Chinese architecture studio MAD has completed the Cloudscape of Haikou, a sinuous library and waystation that is cast in seamless white concrete on the coast of the Chinese island of Hainan. More about MAD completes amorphous concrete library in China
To honour Earth Day, we've rounded up 10 ways architects are reshaping the built environment to benefit both people and the planet. More about Ten ways in which architecture is addressing climate change
To mark Earth Day, we've rounded up seven materials that designers are using to replace more polluting mainstays such as plastic, concrete and leather in a bid to limit the impacts of climate change. More about Seven key materials designers are relying on to create more sustainable products
In this live talk produced by Dezeen to launch a new collaboration with V–A–C , Space Caviar co-founder Joseph Grima introduced Non-Extractive Architecture, a manifesto and exhibition advocating for a new type of architecture that does not exploit the planet. More about Watch our live talk on non-extractive architecture with Joseph Grima
Architects Charlotte Skene Catling and Liam Young have joined the panel for the new Dezeen Awards 2021 media categories, which will reward excellence in the way architecture, interiors and design are communicated and promoted. More about Liam Young and Charlotte Skene Catling join Gary Hustwit as Dezeen Awards 2021 media judges
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Jean-Philippe Vassal discusses the architectural approach of his studio Lacaton & Vassal in this special episode of Dezeen's Face to Face podcast. More about "Generosity is essential in architecture" says Jean-Philippe Vassal in Dezeen's Face to Face podcast
Dezeen promotion: Danish brand Fritz Hansen's relaunched N02 Recycle chair, designed in collaboration with Japanese studio Nendo, is made from plastic household waste and has been awarded the EU Ecolabel. More about Fritz Hansen updates sustainable N02 Recycle chair informed by folded paper
British architecture studio Moxon Architects has renovated a Victorian townhouse in London, excavating its basement level to add an extension and creating bright, minimalist interiors. More about Moxon Architects remodels Victorian terrace with sunken garden and minimalist interiors
Textile designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng has created a collection of speckled wall tiles made from shells of eggs discarded by bakeries. More about CArrelé wall tiles are made from discarded eggshells
Architecture office Woods Bagot has covered an apartment block in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighbourhood with a green wall that climbs up five floors. More about Green wall grows five storeys up San Francisco apartment block
Furniture brand Herman Miller is acquiring fellow manufacturer Knoll in a transaction that will see the two American design companies combined into one. More about Furniture brands Herman Miller and Knoll announce merger
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Dezeen promotion: Equitone has added a graphite-hued panel to its flexible [Tectiva] range of coloured fibre-cement facade coverings. More about Equitone's fibre-cement facade panels have "unparalleled design flexibility"
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has poured over a thousand mirrored balls into a pond and covered the trees of the New York Botanical Garden in polka dots as part of a park-wide exhibition. More about Yayoi Kusama wraps New York Botanical Garden trees in polka dots
For the penultimate article in our collaboration with Dom Publishers, the editors of the Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide have selected their architectural highlights from countries in central Africa. More about Architecture highlights from central Africa include projects from Equatorial Guinea and Angola
This video of Dezeen Club's first metaverse meet-up on 7 April features speakers Space Popular, Andrés Reisinger, Amber Jae Slooten and Charlotte Taylor discussing the rise of virtual worlds. More about Andrés Reisinger, Space Popular, Amber Slooten and Charlotte Taylor discuss how "the virtual world and the real world will integrate"
A panel of experts discussed designing sustainable and socially responsible cities around the world in this live talk produced by Dezeen for engineering firm Buro Happold. More about Watch our live talk about designing equitable spaces
Interior design practice Universal Design Studio has incorporated seating areas and terrazzo tracks into the lobby of an office building on the former site of a railway station at 100 Liverpool Street in the City of London. More about Universal Design Studio uses terrazzo train tracks to guide visitors through City of London office lobby
Dutch designer Dave Hakkens has launched an online academy that teaches users how to fix "99 per cent of their clothing" in a bid to combat the mounting issue of textile waste. More about Fixing Fashion initiative hopes to patch up "broken" clothing industry
Bedrooms and living spaces at this thatch-roofed house in Vietnam's Cần Giuộc district open up to provide views across a pond that wraps around two sides of the building. More about AM House is a Vietnamese holiday home surrounded by a pond and tropical gardens
Bristol design office Taxi Studio has created a typeface that looks like intestines as part of the branding for Never Too Young, a campaign alerting young people to the dangers of bowel cancer. More about Taxi Studio designs human colon typeface for Never Too Young bowel cancer campaign