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
Cubo Design Architect pairs blackened wood with concrete for house in coastal Japanese city
Medieval church hall renovation features light-filled extension and glazed walkway
Colossal Amsterdam housing block brought up to date with customisable apartments
Aleksander Skworz’ Urn for Living can be used as a fruit bowl before you die
Climbing plants and asymmetric balconies surround Buchner Bründler’s Garden Tower
Eastwest Architecture adds charred-cedar gym to garden of London home
BCHO Architects embeds house with roof terrace into South Korean mountainside
Meike Harde’s mirrors sit askew in frames that double as hangers
Emulsion transforms apartment in London’s brutalist Barbican Estate
10 of the best bar interiors from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards
MIA Design Studio envelopes Vietnam house in plant-covered walls and courtyards
10 homes that feature colour blocking
Another Studio replaces walls with storage to transform apartment into own workspace
KC Design Studio adds perforated facade and atrium to skinny Taiwanese townhouse
Concrete and terrazzo furniture feature in Ritz&Ghougassian’s minimal cafe interior
10 shelving designs that are perfect for book lovers
Studio Four23’s self-designed office inside former metal workshop is inspired by a toolbox
10 desert houses that make the most of arid landscapes
Seven buildings that feature walls of polycarbonate plastic
Bunyesc Arquitectes updates old Spanish house with new polycarbonate facade
10 cosy homes with fireplaces from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards
JAAK reconfigures Hong Kong apartment with space-saving cabinetry
