Asif Khan designs black felt table with nook for dogs to snuggle up inside
Architect Asif Khan has designed a table for pet-owners as part of the Architecture for Dogs exhibition at Japan House London. More
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Nicholas Boys Smith to lead new government task force to "embed beauty" in the planning system
Create Streets founder Nicholas Boys Smith has been appointed by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick to lead a national design body that has been tasked with "driving up design standards" for planning applications. More
LSA International's Canopy range takes cues from Eden Project biodomes
Contemporary glassware brand LSA International is showing its handmade and recycled Canopy collection, created together with the Eden Project, as part of the Dezeen x Planted collaboration during this year's London Design Festival. More
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Maison François brasserie in London takes cues from Ricardo Bofill's architecture
Soaring arches reminiscent of those seen in Ricardo Bofill's La Fabrica feature in this decadent restaurant in St James, London designed by creative director John Whelan. More
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Boano Prišmontas creates modular garden office that's "easier to assemble than IKEA furniture"
London studio Boano Prišmontas has created a prefabricated timber home office that can be built within a day, in response to the increased number of people working from home due to coronavirus. More
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Sella Concept brings retro feel to Sister Jane Townhouse in London
Fringed furnishings and velvet walls feature inside the west London headquarters that design studio Sella Concept has created for fashion brand Sister Jane, which includes a showroom, restaurant and roof terrace. More
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Dezeen x Planted collaboration will showcase brands and products that "improve lives today without damaging tomorrow"
Dezeen has teamed up with Planted, a new design show dedicated to reconnecting cities with nature, to present a virtual showcase of sustainable design brands and products. More
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Birch hotel by Red Deer takes over an 18th-century English mansion
Architecture studio Red Deer carried out an understated overhaul of a centuries-old mansion near Hertfordshire, England to form the Birch hotel, which is designed to challenge the idea of luxury. More
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Visionary British designer Terence Conran dies
British designer Terence Conran, founder of furniture brand Habitat and London's Design Museum, has died at the age of 88. More
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Ace Hotel London Shoreditch to close permanently as building owners plan new venture
American hotel company Ace Hotel has permanently closed its outpost in Shoreditch, London, after shuttering the venue temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Architecture Foundation battles council to save Antepavilion structures from demolition
Organisers of the annual Antepavilion commission in London are fighting to prevent "oppressive" Hackney Council from demolishing a series of subversive canalside pavilions. More
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Groupwork to "resurrect" Victorian facades of Clerkenwell shops
Architecture studio Groupwork is set to reinstate the facades of a group of 19th-century shops in Clerkenwell, London, as part of its renovation of a 1970s office block. More
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Dezeen Events Guide lists the key design events taking place in London this month
Dezeen Events Guide's special guide to architecture and design events taking place in London this September is now live. More
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Liverpool mayor shelves controversial zip wire plans
A 400-metre zip wire that would have ended on the roof of Liverpool's Central Library within its UNESCO World Heritage Site will no longer be built following a legal challenge made by the Victorian Society. More
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Surman Weston creates modern mock-Tudor home in Surbiton
Surman Weston has built a house in Surbiton, south-west London, with a facade that riffs off the mock-Tudor facades of the surrounding suburban homes. More
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Bureau de Change inserts bronze lift into 1920s art deco office block
Bronze laser-cut sheets wrap around the lift shaft that extends up through this building in central London, which has been updated by architecture studio Bureau de Change. More
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Useful Studio creates arched weathering steel Chiswick Park Footbridge
London-based Useful Studio has connected a tube station to a business park in Chiswick, west London, with a pedestrian bridge made from weathering steel. More
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RIBA set to introduce mandatory competency tests for architects as part of "once in a generation" reform
The Royal Institute of British Architects plans to regularly test architect's competence as part of an overhaul of architectural education and continuing professional development in the UK. More
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Richard Rogers steps down from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners after 43 years
Pritzker Prize-winning architect and high-tech architecture pioneer Richard Rogers has retired from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the practice he founded in 1977. More
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Scientists develop synthetic leaf that turns sunlight into liquid fuel
Scientists at the UK's University of Cambridge have developed a renewable energy device that mimics photosynthesis by making fuel from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. More
