Architecture
This week we reviewed 2020
This week on Dezeen, we continued our review of the year by looking back at the most interesting cabins, houses and graduate projects of 2020. More about This week we reviewed 2020
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Architecture
Architecture49 tops Le Littoral holiday home with off-centre volume
Canadian studio Architecture49 has completed Le Littoral, a holiday rental property in Charlevoix, Québec, which was informed by local architecture but has been given a contemporary feel with an off-centre upper level. More about Architecture49 tops Le Littoral holiday home with off-centre volume
News
Edward Mazria wins AIA Gold Medal for 2021
American architect Edward Mazria has scooped the 2021 AIA Gold Medal prize in recognition of "his unwavering voice and leadership" in the architecture industry's fight against climate change. More about Edward Mazria wins AIA Gold Medal for 2021
Design
Fashion photographer Elena Iv-skaya makes Qeeboo products "the stars" in colourful photo shoot
Dezeen promotion: Design brand Qeeboo has teamed with fashion photographer Elena Iv-skaya to create a series of colourful images to mark the four-year-old brand's coming of age and renovated its collections catalogue 2021. More about Fashion photographer Elena Iv-skaya makes Qeeboo products "the stars" in colourful photo shoot
Architecture
CAN adds fake mountain to Edwardian house in south London
A fake Disneyland mountain informed this playful revamp of a family house in south London by architecture studio CAN. More about CAN adds fake mountain to Edwardian house in south London
2020 review
Dezeen's top 10 museums and galleries of 2020
We're continuing our review of the year with the museums and galleries that turned our readers' heads in 2020, including a minimalist structure by Álvaro Siza and a spiralling pavilion by BIG. More about Dezeen's top 10 museums and galleries of 2020
Opinion
"Grey alone would be too depressing for 2021's colour of the year"
With its pick of two colours of the year for 2021, Pantone has tried to both reflect the depressing past year and predict hope for 2021, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Grey alone would be too depressing for 2021's colour of the year"
Interiors
Seaside hotel by K-studio declared Ultimate Winner at AHEAD's 2020 global awards show
Dezeen promotion: an abandoned wine factory converted into a hotel by Athens architects K-studio has been named Ultimate Winner of the AHEAD Global Awards in a livestream broadcast on Dezeen today. More about Seaside hotel by K-studio declared Ultimate Winner at AHEAD's 2020 global awards show
Design
Aptera unveils three-wheeled solar electric car that "requires no charging"
US startup Aptera has developed a solar and electric vehicle with a range of up to 1,000 miles on a full battery, which it claims most drivers won't need to charge. More about Aptera unveils three-wheeled solar electric car that "requires no charging"
Talks
Dezeen and Tarkett present a live talk on the circular economy with Perkins and Will
Dezeen partnered with flooring brand Tarkett to host a live discussion with Perkins and Will about how architects and suppliers can support the circular economy and help create carbon-neutral buildings. More about Dezeen and Tarkett present a live talk on the circular economy with Perkins and Will
Design
Digital perfumery Sillages Paris receives radical technicolour rebrand
DAD Agency has eschewed the pared-back palette of traditional perfumeries in favour of kaleidoscopic colours and 3D graphics for its rebrand of independent fragrance start-up Sillages Paris. More about Digital perfumery Sillages Paris receives radical technicolour rebrand
Architecture
Carlo Ratti Associati stacks tennis courts on top of each other for Playscraper building
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota have designed a concept for a tower called Playscraper, which is a temporary structure that consists of eight tennis courts layered on top of each other. More about Carlo Ratti Associati stacks tennis courts on top of each other for Playscraper building
News
Philip Johnson's first building renamed amid protest over architect's "white supremacist views"
US architecture and design school Harvard GSD has removed Philip Johnson's name from a house he built while studying at the institution in response to a campaign calling for a rethink of the Nazi-supporting late architect's legacy. More about Philip Johnson's first building renamed amid protest over architect's "white supremacist views"
Dezeen Debate
Top 10 staircases of the year feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features our roundup of 2020's top 10 projects involving staircases. More about Top 10 staircases of the year feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Promotion
Artwork from Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair transformed into prints by Fine Art America
Dezeen promotion: a selection of artworks featured in magazines Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair has been made available to purchase as prints by Fine Art America. More about Artwork from Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair transformed into prints by Fine Art America
Architecture
Peter Barber Architects creates terrace of social housing on "undevelopable" London site
London studio Peter Barber Architects has created a terrace of social housing for Greenwich council on a tight site in south London that was previously occupied by garages. More about Peter Barber Architects creates terrace of social housing on "undevelopable" London site
News
Pantone selects two shades as its colours of the year for 2021
Ultimate Gray and Illuminating, an "optimistic" hue of yellow, are the two shades that Pantone has named as its colours of the year for 2021. More about Pantone selects two shades as its colours of the year for 2021
2020 review
Dezeen's top eight Chilean houses of 2020
Some of the year's most varied houses, including homes with undulating concrete roofs, bright yellow windbreakers and wonky skylights, were in Chile. US editor Eleanor Gibson selects eight of the best Chilean houses to continue our review of 2020. More about Dezeen's top eight Chilean houses of 2020
Design
Recycled 3D-printing waste oozes from monolithic furniture collection by Donghoon Sohn
South Korean designer Donghoon Sohn has pressed plastic slabs together like slices of bread for his latest furniture series, allowing primary coloured, recycled binder to bleed from the cracks as if it was melted cheese. More about Recycled 3D-printing waste oozes from monolithic furniture collection by Donghoon Sohn
Interiors
Enter Projects Asia weaves rattan sculptures through Spice & Barley restaurant in Bangkok
Architecture studio Enter Projects Asia has created a design installation for the Spice & Barley gastro lounge in Bangkok using rattan sculptures and gold hues to fuse Thai tradition with modern design. More about Enter Projects Asia weaves rattan sculptures through Spice & Barley restaurant in Bangkok