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Global cities becoming cycle friendly after “seismic shift” during pandemic

June 3, 2022 Nat Barker 0

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing a rethink of our urban centres, Dezeen spoke to experts about how municipalities around the world are striving to become “magical” cycling cities. Cycling is now a major global trend, with several city governments announcing bold ambitions to swap cars for bikes, particularly in Europe but also beyond. “I would

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Minority architects body “remains hopeful” of change two years on from George Floyd murder

May 25, 2022 Nat Barker 0

Several of America’s largest architecture studios have taken steps such as mandatory unconscious bias training and partnership schemes with Black-owned firms in the two years since George Floyd’s murder, Dezeen research has found. The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) told Dezeen it “remains hopeful” in the push for greater racial equality across the architecture

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Ten homes with water features to help keep cool on a hot day

May 21, 2022 Nat Barker 0

In our latest lookbook we’ve collected 10 homes with water features to aid relaxation in warm weather, from an indoor reflective pool to a house perched on a pond. Nothing is more effective than a water feature for imbuing an outdoor space with a sense of calm and tranquility. The examples listed below demonstrate a range

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Ten outlandish shop interiors that reimagine the retail experience

May 5, 2022 Nat Barker 0

A pink furry fashion boutique, a cosmetics store styled like a 1970s office and a streetwear outlet adorned with a chandelier of Nike trainers feature in this roundup of weird and wonderful retail interiors. The past year has seen a growing trend for over-the-top shop interiors, from stores containing surreal sculptures and installations to those masquerading

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Ten architecturally impressive hospitals that aim to redefine healthcare

February 4, 2022 Nat Barker 0

Tambacounda Maternity and Paediatric Hospital, Senegal, by Manuel Herz Architects

Following The Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh being named the world’s best building, we have rounded up 10 other architecturally impressive medical facilities from across the globe. Tambacounda Maternity and Paediatric Hospital, Senegal, by Manuel Herz Architects Characterised by its lattice-like brickwork, this maternity and paediatric clinic designed by Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects, is an extension to an existing

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Dezeen’s guide to the architecture of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

February 2, 2022 Nat Barker 0

With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics due to commence on 4 February, Dezeen rounds up the most architecturally significant venues, including a new stadium by Populous and the world’s first permanent structure for big air extreme snow jumping. The majority of the venues for the upcoming Winter Games are not new, with some built as

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Brexit is “one of history’s great own goals” say architects

January 31, 2022 Nat Barker 0

Brexit is a “disaster” that is leading to less overseas work and a loss of talented workers, according to leading UK architects. Andrew Waugh of Waugh Thistleton Architects spoke of the “sense of isolation” his studio has felt since the UK left the European Union, while Sarah Wigglesworth of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects said her business

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52-storey Morris + Company tower delayed amid fire brigade concerns over single staircase

January 14, 2022 Nat Barker 0

A planning application for a 52-storey tower in London’s Canary Wharf designed by Morris + Company has been delayed just hours before it was due to be determined amid fire brigade concerns over safety. The 172-metre residential skyscraper on Cuba Street would only have one staircase under its current design. Tower Hamlets Council’s strategic development

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“We were attacked by everybody” when the Lloyd’s building opened, recalls Richard Rogers

January 12, 2022 Nat Barker 0

In the third of the video Dezeen interviews filmed with Richard Rogers in 2013, the late architect discussed the Lloyd’s building in London and the backlash prompted by its radical design. Rogers, who passed away on 18 December aged 88, spoke to Dezeen to coincide with a retrospective of his work at the Royal Academy

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UK government to force developers to meet £4 billion cladding costs

January 10, 2022 Nat Barker 0

Homebuilders in England have been told by the government that they must agree to fund the replacement of unsafe cladding on mid-rise blocks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. UK housing secretary Michael Gove wrote to the “residential developer industry” to request that developers agree to “fund and undertake all necessary remediation of buildings

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