The setting for some 2022 Winter Olympic events within a former steel mill in Beijing has been widely criticised for its dystopian aesthetics, but it should be seen as an exemplar reuse project, says Aaron Betsky. More about "The Shougang Olympics site is a prime example of reuse elegance"
The recent lost of Marcel Breuer's Geller I house should be a wake up call to protect significant modern homes in the US, just as the demolition of Penn Station kicked off the preservation movement in New York, says Liz Waytkus. More about "The destruction of Breuer's Geller house feels like the Penn Station moment for modern homes"
Rather than spending £20 million to refurbish its headquarters, RIBA should make its spaces freely available for others to host engaging architectural programmes, says Phineas Harper. More about "RIBA upgrading Portland Place is an expensive solution to the wrong problem"
Sustainability will be the focus of the year ahead, but coronavirus lockdowns will make way for "unbridled frivolity" in interior design, says Michelle Ogundehin in her trends report for 2022. More about "Any period of sobriety is generally followed by heady abandonment"
Although adding trees to buildings can have real value, at Thomas Heatherwick's recently opened 1,000 Trees, the carbon costs outweigh the environmental benefit, says Philip Oldfield. More about "We must do better than 1,000 Trees"
The proposed renovation to Helmut Jahn's recently saved James R Thompson Center will strip so much of the uniqueness from the postmodern building they may as well demolish it, says Owen Hopkins. More about "Thompson Center renovation aiming for lowest common denominator of apparently good taste"
The passing of British architect Richard Rogers at the age of 88 marks the loss of one of the architects who shaped the past four decades, says Catherine Slessor. More about "With Richard Rogers gone there is a melancholic sense of slow extinguishing"
As 2021 draws to a close, RIBA president Simon Allford sets out how architects should be prioritising reuse to help fight climate change. More about "No-one retains a building that is not loved"
With its choice of a shade of purple, which it claims is blue, as colour of the year, Pantone has once again failed to use the opportunity to talk meaningfully about how colour reflects moments, says Michelle Ogundehin.
More about "It's time to reconsider the whole colour of the year carnival"
Corporations are focusing on climate change because it's a "great investment", but we're not going to profiteer our way out of the environmental crisis, argues architect Smith Mordak in the aftermath of Cop26. More about "We're not going to profiteer our way out of climate change"
The controversial Munger Hall at University of California Santa Barbara represents the university's capitulation to "the whims of old white men" and will lead to another Greta Thunberg moment, argues UCLA architecture professor and City Lab director Dana Cuff. More about "The Charlie Munger windowless dorm is the building of our moment"
This month's Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow made disappointing progress on the built environment and excluded the voices of ordinary citizens, writes attendee Hélène Chartier, head of zero-carbon development at international network C40 Cities. More about "Cop26 only delivered incremental progress when we clearly need big breakthroughs"
Environmental protest group Insulate Britain has caused controversy by blocking roads to highlight the need for better insulation in homes. But its aims are correct and direct action is "pretty much the only effective democratic way" to achieve change, argues architect Duncan Baker-Brown. More about "Act up, disrupt and get noisy"
It was the right choice to give Grafton Architects' Kingston University London this year's Stirling Prize, says Catherine Slessor, but the award is still struggling to find its purpose. More about "The annual quest for a national Best in Show seems increasingly problematic"
Architects can prevent the worst effects of climate change by deciding to design and build to net-zero carbon standards, argues Edward Mazria, architect and founder of non-profit organisation Architecture 2030. More about "If we act together now, we change the world"
Following the release of the latest IPCC climate report, Joe Giddings of Architects Climate Action Network explains how architects and designers can help prevent catastrophic climate change. More about "There is a lot somebody working in the built environment can do to make a difference"
The global push to reduce atmospheric carbon is being compromised by confusing terminology and misleading claims, argues Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More about "Carbon washing is the new greenwashing"
To reduce carbon emissions, architects and designers need to change the way they design homes, writes Geraldine de Boisse, vice president of innovation at renewable-energy supplier Bulb. More about "Great design isn't enough. We need homes that will get us to net-zero"
Many "graphic designers" are graphic artists, while "design thinkers" behave like neoliberal business consultants, writes Michèle Champagne. More about "Remove the word 'design' and the first thing you notice is that the alternative words help clarify things"
Designers should design with carbon in mind according to environmental consultant Sophie Thomas, who sets out ten steps they can take to help eliminate emissions in the products they create. More about "It is not acceptable for designers to be unaware of the carbon impact of their creations"