Lizzie Crook
BIG opens Copenhill power plant topped with rooftop ski slope in Copenhagen
BIG has completed the "cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world" in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is topped by an artificial ski slope that is open all year round. More about BIG opens Copenhill power plant topped with rooftop ski slope in Copenhagen
"We fooled ourselves that sustainability was getting us where we needed to go" says Michael Pawlyn of Architects Declare
Architects must urgently go beyond creating sustainable architecture that minimises damage to the planet and design buildings that help repair it, says Michael Pawlyn from Architects Declare. More about "We fooled ourselves that sustainability was getting us where we needed to go" says Michael Pawlyn of Architects Declare
House of Many Vaults "kneels down" towards shrine in Lebanese mountains
LEFT Architects has built a house with a giant vaulted roof in the mountains of the village Niha that is designed to kneel down to one of Lebanon's most visited religious sites. More about House of Many Vaults "kneels down" towards shrine in Lebanese mountains
OMA designs The Link department store and hotel in Vienna
OMA has won a competition to build The Link hotel and department store in Vienna, which will be topped by a series of public rooftop gardens. More about OMA designs The Link department store and hotel in Vienna
Álvaro Siza wraps China International Furniture Fair pavilion in aluminium foil
A sequence of white geometric galleries are enclosed within this aluminium-foil pavilion, which Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza created for furniture brand Camerich at the China International Furniture Fair. More about Álvaro Siza wraps China International Furniture Fair pavilion in aluminium foil
Emerging London studio Gruff Architects wins award for best architect's website
UNStudio, Zaha Hadid Architects, White Arkitekter and Gruff Architects, were named among the winners of the Archiboo Web Awards 2019, which spotlight the best websites belonging to architects and architecture companies. More about Emerging London studio Gruff Architects wins award for best architect's website
Public Works builds waste-to-energy Power Plant(s)! to showcase fossil fuel alternative
Public Works has built a water-heating system powered by compost that warms a bench at the Oslo Architecture Triennale to demonstrate the potential of the system. More about Public Works builds waste-to-energy Power Plant(s)! to showcase fossil fuel alternative
Foster + Partners unveils design for domed winery in France
Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of Le Dôme winery that is designed to blend in with the rolling hills of the historic commune Saint-Émilion in France. More about Foster + Partners unveils design for domed winery in France
This week, the world's tallest residential skyscraper topped out and MIT created the blackest black
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the world's blackest black material engineered by MIT, and the record-breaking Central Park Tower topped out in New York. More about This week, the world's tallest residential skyscraper topped out and MIT created the blackest black
Tasou Associates turns abandoned London warehouse into office
A small, neglected warehouse built in the 1850s has been renovated by Tasou Associates to create the light-filled 9 Jeffrey's Place office in London. More about Tasou Associates turns abandoned London warehouse into office
David Adjaye designs trio of multifaith temples in Abu Dhabi
David Adjaye has revealed visuals of The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi that will contain a church, mosque and synagogue. More about David Adjaye designs trio of multifaith temples in Abu Dhabi
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners anchors LSE campus with high-tech tower
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed Centre Building, the tallest and largest department at the London School of Economics and Political Science. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners anchors LSE campus with high-tech tower
BIG bridges river in Norway with twisting art gallery
BIG has completed The Twist art gallery that twirls "like a deck of cards" and bridges the river dividing Kistefos sculpture park in Norway. More about BIG bridges river in Norway with twisting art gallery
Studio Viktor Sørless models "cinematic" Dune House on Roman Polanski movie
Cantilevering living spaces laden with "cinematic qualities" and giant windows will define Studio Viktor Sørless' Dune House in Denmark. More about Studio Viktor Sørless models "cinematic" Dune House on Roman Polanski movie
World's largest bicycle park built below Utrecht train station
Ector Hoogstad Architecten has completed a three-storey bicycle park to store 12,656 bikes below Utrecht Central Station in the Netherlands. More about World's largest bicycle park built below Utrecht train station
MDDM to revive Oscar Niemeyer's abandoned fairground in Tripoli
MDDM has revealed visuals of a subterranean business park that is set to reinvigorate Oscar Niemeyer's unfinished Rashid Karame International Fair expo site in Lebanon. More about MDDM to revive Oscar Niemeyer's abandoned fairground in Tripoli
SO&CO squeezes 2.7-metre-wide office block into alley in Tokyo
SO&CO has slotted a skinny office building into an alley between two buildings in Tokyo, Japan, which contains five tiny concrete workspaces. More about SO&CO squeezes 2.7-metre-wide office block into alley in Tokyo
Snøhetta completes office on Norwegian Fjord that produces twice the amount of energy it uses
Snøhetta has completed the sustainable Powerhouse Brattørkaia office in Trondheim, Norway, which produces more than double the amount of electricity it consumes daily. More about Snøhetta completes office on Norwegian Fjord that produces twice the amount of energy it uses
Cameron Clarke proposes introducing mental health facilities to Beijing's hutongs
Cameron Clarke has proposed integrating a series of community healthcare facilities into Beijing's hutongs to help alleviate China's mental health crisis. More about Cameron Clarke proposes introducing mental health facilities to Beijing's hutongs
Cleft House in India is split in two by full-height atrium
A "breached monolith" hides a giant light-filled atrium at the heart of this Indian house, which Anagram Architects has completed on a busy street in New Delhi. More about Cleft House in India is split in two by full-height atrium