"Multiform is the architectural manifestation of our present moment"
A new transitional architecture movement, dubbed Multiform, has emerged as modernist ideals gives way to digitally dominated thinking, says Owen Hopkins.
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"Architects need to stand in vocal opposition to the government's segregated toilet proposals"
The UK government's consultation on desegregated toilets is a direct attack on trans rights, says the United Voices of the World – Section of Architectural Workers union. More
"Students laughed, cried, got angry and booked taxis, trains and flights home"
Following the publication of our coronavirus student survey, Bath School of Design head Kerry Curtis reflects on a rollercoaster year that forced students and staff to adapt to remote learning. More
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"The carbon footprint of our website will no longer be pushed to the back of our minds"
We were shocked to learn that Dezeen has been ranked last in a survey of websites' carbon emissions. We are determined to improve, says founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More
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"Conversations about diversity need to expand to celebrate the work of people of colour"
Discussions about racial diversity need to focus on people of colour's work, not just their background, if we want to make positive change – something that architecture diversity platform Sound Advice is doing in its Now You Know publication, says Joseph Henry. More
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"The uncomfortable truth is that 2020 might just have been exactly what we needed"
After a turbulent 2020, this year designers should be braver and bolder, says Michelle Ogundehin in her interior design anti-trends report for 2021. More
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"The great challenges we face do not conform to neat disciplinary silos"
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed both a need and a desire for architects to adopt new ways of working, say the authors of Architects After Architecture, Harriet Harriss, Rory Hyde and Roberta Marcaccio. More
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"Can Aalto's international acclaim really be down to self-promotion?"
A recently released feature film about Alvar Aalto presents the Finnish architect as an expert in self-promotion but Laura Iloniemi questions if this skill was the key to his success. More
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"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
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"Coronavirus should inspire us to rewild cities to better support our children"
Coronavirus lockdowns have taught us the importance of having wild areas for children. We should build on this and create a comprehensive strategy to rewild our cities, says architect Cristina Monteiro. More
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The left "fetishises council housing with the same conviction as the right fetishises traditional styles"
We should be applauding social housing projects, but resist the rhetoric that sees council housing as the only solution to the housing crisis, says Owen Hopkins. More
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"The resources we need are no longer in the ground, but in landfill"
We need to recategorise waste as a raw material to begin the transition to a circular economy, says Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure author Katie Treggiden. More
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"Architects need substantive knowledge and skills to address climate change"
Architecture schools should update the curriculum to teach future designers how to respond to the crisis of climate change says Jesse M Keenan, a professor at the Tulane School of Architecture. More
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"Architects still don't understand the role of planning"
The conflict between the Architecture Foundation-backed Antepavilions and the local council has exposed the tension between architects and the planners they should cherish, says Joseph Henry. More
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"Designers need to take a good hard look at themselves and stop making pointless stuff that looks nice"
Designers have an important role to play to help avoid climate catastrophe, write Alexie Sommer and Ella Doran of new environmental collective URGE. More
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"The crossroads is a space and a metaphor deeply rooted in most cultures around the world"
Reintroducing the concept of crossroads into the discourse around public space could help make architecture more inclusive, suggests Aaron Betsky. More
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"Extinction Rebellion's tensegrity structures have rekindled the spirit of early high-tech"
Extinction Rebellion's bamboo protest towers that blocked national newspaper printing presses recall the sustainable motives of high-tech architecture and should win the Stirling Prize, argues Phineas Harper. More
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"I long for the day where suppressing my identity is no longer part of the job"
Black architects are forced to be palatable in order to be successful, says New York architectural designer Naila Opiangah, who shares her experiences of racism within the industry. More
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"The AA has reinvented itself before and is capable of doing so again"
The Architectural Association must reinvent itself following the dismissal of its director Eva Franch i Gilabert or risk becoming irrelevant in the modern world, writes Owen Hopkins. More
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"Interior design casually borrows from cultures it finds aesthetically pleasing without hiring people from those backgrounds"
Borrowing aesthetics from a range of cultures masks the lack of racial diversity in interior design and it is now time to change this says Bhavin Taylor. More
