Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards 2021 studio longlist announced
The longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2021 studio categories has been revealed, with 121 studios selected across six categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 studio longlist announced
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Talks
Watch our live talk on women in product design with Philips TV & Sound
A panel of leading women in product design discussed their experiences of working in the field in this live talk produced by Dezeen for Philips TV & Sound. More about Watch our live talk on women in product design with Philips TV & Sound
News
Adjaye Associates designs monolithic campus for The Africa Institute in Sharjah
Large courtyards will sit between the five high-rise blocks that define The Africa Institute campus, which Adjaye Associates is developing in downtown Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. More about Adjaye Associates designs monolithic campus for The Africa Institute in Sharjah
Architecture
Households Declare campaign demands urgent action from UK government on housing emissions
Climate activist group Architects Climate Action Network has launched Households Declare, a UK campaign that aims to reduce carbon emissions caused by homes. More about Households Declare campaign demands urgent action from UK government on housing emissions
Redesign the World
Alexandra Hagen, Hanif Kara and Liam Young announced as judges for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition
White Arkitekter CEO Alexandra Hagen, structural engineer Hanif Kara and speculative architect Liam Young will judge Dezeen's Redesign the World competition in partnership with Epic Games, which calls for new ideas to rethink planet Earth. More about Alexandra Hagen, Hanif Kara and Liam Young announced as judges for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition
Interiors
Studio Wok designs cavernous pizza restaurant to recall rocky coves of Sardinia
Studio Wok has completed Myrto, a pizzeria on Sardinia that is designed to reflect the island's earth tones and wind-swept granite rocks. More about Studio Wok designs cavernous pizza restaurant to recall rocky coves of Sardinia
Architecture
Reddymade and Ai Weiwei add hexagonal extension to Salt Point home
Architecture studio Reddymade has collaborated with Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei to design a corrugated metal extension with hexagonal ends for a weekend home in Salt Point, New York. More about Reddymade and Ai Weiwei add hexagonal extension to Salt Point home
Architecture
Mexican desert influences pink concrete La Duna skatepark in Ciudad Juárez
The dunes of the Chihuahuan Desert informed the undulating, pink concrete landscape of this new skatepark in Ciudad Juárez's Oriente Park. More about Mexican desert influences pink concrete La Duna skatepark in Ciudad Juárez
News
Critics mourn modernist French Railways House as "dying loved one" ahead of planned demolition
Architects and designers have reacted with dismay to the news that a 1960s landmark in central London will be demolished to make way for a new office development by architecture studio Make. More about Critics mourn modernist French Railways House as "dying loved one" ahead of planned demolition
School Shows
Ten end-of-year architecture projects from students at the University of Reading
A project that reintroduces endangered countryside animals into an orchard environment and a church ruin in Bristol transformed into an educational kitchen are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Reading. More about Ten end-of-year architecture projects from students at the University of Reading
Architecture
Caserío Azkarraga is a restaurant and residence wrapped in blackened timber
Architecture offices BABELstudio and Bonadona Arquitectura have completed a timber-clad building in northern Spain containing a restaurant and an adjoining house for its chef. More about Caserío Azkarraga is a restaurant and residence wrapped in blackened timber
Dezeen Awards
Dezeen Awards 2021 design longlist announced
The longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2021 design categories has been revealed, with 308 projects selected across 12 categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 design longlist announced
Architecture
Design Museum curator picks five highlights from Charlotte Perriand: The Modern Life exhibition
The latest exhibition at London's Design Museum provides a retrospective look at the life and work of 20th-century designer Charlotte Perriand. Chief curator Justin McGuirk shares his top five exhibits in this roundup from the show. More about Design Museum curator picks five highlights from Charlotte Perriand: The Modern Life exhibition
Architecture
Holiday Home by Orange Architects is a timber-clad cabin with a flexible interior
Dutch office Orange Architects has completed a compact holiday home on the island of Texel in the Netherlands, featuring an interior that adapts to its occupants' changing needs throughout the day. More about Holiday Home by Orange Architects is a timber-clad cabin with a flexible interior
Architecture
Best Practice transforms storage shed into backyard studio in Seattle
US firm Best Practice Architecture has converted a simple outbuilding on a Seattle property into an office and workout space for use during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Best Practice transforms storage shed into backyard studio in Seattle
Comments
Commenter says BIG's Marsk Watchtower in Denmark is "asking for trouble"
In this week's comments update, readers are concerned about BIG's recently opened Marsk Watchtower in Denmark and discussing other top stories. More about Commenter says BIG's Marsk Watchtower in Denmark is "asking for trouble"
School Shows
Ten interior design projects by Florence Institute of Design International students
A skylit kindergarten and a nursing home with a lush internal courtyard are among the varied interior design projects in our latest school show, curated by Florence Institute of Design International. More about Ten interior design projects by Florence Institute of Design International students
Promotion
Norman Foster Foundation presents free On Cities masterclasses
Dezeen promotion: the educational foundation set up by architect Norman Foster has released an online masterclass series focused on topics related to contemporary cities, with lectures given by experts including architects Sou Fujimoto, Francis Kéré and Deborah Berke. More about Norman Foster Foundation presents free On Cities masterclasses
Dezeen Showroom
Shapes from Home furniture collection by Levi Christiansen
Dezeen Showroom: American designer Levi Christiansen journeyed into his childhood dreams to create the tables, seating and shelving in the Shapes from Home collection, which explores otherworldly imagery through woodwork. More about Shapes from Home furniture collection by Levi Christiansen
Architecture
Drew Mandel designs country home overlooking a woodland site in Canada
Contrasting finishes of concrete, brick, wood and aluminium fins form this country vacation home in Ballantrae in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada by Drew Mandel Architects. More about Drew Mandel designs country home overlooking a woodland site in Canada