This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped
This week on Dezeen, an installation by late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude called L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped opened to the public in Paris. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Summit One Vanderbilt prepares to open as NYC's latest observation deck
An observation deck featuring glass elevators and "levitation" boxes is due to open next month at the top of KPF's One Vanderbilt supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. More
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News
News
Forestami project will see "one tree for every inhabitant" planted in Milan
Two hundred potted trees that adorned the Supersalone fair in Milan earlier this month will be planted as part of an initiative to grow three million new trees in the city by 2030. More
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News
News
Christo and Jeanne-Claude's wrapped Arc de Triomphe opens to the public
L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, an installation designed by the late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, has opened to the public in Paris. More
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Architecture
Architecture
London Festival of Architecture appoints Rosa Rogina as director
The London Festival of Architecture has been appointed a new director, Rosa Rogina, who is the event's outgoing programme director. More
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News
News
Time magazine names Kengo Kuma world's most influential architect
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has been named as the only architect in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. More
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News
News
Philippe Starck envisions futuristic gondola as a "symbol for the future of Venice"
French designer Philippe Starck has designed the Dream of Winter Gondola as part of a program to encourage Venetian creatives to use design as a tool for innovation. More
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News
News
Instance BV designing range of scaled-down nuclear plants
Architecture studio Instance BV is collaborating with power company GE Hitachi to design a series of small nuclear power plants to be built across North America, Europe and Asia. More
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week the Stirling Prize shortlist was revealed
This week on Dezeen, RIBA revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, which includes a mosque, a bridge in Cornwall and a museum in the Lake District. More
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News
News
Mass bird deaths in New York City caused by skyscraper collisions
Hundreds of migrating birds have died this week in New York City after crashing into glass skyscrapers, according to local organisation NYC Audubon. More
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Dezeen
Dezeen
Dezeen wins four prizes at AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2021
Dezeen has been named Best Small Digital Publisher of the Year and scooped three other prizes at the Association of Online Publishers' annual awards ceremony. More
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News
News
Christo and Jeanne-Claude's wrapped Arc de Triomphe nears completion in Paris
The first photos of l'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped installation by late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been revealed ahead of its official opening in Paris. More
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News
News
New ISO standard will create international guidelines for carbon-neutral buildings and products
The International Organization for Standardization is developing a global standard that will allow architects and designers to certify their buildings and products as carbon neutral. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Amin Taha "speechless" after surprise Stirling Prize shortlisting
Groupwork founder Amin Taha has expressed his surprise at the studio's 15 Clerkenwell Close project being included on the shortlist for the 2021 Stirling Prize three years after it was removed from consideration due to a planning dispute. More
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Architecture
Architecture
RIBA Stirling Prize 2021 shortlist revealed
The RIBA has revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, with Amin Taha's 15 Clerkenwell Close a surprise addition to the list. More
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News
News
London's Design District officially opens to the public
The Design District on London's Greenwich Peninsula has officially opened, with buildings designed by SelgasCano, 6a Architects, Adam Khan Architects, Architecture 00, HNNA, Barozzi Veiga, David Kohn Architects and Mole Architects. More
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Design
Design
Carlo Ratti Associati explains how plants capture carbon in installation sponsored by oil multinational
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has defended his decision to design an exhibition about climate change sponsored by fossil-fuel giant Eni, saying the Milan design week installation is "not greenwashing". More
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Architecture
Architecture
BIG breaks ground on building to unite Milan towers by Hadid, Libeskind and Isozaki
BIG has begun construction on its CityWave building, which will visually connect the towers of Milan's CityLife development with a low swooping roof that doubles as one of Italy's largest urban photovoltaic power stations. More
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Architecture
Architecture
ODA designs Manhattan tower that increases size as it ascends
American office ODA has released renderings of a residential building with cantilevered upper storeys, scheduled to be built on Manhattan's Upper West Side. More
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News
News
Bright Skies named Colour of the Year 2022
A cool blue paint colour called Bright Skies has been named Colour of the Year 2022 by paint brand Dulux. More
