Architects must start placing greater emphasis on protecting biodiversity in their projects, writes RSHP sustainability lead Michelle Sanchez. More about "By focusing so much on carbon reduction we are neglecting other areas where our industry causes harm"
Market forces are pushing cities towards a shallow and Instagram-friendly impression of authenticity that makes everywhere feel the same, writes David A Banks. More about "Cities are branding themselves into predictably unique products"
Apprenticeships should be more widely available in architecture to provide a route into the profession for people from more diverse backgrounds, writes Ayo Ambali. More about "We must dispel the idea that there is only one way of becoming a qualified architect"
Using AI to help design cities of the future risks creating a regressive world like The Jetsons unless we recognise the technology's susceptibility to stigma and bias, write MIT scientist Fábio Duarte and Washington Fajardo. More about "AI tools are rapidly changing how we imagine the urban environment"
Our collective obsession with cyberpunk narratives risks turning dystopian visions of AI into a self-fulfilling prophecy, writes Freyja Sewell. More about "If everyone believes the future is dystopian, could that cause us to make it dystopian?"
Architecture-branded products like Kith and New Balance's recently released Frank Lloyd Wright sneakers undermine the values of the profession, writes Ryan Scavnicky. More about "Dead architects' names are the perfect secret ingredient for selling loads of mediocre merch"
Placing the Global South at the centre of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale created a spirit of openness and sincerity, write Ewa Effiom, Krish Nathaniel and Aoi Phillips in this review of the event. More about "The usual champagne-socialist pomposity of Venice has been drowned out by a newfound openness"
The Venice Architecture Biennale and Neom's Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition presented two alternative visions for the future, writes Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft. More about "Neom's unwelcome presence in Venice reinforces the need for radical change"
Following the controversy over a Milan design week exhibition that displayed offensive figurines, Stephen Burks considers what the incident says about the design industry and its approach to race. More about "In Milan I found myself face-to-face with direct racial aggression"
With Charles III set to be officially crowned this Saturday, Robert Bevan reflects on the cultural and political implications of the king's famous love for traditional architecture. More about "Even if naively, Charles is entangled in the far-right's weaponisation of architecture"
Milan design week and its anchor event Salone del Mobile have resumed their traditional April slot after three pandemic-hit editions. Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser asks if the festival has returned to its former strength. More about "On a surface level Milan is back"
Climate network Architects Declare has failed to live up to its ambitions and now represents a cautionary tale about setting sustainability commitments, writes Chris Hocknell. More about "The hollowness of Architects Declare should serve as a warning to the industry"
Milan design week is an opportunity to showcase ingenious responses to climate change but the Salone del Mobile fair it relies on is still inherently unsustainable, writes Katie Treggiden. More about "We need a genuine restart that asks difficult questions about the role of Salone"
As architecture has evolved it has become detached from an understanding of construction and engineering that was once at the profession's core, writes Eleanor Jolliffe. More about "Architecture is a hollowed-out profession with architects seemingly less vital than ever"
Deck-access housing has unfairly become a symbol for urban squalor in the UK, but a new wave of architects is demonstrating its merits, writes Rory Olcayto. More about "'Housing for dirty people' is back and I welcome it"
Concrete as well as timber will be required to address the twin challenges of averting climate disaster and building the infrastructure the world needs, writes Philip Oldfield as part of our Timber Revolution series. More about "Timber alone cannot get us out of this mess"
David Chipperfield did not deserve to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize last week, writes Aaron Betsky. More about "Chipperfield's work on the whole is bland, unimaginative and overly grandiose"
This International Women's Day, Arup's Sara Candiracci reflects on how cities are still overwhelmingly designed for men – and how to change that. More about "Many cities do not work for women"
A Timber Revolution requires us to focus on reducing mass-timber structures' raw-material use instead of trying to design the tallest possible wooden building, writes Maximilian Pramreiter. More about "We need to start using our wood more efficiently"
A recent University of Cambridge study that cast doubt on the long-term effectiveness of insulating UK homes is not as bad news as it first appears, argues Insulate Britain campaigner James Thomas. More about "Bad news is still good information"