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"If I was misogynist would I hire a woman as my CEO?" says Bjarke Ingels

Bjarke Ingels has hit back at accusations of sexism at his architecture firm, following the controversy over that Instagram post. More ›

 
 

Grenfell Tower fire triggers emergency safety review across UK's 4,000 high-rises

The UK government has launched an emergency review of the country's high-rise apartments following the Grenfell Tower fire, with cabinet minister Sajid Javid saying residents of similar buildings could be rehoused for their safety. More ›

 
 

"A lethal failure of oversight, like at Grenfell Tower, was going to happen sooner or later"

The devastating fire at London's Grenfell Tower  has highlighted the widespread neglect of the UK's residential high-rises, and the undeserved contempt held for the people that live in them, says Owen Hatherley. More ›

 
 

Unfinished homes touted as potential solution to the global housing crisis

Homes without internal walls, kitchens or bathrooms are being billed as a solution to housing crises around the world, after NL Architects won the Mies van der Rohe Award for its refurbishment of the Kleiburg apartment block in Amsterdam. More ›

 
 

Competition: win tickets to New Designers 2017 graduate exhibition

Dezeen is offering five readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to graduate show New Designers, taking place in London from 29 June to 8 July 2017. More ›

 
 

Haverstock extends school on London's modernist Alexandra Road Estate

Alexandra Centre by Haverstock

British architecture studio Haverstock has added new facilities to a school on the historic Alexandra Road Estate in London's Camden, built by architect Neave Brown in the 1970s. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: Part-I architectural assistant at David Kohn Architects

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-I architectural assistant to join London-based David Kohn Architects, which conceived this house extension as a fox in the garden. More 

 
 

Dan Brunn renovates Frank Gehry-designed LA house for an illustrator

The Hide Out by Dan Brunn

A Japanese-style reading nook and a sculptural wooden staircase feature in this 1970s Los Angeles house, which has been overhauled by local studio Dan Brunn Architecture to "pay homage" to its original architect Frank Gehry. More ›

 
 

Treehouse hotel room peeps above canopy of Mexico's tropical woodland

Treehouse at Papaya Playa Project, Tulum

Guests at an eco-hotel in Tulum, Mexico, can spend the night in a sculptural treehouse that overlooks expanses of green jungle and turquoise sea. More ›

 
 

Note Design and Afteroom hack IKEA kitchens to make living room furnishings for Reform

Note Design and Afteroom are the latest studios to hack IKEA products for Danish brand Reform, with both taking cues from their Scandinavian origins to create minimal sideboards. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail features Beckham's Miami stadium and the Grenfell Tower fire

Populous stadium design for David Beckham's proposed soccer team for Miami

David Beckham's plans to build a Populous-designed Miami football stadium and news of the fatal Grenfell Tower fire feature in today's edition of Dezeen Mail, our weekly newsletter.  Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Theresa May orders public inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire as renovations blamed

Labour MP Emma Dent Coad has speculated that recent renovation works may have contributed to the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower in west London, as prime minister Theresa May announces a public inquiry. More ›

 
 

Dezeen and Samsung to launch €30,000 competition to rethink the TV stand

Dezeen has teamed up with Samsung Electronics to launch a competition to design a stand for the brand's new QLED TV. More ›

 
 

Herman Miller and Yves Behar's smart desks tell employees when they've been sitting too long

Live OS by Herman Miller x Yves Béhar

US furniture brand Herman Miller has teamed up with designer Yves Behar on a range of intelligent, networked office furniture called Live OS, which launched at NeoCon this week. More ›

 
 

"Frank Lloyd Wright remains America's greatest architect"

Guggenheim Museum interior by Frank Lloyd Wright

Rounding off our celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright's 150th birthday, Aaron Betsky dissects the American architect's array of buildings to prove why his body of work remains unmatched in the USA. More ›