After being confined to small-scale experiments for years, biomaterials finally catapulted into the mainstream in 2021 according to the architects, designers and manufacturers using them as building blocks for a new low-carbon economy. More about Biomaterial companies see "explosion in interest" as sales double in a year
Continuing our review of 2021, Dezeen picks our top 10 videos of the year including exclusive interviews with architects Sumayya Vally and Kengo Kuma and behind-the-scenes looks at the most notable installations of the year. More about Dezeen's top 10 architecture and design videos of 2021
With the trend for remote working continuing, Fathom Architects has designed an office for property group The Crown Estate "for all the stuff that happens away from your computer screen". More about Fathom Architects designs London office with more meeting areas than desks
Structural columns disguised as huge, craggy boulders dominate the interior of this cafe designed by BLUE Architecture Studio in the Chinese seaside resort of Aranya. More about BLUE Architecture Studio erects rocky columns inside Zolaism cafe in Aranya
Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has completed a mixed-use apartment block on Queensland's Gold Coast featuring retractable slatted wooden screens and thin balconies that reference the form of a pine cone. More about Retractable screens shelter seafront apartment block in Australia by Koichi Takada Architects
With the year drawing to a close, some of us are already thinking about where to holiday in 2022. As part of our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up 10 impressive new hotels, including Pharrell Williams' Goodtime Hotel, a 17th-century monastery conversion and clifftop villas on the Jurassic Coast. More about Dezeen's top 10 hotels of 2021
Fresh white treatment rooms are contrasted with khaki-green communal areas inside the Dentista dental clinic in Amsterdam, which has been designed by local studio i29. More about i29 creates colour-block interiors for Amsterdam dental clinic
A concrete podium topped with a sculptural, glazed volume forms Casa S, a cliffside Chilean house by architecture firms Gubbins Polidura Arquitectos and Más Arquitectos. More about Casa S is an amoeba-shaped home on the coast of Chile
Danish studio CF Møller Architects has nestled a concrete villa into a shallow hill on a Norwegian farm, creating a pair of stepped terraces with views of the nearby Oslofjord. More about CF Møller Architects hides "invisible villa" in Norway under green roof
For our latest Dezeen lookbook we've collected 10 bedrooms from homes across the world, from a cabin in Finland to an apartment complex in Thailand, that all feature wood panelling. More about Ten bedrooms with elegant wood panelling for a cosy atmosphere
This week on Dezeen, we covered the news that Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers passed away aged 88. More about This week architects paid tribute to high-tech pioneer Richard Rogers
Merry Christmas to all our readers! We'll be back tomorrow, in the meantime enjoy this neon Christmas tree designed by Liliane Lijn and read our review of 2021. More about Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
Thatched beachfront bungalows overlook the Indian Ocean from this hotel named Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique, which was built in tandem with a marine conservation centre. More about NJF Design creates thatched resort surrounded by dunes in Mozambique
Organisers of the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair have announced the event will be pushed back from its scheduled date in February due to coronavirus for a second consecutive year. More about Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair postponed to September 2022
Italian architect Renzo Piano has transformed a former power station in Moscow into a contemporary arts centre for the V-A-C Foundation named GES-2 House of Culture More about Renzo Piano converts Moscow power station into GES-2 House of Culture
NFTs experienced a meteoric rise this year but continue to divide opinion. As part of our 2021 review, Dezeen speaks to both sides of the debate to explore what the future might look like for NFTs in 2022. More about Will the extraordinary rise of NFTs continue in 2022?
Electric vehicle brand Arrival has revealed the prototype of its monovolume electric car designed for Uber, which aims to offer passengers a comfort-driven ride-hailing experience. More about Uber and Arrival design "super minimal" electric car for ride-hailing industry
The proposed renovation to Helmut Jahn's recently saved James R Thompson Center will strip so much of the uniqueness from the postmodern building they may as well demolish it, says Owen Hopkins. More about "Thompson Center renovation aiming for lowest common denominator of apparently good taste"
An original cyanotype print and a satirical depiction of Foster + Partners' Tulip as a sex toy up in flames are among the best Christmas cards sent by architects, designers and brands this year. More about Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2021 call for a better new year
Brazilian studio KS Arquitetos has designed a home in Porto Alegre that is elevated on stilts so that it peers over the treetops and out onto Lake Guaíba. More about KS Arquitetos completes stilted Mirador House overlooking Brazil's Lake Guaíba