This week on Dezeen, we announced the shortlisted architecture, interior and design projects that are in line to win Dezeen Awards in 2019. More about This week, we unveiled Dezeen Awards shortlists
Designer Thomas Heatherwick has defended the controversial Hudson Yards development in New York City, saying people "shouldn't underestimate what it takes" to build public spaces with private money. More about Heatherwick hits back at Vessel critics and defends Hudson Yards
A new generation of Danish designers is helping the country move on from midcentury modern, according to Copenhagen-based designer Maria Bruun. More about "It is time for something new" in Danish design says Maria Bruun
Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher will speak at the Dezeen Day conference in London on 30 October. More about Patrik Schumacher to speak about architecture education at Dezeen Day
American firm Tower Pinkster has designed a school in Michigan with the aim of reducing the number of student casualties in the event of a terror attack. More about Michigan high school designed to reduce impact of mass shootings
The emblem for the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be a figure-of-eight-shaped white band based on the form of shawls often worn in the gulf region. More about Qatar unveils emblem for 2022 World Cup
Tickets for Dezeen Day, our first architecture, interiors and design conference, are now on sale with the first 100 tickets available at a reduced early-bird rate. More about Save 20 per cent and buy early-bird tickets for Dezeen Day now
Designer Tom Dixon has been awarded the London Design Medal at this year's British Land Celebration of Design Awards, which also sees Vivienne Westwood, Daniel Charny and Ross Atkin commended for their work. More about Tom Dixon awarded London Design Medal 2019
These renderings offer a full look at Álvaro Siza's luxury condominium tower in New York, which marks the Portuguese architect's first project in the US. More about New details of Álvaro Siza's first US project revealed in images
In this week's comments update, readers are struggling to take comparisons between the first space hotel and cruise ships seriously. More about "No way am I going to wear boat shoes in space"
Italian curator and critic Beatrice Leanza has joined the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon as its new executive director. More about Beatrice Leanza appointed executive director of MAAT in Lisbon
Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture and design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, will give a keynote speech at Dezeen Day, our new international architecture and design conference taking place in London on 30 October. More about Paola Antonelli of MoMA to give keynote speech at Dezeen Day
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This week on Dezeen, Pornhub launched its Dirtiest Porn Ever campaign to remove plastic from the oceans, and BMW released a Vantablack version of its X6 coupe. More about This week, Pornhub launched a dirty campaign to clean up beaches
A $100 million alteration designed to prop up the sinking and tilting Millennium Tower in San Francisco has been approved as tenants reach a tentative settlement with its developers. More about 0 million repairs approved for San Francisco's sinking Millennium Tower
The Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design in Moscow has launched a postgraduate course to research how the Earth could be terraformed to reverse the impacts of climate change. More about Think tank to research terraforming Earth founded by Moscow’s Strelka Institute
A bamboo preschool, a Palestinian museum and a nature reserve built on an old rubbish dump are among the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners. More about Winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019 announced
The closure of Design Exchange's permanent collection demonstrates an absence of support for the design industry in the country, says Canadian writer and V&A senior curator Brendan Cormier. More about Closure of Canada's only design museum shows "lack of support for design" says V&A curator
WOHA has revealed visuals of the self-sufficient Singapore Pavilion for the Dubai Expo 2020, which will have plant covered walls and hanging gardens. More about WOHA to bring "lush tropical oasis" to the desert for Dubai Expo 2020
Waste heat from one of the London Underground's tube lines will be used to warm over a thousand homes in the UK capital from this winter. More about London Underground's waste heat to warm hundreds of homes