhaul of this north London house. More about Hidden roof terrace added to North London townhouse
Ramboll uses bamboo to build earthquake-resistant housing in Indonesia
Civil engineering company Ramboll has worked with locals in Lombok, Indonesia, to build three quake-proof housing prototypes that are made almost entirely out of bamboo. More about Ramboll uses bamboo to build earthquake-resistant housing in Indonesia
Twelve buildings to look forward to in 2020
Kengo Kuma's Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium and the Zaha Hadid-designed desert Bee'ah Headquarters are among Lizzie Crook's picks of the most exciting new buildings opening in 2020. More about Twelve buildings to look forward to in 2020
Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2019
Continuing our review of 2019, Lizzie Crook spotlights 10 of the best staircase designs from this year including concrete steps intended to attract Japanese spirits and stairs that double as a meeting space. More about Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2019
15 significant high-tech buildings you should know
Continuing our high-tech architecture series we've rounded up 15 examples of the style that you should know, including high-tech highlights the Center Pompidou, Lloyd's building and the Willis Faber & Dumas building. More about 15 significant high-tech buildings you should know
RIBA launches sustainability guide to "deliver real and lasting reductions in carbon emissions"
The Royal Institute of British Architects has published the Sustainable Outcomes Guide to help its members and the wider architecture industry avert the climate disaster. More about RIBA launches sustainability guide to "deliver real and lasting reductions in carbon emissions"