The proposed renovation to Helmut Jahn's recently saved James R Thompson Center will strip so much of the uniqueness from the postmodern building they may as well demolish it, says Owen Hopkins. More about "Thompson Center renovation aiming for lowest common denominator of apparently good taste"
An original cyanotype print and a satirical depiction of Foster + Partners' Tulip as a sex toy up in flames are among the best Christmas cards sent by architects, designers and brands this year. More about Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2021 call for a better new year
Brazilian studio KS Arquitetos has designed a home in Porto Alegre that is elevated on stilts so that it peers over the treetops and out onto Lake Guaíba. More about KS Arquitetos completes stilted Mirador House overlooking Brazil's Lake Guaíba
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features Balenciaga's first Berlin retail space, which pays tribute to the city's modernist architecture. More about Balenciaga's Berlin store features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Hospitality brand Room2 has opened what it claims is the first hotel to reach net-zero emissions across its entire lifespan from construction to demolition. More about Room2 opens "world's first whole-life net-zero hotel" in Chiswick
Dezeen Promotion: Hong Kong artists and designers created a playful set for the Design Trust's annual fundraising gala, which took place last week for the first time in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Hong Kong artists and designers create "winter playscapes" for Design Trust Gala 2021
Bologna-based Mario Cucinella Architects has created the concrete Santa Maria Goretti Church, which incorporates a cross-shaped entrance, in the town of Mormanno, southern Italy. More about Mario Cucinella Architects creates "serene and monolithic" church in Italian hill top town
Continuing our 2021 review, Dezeen looks back on a year of high-profile rebrands including Facebook changing its name to Meta and Volvo adopting a flat logo. More about Dezeen's top 10 rebrands of 2021
The passing of British architect Richard Rogers at the age of 88 marks the loss of one of the architects who shaped the past four decades, says Catherine Slessor. More about "With Richard Rogers gone there is a melancholic sense of slow extinguishing"
Peter Barber Architects has rejuvenated the post-war Kiln Place social housing estate in London and created 15 new homes. More about Peter Barber Architects revamps and densifies London social housing estate
Local architecture studio Fahr 021.3 has renovated a home for a young family in Porto, Portugal, drawing inspiration from the social architecture projects seen in the city in the 1960s and 70s. More about Fahr 021.3 adds turquoise colour and playful shapes to family home in Porto
Argentinian office Set Ideas has added a glass-and-steel extension to a house in the mountains of Córdoba, using a modular structure to enlarge the resident's living spaces. More about Set Ideas extends Fluid House in Argentina using glass and steel
The fable of the Three Little Pigs highlights negative perceptions about natural construction materials, according to James Drinkwater, head of Built Environment at philanthropic climate organisation the Laudes Foundation. More about Three Little Pigs story reinforces prejudices that biomaterials are "terrible"
Scottish practice Mary Arnold-Forster Architects has designed a cluster of small buildings around a wildflower garden in rural Scotland, that contain both an office for the studio and a home for its founder. More about Mary Arnold-Forster Architects designs barn-like structures for own office and home in rural Scotland
Electric vehicles were a hot topic this year amid growing concern about the climate impact of petrol and diesel engines. For our review of 2021 Dezeen rounds up 10 non-fossil-fueled vehicles, including a coupe designed by Virgil Abloh and an electric car by Heatherwick Studio. More about Dezeen's top 10 non-fossil fuel car and truck designs of 2021
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed Eleftheria Square, a public park that runs alongside the historic Venetian Walls of Nicosia, Cyprus. More about Zaha Hadid Architects creates multi-level city park in Cyprus' capital
Dezeen promotion: Netherlands-based yacht manufacturer KM Yachtbuilders has launched the Bestevaer 53 M/Y, a motor yacht with a minimalist design and an "understated elegance". More about KM Yachtbuilders launches minimalist Bestevaer 53 M/Y yacht with "bare aluminium" exterior
British designer Es Devlin and sustainable clothing brand Pangaia have teamed up to create a collection of vibrant loungewear, understatedly printed with nature-related poetry excerpts. More about Es Devlin and Pangaia launch clothing line as "reminder to take action now" on climate
Architecture studios Mecanoo and OTJ Architects have added a rooftop garden and statement staircases to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC as part of its renovation of the Mies van der Rohe-designed building. More about Mecanoo and OTJ Architects complete renovation of Mies van der Rohe's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
Football clubs Inter Milan and AC Milan have announced that the iconic San Siro will be replaced by a stadium designed by architecture studio Populous. More about Populous-designed Cathedral stadium set to replace Milan's San Siro