Architecture

Architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed a commercial district in Xi’an, China, containing a series of cascading volumes and a vertical park. Located south of the city’s historic centre, the Xi’an Centre Culture Business District is characterised by ceramic tiles chosen by Heatherwick Studio to honour the city’s craftsmanship and ceramics. Encompassing 155,000-square-metres, the district […]

Although it was not exactly the first of its kind, the Apple AirTag made item trackers more popular and more usable. Pair that with the company’s expansive Find My network, and you’re almost guaranteed to never permanently lose a precious device, bag, or umbrella. Of course, it’s not completely foolproof, especially if a thief recognizes

Making a film is like designing a building, The Brutalist director Brady Corbet tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. Corbet, who co-wrote The Brutalist, chose to make brutalism the central subject of the film, which follows fictional Hungarian architect and Holocaust survivor László Tóth as he starts a new life in America, as it worked

From skyscrapers to remote houses, we’ve compiled 10 of the most popular architecture projects completed in the United States in 2024 and covered on Dezeen. Projects included in this list stretch from the Northeast to the West Coast, with buildings that reach towards the sky or burrow below ground. Of note is the absence of

Amid a fragile ceasefire, architects and designers in Lebanon are torn between hope and fear as they take stock of how Israel’s military campaign has impacted their country’s creative community. The last year of conflict has seen Lebanon face its most intense attacks in several decades, with Israeli strikes killing more than 4,000 people –

Dezeen Awards China has announced the Designers of the Year winners, which include Line+ Studio, Yatofu and Min Chen, at a ceremony in Shanghai. The Designers of the Year awards recognise emerging and established talent whose innovative work has had a notable impact on the industry across architecture, interiors and design. Line+ Studio and Min

Muuun Hotel is the latest building to feature in Dezeen and Kia‘s video series highlighting contemporary South Korean architecture. Dezeen teamed up with the Korean car brand to create a video reel showcasing the hotel alongside Kia‘s EV3 car model. Dezeen video profiles hanok-inspired Muuun Hotel Designed by local architecture studios Nomal and Onjium Housing Studio,

Designer Morag Myerscough has created an 11.5-metre-tall neon sculpture for a church in Doncaster, UK, which was informed by the “culture of embroidery and tapestry in religious buildings”. The light installation, which was made from wood painted in bright neon hues, marked the first time Myerscough had mixed her own fluorescent hues. The installation sat

Custom stone furnituremaker Form(LA) has opened the doors of its first flagship store in Los Angeles – specifically a pivoting marble door punctuated by nine porthole windows. The 5,500-square-foot (510-square-metre) store is housed in a West Hollywood building that is nearly a century old. Form(LA) has opened its first flagship store. Photo by Tristan Kallas

Ever seen one of those Shot On iPhone ads? Look at the bottom corner and you’ll find a disclaimer that reads “additional equipment used”, implying that the iPhone wasn’t the only piece of gear used to take photos or videos. Usually, the iPhone has an entire family of products with it, including a stabilizer, an