Brands are backing away from prioritising the planet amid difficult financial conditions but sustainability cannot be a mere trend, writes Caroline Till. It now feels as though we’ve reached a tipping point in the design… Read More »“Cutting out sustainability in the face of economic downturn is short-term and misguided”
With six days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, we look back at last year’s six shortlisted infrastructure and transport projects, which include a rolling bridge and submerged bicycle park. This category rewards new-build infrastructure… Read More »Six innovative infrastructure projects from bridges to boardwalks
A graphite mural and pine sculptures are among the artworks in an exhibition examining the colonial history embedded in the Royal British Institute of Architects‘ London headquarters. The exhibition, named Raise the Roof: Building for… Read More »RIBA confronts colonial history of London HQ in Raise the Roof: Building for Change exhibition
Designer and artist Jérôme Pereira has created a series of carefully weighted lighting sculptures using tree branches he foraged from the forests near his studio in the south of France. Pereira presented nine of these… Read More »Jérôme Pereira tests the limits of balance with lights made from tree branches
Promotion: more than 9,000 red bricks form a curved volume within the interior of this mixed-use building’s lobby, which has been awarded Gold in the Commercial category at the Brick in Architecture Awards. The lobby,… Read More »Brick-wrapped lobby by Merge Architects wins Gold in Brick in Architecture Awards
Stay Playful (When No One Feels Like Playing) is a sugary pink helter skelter, which has been repaired by interiors studio 2LG and placed in London’s Spa Fields park as an installation for Clerkenwell Design Week.… Read More »2LG repurposes vintage helter skelter to “harness nostalgia” at Clerkenwell Design Week