This year's Milan design week was a noisy assault on the mind that often felt light on substance and heavy on commercial opportunism, writes Max Fraser. More about "The days of dressing up superfluous stuff and placing it amid vapid installations surely need to stop"
Earth Day this year is focused on shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy but the concept of the energy transition is deeply flawed, writes Jean-Baptiste Fressoz. More about "There has never been a true 'transition' away from coal, oil – or even wood"
The term "art deco" is being applied too liberally to architecture built under colonialism, writes Edward Denison as part of our Art Deco Centenary series. More about "Art deco's success has unwittingly served to conceal the horrors of colonialism"
Osaka should reconsider its plan to dismantle all pavilions at the upcoming Expo 2025 given the enduring legacy of its first expo 55 years ago, writes Paul French. More about "Osaka should know better than to erase all evidence of Expo 2025"
Art deco has a history of being a glitzy distraction from effecting genuine change during moments of turmoil, writes Catherine Slessor as part of our Art Deco Centenary series. More about "It's no surprise to see art deco being avidly embraced by the likes of Elon Musk"
US president Donald Trump's move to promote classical architecture over modernism is aimed at suppressing optimism for the future, writes Steven Holl. More about "Stalin, Hitler and Trump all tried to block modernist architecture"
Statuemania is back, but the political weaponisation of memorials will not end happily, writes Robert Bevan. More about "When we place people on a pedestal, we only diminish ourselves"
Bevis Hillier's 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s made art deco famous. As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, he reflects on the style's lasting legacy. More about "I wrote the first English book on art deco"
Patrik Schumacher's argument about architecture's problems ignores reality, writes MASS Design Group's Alan Ricks. More about "Patrik Schumacher presents a stark and exclusionary vision of the state of architecture"
State laws in California are worsening the housing crisis and will make recovering from the Los Angeles wildfires more difficult, writes Andrew Thompson. More about "It's hard to imagine an effective recovery from the LA fires"
The Brutalist won a trio of Oscars last night, but it failed to say anything meaningful about architecture, writes Edwin Heathcote. More about "The Brutalist somehow manages to get the architecture all wrong"
Government funding cuts will make it much harder for architecture firms in England to take on apprentices, having a major negative impact on the profession, writes RIBA president Muyiwa Oki. More about "There is a dark cloud over architecture apprenticeships"
A distinctive approach to designing and portraying architecture has emerged in China that has as much to do with politics as design, writes Austin Williams. More about "China is making a clear statement about its status in its architectural expression"
Late film director David Lynch adored design and architecture and mastered the art of wielding it to evocative effect, writes Anthony Paletta. More about "David Lynch was a superb director of architecture"
Since its completion in 2023, Brooklyn's first supertall skyscraper has had an uplifting effect on the borough, writes Cara Greenberg. More about "Brooklyn needed the Brooklyn Tower"
As Dezeen's working-conditions survey reveals widespread dissatisfaction with low pay and long hours among architects, Amanda Baillieu considers what has gone wrong in the profession. More about "Working yourself to the point of exhaustion is no longer a badge of honour"
The Brutalist leads the Oscar nominations but as a film about architecture it's a little underwhelming, writes Will Wiles. More about "As architectural drama The Brutalist does not wholly convince"
The wildfires raging in Los Angeles are highlighting the underrated significance of the city's unique urbanism and 20th-century architecture, writes Daniel Elsea. More about "LA boasts the world's most important legacy of 20th-century architecture"
Major companies like Apple and Nike must stop consuming resources and instead focus on repurposing the abundant products they have already put out into the world, writes David Recchia. More about "Companies could set a radical example by stating that they've exceeded their quotas of natural resources"
A perfect storm is upon us, and to confront it designers must this year help to lead a fundamental shift in the way we see the world, writes Pooran Desai. More about "We have only two options before us: reimagine, or perish"