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Room2 opens “world’s first whole-life net-zero hotel” in Chiswick

December 23, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Courtyard of Room2 Chiswick designed by Project Orange

Hospitality brand Room2 has opened what it claims is the first hotel to reach net-zero emissions across its entire lifespan from construction to demolition. Designed by architecture studio Project Orange, the new build is located in the west London area of Chiswick and features 86 rooms powered by solar panels and ground source heat pumps,

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Controversial M&S Oxford Street demolition “offers tangible and substantial carbon benefits” claims architect

December 17, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Render of M&S Oxford Street flagship by Pilbrow & Partners

Replacing London’s flagship Marks & Spencer store on Oxford Street with a new building will lead to lower lifetime carbon emissions than could be achieved with a retrofit, according to its architect Fred Pilbrow of Pilbrow & Partners. “It’s not always right to refurbish” old structures, Pilbrow told Dezeen, claiming that the contentious project is

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Dezeen’s top 10 low-carbon buildings of 2021

December 14, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

As part of our review of 2021, here are 10 examples of low-carbon architecture including buildings made of 3D-printed clay, recycled materials and biomaterials. The most climate-friendly of these projects are net-zero or even carbon negative, meaning they will remove as much or more CO2 from the atmosphere as they will emit throughout their expected

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This week we revealed the winner of the 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

December 11, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Royal Gold Medal 2022 winner Balkrishna Doshi's self-designed office Sangath studio with semi-circular roofs

This week on Dezeen, we announced that RIBA has awarded its Royal Gold Medal for 2022 to Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi in recognition of his 70-year career. Doshi, who was also the first Indian architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, was commended for his work with local technologies and crafts, which the judges said

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M&S Oxford Street demolition “simply incompatible” with net-zero commitment says C20 Society

December 8, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

The Twentieth Century Society has launched a petition calling on Marks & Spencer to abandon the controversial demolition of its store on London’s Oxford Street or risk “betraying its own carbon targets”. Launched on 2 December and already supported by more than 1,400 signatures, the petition asks the high-street retailer to retrofit its art deco

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Five architecture and design events in December from Dezeen Events Guide

December 1, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Architectural model in MVRDVHNI: The Living Archive of a Studio exhibition by Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut from Dezeen Events Guide December

A retrospective covering more than 400 projects by architecture firm MVRDV is among the events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month, alongside major design fairs in Miami and Shenzhen. Other events taking place in December include a CPD webinar on Chris Precht’s recently completed modular treehouse Bert and a keynote on art and architecture from

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Ten texture-heavy restaurant interiors filled with natural materials

November 27, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Noma 2.0 restaurant in Copenhagen by BIG

Rough clay walls, river-stone flooring and a seating topography formed from OSB panels feature in our latest lookbook, which rounds up 10 restaurant interiors that bring in natural elements. Although defined by a reverence for their local context, the projects included hail from all over the world, ranging from a healthy fast food eatery in Ukraine to

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It’s time to forge a “pan-Canadian” design identity based on indigenous values says Andrew King

November 23, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

David Fortin's Indigenous Peoples Space in Ottawa

Architects, designers and policymakers should join forces to write a manifesto for Canadian design that platforms indigenous communities, according to Andrew King of architecture studio Lemay. A cohesive and inclusive Canadian design identity would help unify the country around shared values, promote local traditions, skills and materials and distinguish the country from its southern neighbour

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SOM unveils prototype for Urban Sequoia carbon-capturing high-rise at COP26

November 12, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Daily COP26 briefing: today’s COP26 briefing includes SOM’s proposal for skyscrapers that remove carbon from the atmosphere, a net-zero fund for developing cities and a geodesic Grimshaw pavilion made from construction scraps. Throughout COP26, we are publishing regular updates of what’s happening at the climate conference and surrounding events. See all our COP26 coverage here. SOM unveils Urban

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Norman Foster calls for “higher standards” on embodied carbon at COP26

November 4, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Norman Foster has joined a growing number of architects calling for green building certifications that take embodied emissions from materials into account in order to meet net-zero carbon goals. Speaking in a talk with US climate envoy John Kerry during the COP26 climate conference, Foster pointed out that sustainability standards such as LEED and BREEAM

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