Talks
Watch a talk on the role of brick in today's world
Dezeen teamed up with US brick company Glen-Gery to host a talk exploring the place brick has in today's urban landscapes. More about Watch a talk on the role of brick in today's world
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Ten architecture student projects from Dezeen's Pinterest
We've rounded up some of the most imaginative student architecture projects pinned on Dezeen's dedicated School Shows Pinterest board. More about Ten architecture student projects from Dezeen's Pinterest
Promotion
Design Hotels publishes 2024 Further Forecast trend report
Promotion: hospitality brand Design Hotels has published its inaugural Further Forecast trend report highlighting six cultural trends that will define travel in 2024. More about Design Hotels publishes 2024 Further Forecast trend report
Architecture
K-studio buries stepped visitor centre in 100-year-old vineyard
Greek architecture practice K-studio has completed a visitor space for drinks company Metaxa, carving an experiential route out of the stepped stone terraces of a century-year-old vineyard. More about K-studio buries stepped visitor centre in 100-year-old vineyard
Dezeen Awards
Thirty innovative projects named on Dezeen Awards 2023 sustainability shortlist
Dezeen has announced the sustainability shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes designs by Snøhetta, Diana Kellogg Architects, Blond and Foster + Partners. More about Thirty innovative projects named on Dezeen Awards 2023 sustainability shortlist
Architecture
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios completes "scholarly, welcoming" arts faculty at University of Warwick
UK practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has completed a terracotta-clad home for the University of Warwick Faculty of Arts, near Coventry, which is one of six schemes shortlisted for the 2023 Stirling Prize. More about Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios completes "scholarly, welcoming" arts faculty at University of Warwick
Design
Eight projects by POOR Collective that reimagine co-design as "a two-way street"
To mark POOR Collective winning London's Emerging Design Medal, co-founder Shawn Adams rounds up eight must-know projects by the social enterprise, focused on involving young people in the regeneration of their communities. More about Eight projects by POOR Collective that reimagine co-design as "a two-way street"
News
Stockholm Furniture Fair to be sold and venue demolished
Stockholmsmässan, the venue for and organisation that runs annual tradeshow Stockholm Furniture Fair, is set to be sold and demolished as the city of Stockholm plans to create a new city district on its grounds. More about Stockholm Furniture Fair to be sold and venue demolished
Designblok
Biocement chair and wax urn among top graduate projects at Designblok
An urn made from soy wax, jewellery used to eat food and a sculptural chair made from bacteria and recycled bricks were among 15 product designs shown at Designblok's Diploma Selection exhibition. More about Biocement chair and wax urn among top graduate projects at Designblok
Singapore Design Week
School of Tomorrow exhibition addresses climate crisis in playful classroom setting
Design agency Kinetic Singapore presented projects highlighting issues such as pollution and climate change by creating a fictional school for Singapore Design Week. More about School of Tomorrow exhibition addresses climate crisis in playful classroom setting
Architecture
TO Arquitectura creates vaulted Mexico City music school from reclaimed masonry
Mexican studio TO Arquitectura has worked with the local community to create a music school that features a vault made from recycled and donated masonry in Mexico City. More about TO Arquitectura creates vaulted Mexico City music school from reclaimed masonry
Architecture
Field Operations' Gansevoort Peninsula designed to "help prepare" New York for climate change
Manhattan's first "public beachfront" and a salt marsh feature at Gansevoort Peninsula on the Hudson River, which was designed by local landscape studio Field Operations to serve as a buffer against rising tides. More about Field Operations' Gansevoort Peninsula designed to "help prepare" New York for climate change
Dezeen Showroom
Cocoon sofa by Jens Juul Eilersen for Eilersen
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Eilersen has released three new multicoloured variants of its Cocoon sofa, including a Bauhaus edition that plays with primary colours and geometric forms. More about Cocoon sofa by Jens Juul Eilersen for Eilersen
Holiday homes
Architecture Brio creates holiday home with "strong presence" on hillside above Mumbai Bay
Indian studio Architecture Brio has created a holiday home topped with two gabled, timber structures perched on a hillside overlooking Mumbai Bay in India. More about Architecture Brio creates holiday home with "strong presence" on hillside above Mumbai Bay
Dezeen Awards
World's 47 most outstanding designs shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2023
Dezeen has announced the design shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes designs by Muoto, Luceplan, Fuseproject and Tom Dixon. More about World's 47 most outstanding designs shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2023
Architecture
Cake Houses is an "architectural recipe" to create wooden homes in the Czech Republic
Presented at this year's Designblok festival in Prague, Cake Houses is a modular home concept that allows clients to design bespoke homes via an online configurator. More about Cake Houses is an "architectural recipe" to create wooden homes in the Czech Republic
Comments
"It looks horrendous in that beautiful mountain background" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing renders of a supertall skyscraper designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects for the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia. More about "It looks horrendous in that beautiful mountain background" says commenter
Dezeen Showroom
Column kitchen by Inga Sempé for Reform
Dezeen Showroom: French designer Inga Sempé aimed to break with the current trend of industrial kitchen units in her "warm and different" Column kitchens for Danish brand Reform. More about Column kitchen by Inga Sempé for Reform
Architecture
Le Corbusier responsible for architecture's "global blandemic" says Thomas Heatherwick
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has taken aim at the "cult of modernist architecture" in a new BBC radio series. More about Le Corbusier responsible for architecture's "global blandemic" says Thomas Heatherwick
Opinion
"Our built environment embodies violations against human beings"
Designers and architects must start taking human-rights violations in the supply chain more seriously, writes Talia Radford. More about "Our built environment embodies violations against human beings"