News
Brutalist architect Owen Luder dies aged 93
Owen Luder, the British architect behind brutalist buildings including the Trinity Square car park and Tricorn Centre, has died at the age of 93. More about Brutalist architect Owen Luder dies aged 93
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Promotion
Tigmi Trading designs rug collection that takes cues from brutalist architecture
Dezeen promotion: Byron Bay rug company Tigmi Trading has released its first in-house-designed rug collection informed by brutalist architecture. More about Tigmi Trading designs rug collection that takes cues from brutalist architecture
Architecture
ODDO Architects builds five-storey CH House on four-metre-wide site in Hanoi
Vietnamese studio ODDO Architects has slotted a spacious family home into a narrow gap between two buildings in Hanoi. More about ODDO Architects builds five-storey CH House on four-metre-wide site in Hanoi
Architecture
WOHA creates "oasis in the desert" for Singapore Pavilion at Dubai Expo
Architecture studio WOHA has created a plant-filled pavilion covered in a "three-dimensional garden" at Dubai Expo 2020. More about WOHA creates "oasis in the desert" for Singapore Pavilion at Dubai Expo
Interiors
Cover Story plastic-free paint shop encourages visitors to play with colour
Finnish plastic-free paint company Cover Story has opened its first shop: a "paint studio" fitted out by interior designer Linda Bergroth to offer customers multiple ways to explore colour. More about Cover Story plastic-free paint shop encourages visitors to play with colour
Design
Factory Records sleeves were "about things I didn't have" says Peter Saville
Legendary designer Peter Saville has revealed the inspiration behind his early work for Factory Records, saying the influential covers featured "things that I saw and wished were part of my reality". More about Factory Records sleeves were "about things I didn't have" says Peter Saville
Architecture
Golden cinema in France by Antonio Virga evokes the age of "monumental" movie theatres
French practice Antonio Virga Architecte has used perforated brickwork and gold metal to wrap a cinema building in Cahors, France, which filters light onto the surrounding public square at night. More about Golden cinema in France by Antonio Virga evokes the age of "monumental" movie theatres
Architecture
Max von Werz merges old and new at Baja Club Hotel in Mexico
Historic brick walls and a spiral staircase feature in a Baja Peninsula hotel that was designed by Mexican firm Max von Werz Arquitectos to embrace its seaside context. More about Max von Werz merges old and new at Baja Club Hotel in Mexico
Architecture
Plant-covered mesh panels surround preschool in Vietnam by HGAA
Screens of metal mesh allow plants to climb up the walls of this steel-framed school in Ha Long City by Vietnamese studio HGAA, which has been shortlisted in the civic building category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Plant-covered mesh panels surround preschool in Vietnam by HGAA
Interiors
Yatofu applies festive hues to post office in Zhejiang
A gift shop and events space lie inside this post office in Zhejiang, China, which design studio Yatofu has decked out in red, green and white. More about Yatofu applies festive hues to post office in Zhejiang
Architecture
Neiheiser Argyros overhauls abandoned St Minas House in Greece
Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros has overhauled a vacant 1970s villa on the Greek coast, which features a concrete roof with a pair of arches that frame views towards the sea. More about Neiheiser Argyros overhauls abandoned St Minas House in Greece
Interiors
Production processes are put on show inside Dengo chocolate store in São Paulo
A see-through chute carrying cacao nibs winds above the heads of customers in this São Paulo chocolate shop, which has been designed by Matheus Farah e Manoel Maia Arquitetura. More about Production processes are put on show inside Dengo chocolate store in São Paulo
Architecture
Wooden grid encloses indoor and outdoor spaces at Sanya Farm Lab by CLOU Architects
CLOU Architects referenced traditional straw-roofed houses when designing the gridded wooden canopy that tops this agricultural education centre in Sanya on Hainan Island. More about Wooden grid encloses indoor and outdoor spaces at Sanya Farm Lab by CLOU Architects
Lookbooks
Ten interiors with window seats for peaceful contemplation
For our latest lookbook, we've collected 10 homes with restful window seats where the owners can watch the world go by. More about Ten interiors with window seats for peaceful contemplation
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
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