The UK government's consultation on desegregated toilets is a direct attack on trans rights, says the United Voices of the World – Section of Architectural Workers union. More about "Architects need to stand in vocal opposition to the government's segregated toilet proposals"
Following the publication of our coronavirus student survey, Bath School of Design head Kerry Curtis reflects on a rollercoaster year that forced students and staff to adapt to remote learning. More about "Students laughed, cried, got angry and booked taxis, trains and flights home"
We were shocked to learn that Dezeen has been ranked last in a survey of websites' carbon emissions. We are determined to improve, says founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More about "The carbon footprint of our website will no longer be pushed to the back of our minds"
Discussions about racial diversity need to focus on people of colour's work, not just their background, if we want to make positive change – something that architecture diversity platform Sound Advice is doing in its Now You Know publication, says Joseph Henry. More about "Conversations about diversity need to expand to celebrate the work of people of colour"
After a turbulent 2020, this year designers should be braver and bolder, says Michelle Ogundehin in her interior design anti-trends report for 2021. More about "The uncomfortable truth is that 2020 might just have been exactly what we needed"
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed both a need and a desire for architects to adopt new ways of working, say the authors of Architects After Architecture, Harriet Harriss, Rory Hyde and Roberta Marcaccio. More about "The great challenges we face do not conform to neat disciplinary silos"
A recently released feature film about Alvar Aalto presents the Finnish architect as an expert in self-promotion but Laura Iloniemi questions if this skill was the key to his success. More about "Can Aalto's international acclaim really be down to self-promotion?"
With its pick of two colours of the year for 2021, Pantone has tried to both reflect the depressing past year and predict hope for 2021, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Grey alone would be too depressing for 2021's colour of the year"
Coronavirus lockdowns have taught us the importance of having wild areas for children. We should build on this and create a comprehensive strategy to rewild our cities, says architect Cristina Monteiro. More about "Coronavirus should inspire us to rewild cities to better support our children"
We should be applauding social housing projects, but resist the rhetoric that sees council housing as the only solution to the housing crisis, says Owen Hopkins. More about The left "fetishises council housing with the same conviction as the right fetishises traditional styles"
We need to recategorise waste as a raw material to begin the transition to a circular economy, says Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure author Katie Treggiden. More about "The resources we need are no longer in the ground, but in landfill"
Architecture schools should update the curriculum to teach future designers how to respond to the crisis of climate change says Jesse M Keenan, a professor at the Tulane School of Architecture. More about "Architects need substantive knowledge and skills to address climate change"
The conflict between the Architecture Foundation-backed Antepavilions and the local council has exposed the tension between architects and the planners they should cherish, says Joseph Henry. More about "Architects still don't understand the role of planning"
Designers have an important role to play to help avoid climate catastrophe, write Alexie Sommer and Ella Doran of new environmental collective URGE. More about "Designers need to take a good hard look at themselves and stop making pointless stuff that looks nice"
Reintroducing the concept of crossroads into the discourse around public space could help make architecture more inclusive, suggests Aaron Betsky. More about "The crossroads is a space and a metaphor deeply rooted in most cultures around the world"
Extinction Rebellion's bamboo protest towers that blocked national newspaper printing presses recall the sustainable motives of high-tech architecture and should win the Stirling Prize, argues Phineas Harper. More about "Extinction Rebellion's tensegrity structures have rekindled the spirit of early high-tech"
Black architects are forced to be palatable in order to be successful, says New York architectural designer Naila Opiangah, who shares her experiences of racism within the industry. More about "I long for the day where suppressing my identity is no longer part of the job"
The Architectural Association must reinvent itself following the dismissal of its director Eva Franch i Gilabert or risk becoming irrelevant in the modern world, writes Owen Hopkins. More about "The AA has reinvented itself before and is capable of doing so again"
Borrowing aesthetics from a range of cultures masks the lack of racial diversity in interior design and it is now time to change this says Bhavin Taylor. More about "Interior design casually borrows from cultures it finds aesthetically pleasing without hiring people from those backgrounds"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes Sylvia Aehle describing her experiences as a black female working as a Part 2 architectural assistant in London. More about Sylvia Aehle shares her experiences as a black female working in architecture in this week's Dezeen Weekly newsletter