News
RIBA names Valerie Vaughan-Dick as new chief executive
The Royal Institute for British Architects has appointed Valerie Vaughan-Dick as its new chief executive from January 2023. More about RIBA names Valerie Vaughan-Dick as new chief executive
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Opinion
"All those complicit in Neom's design and construction are already destroyers of worlds"
Architects working on the Neom mega-project in Saudi Arabia, including the 170-kilometre city The Line, must decide whether they are content to be complicit in an "ecological and moral atrocity", writes Adam Greenfield. More about "All those complicit in Neom's design and construction are already destroyers of worlds"
Interiors
Sik Mul Sung is a Mars-themed cafe with its own vertical farm
South Korean studio Unseenbird has designed a cafe in downtown Seoul, where vegetables are grown in a glass-fronted cultivation room before being harvested, prepared and served to customers on a conveyor belt. More about Sik Mul Sung is a Mars-themed cafe with its own vertical farm
Dezeen Showroom
Ten noise-regulating acoustic products for communal interiors
Dezeen Showroom: a range of office pods designed for group and individual working and a modular system of noise-dampening lights are the latest acoustic products to be featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ten noise-regulating acoustic products for communal interiors
Design
HKU's computer-designed Tidal Stools can be used by humans and sea creatures
Researchers at Hong Kong University's Robotic Fabrication Lab have developed a series of 3D-printed stools featuring complex shapes that provide comfortable seats while also sheltering marine animals. More about HKU's computer-designed Tidal Stools can be used by humans and sea creatures
Architecture
"Hip hop has always had to be sustainable" says Atlanta hip-hop architecture exhibition curator
Architecture uses many of the same creative principles as hip-hop music, the curator of an exhibition tracking the relationship between the musical genre and designing buildings, Sekou Cooke, says in this interview. More about "Hip hop has always had to be sustainable" says Atlanta hip-hop architecture exhibition curator
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster + Partners' 425 Park Avenue skyscraper
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the completion of Foster + Partners' 425 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster + Partners' 425 Park Avenue skyscraper
Design
Álvaro Siza designs watch that "looks like a watch" for Cauny
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning Álvaro Siza has teamed up with Swiss brand Cauny to produce the Cauny X Siza watch collection. More about Álvaro Siza designs watch that "looks like a watch" for Cauny
Architecture
New York Philharmonic's David Geffen Hall reopens after extensive renovation
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects and Diamond Schmitt Architects have carried out a renovation of New York City's David Geffen Hall, modernising the venue's main concert hall and improving the public spaces that surround it. More about New York Philharmonic's David Geffen Hall reopens after extensive renovation
Architecture
Populous and Hastings unveil largest purpose-built soccer stadium in the US
Architecture studio Populous and local studio Hastings have completed Geodis Park in Nashville for Nashville SC, which the studios say is the largest stadium dedicated to soccer ever built in USA. More about Populous and Hastings unveil largest purpose-built soccer stadium in the US
Architecture
Atelier Andy Carson finishes coastal home in Sydney with stone and bronze
A curved bronze facade sits atop a sandstone podium at this home renovation in Sydney, Australia, designed by local architecture studio Atelier Andy Carson. More about Atelier Andy Carson finishes coastal home in Sydney with stone and bronze
Architecture
Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton
French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More about Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton
Dutch Design Week
Myceen creates "soft and velvety" lampshades made from mushroom mycelium
Tallinn-based materials company Myceen has released a series of pendant lampshades called B Wise made from mycelium, which were shown at Dutch Design Week. More about Myceen creates "soft and velvety" lampshades made from mushroom mycelium
Design
Thonik updates Dutch Design Week's graphic identity for 20th anniversary
Amsterdam studio Thonik took cues from the typography of graphic design legend Wim Crouwel to create a fresh identity for Dutch Design Week, marking two decades since the inception of northern Europe's largest design festival in Eindhoven. More about Thonik updates Dutch Design Week's graphic identity for 20th anniversary
Design
Beijing Leuchte Lighting Design clads immersive theatre venue in luminous tiles
Beijing Leuchte Lighting Design has orchestrated a lighting scheme for an open-air theatre complex in Emeishan City, China, centred on a pavilion encrusted with 50,000 illuminated tiles. More about Beijing Leuchte Lighting Design clads immersive theatre venue in luminous tiles
News
Benedict Hobson and Wai Shin Li appointed as co-CEOs of Dezeen
Dezeen's owner JP/Politiken Media Group has appointed Benedict Hobson and Wai Shin Li to lead the magazine as co-CEOs. More about Benedict Hobson and Wai Shin Li appointed as co-CEOs of Dezeen
School Shows
Five student design projects that innovate medical equipment
Dezeen School Shows: we've rounded up five student projects presented on Dezeen School Shows that aim to upgrade and improve the design of healthcare apparatus. More about Five student design projects that innovate medical equipment
Architecture
Plant-covered facades wrap Vietnamese factory by G8A Architects and Rollimarchini Architects
Facades at this factory in an industrial park near Ho Chi Minh City are filled with layers of greenery that provide shelter from the rain and sun, as well as helping to purify the air. More about Plant-covered facades wrap Vietnamese factory by G8A Architects and Rollimarchini Architects
News
Maya Lin Studio designs spiral-shaped arts centre for Bard College
New York City-based Maya Lin Studio and US studio Bialosky and Partners have designed a spiralling plant-covered performing arts centre for Bard College in New York that will sit next to Frank Gehry's Fisher Center. More about Maya Lin Studio designs spiral-shaped arts centre for Bard College
Interiors
BC designs Francis Gallery LA to celebrate Korean art and culture
Gallerist Rosa Park has opened a second Francis Gallery in Los Angeles to showcase the work of Korean artists and designers, with interiors by local studio BC intended to reflect the country's visual culture. More about BC designs Francis Gallery LA to celebrate Korean art and culture