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Interview

Interview

"It takes 40 or 50 years to update an industrial landscape. We want to speed that up," says Sidewalk Labs urban planner

After disrupting our online activities, Google's parent company now wants to disrupt how cities work. Dezeen spoke to Rohit Aggarwala, head of urban systems at Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, as it gears up to redevelop a major chunk of Toronto. More about "It takes 40 or 50 years to update an industrial landscape. We want to speed that up," says Sidewalk Labs urban planner

News

News

"Poor communication skills" to blame for architecture's problems, says Tom Dyckhoff

Writers Sam Jacob and Tom Dyckhoff have clashed over the way architects speak about their work, with Dyckhoff claiming obscure language is to blame for lack of public interest in the discipline and Jacob saying he is "sick" of people making this claim. More about "Poor communication skills" to blame for architecture's problems, says Tom Dyckhoff

News

News

Kanye West expected to begin Yeezy Home architecture venture with social-housing project

Kanye West's first foray into architecture is expected to be a prefabricated concrete affordable-housing project, which has emerged a month after he announced a new arm of his Yeezy fashion label. More about Kanye West expected to begin Yeezy Home architecture venture with social-housing project

Architecture

Architecture

Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House was designed from the inside out

To mark 150 years since the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, we're looking back at five influential projects that defined his career. First up is Hill House in Helensburgh, widely recognised as the Scottish architect's most important residential work. More about Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House was designed from the inside out

Architecture

Architecture

Olafur Eliasson's first building is a castle-like office in a Danish fjord

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has completed his first building – a fortress-like office in the Vejle Fjord in Denmark, called Fjordenhus. More about Olafur Eliasson's first building is a castle-like office in a Danish fjord

Interview

Interview

Sharjah Architecture Triennial will seek to overturn "orientalist cliches"

A new architecture triennial launching in the United Arab Emirates next year will challenge "pernicious" western views of Asian, African and Middle Eastern architecture, according to curator Adrian Lahoud. More about Sharjah Architecture Triennial will seek to overturn "orientalist cliches"

Architecture

Architecture

Urban Agency completes pigmented-concrete extension alongside Irish cottage

This concrete extension to a traditional cottage in Ireland's County Kerry was treated with iron oxide to give it a russet hue that complements colours found in the surrounding landscape. More about Urban Agency completes pigmented-concrete extension alongside Irish cottage

Architecture

Architecture

Casa Roca's curved concrete walls are designed to give an architectural "hug"

Curved board-marked concrete walls wrap around the front of this residence in Quito, Ecuador, which local firm Estudio Felipe Escudero modelled on "the physical form of a hug". More about Casa Roca's curved concrete walls are designed to give an architectural "hug"

Design

Design

Eight eye-catching projects by Bucharest-based designers on show at Romanian Design Week

This year's Romanian Design Week featured a wide range of projects, from colourful book design to carefully crafted ceramics. Angel Trinidad picks eight of the best projects on show from local designers. More about Eight eye-catching projects by Bucharest-based designers on show at Romanian Design Week

Architecture

Architecture

Carter Williamson Architects expand and brighten Sydney home

Carter Williamson Architects has combined textured black surfaces with large panels of glazing to bring light into the previously dark interiors of this family home in Sydney, Australia. More about Carter Williamson Architects expand and brighten Sydney home