News
Carlo Ratti to curate Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025
Italian architect and engineer Carlo Ratti has been appointed director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025. More about Carlo Ratti to curate Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025
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2023 review
Remembering the architects and designers we lost in 2023
Our review of 2023 pays tribute to the architects, designers and innovators who died in this year, including Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Viñoly and fashion pioneer Mary Quant. More about Remembering the architects and designers we lost in 2023
Architecture
Frankey installs "world's tallest canal bridge" between two Amsterdam buildings
Dutch street artist Frankey has linked the upper floors of two Amsterdam buildings with a structure designed to look like one of the city's historic canal bridges. More about Frankey installs "world's tallest canal bridge" between two Amsterdam buildings
Interiors
External Reference uses 3D printing to create organic displays for La Manso store in Barcelona
3D-printed shelving structures informed by Catalan-modernist buildings were used for shelving in this store designed by External Reference for a Spanish jewellery brand. More about External Reference uses 3D printing to create organic displays for La Manso store in Barcelona
Dezeen Jobs: How We Recruit
Five interviews that address the evolution of recruitment
To mark 15 years of Dezeen Jobs, we explored how recruitment has adapted and responded to the ever-changing architecture and design industry. More about Five interviews that address the evolution of recruitment
Design
Cristina Celestino designs coloured glass holder for Diptyque's first refillable candle
Italian architect Cristina Celestino has designed a coloured glass candle holder in Diptyque's signature oval shape for the brand's first refillable candle. More about Cristina Celestino designs coloured glass holder for Diptyque's first refillable candle
Architecture
Mexico City community centre features blue-tinted concrete walls
Design firms WORKac and Ignacio Urquiza Architects have created a multi-level, concrete community centre in an underserved neighbourhood that is meant to "promote the regeneration of social life". More about Mexico City community centre features blue-tinted concrete walls
Furniture
Javier Guzmán Cervantes showcases furniture made from urban waste in Mexico
Mexican architect Javier Guzmán Cervantes has collected urban waste materials including cinderblocks and rebar to create a series of furniture for a show in Mexico City. More about Javier Guzmán Cervantes showcases furniture made from urban waste in Mexico
Architecture
BIG designs Mindfulness City in Bhutan connected by "inhabitable bridges"
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan that will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. More about BIG designs Mindfulness City in Bhutan connected by "inhabitable bridges"
Architecture
Stanton Williams updates historic home of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford
British architecture studio Stanton Williams has refurbished and extended the Grade II*-listed Rhodes House at the University of Oxford, adding a lantern-like glazed pavilion for events. More about Stanton Williams updates historic home of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford
Sharjah Architecture Triennial
Limbo Accra turns half-built Sharjah Mall into a "symbol of potential"
Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has installed a series of textile forms within an unfinished shopping centre, which is one of the largest incomplete buildings in the UAE, as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. More about Limbo Accra turns half-built Sharjah Mall into a "symbol of potential"
News
RSHP unveils proposal for "post-carbon" neighbourhood in Paris
British studio RSHP has revealed its plans to introduce a mixed-use neighbourhood with a series of public spaces within La Défense business district in Paris. More about RSHP unveils proposal for "post-carbon" neighbourhood in Paris
Architecture
Robocoop conceals Rome palace restoration work with "illusionary infill facade"
Italian studio Robocoop has created a temporary facade to blend into its historic surroundings and hide ongoing construction on a palace courtyard restoration in Rome. More about Robocoop conceals Rome palace restoration work with "illusionary infill facade"
Architecture
Plat Asia explores "boundarylessness" with Cloud Tea Room in China
Beijing studio Plat Asia has created a contemporary teahouse for a resort in Huzhou, China, which draws on the transience of clouds and is surrounded by an undulating steel-pole installation. More about Plat Asia explores "boundarylessness" with Cloud Tea Room in China
Design
Philos is a gimbal decanter designed for serving whisky on superyachts
London-based Studio Indigo and craftsmen Little Halstock have created a sculptural gimbal decanter for whisky distillers The Glenrothes that can be used aboard a yacht to protect and pour its rare Demijohn 1969 spirit. More about Philos is a gimbal decanter designed for serving whisky on superyachts
Architecture
Formation Association fills revamped Los Angeles retail space with pink plaster
Local studio Formation Association has completed a renovation project in Los Angeles, placing asymmetrical volumes clad in plaster in the shell of a masonry building to create a dramatic "canyon-like" interior passage. More about Formation Association fills revamped Los Angeles retail space with pink plaster
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features Australia's ban of engineered stone
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Australia's decision to ban engineered stone due to rising cases of silicosis. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Australia's ban of engineered stone
Architecture
Lakeside mass-timber theatre in Chile features "box within a box" construction
An architecture team of Nicolás Norero, Leonardo Quinteros and Tomás Villalón has created a community theatre out of glued laminated timber along a lake's shoreline in Panguipulli, Chile. More about Lakeside mass-timber theatre in Chile features "box within a box" construction
Promotions
Award-winning Word on Woods podcast returns for fourth season
Promotion: the American Hardwood Export Council and design journal Disegno's podcast returns for a fourth season exploring the relationship between wood and the design industry. More about Award-winning Word on Woods podcast returns for fourth season
Architecture
3DM Architecture celebrates Maltese traditions in minimalist home
Local studio 3DM Architecture has married arched volumes with a pared-back material palette to create Twentyfour, a minimalist home in Malta. More about 3DM Architecture celebrates Maltese traditions in minimalist home