This week we revealed the UK's best homes
This week on Dezeen, RIBA unveiled the 20 homes vying to be named 2022's House of the Year. More about This week we revealed the UK's best homes
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This week the Maldives unveiled a floating island city
This week on Dezeen, the Maldives revealed its plans to create the "world's first true floating island city" with 5,000 homes that will rise with the sea. More about This week the Maldives unveiled a floating island city
This week we revealed Kanye West's burger box design for McDonald's
This week on Dezeen, we revealed rapper Kanye West and Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa's understated burger box design for fast-food chain McDonald's. More about This week we revealed Kanye West's burger box design for McDonald's
This week researchers proposed using Space Bubbles to shield Earth from solar radiation
This week on Dezeen, MIT researchers revealed a proposal to fight climate change by creating a floating shield the size of Brazil using "space bubbles" that could reflect the sun's rays. More about This week researchers proposed using Space Bubbles to shield Earth from solar radiation
This week we highlighted projects and installations at Milan design week
This week on Dezeen, we showcased installations and exhibitions at this year's Milan design week, which marked a return to its pre-pandemic size following the coronavirus pandemic. More about This week we highlighted projects and installations at Milan design week
This week we revisited buildings opened by the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee
This week on Dezeen, we rounded up 20 of the most interesting buildings that Queen Elizabeth II has inaugurated during her 70-year reign. More about This week we revisited buildings opened by the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee
This week on Dezeen the first images of Heatherwick's Platinum Jubilee sculpture were revealed
This week on Dezeen, we published the first images of Thomas Heatherwick's Tree of Trees, a sculpture containing 350 living trees that was designed to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. More about This week on Dezeen the first images of Heatherwick's Platinum Jubilee sculpture were revealed
This week we revealed the architecture of the Elizabeth Line
This week on Dezeen, we rounded up 10 new central stations along the Elizabeth Line, the highly anticipated subterranean railway that opens in London next week. More about This week we revealed the architecture of the Elizabeth Line
This week we revealed a proposal to build cities from lava
This week on Dezeen, Icelandic architect Arnhildur Palmadottir revealed her "radical and gigantic" Lavaforming proposal at the DesignMarch festival in Reykjavík. More about This week we revealed a proposal to build cities from lava
This week we launched our series about deconstructivist architecture
This week on Dezeen, we kicked off our series exploring deconstructivism, an influential architecture movement from the 20th century led by the likes of Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas. More about This week we launched our series about deconstructivist architecture
This week we revealed the 11 most under-threat modern buildings in America
This week on Dezeen, US conservation group Docomomo rounded up 11 American buildings from the 20th century that are under threat of demolition. More about This week we revealed the 11 most under-threat modern buildings in America
This week we celebrated Earth Day
This week on Dezeen, we marked Earth Day by showcasing 50 architects and designers who are pushing the boundaries of sustainable architecture and design. More about This week we celebrated Earth Day
This week the demolition of Tokyo's iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower commenced
This week on Dezeen, demolition began on the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo – a 20th-century metabolist landmark designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. More about This week the demolition of Tokyo's iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower commenced
This week the world's skinniest skyscraper was completed
This week on Dezeen, US studio SHoP Architects completed 111 West 57th Street in New York City, which is now the world's skinniest skyscraper with a height-to-width ratio of 24:1. More about This week the world's skinniest skyscraper was completed
This week London's spherical music venue was approved
This week on Dezeen, the MSG Sphere music and esports arena moved a step closer to reality as it was approved by planners. More about This week London's spherical music venue was approved
This week a Philippe Starck-designed yacht was seized
This week on Dezeen, French designer Philippe Starck expressed his "unconditional support" for Ukraine after a £444 million yacht he designed for a Russian oligarch was seized by Italian authorities. More about This week a Philippe Starck-designed yacht was seized
This week Diébédo Francis Kéré won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
This week on Dezeen, Diébédo Francis Kéré became the first African and first Black architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize. More about This week Diébédo Francis Kéré won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
This week we reported on billions of birds being killed by glass buildings
This week on Dezeen, experts called for legislation to prevent huge numbers of birds dying from striking glass buildings every year. More about This week we reported on billions of birds being killed by glass buildings
This week architects and designers responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
This week on Dezeen, we covered the reaction to the war in Ukraine, which has led to studios withdrawing from projects in Russia and the country being condemned by architects and designers. More about This week architects and designers responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
This week Kim Kardashian revealed Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma were designing her holiday homes
This week on Dezeen, we covered the news that leading Japanese architects Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma are designing holiday homes for the American reality star Kim Kardashian. More about This week Kim Kardashian revealed Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma were designing her holiday homes