Features
Why UK architecture's gender pay gap isn't improving
With UK architecture failing to make progress on closing its gender pay gap, what more can be done? Nat Barker reports. More about Why UK architecture's gender pay gap isn't improving
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Dezeen Awards
Patricia Urquiola and Keiji Ashizawa among judges to decide Dezeen Awards 2024 winners
Eighteen leading architects and designers met this week to decide the winners of Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley, which will be revealed at the Dezeen Awards 2024 party in November. More about Patricia Urquiola and Keiji Ashizawa among judges to decide Dezeen Awards 2024 winners
London Design Festival
Making Room exhibition turns London shop into experimental maker space
Designers Andu Masebo and Mikey Krzyzanowski have staged a London Design Festival exhibition where visitors made the furniture and objects on show. More about Making Room exhibition turns London shop into experimental maker space
Promotion
Mythology and TheRealReal spotlight "counterfeit crisis" with installation in New York
Promotion: creative agency Mythology has collaborated with luxury online marketplace TheRealReal to curate an installation filled with fake luxury handbags in New York. More about Mythology and TheRealReal spotlight "counterfeit crisis" with installation in New York
Dezeen Jobs
Ten roles in Europe featured on Dezeen Jobs
We’ve selected ten roles across Europe currently listed on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at ACME, Alison Brook Architects and OMA. More about Ten roles in Europe featured on Dezeen Jobs
Architecture
Kadre Architects creates colourful transitional housing in California desert
US studio Kadre Architects has converted two rundown motels in Los Angeles County into The Sierra, a supportive living complex that serves as a "new housing prototype" for people experiencing homelessness. More about Kadre Architects creates colourful transitional housing in California desert
School Shows
Ten student design projects selected from Dezeen's Pinterest
As the 2024/2025 academic year begins, we present some of the most striking and intriguing design projects from last year's students that feature on the Dezeen School Shows Pinterest board. More about Ten student design projects selected from Dezeen's Pinterest
Architecture
Eight buildings "unlike anything seen before" from the American School
We've selected eight buildings in the western United States by architects in the American School that are featured in the Outré West exhibition in Oklahoma. More about Eight buildings "unlike anything seen before" from the American School
Promotion
Designblok reflects Czech and international mix at 26th anniversary
Promotion: the annual Prague International Design Festival Designblok is returning to the Czech capital with a range of exhibitions and events highlighting design as "a key ingredient of youth and longevity". More about Designblok reflects Czech and international mix at 26th anniversary
Architecture
Society Particular crowns mall in Qingdao with amphitheatre-style terrace
Architecture studio Society Particular has completed Skybowl, a rooftop extension to the Hisense Plaza mall in Qingdao, China, formed of a glass hall and amphitheatre-style terrace. More about Society Particular crowns mall in Qingdao with amphitheatre-style terrace
Architecture
Anttinen Oiva Architects "sets an example" with Finland's largest mass-timber building
Local studio Anttinen Oiva Architects has designed the mass-timber Katajanokan Laituri building in Helsinki as the headquarters for timber supplier Stora Enso. More about Anttinen Oiva Architects "sets an example" with Finland's largest mass-timber building
Architecture
ShedKM designs Lighthouse Church as "physical and metaphorical beacon" for Merseyside
Architecture studio ShedKM has created a church in Merseyside, UK, which is accessible from two parallel streets and has a transparent facade designed to glow at night. More about ShedKM designs Lighthouse Church as "physical and metaphorical beacon" for Merseyside
Design
Formafantasma nestles biodiverse installation in Champagne vineyard for Perrier-Jouët
Design studio Formafantasma has created a series of hollow terracotta pillars to house birds and insects, which surround a biodiverse garden in a vineyard for French champagne house Perrier-Jouët. More about Formafantasma nestles biodiverse installation in Champagne vineyard for Perrier-Jouët
Promotions
Catifa Carta chair marks a "milestone" in Arper's sustainability journey
Promotion: Arper has cited its latest chair, the Catifa Carta - made almost entirely from waste materials and fully recyclable - as emblematic of its transition into embracing the circular economy. More about Catifa Carta chair marks a "milestone" in Arper's sustainability journey
London Design Festival
Fabio Hendry's Re Bar furniture references demolition debris
Swiss designer Fabio Hendry has created a collection of skeletal furniture inspired by the reinforcing steel used in construction, which was displayed at Cromwell Place as part of the London Design Festival. More about Fabio Hendry's Re Bar furniture references demolition debris
Architecture
Lemay creates mass-timber chalet with sloped green roof in Quebec
Canadian architecture studio Lemay has designed a chalet prototype with a sloped roof and extensive glazing using mass timber in Quebec. More about Lemay creates mass-timber chalet with sloped green roof in Quebec
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features "a windowless storage unit with no charm"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a holiday lodge in New Zealand by DCA Architects of Transformation. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "a windowless storage unit with no charm"
Architecture
Studio Gang converts tobacco warehouse into design studios for University of Kentucky
American architecture firm Studio Gang has converted a former 1910s tobacco warehouse into studios with a massive external shade structure for the University of Kentucky's College of Design. More about Studio Gang converts tobacco warehouse into design studios for University of Kentucky
Design
Versatile tiles by Casalgrande Padana feature on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: the following five tile collections – including ones that mimic marble and terrazzo – are among recent releases by Italian brand Casalgrande Padana. More about Versatile tiles by Casalgrande Padana feature on Dezeen Showroom
Architecture
Stealth aircraft inform Stay Under the Radar retreat in the Netherlands
The angular matte-black forms of stealth aircraft informed the appearance of this holiday home on a former military base in the Netherlands, completed by local studios Sander van Schaik and Robert-Jan de Kort Architectuur. More about Stealth aircraft inform Stay Under the Radar retreat in the Netherlands