Architects and designers should aim to have a positive impact on the environment, rather than just trying to minimise the damage they cause, according to Katie Treggiden, who returns as Dezeen Awards sustainability head judge for the second year running. More about "It's not enough anymore to simply do less harm" says Dezeen Awards sustainability judge Katie Treggiden
Staff and students of a Ukrainian architecture school have restarted classes in temporary facilities and are creating emergency housing in Lviv after they "desperately fled" the besieged city of Kharkiv at the start of the war. More about "We want to make a strong statement and stay in Ukraine" say Kharkiv Architecture School principals
Awards should not "glorify the architect" but they can draw attention to worthy projects, according to Bangladeshi architect Kashef Chowdhury, winner of this year's RIBA International Prize. More about "Our work is important, not us" says RIBA International Prize winner Kashef Chowdhury
Car interiors are set to become more like homes with conventional automobiles confined to racetracks, Hyundai's global design lead SangYup Lee tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about Cars of the future will be "living spaces on wheels" says Hyundai design chief
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum, who was recently awarded the Soane Medal, explains why she only works in her home country in this exclusive interview. More about "Wherever I work I must understand that place" says Marina Tabassum
At just 32, the self-proclaimed "outspoken" historian Neal Shasore has become the head of the London School of Architecture. In this exclusive interview, he told Dezeen of his plans to make the school a beacon of inclusivity. More about Architecture education needs "decolonisation and decarbonisation" says London School of Architecture head Neal Shasore
Few permanent buildings will be built for the Olympics in future, with events set to be hosted in existing structures and temporary venues instead, says Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi in this exclusive interview. More about "We don't have a requirement to build anymore" says Olympic Games director
Architect Stephen Slaughter was recently named as the chair of undergraduate architecture at the Pratt Institute. In this exclusive interview, he explains how he aims to bring his ethos of activism and inclusion to the school. More about "We'll be graduating smart, caring, compassionate activist students" says new head of Pratt undergrad programme
Taking tourists on day trips to look down on Earth will lead to people "connecting deeply with our planet", says Space Perspective co-founder Jane Poynter in this exclusive interview. More about "Every self-respecting spaceship should have a bar" says CEO of space tourism company
Architects should use their influence to help bring an end to London's homelessness crisis, said housing specialist Peter Barber in an exclusive interview with Dezeen, but admits his projects are "just scratching the surface" of the problem. More about Homeless housing is "a Band-Aid" for UK shortages says Peter Barber
In the final exclusive interview that Dezeen filmed with Richard Rogers in 2013, the late architect discusses the concept behind his Wimbledon house, 22 Parkside. More about 22 Parkside "led to most of the work I do" says Richard Rogers
With Thomas Heatherwick's controversial 1,000 Trees project recently opening in Shanghai, the British designer told Dezeen why he believes the top of structural columns is "the best possible place" to plant trees in this exclusive interview. More about "We all need places that trigger a response" says Thomas Heatherwick
Construction productivity "has practically flatlined" over the past 25 years according to Nabr co-founder Bjarke Ingels, who explained how his housing startup intends to revolutionise the sector in an exclusive interview with Dezeen. More about Nabr aims to address "systemic" failures of housing says Bjarke Ingels
Turner Prize-nominated duo Cooking Sections is creating a series of architectural installations to draw attention to the impact food production and consumption has on the environment. In this interview, they explain their obsession with food. More about "Food is one of the main drivers that is shaping the ecology of the planet" says art duo Cooking Sections
Architects could soon be designing homes and other buildings using nothing but biomaterials, according to Biobased Creations CEO Lucas De Man. More about Buildings could "definitely" be made exclusively from plant-based products says biomaterials CEO
Nottingham-based designer Mac Collins recently won the Emerging Designer Medal at the London Design Medal awards. In an exclusive interview, he tells Dezeen how he doesn't want to be pigeonholed as a "Black designer". More about "I'd like to think I'm having success regardless of my skin colour" says Mac Collins
Rules restricting the use of wood in UK buildings are hampering the switch to low-carbon building methods, according to timber architecture expert Andrew Waugh. More about UK rules on building with timber are a "policy car crash" says Andrew Waugh
Legendary designer Peter Saville has revealed the inspiration behind his early work for Factory Records, saying the influential covers featured "things that I saw and wished were part of my reality". More about Factory Records sleeves were "about things I didn't have" says Peter Saville
Architecture schools must prioritise teaching students net-zero design skills to effectively prepare them for future work, says Anthropocene Architecture School founder Scott McAulay. More about Failure to teach net-zero architecture skills "is negligent and verges on denialism" says Anthropocene Architecture School founder
Paris is "jealous" of London's cycle lanes and is copying London's green initiatives, according to London mayor Sadiq Khan. More about "Paris is green with envy" at London's sustainable policies says Sadiq Khan