Comments
"No morals, no shame"
In this week's comments update, readers are annoyed after architect Bjarke Ingels met with the president of Brazil to work on a tourism masterplan for the country. More about "No morals, no shame"
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Architecture
First building on Zaha Hadid Architects' Unicorn Island nears completion
Zaha Hadid Architects has released a video revealing a sinuous white exhibition centre that it is close to completing on Unicorn Island in Chengdu, China. More about First building on Zaha Hadid Architects' Unicorn Island nears completion
Architecture
MW Works designs quiet dwelling for family farm in Washington
American studio MW Works has created an "intentionally modest" dwelling in the Pacific Northwest that serves as a nature retreat for a multi-generational family. More about MW Works designs quiet dwelling for family farm in Washington
Design
Ilse Crawford discusses design and wellbeing in short film by Vola
Dezeen promotion: British designer Ilse Crawford features in the latest short film released by Danish tap manufacturer Vola, exploring the impact of design on human wellbeing. More about Ilse Crawford discusses design and wellbeing in short film by Vola
Architecture
Pedro Reyes designs his own brutalist studio in Mexico City
Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes has built a bunker-like studio from prefabricated concrete and stone alongside his home in Coyoacán, Mexico City. More about Pedro Reyes designs his own brutalist studio in Mexico City
News
Foster + Partners launches planning appeal for rejected Tulip tower in London
Foster + Partners has launched a planning appeal for the 300-metre-high Tulip tower, which was blocked by London's mayor Sadiq Khan last year. More about Foster + Partners launches planning appeal for rejected Tulip tower in London
Design
BCXSY's Reciprocal Syntax installation explores the nature of collaboration via a seesaw
Design studio BCXSY used a seesaw as a metaphor for the creative process in their installation Reciprocal Syntax, which allows two riders to together build an audiovisual landscape through play. More about BCXSY's Reciprocal Syntax installation explores the nature of collaboration via a seesaw
Design
Pangaia's puffer jackets are filled with wildflowers rather than down
US clothing brand Pangaia has released a puffer coat, whose filling is made with flowers in a bid to offer a cruelty-free alternative to duck or goose down. More about Pangaia's puffer jackets are filled with wildflowers rather than down
Interiors
Interiors of London's Paradise restaurant nods to Sri Lanka's brutalist buildings
Cement, concrete and black steel merge to form the Brutalist-inspired interiors of this Sri Lankan restaurant in Soho, London, which Dan Preston Studio has dotted with tropical details. More about Interiors of London's Paradise restaurant nods to Sri Lanka's brutalist buildings
Design
Old Master works feature in Sotheby's debut streetwear collection
Auction house Sotheby's has partnered with streetwear publication Highsnobiety to create a line of t-shirts, jumpers and hoodies emblazoned with artworks dating as far back as the 16th century. More about Old Master works feature in Sotheby's debut streetwear collection
Architecture
Glazed sun room with copper parapet extends Dublin house
Scullion Architects has remodelled and extended a house in Dublin, adding a long glazed sun room with deep sill and copper parapet that opens on to a garden. More about Glazed sun room with copper parapet extends Dublin house
Architecture
Pink Tulum residences surround central courtyard and pool
Mexican firm Reyes Rios + Larrain Arquitectos has covered the walls of an apartment complex in Tulum in stucco that is pigmented pink to contrast pockets of greenery. More about Pink Tulum residences surround central courtyard and pool
Design
Six bright young French designers showcased in Rising Talents exhibition at Maison&Objet
The work of six up-and-coming French designers is on show at the Maison&Objet furniture fair in Paris, revealing an emerging trend for handmade rather than mass-produced objects. More about Six bright young French designers showcased in Rising Talents exhibition at Maison&Objet
Architecture
Pivoting red metal panels form walls of neighbourhood pavilion in Tbilisi
Design collective Medium has completed 8-23-VI, a pavilion with moving walls that creates a new public place for residents of the Gldani neighbourhood in Tbilisi, Georgia. More about Pivoting red metal panels form walls of neighbourhood pavilion in Tbilisi
Interiors
Sculptural white wall hides staircase in renovated 19th-century Soho warehouse
A new sleeping mezzanine, a bookcase with a rolling ladder and a sprinkler main painted bright red are among the features in this airy New York apartment that has been updated by local architect Julian King. More about Sculptural white wall hides staircase in renovated 19th-century Soho warehouse
Video
Sainsbury Centre had its "crisis" moments says Norman Foster
British architect Norman Foster recalls the challenges of designing the UK's pioneering high-tech art gallery, in this exclusive video interview filmed by Dezeen as part of our high-tech architecture series. More about Sainsbury Centre had its "crisis" moments says Norman Foster
Architecture
Chris Precht and Arthur Mamou-Mani use sand to 3D print pavilion in Saudi Arabia
Precht and Mamou-Mani Architects have completed a sustainable sand-printed installation called Sandwaves in Diryah, Saudi Arabia. More about Chris Precht and Arthur Mamou-Mani use sand to 3D print pavilion in Saudi Arabia
Opinion
"Too much is at stake to leave architecture to architects"
The emotional and economic impacts of cities are closely connected, but this is lost in a proliferation of meaningless phrases like "healthy placemaking" and "human-centric design", says Reinier de Graaf. More about "Too much is at stake to leave architecture to architects"
Interiors
Waldo Works pulls elements from post-war British interiors for Television Centre apartment
Design studio Waldo Works has completed the interiors of a penthouse apartment inside London's Television Centre, which takes cues from the "pure geometrics" of post-war British aesthetics. More about Waldo Works pulls elements from post-war British interiors for Television Centre apartment
Interiors
Layers of mirror and glass feature in Shenzhen's "ghostly" Geijoeng store
Studio 10 has layered an array of reflective, translucent and transparent materials to create an ethereal store for a womenswear brand in Shenzhen. More about Layers of mirror and glass feature in Shenzhen's "ghostly" Geijoeng store