Architecture
This week we revealed the Dubai Expo pavilions
This week on Dezeen, we featured pavilions at Dubai Expo 2020 designed by Foster + Partners, Grimshaw, Carlo Ratti and JKMM. More about This week we revealed the Dubai Expo pavilions
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Architecture
Steel mesh wraps Nike's LeBron James Innovation Center by Olson Kundig
A full-size basketball court and a 200-metre track are among the spaces found inside a large, metal-clad building designed by US firm Olson Kundig on the Nike campus in Oregon. More about Steel mesh wraps Nike's LeBron James Innovation Center by Olson Kundig
News
Climate initiatives "desperately need the support of government" say RIBA climate report editors
The authors of a RIBA report showing how construction can reduce its carbon emissions have urged people in the sector to endorse their findings to help pressure governments into taking action ahead of the COP26 climate conference. More about Climate initiatives "desperately need the support of government" say RIBA climate report editors
Architecture
AGi Architects arranges Dubai Expo Opportunity Pavilion around covered plaza
Spanish-Kuwaiti studio AGi Architects has created a pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai that is built around a covered plaza that acts as a place where people can gather. More about AGi Architects arranges Dubai Expo Opportunity Pavilion around covered plaza
Design
Vola brings elegance to hand sanitising with the RS11 dispenser
Dezeen promotion: Danish design brand Vola has stepped outside the bathroom with its latest product, a minimalist hand sanitiser. More about Vola brings elegance to hand sanitising with the RS11 dispenser
Architecture
White Arkitekter unveils "carbon negative" skyscraper and cultural centre in Sweden
Architecture studio White Arkitekter has completed Sara Kulturhus Centre, a timber development featuring the world's second-tallest wooden tower, which it claims will be carbon negative over its lifetime. More about White Arkitekter unveils "carbon negative" skyscraper and cultural centre in Sweden
Interiors
Space Copenhagen designs Esmée restaurant as "urban orangery"
Design studio Space Copenhagen has combined a classic brasserie with a courtyard feel in its design for a restaurant in the heart of Copenhagen. More about Space Copenhagen designs Esmée restaurant as "urban orangery"
News
Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announces 2025 opening date
The long-awaited Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi by architect Frank Gehry is set to open in 2025, nearly 20 years after plans were unveiled and 14 years after construction began. More about Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announces 2025 opening date
Design
Frank Gehry tops Louis Vuitton perfume bottle with aluminium flower
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry has designed his first perfume bottle for French fashion brand Louis Vuitton. More about Frank Gehry tops Louis Vuitton perfume bottle with aluminium flower
Promotion
iF Design Award 2021 winners use packaging design to create engaging narratives
Dezeen promotion: packaging for children's pens and a make-up set designed to look like an egg carton are among the winners in the Packaging Design category of the 2021 iF Design Award. More about iF Design Award 2021 winners use packaging design to create engaging narratives
Installations
Studio Drift and Sou Fujimoto explore rhythms of nature with Basel installation
Dutch design office Studio Drift and Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto have designed an installation where flower-like lamps rise and fall within a "forest" of wooden beams. More about Studio Drift and Sou Fujimoto explore rhythms of nature with Basel installation
Dezeen Debate
Volvo's new logo features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features Volvo's new flat logo. More about Volvo's new logo features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Interiors
AvroKO designs Supper Club restaurant at Justin Timberlake's The Twelve Thirty Club in Nashville
A modern take on a 19th-century supper club is the final space to open at a Nashville dining and drinking destination owned by restauranteur Sam Fox and musician Justin Timberlake. More about AvroKO designs Supper Club restaurant at Justin Timberlake's The Twelve Thirty Club in Nashville
Promotion
The 2021 SEGD Conference Experience Philadelphia focusses on reconnecting, rethinking and refueling
Dezeen promotion: the 2021 edition of SEGD Conference Experience Philadelphia provides a chance to explore experiential design through a three-day conference with a programme of workshops, talks and tours. More about The 2021 SEGD Conference Experience Philadelphia focusses on reconnecting, rethinking and refueling
Architecture
Matt Gibson transforms Melbourne home with courtyards and glazed bridge
Australian practice Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has restored and extended a historic home in the suburbs of Melbourne, which has been shortlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Matt Gibson transforms Melbourne home with courtyards and glazed bridge
Architecture
OOS turns Swiss Pavilion into giant mirror at Dubai Expo
Zürich-based architecture studio OOS has covered the front of the Swiss Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 with a giant mirror. More about OOS turns Swiss Pavilion into giant mirror at Dubai Expo
Design
Balenciaga collaborates with Simpsons to launch Spring Summer collection
Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has launched its Spring Summer 2022 collection with a fake red carpet event followed by a short film showing The Simpsons characters dressed in the brand's clothing. More about Balenciaga collaborates with Simpsons to launch Spring Summer collection
Talks
Future housing will be built to facilitate remote working, say panellists of Aritco talk
Housing blocks with co-working areas and greener interiors will help facilitate remote working in the post-pandemic world, according to panellists in this talk that Dezeen filmed for lift brand Aritco. More about Future housing will be built to facilitate remote working, say panellists of Aritco talk
Video
Short film offers tour of Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names by Studio Libeskind
This video guides viewers around a memorial by Studio Libeskind in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which is dedicated to the Dutch victims of the Holocaust. More about Short film offers tour of Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names by Studio Libeskind
Architecture
Tunnel-like vaults house cafes and workshops along revitalised Prague waterfront
Architect Petr Janda has transformed a series of vaults on the banks of the Vltava River in Prague into versatile public spaces as part of a project aimed at revitalising the embankment. More about Tunnel-like vaults house cafes and workshops along revitalised Prague waterfront