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Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.
 
 
   
 
   
 

Bulldozers move in on Robin Hood Gardens

Despite years of campaigning from architects and heritage bodies, demolition is now underway on Robin Hood Gardens, the post-war housing estate in east London designed by exponents of new brutalism, Alison and Peter Smithson. More ›

 
 

Richard Woods installs cartoon bungalows around Folkestone as a comment on the housing crisis

Artist Richard Woods has built six tiny holiday houses in a British seaside town, to encourage people to think more carefully about the social implications of multiple-home ownership. More ›

 
 

10 designs to equip humankind for its first missions to Mars

With the recent reveal of the new spacesuit for Elon Musk's company SpaceX, here's a look at some of the best recent designs readying humans for life on Mars. More ›

 
 

Peter Pichler unveils figure-of-eight-shaped housing complex with rooftop running track

Looping Towers by Peter Pichler Architecture

A rooftop running track will connect the two towers of this housing complex, designed by Milan-based Peter Pichler Architecture for a Dutch town. More ›

 
 

Escape One XL is a two-storey micro home on wheels

Escape One XL by Escape Homes

This recreational vehicle masquerading as a tiny cottage is clad in charred wood and sleeps up to eight people. More ›

 
 

Stefano Boeri proposes trees instead of barriers to protect against terror attacks

Following the recent terror attacks in Barcelona, Italian architect Stefano Boeri  has suggested that European cities be redesigned to include trees with bulky planters rather than concrete barriers to prevent vehicles targeting pedestrians. More ›

 
 

Latest GCSE results show "alarming" drop in students taking art and design

The number of secondary school students taking art and design qualifications in the UK has fallen to the lowest level this century, the latest GCSE results show. More ›

 
 

V&A and Dezeen explore the politics of the passport for Friday Late event

Brexit passport design competition shortlist

Tomorrow at London's V&A museum, Dezeen will be in conversation with curator Corinna Gardner and designer Julian Payne about the politics of passport design, and the winners of our Brexit passport design competition go on show. More ›

 
 

Five of the best houses in New Jersey on Dezeen

Beach Haven Residence by Specht Architects

It's over to New Jersey for the next instalment in our series of roundups of houses from each US state. Our selection ranges from a beach retreat on the Jersey Shore to a contemporary suburban home in Princeton. More ›

 
 

Latest Dezeen Mail features a secret studio under a bridge and a bamboo sports hall

A hidden studio installed under a bridge in Valencia and a sports hall in Thailand covered by a segmented bamboo roof are among the stories in this week's edition of our Dezeen Mail newsletter. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Wernerfield organises slender Dallas residence around pool terrace and garden

BV1 Residence by Wernerfield Architecture

For a narrow plot in Dallas, local studio Wernerfield has created a home for a young couple that consists of off-white bars situated around a single yard. More ›

 
 

UNStudio uses colour to give identity to faceless South Korean skyscrapers

Dutch office UNStudio has devised a solution to the "impersonal homogeneity" of high-rises in many Asian cities – add colour and patterns to the exteriors. More ›

 
 

Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals plans for Monroe Blocks development in downtown Detroit

Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen  has released visuals of its first US project: a mixed-use development in Detroit, Michigan, bound by two glazed towers overlooking the city's historic theatre district. More ›