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  • Giant canopy shelters Sydney Plaza by Adjaye Associates and Daniel Boyd

    A giant canopy that filters light through circular openings covers this public plaza in Sydney, which Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye's studio has created with artist Daniel Boyd. More

    Lizzie Crook | 23 March 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Urb proposes 93-kilometre cycling highway "to make Dubai the most connected city on earth"

    Architecture studio Urb has proposed creating The Loop as a covered highway for cyclists and pedestrians that would wrap around Dubai. More

    Alice Finney | 22 February 2023 | Leave a comment
  • "More than 30 years after she left office Margaret Thatcher's stamp on the city remains"

    Defensible space policies championed by right-wing politicians in the '70s and '80s continue to alienate people in low-income areas and blight our public spaces, writes Anna Minton. More

    Anna Minton | 20 February 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Polycarbonate-wrapped rescue shelter by Garrison Architects maximises light for animals

    NYC-based firm Garrison Architects has completed an animal shelter in Staten Island, which is wrapped in full-height translucent walls that provide even lighting conditions throughout the day. More

    James Brillon | 16 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Es Devlin creates glowing arched stage to showcase "most linguistically diverse city on the planet"

    Hundreds of illuminated cords connected to structural arcs make up the Your Voices installation by British artist Es Devlin which aims to reflect the hundreds of languages spoken in New York. More

    Alice Finney | 9 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Copenhagen's industrial harbour is being developed into a recreational hub

    Promotion: the City of Copenhagen is transforming the Danish capital's harbour into a vibrant public space with recreational activities and residential developments. More

    Dezeen staff | 6 December 2022
  • Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Leo Villareal "enliven the atmosphere of Thames" with Illuminated River installation

    Architecture studio Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has collaborated with New York artist Leo Villareal to create a light installation that spans nine bridges in London. More

    Nicole Rambla | 9 November 2022 | Leave a comment
  • New York Philharmonic's David Geffen Hall reopens after extensive renovation

    Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects and Diamond Schmitt Architects have carried out a renovation of New York City's David Geffen Hall, modernising the venue's main concert hall and improving the public spaces that surround it. More

    James Brillon | 1 November 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Walk-Up Avenue is a public space for locals to "take ownership of" ​in Edinburgh

    Architecture studio New Practice has transformed an unused site in the town centre of Craigmillar, Edinburgh, into a multi-purpose public space for the local community. More

    Amy Peacock | 23 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Mixed Seats aims to show "what a chair could be"

    Designer Ali Shah Gallefoss invited 15 creatives to design their own interpretation of a chair that is suitable for a public space, all of which were presented as a recent exhibition in Oslo, Norway. More

    Jane Englefield | 7 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Studio Egret West unveils Manchester's first city centre park for 100 years

    London-based Studio Egret West has designed Mayfield Park in Manchester, which is said to be the city's first new central park in more than 100 years. More

    Rebecca Grove | 30 September 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Solar-harvesting Ecacia by Samuel Wilkinson mimics trees of African savannahs

    London-based designer Samuel Wilkinson has created a prototype of a tree-like structure called Ecacia that harvests solar energy while providing a public place to shelter during very hot weather. More

    Nat Barker | 28 September 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Es Devlin unveils cathedral-like sculpture to highlight London's endangered species

    British designer Es Devlin has created Come Home Again, an illuminated dome illustrated with her own pencil drawings of the 243 flora and fauna species on London's priority conservation list. More

    Jane Englefield | 23 September 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Bruther co-founders speak at the Royal Academy's 2022 annual architecture lecture

    Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, co-founders of French architectural firm Bruther, gave the 31st Annual Architecture Lecture at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. More

    Francesca Tesler | 18 July 2022
  • Public City Architecture creates Winnipeg pavilion to withstand flood conditions

    Wooden slats wrap around indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for an angular pavilion in Winnipeg's Crescent Drive Park that can be "submerged without decay" during floods. More

    James Brillon | 11 July 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Quintanilla Arquitectos creates shaded sports complex in Mexican town

    Mexican studio Quintanilla Arquitectos has created the Cárdenas sports complex and skate park in the town of Cañales, which contains a pair of sports courts covered by a concrete structure. More

    James Brillon | 17 June 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Studio Gang designs Brooklyn fire station to train elite firefighters

    Studio Gang has completed a fire station for Brooklyn's elite force that doubles as a simulation and training facility for extreme rescue situations. More

    James Brillon | 11 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Rotative Studio brightens Swiss town square with modular wooden pavilions

    Architecture firm Rotative Studio has created three colourful temporary pavilions for reading and socialising in the Place du Marché square in Aigle, Switzerland. More

    Alice Finney | 22 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • The Center Won't Hold is a geometric pavilion designed to optimise public space

    Multidisciplinary design office The Open Workshop has created an experimental pavilion that proposes how Chicago's vacant public spaces could be used for communal living. More

    Jane Englefield | 5 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Flint Collective illuminates New York storefronts to form outdoor street installation

    Art and design collective Flint Collective used neon lights to transform eight empty storefronts in New York for the Open installation, which is shortlisted in the architectural lighting design category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More

    Alice Finney | 15 November 2021 | Leave a comment
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Highlights

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    Sculptural Mangiarotti works

    Architecture


    Sculptural Mangiarotti works

  • Kalba Ice Factory arts venue in Sharjah, UAE, by 51-1 Arquitectos

    Architecture


    Converted ice factory

    Architecture


    Converted ice factory

  • View of Jeddah Central Museum by Heatherwick

    Architecture


    Heatherwick Saudi museum

    Architecture


    Heatherwick Saudi museum

  • Ludwig Godefroy brutalist home

    Architecture


    Brutalist cube-shaped home

    Architecture


    Brutalist cube-shaped home

  • Timeless Beacon by FangFang

    Architecture


    Ma Yansong installation

    Architecture


    Ma Yansong installation

  • Highgate Road facade of The Arches townhouses by The DHaus Company

    Architecture


    Arched London townhouses

    Architecture


    Arched London townhouses

  • Blue, Green and pink steel structures along a curved pathway with school children playing

    Architecture


    Colourful preschool

    Architecture


    Colourful preschool

  • Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban

    Timber Revolution


    Timber-skeleton building

    Timber Revolution


    Timber-skeleton building

  • 10K House by Takk

    Interiors


    Energy-saving Barcelona flat

    Interiors


    Energy-saving Barcelona flat

  • Concrete columns, Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan by David Chipperfield Architects

    Architecture


    Chipperfield's work "bland"

    Architecture


    Chipperfield's work "bland"

  • A pavilion by Shahed Saleem

    Architecture


    Mosque pavilion

    Architecture


    Mosque pavilion

  • Exterior of a one-storey open-plan home with glazed walls overlooking the sea

    Architecture


    Chilean beach house

    Architecture


    Chilean beach house

  • Black and white photo of a brutalist residential and commercial building complex with blocks aligned at different angles

    Architecture


    Parisian brutalist buildings

    Architecture


    Parisian brutalist buildings

  • The interior of a bedroom in Blueberry Nights

    Interiors


    Tbilisi hotel

    Interiors


    Tbilisi hotel

  • Industrialised Building system Prototype

    Architecture


    Modular building system

    Architecture


    Modular building system

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