Today is Earth Overshoot Day, marking the date when humanity's consumption of resources exceeds the planet's annual capacity to regenerate them. It should serve as a reminder for designers to take the lead in building a more sustainable future, writes Sian Sutherland. More
Design involving artificial intelligence will always require a human touch, write YuJune Park and Caspar Lam as part of our AItopia series. More
Architects must start placing greater emphasis on protecting biodiversity in their projects, writes RSHP sustainability lead Michelle Sanchez. More
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
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
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
Our collective obsession with cyberpunk narratives risks turning dystopian visions of AI into a self-fulfilling prophecy, writes Freyja Sewell. More
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
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
The Venice Architecture Biennale and Neom's Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition presented two alternative visions for the future, writes Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
David Chipperfield did not deserve to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize last week, writes Aaron Betsky. More
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