Comments
"Kan-ye not?" asks commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has gutted a Tadao Ando-designed home in California. More about "Kan-ye not?" asks commenter
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Interiors
Sabine Marcelis creates colour-blocked scenography for VitraHaus loft
A mint-green lounge pit and custard-yellow home office are among several colourful set pieces installed by designer Sabine Marcelis on the top floor of Vitra's Herzog & de Meuron-designed flagship store in Weil am Rhein, Germany. More about Sabine Marcelis creates colour-blocked scenography for VitraHaus loft
News
Design Council launches plan to upskill one million designers by 2030
The UK's Design Council has announced a mass upskilling target to prepare one million designers for the green transition, starting with a call to reverse the "critical decline" in design and technology education. More about Design Council launches plan to upskill one million designers by 2030
Architecture
PlayLab designs "scenically sculpted" Sacré-Cœur skatepark to resemble stone
LA studio PlayLab and construction company California Skateparks have created Checkered Future, a temporary skate bowl in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris for footwear brand Vans. More about PlayLab designs "scenically sculpted" Sacré-Cœur skatepark to resemble stone
News
John Outram's Sphinx Hill house becomes youngest listed building in UK
An Egyptian-style, postmodern home designed by British architecture studio John Outram Associates in Oxfordshire has been Grade II-listed. More about John Outram's Sphinx Hill house becomes youngest listed building in UK
Architecture
Ecology centre in coastal Maine is "model of holistic sustainability"
US studio Susan T Rodriguez Architecture & Design has incorporated local materials and energy-saving features into a Maine building that is meant to be "a new benchmark for academic buildings in northern climates". More about Ecology centre in coastal Maine is "model of holistic sustainability"
Dezeen Debate
Dezeen Debate features forest house with "brutal privacy screens"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a home surrounded by concrete blocks by design studio Nendo. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features forest house with "brutal privacy screens"
Promotion
The Living City video series explores designing urban environments that are "more human"
Promotion: Urban design brand Urbidermis has created a series of short documentary videos on designing greener and more sociable cities. More about The Living City video series explores designing urban environments that are "more human"
Architecture
Courtyards create "communal atmosphere" at Indian house by A Threshold
A series of staggered, multi-level courtyards animate the plan of In-between Gardens, a house in the town of Tiptur, India, designed by architecture studio A Threshold. More about Courtyards create "communal atmosphere" at Indian house by A Threshold
North American Design 2024
Ten independent design studios to watch in San Francisco
A boom box made with mycelium and a teeter-totter that reaches across the US-Mexico border are some of the projects from the 10 independent design studios from San Francisco presented as part of our North American Design 2024 series. More about Ten independent design studios to watch in San Francisco
Features
Is it time for architecture studios to walk away from Neom?
Architecture studios working on Saudi giga-project Neom are maintaining their silence over human rights concerns despite mounting pressure from campaigners. Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft reports. More about Is it time for architecture studios to walk away from Neom?
Interview
Neom being "built on the blood of Saudis" says ALQST's Lina Alhathloul
Architecture studios involved in Neom should either campaign for the release of people imprisoned for protesting against the Saudi mega-project or walk away, says human rights campaigner Lina Alhathloul in this interview. More about Neom being "built on the blood of Saudis" says ALQST's Lina Alhathloul
Neom
Which architecture studios are working on Neom?
Details of the controversial Neom project in Saudi Arabia have become clearer over the past year, with 23 architecture studios believed to be working on the multi-region mega-development. This is what they are saying about it. More about Which architecture studios are working on Neom?
London Festival of Architecture
London School of Architecture creates A-frame pavilion as a "platform for local outreach"
The London School of Architecture has created the timber Dalston Pavilion in London as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. More about London School of Architecture creates A-frame pavilion as a "platform for local outreach"
Dezeen Awards China
Sou Fujimoto and Qiong Er Jiang announced as judges for Dezeen Awards China 2024
Architects Sou Fujimoto, Li Hu and Huang Wenjing, designer Qiong Er Jiang and interior designers Steve Leung, Tao Liu and Chunyan Cai have been named the first judges for Dezeen Awards China 2024. More about Sou Fujimoto and Qiong Er Jiang announced as judges for Dezeen Awards China 2024
Staircases
Carsten Höller adds Doubt Staircase to 18th century Venetian palazzo
Artist Carsten Höller has created a spiral staircase with an incline of five degrees to make users uneasy at the Palazzo Diedo in Venice. More about Carsten Höller adds Doubt Staircase to 18th century Venetian palazzo
Architecture
Oza Sabbeth Architects creates East Hampton house with cedar cladding
New York-based design studio Oza Sabbeth Architects has wrapped an L-shaped beach house in cedar and topped it with a standing seam gabled roof on Long Island. More about Oza Sabbeth Architects creates East Hampton house with cedar cladding
School Shows
Students taking part in New Designers present ten design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a portable stool made from welded mesh and steel that is designed to encourage social interactions is included in this school show by New Designers. More about Students taking part in New Designers present ten design projects
Promotion
"If we're doing our jobs, we're not thinking about design in a silo" say The New Standard directors at NYCxDesign
Promotion: interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial to the future of design studios, members of design collective The New Standard said in a talk hosted by Dezeen during NYCxDesign 2024. More about "If we're doing our jobs, we're not thinking about design in a silo" say The New Standard directors at NYCxDesign
Dezeen Showroom
Boss Design publishes multipurpose furnishings on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: versatile seating and modular office pods are among British company Boss Design's recent releases that have been listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Boss Design publishes multipurpose furnishings on Dezeen Showroom