It's been a bumper year for blockbuster building unveilings. As a useful indicator of some key current and future trends, here are 10 of the most significant architecture announcements of 2024. More about The 10 biggest building announcements of 2024
Danish studio BIG and cabin manufacturer Nokken have developed Softshell, a timber-framed tent that aims to offer a low-impact alternative for accommodation at eco-resorts and glamping sites. More about BIG and Nokken marry "functionality and elegance" for mobile glulam tent
Architect and educator Lesley Lokko has been named on a list of 100 inspiring and influential women of 2024 by the BBC. More about Lesley Lokko named among BBC's 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2024
The Coca-Cola Company – named the world's worst plastic polluter for six consecutive years – appears to have dropped its pledge to pivot to 25 per cent reusable packaging by 2030. More about Coca‑Cola accused of abandoning reusable-packaging target
We're looking to get to know our readers a little better. Take part in our audience survey and tell us what you think about Dezeen for the chance to win a cash prize of £250. More about Complete our 2024 audience survey for the chance to win a cash prize
Danish toymaker Lego has unveiled its first minifigures with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards, which signal that the wearer has a non-visible condition such as autism or dementia. More about Lego releases toy figures with sunflower lanyards to represent hidden disabilities
South African furniture brand Wunders has worked with designer Heath Nash to open its waste stores permanently to local Cape Town makers following a workshop and exhibition that showed the potential of reclaimed materials. More about Wunders offers furniture factory waste to makers in Cape Town MakeSpace
Architects and designers including Kengo Kuma, Konstantin Grcic and Shigeru Ban have unveiled doghouses and other pet-centric designs at the Architecture for Dogs exhibition at the ADI Design Museum in Italy. More about Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban design kennels for Architecture for Dogs exhibition in Milan
Promotion: design studio the Unlimited Dream Company used lighting, set design and visuals to delve into themes of "fatherhood and growth" for UK artist Loyle Carner on his most recent tour. More about Unlimited Dream Company uses spatial design to create stories on stage
Toronto-based designer Nicole Nomsa Moyo has unveiled a series of interactive sculptures that resemble oversized bracelets, necklaces and earrings informed by the jewellery of southern Africa's Ndebele tribe as part of Miami art week 2024. More about Nicole Nomsa Moyo creates "monumental and humbling" installation for Miami Design District
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the winner of this year's RIBA International Prize. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "extraordinarily thoughtful solution to multifamily housing"
Dezeen Courses: from short courses in fashion design to summer schools teaching architecture, we've rounded up nine creative courses in 2025 that are ideal gifts for design and architecture enthusiasts this Christmas. More about Nine short courses that make for perfect gifts for design lovers this Christmas
Automotive company General Motors and developer Bedrock have released a proposal to redevelop the 1970s Renaissance Center complex in Detroit, which calls for the demolition of two of the skyscrapers on the site. More about GM and Bedrock seek to demolish skyscrapers surrounding Detroit's tallest building
Japanese studio Chop + Archi created a deep cross-shaped void in the centre of this compact house in Kumagaya, Japan, dividing it into distinct spaces that are buffered from each other. More about Chop + Archi cuts cruciform void into centre of Kumagaya House in Japan
British carmaker Jaguar has sparked controversy online after revealing its Type 00 concept car, with some people calling it a "design triumph" and others an "ugly, clunky behemoth". More about Jaguar divides opinion with "gobsmacking" EV concept
From an underground speakeasy in Hong Kong to an American "cathedral of fried chicken", here are Dezeen's top 10 restaurants and bars of 2024. More about The top 10 restaurants and bars of 2024
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station along the Riyadh Metro network, which opened on Sunday in Saudi Arabia's capital city. More about Geometric perforations illuminate Saudi metro station by Zaha Hadid Architects
Too many office-building lobbies are being turned into soulless spaces with the same Apple Store aesthetic, writes Anthony Paletta. More about "I wander into office lobbies wherever I go and it delivers no end of disappointment"
Over 600 architects and designers from across the globe gathered for the Dezeen Awards 2024 party last week in partnership with Bentley, where this year's winners were announced. More about Architects and designers from around the world celebrate Dezeen Awards 2024 at London party
British automaker Jaguar has revealed images of its electric concept car, the Type 00, two weeks on from the launch of a rebrand that made waves online. More about Jaguar unveils concept car as "pure expression of new creative philosophy"