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
Systemic racism is prevalent in architecture says Sylvia Aehle, a Part 2 architectural assistant in London, who describes her experience as a black female in the profession. More about "I aim to shed light on what it is like walking in the shoes of a black woman within architecture"
We need to provoke discussion, not anger, when it comes to talking about diversity, says Michelle Ogundehin, who shares her personal experiences with racism, views on positive discrimination and ways in which individuals can make a difference. More about "Let's talk about diversity"
The removal of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue provides the opportunity to acknowledge Bristol's history with an appropriate memorial, says Tom Ravenscroft. More about "The long-overdue removal of Colston's statue is now part of Bristol's history"
In the light of the murder of George Floyd, architects must accept they have not done enough to tackle racial inequality, write Karen Lu and Mary-Margaret Zindren of the Minnesota chapter of the American Institute of Architects. More about "As a predominantly white profession, we recognise that we have contributed to this pain"
The interiors of future houses will be designed to mitigate coronavirus, says Michelle Ogundehin who has outlined 11 ways the pandemic will impact the home. More about "In the future home, form will follow infection"
Museums should use the disruption caused by coronavirus to fundamentally rethink how they operate and what their purpose is, says Owen Hopkins. More about "Rather than attempt to reconcile museums' contradictions, we should start again"
With the demolition of Los Angeles County Museum of Art underway for Peter Zumthor's redesign, Mimi Zeiger is concerned about what will be left for the city and its residents following coronavirus lockdown. More about "The cruelness of demolishing LACMA when Angelenos are unable to bear witness should not be ignored"