Ten translucent buildings with exteriors that allow light to pass through
A laboratory, a tennis pavilion and a kindergarten are among these ten translucent buildings with exteriors made from semi-transparent materials including polycarbonate and frosted glass. More
This week, architects designed innovative public toilets for Tokyo
This week on Dezeen, we featured three unusual restrooms designed for the Tokyo Toilet project, including Shigeru Ban's colourful, transparent design. More
Beiruti architects and designers assess damage to their "shattered" businesses after devastating explosion
Two weeks after a giant explosion destroyed large parts of Beirut, architects and designers are pondering how to rebuild their lives and businesses, with some considering leaving the city for good. More
GreenPee installs hemp urinals in Amsterdam to stop "wild peeing"
Dutch company GreenPee has installed eight hemp-filled sustainable urinals in Amsterdam to combat an increase in people urinating in the streets after the coronavirus lockdown ended. More
Barozzi Veiga designs Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne with ridged brick facade
Slender grey brick walls protrude from the front of fine arts museum Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne, which Barcelona studio Barozzi Veiga created in the Lausanne city centre. More
CL3 unveils interior design for Intercontinental Chongqing Raffles City
Sailing and nautical aesthetics informed CL3's interiors for the Intercontinental hotel in the Raffles City Chongqing complex in China, which includes guest rooms that draw on the design of yacht cabins. More
Architecture "is more elitist than the most elite university in the world" says Phineas Harper
The architecture profession needs to face up to the fact that it is dominated by those that went to private schools, according to Open City director Phineas Harper. More
Waterstudio.NL designs yacht villa that can be raised out of the water
Dutch architecture studio Waterstudio.NL has created a solar-powered electric yacht-cum-villa with retractable stilts that allow it to be raised fully out of the water to become an off-grid home. More
Illustrator Vic Lee publishes hand-drawn Corona Diary documenting his lockdown experience
London illustrator Vic Lee has documented his experience of the coronavirus pandemic in a graphic diary, which ended up selling thousands of copies after he shared it online. More
La Shed Architecture creates translucent barn to give cows "a better quality of life"
Architecture studio La Shed Architecture has built a large agricultural barn with polycarbonate sheeting walls for a farm in Montérégie, Québec. More
Anti-drone antennas set to be built on top of Oscar Niemeyer palaces in Brasília
Brazil's national heritage institute has condemned plans to install anti-drone antennas on top of three Oscar Niemeyer buildings in Brasília, saying they would "directly impact" the iconic structures. More
Folkform bases ceramic tile mural for public swimming pool on Spånga town plan
Swedish design duo Folkform has installed a mural composed of over 1,000 individual glass and ceramic pieces in an indoor public swimming pool in Spånga, Stockholm. More
Beirut explosion was like a "nuclear blast" say Lebanese architects and designers
Architects and designers in Beirut have shared their first-hand accounts of the huge explosion that destroyed a large part of the city on Tuesday, with one describing the devastation as "beyond an apocalypse". More
Atelier Dau adds kinetic bronze facade to Chimney House extension in Sydney
Architecture studio Atelier Dau has created an infill extension with a perforated bronze facade for the refurbishment of a heritage-listed building in Sydney. More
Lahofer Winery by Chybik + Kristof features undulating roof with amphitheatre
Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has topped the Lahofer Winery in the Czech Republic with a walkable roof with an open-air theatre. More
A6A constructs charred-wood off-grid cabin in Ustaritz
Bordeaux studio A6A has created Heva, a black Douglas fir-clad cabin designed for off-grid living, in Ustaritz, south-west France. More
Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter creates red concrete house in Lillehammer
Oslo architecture studio Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter has designed a house from prefabricated concrete panels in Norway for a three-generational family that took part in its construction. More
Five pioneering Virtual Design Festival collaborations
A virtual-reality trip to Burning Man, the launch of an architectural intervention at Lisbon's MAAT museum and a live foraging tour in a Finnish forest are among the trailblazing events that took place as part of the world's first Virtual Design Festival. More
Invisible Cities project features elaborate architectural models of imaginary cities
Artists Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella used the coronavirus lockdown to design architectural models of fantastical cities, made from paper and tools they had at home. More
Ten of the most interesting projects from Virtual Design Festival's school shows
Here are the most innovative projects from our VDF school shows, which offered a platform for students and graduates to showcase their work during the coronavirus pandemic. More