Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards 2023 late entry closes on 8 June
The late entry deadline for Dezeen Awards 2023, in partnership with Bentley Motors, is midnight London time on 8 June. More about Dezeen Awards 2023 late entry closes on 8 June
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Exhibitions
Copenhagen in Common exhibition shows the city's best and worst architecture
An exhibition has opened at the Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen filled with models that explore the history and future of the city's buildings and landscapes. More about Copenhagen in Common exhibition shows the city's best and worst architecture
Bolzan
Competition: win a blanket from Italian brand Bolzan
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with Italian brand Bolzan to offer readers the chance to win its Spinapesce blanket. More about Competition: win a blanket from Italian brand Bolzan
Design
Sarah Sze designs artwork for hidden Victorian waiting room at London train station
New York-based artist Sarah Sze has created a large-scale art installation in a vaulted space above Peckham Rye station that had been boarded up for the last 50 years. More about Sarah Sze designs artwork for hidden Victorian waiting room at London train station
Technology
Epic Games creates virtual model that realises Moshe Safdie's full vision for Habitat 67
Software developer Epic Games and visualisation firm Neoscape have created an interactive model that shows how architect Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67 housing complex in Montreal would have appeared if it had been fully realised. More about Epic Games creates virtual model that realises Moshe Safdie's full vision for Habitat 67
Architecture
Dezeen Debate features Bugatti's "clumsy" design for its first residential skyscraper
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Bugatti's designs for a skyscraper in Dubai that will feature two garage-to-penthouse car lifts. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Bugatti's "clumsy" design for its first residential skyscraper
Architecture
HW Studio creates austere white home in Mexico to evoke "sense of security"
Local firm HW Studio Arquitectos has completed an all-white stucco home in Morelia, Mexico, whose hermetic design serves as a haven for the residents. More about HW Studio creates austere white home in Mexico to evoke "sense of security"
London Design Biennale
Ten standout pavilions from the 2023 London Design Biennale
A giant wind chime, touch-sensing bio-textiles and windows for Ukraine are among the most intriguing installations from the London Design Biennale, which opens at Somerset House today. More about Ten standout pavilions from the 2023 London Design Biennale
Promotion
iGuzzini's Libera lighting system allows users to create graphical lighting compositions
Promotion: launched at this year's Milan design week, Italian lighting brand iGuzzini's linear Libera lighting system is made up of modular components that can be used to create complex compositions. More about iGuzzini's Libera lighting system allows users to create graphical lighting compositions
Architecture
NOA designs Alpine hotel extension as a play on the mountain skyline
A sweeping roof inspired by the mountain skyline of the Alps defines a hillside extension to the Olympic Spa Hotel by Network of Architecture. More about NOA designs Alpine hotel extension as a play on the mountain skyline
Interiors
Pirajean Lees creates Arts and Crafts-style interior for Mayfair restaurant
London design studio Pirajean Lees referenced Mayfair's pastoral past and created a series of spaces that nod to the idea of a Georgian manor house when designing restaurant 20 Berkeley. More about Pirajean Lees creates Arts and Crafts-style interior for Mayfair restaurant
Opinion
"Neom's unwelcome presence in Venice reinforces the need for radical change"
The Venice Architecture Biennale and Neom's Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition presented two alternative visions for the future, writes Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft. More about "Neom's unwelcome presence in Venice reinforces the need for radical change"
Video
IDEO designs Pallana suspension lamp with adjustable ring lights for Moooi
IDEO's Clark Scheffy and Thomas Overthun describe the "controlled chaos" of the design consultancy's Pallana suspension lamp in this exclusive Design Dreams video produced by Dezeen for Moooi. More about IDEO designs Pallana suspension lamp with adjustable ring lights for Moooi
Interiors
"I sometimes feel like I fell into doing fashion" says Jonathan Anderson
Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson set up the brand's annual craft prize to decode the "chintz" and "pastiche" associations of the discipline, he tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "I sometimes feel like I fell into doing fashion" says Jonathan Anderson
Venice Architecture Biennale
SOM and Princeton University use AR to construct self-balancing arch in Venice
Architecture studio SOM has worked with Princeton University's Form Finding Lab to create the Angelus Novus Vault – a self-balancing brick arch that was built using augmented-reality goggles. More about SOM and Princeton University use AR to construct self-balancing arch in Venice
Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards 2023 entries close tonight at midnight London time
Today is the last day you can enter Dezeen Awards 2023 in partnership with Bentley Motors, and the final chance to take advantage of our 20 per cent discount on sustainability categories! More about Dezeen Awards 2023 entries close tonight at midnight London time
Promotion
Design Shanghai to spotlight brands bridging east and west
Promotion: Design Shanghai trade fair is set to return from 8 to 11 June 2023 for its 10th anniversary year, with an aim to explore the meeting of eastern and western design philosophies. More about Design Shanghai to spotlight brands bridging east and west
Architecture
Philippe Starck designs school to "revitalise creative production in Qatar"
French designer Philippe Starck has revealed his design for the Qatar Preparatory School at an exhibition of upcoming buildings in Qatar during the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Philippe Starck designs school to "revitalise creative production in Qatar"
Architecture
LOHA creates dance school within historic orange-packing building in southern California
Architectural studio LOHA has transformed an agricultural building in California into the light-filled Sandi Simon Center for Dance with polycarbonate walls that evoke the "ephemeral nature of performance". More about LOHA creates dance school within historic orange-packing building in southern California
School Shows
Eleven design projects by students at Parsons School of Design
Dezeen School Shows: a community housing scheme for those displaced by the war in Ukraine and a project that likens architectural spaces to musical instruments are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Parsons School of Design. More about Eleven design projects by students at Parsons School of Design