Foster + Partners proposes winery in Kent with curved green roof
A green roof that extends up from the landscape will disguise The Kentish Wine Vault, which Foster + Partners has designed for the village of Cuxton in northwest Kent, England. More
Daylight Robbery photography documents bricked-up windows across London
Photographer Andy Billman is exhibiting a photography series at the London Festival of Architecture that captures bricked-up windows of homes throughout the UK capital. More
Transformation of Oxford Circus into pedestrianised piazzas will "create rival to Times Square"
Plans to transform the Oxford Circus road junction in London into two car-free piazzas with trees and seating have been announced by Westminster City Council and the Crown Estate. More
SANAA's overhaul of La Samaritaine department store opens in Paris
The historic La Samaritaine department store has reopened in Paris with a new undulating glass facade following an extensive renovation led by Pritzker Prize-winning studio SANAA. More
Stacked exhibition spaces to form Rotterdam port visitor centre by MVRDV
Five irregularly stacked boxes wrapped by red staircases will form the Harbour Experience Centre, which MVRDV has designed for the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. More
Seven clever co-living projects featured in All Together Now book
"Co-space is here to stay," says Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson, who has co-authored a design guide to shared living spaces called All Together Now. Here she selects seven of the most inventive projects from the book. More
Herzog & de Meuron begins San Francisco power plant transformation
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has broken ground on its transformation and extension of a decommissioned power plant on the waterfront of San Francisco, USA. More
Emerging designers brighten London's streets with playful City Benches
A stone courting bench and a giant teacup are among nine imaginative seating designs that architects and designers have created for the London Festival of Architecture. More
Dorte Mandrup designs IKEA Copenhagen store with rooftop park
Danish studio Dorte Mandrup has designed a city-centre IKEA store with a public rooftop park that will act as a "green lounge" for Copenhagen, Denmark. More
Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Curators Collective overcomes "barriers of borders and politics" at Venice Architecture Biennale
Curators of fifty national pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale have come together to collaborate and share resources as part of the Curators Collective. More
Former gasworks chosen as site for Eden Project Dundee
The Eden Project charity has announced its plans for its first ecological attraction in Scotland, which is set to be built on a disused industrial site in Dundee. More
Wright & Wright completes overhaul of Museum of the Home in London
Architecture studio Wright & Wright has completed a renovation and extension of the 18th-century Museum of the Home in London, UK. More
The House Recast by Studio Ben Allen wins Don't Move, Improve! 2021
A "rich and interesting" refurbishment of a Victorian house by Studio Ben Allen has been named London's best new home improvement project in the Don't Move, Improve! awards. More
Swedish university develops lightweight structural battery using carbon fibre
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have claimed a "big breakthrough" in the development of a battery that can function structurally as well as a power source. More
Foster + Partners unveils masterplan for forested neighbourhood in Bangkok
Foster + Partners has released visuals for The Forestias, a multi-generational residential neighbourhood on the edge of Bangkok, Thailand, which will have a large forest at the centre. More
Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Nordic Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale is a full-scale co-housing model
Norwegian architecture studio Helen & Hard has built a 1:1 cross-section of a co-housing project made from spruce wood in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
British Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale examines threats to public space
London studio Unscene Architecture explores how pubs, high streets and green spaces in the UK can be made more inclusive in the British Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Studio Libeskind designs geometric Jewish Museum for Lisbon
Tilted walls covered in blue ceramic tiles will break up the white geometric exterior of Tikva, a Jewish museum that New York office Studio Libeskind is designing in the district of Belém in Lisbon. More
Perkins&Will develops sustainable materials database for interior fit-outs
The London office of architecture and design firm Perkins&Will is developing a searchable directory of sustainable and circular products to help minimise the carbon footprint of its interior design projects. More
Destroyed Al-Nouri Mosque complex to be rebuilt in Mosul
UNESCO has unveiled plans to reconstruct the ruined Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, with enclosed gardens, perforated brick buildings and more facilities for women. More