High-tech architecture
High-tech architecture from A to Z
To conclude our high-tech architecture series, we round up everything you need to know about the movement in this A to Z guide. More about High-tech architecture from A to Z
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Architecture
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara name eight key projects from their career
Grafton Architects directors Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara – who have just been named the 2020 laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize – have listed eight of the most significant projects from their career to date. More about Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara name eight key projects from their career
Design
Made by Choice launches cartoonish chairs and tables that embody "nordic happiness"
Finnish design brand Made by Choice has released a series of furniture and products that typifies its playful Nordic style, including a cabinet punctured by hundreds of holes and a collection of colourful wooden boxes. More about Made by Choice launches cartoonish chairs and tables that embody "nordic happiness"
Architecture
MVRDV and Airbus investigate how vertiports could be integrated into cities
Architecture firm MVRDV has collaborated with aircraft manufacturer Airbus to research how landing hubs for passenger drones, called vertiports, could become part of transportation networks in future cities. More about MVRDV and Airbus investigate how vertiports could be integrated into cities
Design
Bottega Veneta debuts "100 per cent biodegradable" boot
Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta sent models down the catwalk in footwear made of sugarcane and coffee that the brand claims are fully biodegradable. More about Bottega Veneta debuts "100 per cent biodegradable" boot
Interiors
Grzywinski+Pons turns 1970s office block into Locke at Broken Wharf hotel
Chainmail curtains contrast with butterscotch-coloured walls in the Locke at Broken Wharf hotel created by architecture studio Grzywinski+Pons, which occupies a 1970s office block in London. More about Grzywinski+Pons turns 1970s office block into Locke at Broken Wharf hotel
Design
Citroën rolls out subscription car that doesn't require a driving license
Citroën has released Ami, an electric car that will be available on a subscription service to city-dwellers as young as 14 years old as it doesn't require a driving license. More about Citroën rolls out subscription car that doesn't require a driving license
Dezeen's digital guide to Milan design week moves to 16-21 June
Have your plans for exhibiting in Milan been affected by the postponement of Salone del Mobile to June? Promote your event in Dezeen Events Guide's special digital guide. More about Dezeen's digital guide to Milan design week moves to 16-21 June
Architecture
Beautified China book celebrates the country's "architectural revolution"
Detailed photos of 80 Chinese buildings feature in Kris Provoost's book Beautified China, which spotlights the country's current architectural boom. More about Beautified China book celebrates the country's "architectural revolution"
Architecture
Five Miami towers by Zaha Hadid, OMA, BIG and more
Zaha Hadid, OMA, BIG, Renzo Piano and Herzog & de Meuron have all completed residential high-rises in Miami and Miami Beach. We've rounded up the key projects. More about Five Miami towers by Zaha Hadid, OMA, BIG and more
Opinion
Breaking Ground book on buildings by women "is both needed and problematic"
Jane Hall's Breaking Ground aims to rectify gender inequality by singling out female architects from their male counterparts. But, ahead of International Women's Day this year, Mimi Zeiger argues this corrective project could do more harm than good. More about Breaking Ground book on buildings by women "is both needed and problematic"
Comments
"Epidemics aren't an opportunity for you to do a quick napkin sketch"
In this week's comments update, readers are baffled by a shield that uses UV light to sterilise itself and protect against coronavirus. More about "Epidemics aren't an opportunity for you to do a quick napkin sketch"
Architecture
Searl Lamaster Howe tucks Lawless Retreat into Michigan woods
Architecture studio Searl Lamaster Howe has used charred cedar and slate to create this holiday home for a Chicago couple. More about Searl Lamaster Howe tucks Lawless Retreat into Michigan woods
News
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara win Pritzker Architecture Prize 2020
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Grafton Architects, have been named the 2020 laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. More about Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara win Pritzker Architecture Prize 2020
Architecture
Yoshichika Takagi adds translucent facade to asymmetric house in Hokkaido
A house with an asymmetrical roof on the Japanese island of Hokkaido has been renovated and extended by architecture studio Yoshichika Takagi + Associates. More about Yoshichika Takagi adds translucent facade to asymmetric house in Hokkaido
Design
Balenciaga floods runway for apocalyptic Paris Fashion Week show
Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has presented its autumn/winter 2020 collection on a purposefully flooded catwalk to draw attention to the threat of climate change and rising sea levels. More about Balenciaga floods runway for apocalyptic Paris Fashion Week show
Video
Watch our talk with Formafantasma from the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London
Dezeen's chief content officer Benedict Hobson spoke to Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma about their new exhibition Cambio at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London in this exclusive talk. More about Watch our talk with Formafantasma from the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London
Design
Pretty Plastic shingles made from recycled PVC windows and gutters are "first 100 per cent recycled cladding material"
A new range of facade cladding tiles made of recycled PVC construction waste, designed by Dutch studios Overtreders W and Bureau SLA, has been used on a permanent building for the first time. More about Pretty Plastic shingles made from recycled PVC windows and gutters are "first 100 per cent recycled cladding material"
Design
Swedish Design Museum squeezes latest exhibition into a backpack
The Swedish Design Museum To Go exhibition can be taken away inside a backpack that visitors can borrow for a week to explore the country with. More about Swedish Design Museum squeezes latest exhibition into a backpack
Interiors
Cristina Celestino uses plaster and terracotta for 28 Posti restaurant interior
Plaster walls, terracotta tiles and powder-blue details feature within 28 Posti, a restaurant in Milan that has been revamped by architect and designer Cristina Celestino. More about Cristina Celestino uses plaster and terracotta for 28 Posti restaurant interior