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"Things aren't what they seem" at Saudi Design Week says first overseas journalist to visit

Dezeen's Gunseli Yalcinkaya became the first overseas design journalist to attend Saudi Design Week in Riyadh earlier this month – a visit that coincided with the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. With world attention focused on the Saudi regime, she writes about her experience of visiting the desert kingdom. More about "Things aren't what they seem" at Saudi Design Week says first overseas journalist to visit

Architecture

Architecture

Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich debut concrete pavilion with 3D-knitted formwork

A double-curved concrete shelled pavilion, constructed using a 3D-knitted formwork developed by Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich, has gone on display in Mexico City. More about Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich debut concrete pavilion with 3D-knitted formwork

News

News

Mexico City architects protest "fake, unlawful" referendum on Foster-designed airport

The result of the public vote to scrap Foster + Partners' partially built airport for Mexico City has not gone down well among local architects, who have described the referendum as an example of the country's "political issues and corruption". More about Mexico City architects protest "fake, unlawful" referendum on Foster-designed airport

Latest Dezeen Weekly features a villa by Peter Zumthor and a windscreen-less Ferrari

The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a Devon countryside villa by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, a Ferrari that favours beauty over practicality and our guide to the Bauhaus. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›

Interview

Interview

Luca Guadagnino looked to "forefathers of modernism" for Suspiria sets, says designer

Luca Guadagnino's rendition of horror movie classic Suspiria takes its design cues from the modernist architecture of masters such as Le Corbusier and Adolf Loos, says production designer Inbal Weinberg. More about Luca Guadagnino looked to "forefathers of modernism" for Suspiria sets, says designer

Architecture

Architecture

Behnisch Architekten overhauls business school at Portland State University

German firm Behnisch Architekten has renovated a 1970s urban academic building in Oregon, and created an addition that consists of "shifting" wood-clad boxes and a glazed atrium. More about Behnisch Architekten overhauls business school at Portland State University

News

News

Norwegian banknotes featuring Snøhetta's pixelated designs now in circulation

Norway has put new 50 and 500 kroner banknotes into circulation, featuring pixelated images of Norwegian coastlines designed by architecture studio Snøhetta. More about Norwegian banknotes featuring Snøhetta's pixelated designs now in circulation

Bauhaus 100

Bauhaus 100

Dezeen's guide to Bauhaus architecture and design

The Bauhaus, the most influential art and design school in history, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2019. This overview by Owen Hopkins kicks off our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the school's key figures and projects. More about Dezeen's guide to Bauhaus architecture and design

Design

Design

Don Kwaning makes furniture and packaging from wetland weed

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Don Kwaning has created an ecological packaging material from the pith of a fast growing plant called soft rush. More about Don Kwaning makes furniture and packaging from wetland weed

News

News

SOM's "sister skyscrapers" for doomed Chicago Spire site halted

The controversy surrounding the site of Santiago Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire continues, as the city stalls the pair of skyscrapers that SOM's David Childs has proposed for the vacant waterfront plot. More about SOM's "sister skyscrapers" for doomed Chicago Spire site halted