2019 review
Dezeen's top 10 museums and galleries of 2019
Continuing our review of the year, Semi Han picks out the top 10 museums and galleries that welcomed their first visitors in 2019. More about Dezeen's top 10 museums and galleries of 2019
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Design
Larry Achiampong overhauls London's tube roundel with pan-African designs
British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong has replaced the well-known blue, red and white design of London Underground's roundel with colours and patterns from the pan-African flag. More about Larry Achiampong overhauls London's tube roundel with pan-African designs
Video
"Demolition is sometimes the best option" says Bartlett professor at Net Zero Carbon talk
Construction experts discuss the ways that the building industry can move towards having zero carbon emissions in this panel discussion filmed by Dezeen for Kingspan at the Building Centre in London. More about "Demolition is sometimes the best option" says Bartlett professor at Net Zero Carbon talk
Architecture
BIG reveals visuals of gateway building for Milan's CityLife district
BIG has unveiled visuals of The Portico that will mark the entrance to CityLife, a district in Milan that has buildings designed by Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Arata Isozaki. More about BIG reveals visuals of gateway building for Milan's CityLife district
Interiors
Six interiors with pops of Pantone's 2020 colour of the year Classic Blue
Classic Blue is the colour of 2020, according to Pantone. Here are six interiors that already make the most of the bold shade. More about Six interiors with pops of Pantone's 2020 colour of the year Classic Blue
Promotion
Competition: win a Hard Case Trolley suitcase by Muji
Dezeen promotion: in our latest competition, Dezeen has partnered with Muji to give away five hard-shell suitcases from the Muji to Go travel collection. More about Competition: win a Hard Case Trolley suitcase by Muji
Architecture
LLLab uses red brick and slate for retreat close to the Great Wall of China
Chinese architecture studio LLLab has designed a hotel on the outskirts of Beijing as a village-style complex of buildings made from local brick and slate. More about LLLab uses red brick and slate for retreat close to the Great Wall of China
Four exciting internships on Dezeen Jobs including opportunities at Studio Nauta and Lacoste
This week we've selected four promising paid internships on Dezeen Jobs, including positions at architecture studio Studio Nauta and French fashion brand Lacoste. More about Four exciting internships on Dezeen Jobs including opportunities at Studio Nauta and Lacoste
Design
Mater uses recycled plastic and rattan for latest furniture designs
Ethical design brand Mater has launched a chair with a woven rattan seat inspired by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, and a stool featuring a seat made from recycled materials, both designed by architect Eva Harlou. More about Mater uses recycled plastic and rattan for latest furniture designs
News
Classic Blue is Pantone's colour of the year for 2020
American colour company Pantone has chosen "universal favourite" Classic Blue, or Pantone 19-4052, as its colour of the year for 2020. More about Classic Blue is Pantone's colour of the year for 2020
Design
Elmgreen and Dragset builds a bent swimming pool in Miami
German artists Elmgreen and Dragset have installed a sculpture that looks like an U-shaped swimming pool outside the Miami Beach Convention Center. More about Elmgreen and Dragset builds a bent swimming pool in Miami
Video
Artist Leandro Erlich creates sand-covered traffic jam on Miami beach
Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich has created sand-covered sculptures of 66 cars and trucks, which he has arranged to resemble a traffic jam on Miami Beach in a bid to raise awareness of the climate-change crisis. More about Artist Leandro Erlich creates sand-covered traffic jam on Miami beach
Video
Watch Patrik Schumacher and Harriet Harriss debate architecture education at Dezeen Day
Patrik Schumacher and Harriet Harriss clashed over architecture's long-hours culture at the Dezeen Day conference in October. The movie of the discussion shows Schumacher arguing that protecting students from working too hard would lead to "a kind of socialist world of stagnation". More about Watch Patrik Schumacher and Harriet Harriss debate architecture education at Dezeen Day
News
Heatherwick Studio unveils glass lobby joining High Line condos Lantern House
British practice Heatherwick Studio has designed a glass lobby to link its High Line-straddling condo towers with a scooped roof that "barely touches" the park above. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils glass lobby joining High Line condos Lantern House
Installations
Thematic exhibition explored the "collective city" at the Seoul Biennale 2019
Dezeen promotion: this year's thematic exhibition at the 2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism looked at how a "collective" practice can challenge the way cities are developed. More about Thematic exhibition explored the "collective city" at the Seoul Biennale 2019
Architecture
Adam Richards models his home on Roman architecture and Soviet-era science fiction
The brick-clad Nithurst Farm contains grand concrete rooms that are modelled on the Russian science-fiction film, Stalker. More about Adam Richards models his home on Roman architecture and Soviet-era science fiction
Interview
"We banned renders" from the design process says Tatiana Bilbao
Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao refuses to produce computer visualisations of designs still in progress. She says that making collages helps her to develop more exciting buildings. More about "We banned renders" from the design process says Tatiana Bilbao
High-tech architecture
Herman Miller Factory was a flexible, non-monumental high-tech factory
We continue our high-tech architecture series by looking at the highly flexible and adaptable Herman Miller Factory in Bath, which was designed by Terry Farrell and Nicholas Grimshaw in 1976. More about Herman Miller Factory was a flexible, non-monumental high-tech factory
Design
Céline Arnould makes commemorative porcelain bowls from the hair of loved ones
Swiss designer Céline Arnould has cast a series of ceramic vessels from the hair of her friends and family, as a contemporary take on the locks that Victorians used to keep as tokens of love or loss. More about Céline Arnould makes commemorative porcelain bowls from the hair of loved ones
Interiors
Izumi's latest Copenhagen restaurant is designed to reflect its Nordic-Japanese menu
Pan-Projects and Mok Architects drew upon Nordic and Japanese aesthetics to design this restaurant in Copenhagen, which features oak surfaces, translucent screens and paper lanterns. More about Izumi's latest Copenhagen restaurant is designed to reflect its Nordic-Japanese menu