Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards 2023 winners announced at ceremony in London
All 50 Dezeen Awards 2023 winners have been announced at this evening's ceremony in central London. More about Dezeen Awards 2023 winners announced at ceremony in London
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Design
Human Material Loop sets out to commercialise textiles made from hair
Dutch company Human Material Loop is using an unusual waste source to make a zero-carbon wool alternative that requires no land or water use: human hair. More about Human Material Loop sets out to commercialise textiles made from hair
Architecture
Light Bureau subtly illuminates fjord-side rest stop in Norway
Scandinavian studio Light Bureau has introduced minimal lighting to this rest-stop toilet along the Norwegian Scenic Routes so as not to distract visitors from the surrounding landscape. More about Light Bureau subtly illuminates fjord-side rest stop in Norway
Lookbooks
Eight homes with practical and stylish built-in window seats
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight window seats in homes across the world including clever custom-made solutions in wood and concrete. More about Eight homes with practical and stylish built-in window seats
Architecture
Local cedar forms snow-cooled rice warehouse in Niigata Prefecture
Japanese studio Kei Kaihoh Architects has completed a timber-framed storage facility in Joetsu City that offers rice farmers a way to refrigerate their harvest without relying on gas or electricity. More about Local cedar forms snow-cooled rice warehouse in Niigata Prefecture
Design
Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater
German branding and advertising agency Serviceplan has developed a skincare product made from textile-industry wastewater to promote Japanese startup Aizome's chemical-free dyeing process. More about Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater
Interiors
Chongqing's hidden factories inform interiors of Harmay beauty store
Conveyor belts and cog-like display stands appear within this beauty store in Chongqing, China, designed by AIM Architecture, which takes cues from the city's underground network of factories. More about Chongqing's hidden factories inform interiors of Harmay beauty store
Architecture
Lucio Muniain designs Mexican concrete house as "habitable sculpture"
Mexican architecture studio Lucio Muniain has created Casa HMZ, a brutalist house with raw board-formed concrete walls in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. More about Lucio Muniain designs Mexican concrete house as "habitable sculpture"
Architecture
Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as "one of Tokyo's greenest urban areas"
Architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo, which is defined by curving roofs topped with greenery. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as "one of Tokyo's greenest urban areas"
Architecture
Gehry Partners references icebergs and Hollywood for Warner Bros building
LA architecture studio Gehry Partners has completed the extension of media company Warner Bros' headquarters in Burbank, which juxtaposes two distinctive facade styles. More about Gehry Partners references icebergs and Hollywood for Warner Bros building
Architecture
Ten shops that showcase the "stylistic diversity" of British retail architecture
The Twentieth Century Society's latest book, 100 20th-Century Shops, is a showcase of architecturally significant stores from across the UK. Here, the charity's director Catherine Croft selects 10 of the most interesting. More about Ten shops that showcase the "stylistic diversity" of British retail architecture
Architecture
Nic Brunsdon creates inflatable sphere for National Gallery of Victoria
Australian architect Nic Brunsdon has created a giant sphere that inflates and deflates throughout the day for this year's National Gallery of Victoria Architecture Commission in Melbourne. More about Nic Brunsdon creates inflatable sphere for National Gallery of Victoria
Architecture
Foster + Partners tops out supertall skyscraper for JPMorgan HQ at 270 Park Avenue
Foster + Partners has completed the framing for JPMorgan Chase's headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, which the studio claims will be the largest all-electric tower in New York City. More about Foster + Partners tops out supertall skyscraper for JPMorgan HQ at 270 Park Avenue
Landscape architecture
Cobe unveils The Opera Park on island in Copenhagen's harbour
Danish studio Cobe has completed The Opera Park, a "much-needed green oasis" in Copenhagen's inner harbour that features six gardens and a flower-shaped greenhouse. More about Cobe unveils The Opera Park on island in Copenhagen's harbour
Architecture
OMA to expand Seoul university with cluster of buildings and courtyards
A cluster of buildings and courtyards that act as "a natural extension" of a mountain will define this campus expansion, which Dutch studio OMA is creating for Hongik University in Seoul. More about OMA to expand Seoul university with cluster of buildings and courtyards
Architecture
Stacks of timber inform "inspirational" industrial units by dRMM
London studio dRMM has completed WorkStack, a top-heavy stack of industrial units in Greenwich that is constructed from cross-laminated timber. More about Stacks of timber inform "inspirational" industrial units by dRMM
Architecture
Atelier 9.81 models Calais port tower on stack of pebbles
French architecture studio Atelier 9.81 has designed a tower of staggered concrete blocks for a harbour master's office and lookout building on the Calais coastline. More about Atelier 9.81 models Calais port tower on stack of pebbles
Lookbooks
Eight imaginative home interiors created on a budget
In this lookbook, we collect eight residential interiors that were put together with limited funds but still have a certain richness. More about Eight imaginative home interiors created on a budget
Lookbooks
Eight immersive saunas in peaceful settings
A floating sauna and a cavernous coastal grotto feature in our latest lookbook, which collects eight sauna interiors that provide a warming antidote to colder months. More about Eight immersive saunas in peaceful settings
Architecture
SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House
US-based architecture studio SOM has completed a restoration of the Lever House seventy years after the studio originally designed the historic New York City office building. More about SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House