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Carmody Groarke unveils plans to build transparent "shield" around Mackintosh's Hill House

Carmody Groarke has unveiled plans to erect a see-through hood over Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland, to help protect it from the elements during conservation works. More ›

 
 

London designers create totemic sculptures for International Peace Day

Bompas & Parr and John Booth are among the designers and artists commissioned to create a totemic sculpture for International Peace Day, which will then be auctioned off for charity Amnesty International. More ›

 
 

Open-source design can democratise healthcare, says Sabine Wildevuur

Sabine Wildevuur curated the Embassy of Health at Dutch Design Week 2017.

Designers can help people take control of their own healthcare by sharing their work with others, according to curator and researcher Sabine Wildevuur. More ›

 
 

Dezeen's top 10 houses of 2017

We featured more than 500 weird and wonderful houses on Dezeen in 2017. For our review of the year, editor Amy Frearson recalls her top 10, including a bunker-like home in Poland, a glass house in Spain and a self-sufficient community in China. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a book celebrating architecture that tackles global problems

Design for Good by John Cary

Dezeen is giving away five copies of Design for Good – a book filled with architecture projects that aim to alleviate some of the world's most pressing problems, including accessibility to medicine and mitigating homelessness. More ›

 
 

Sydney's Sirius building goes on sale for £75 million amid heritage register controversy

Heritage listing denied for "rare" Brutalist building in Sydney

One of Sydney's finest examples of brutalist architecture has been put on sale for £75 million by the New South Wales government, despite new evidence that shows the building may already be heritage listed. More ›

 
 

Watch Dezeen and Haworth discuss how to create workplaces that foster innovation live from New York

Dezeen and Haworth creativity and innovation talk

Dezeen and Haworth host a panel discussion exploring the furniture brand's latest research, which looks at how workplaces can be designed to encourage creativity and innovation. Tune in at 6pm EST to watch the talk live from New York. More ›

 
 

James Stewart Polshek to receive 2018 AIA Gold Medal

James Stewart Polshek to receive 2018 AIA Gold Medal

The American Institute of Architects has announced James Stewart Polshek as the recipient of its highest accolade, to be awarded next year. More ›

 
 

Dezeen and Sonos talk to Deyan Sudjic and Adam Nathaniel Furman about the impact of Memphis

Tahiti by Ettore Sottsass

Tune into our live panel discussion with Sonos on the impact of the Memphis movement, and its lasting influence on art and design. More ›

 
 

Studio Drift's swarm of drones illuminates Miami Beach

Franchise Freedom by Studio Drift

Amsterdam-based Studio Drift has choreographed 300 drones to mimic a flock of birds over the beach during this year's art week in Miami. More ›

 
 

This week's Dezeen Mail features a sugar mill converted into a hotel and an architecture-inspired sex manual

The most recent edition of Dezeen Mail contains Vector Architects' transformation of a disused sugar mill into a resort hotel in China and Archisutra, a humorous take on the Karma Sutra that references architecture and design.  Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

Pantone names Ultra Violet as colour of the year for 2018

Colour company Pantone has chosen a vibrant purple shade, named Ultra Violet, as its colour of the year for 2018. More ›

 
 

Workplaces must include spaces for work and rest to foster innovation, finds Haworth

Studies of how the brain works show that offices can only facilitate creative thinking if they offer spaces for both focused work and restorative activities, says furniture brand Haworth. More ›

 
 

Qatar's shipping-container football stadium can be taken apart and reassembled after the match

Ras Abu Aboud Stadium

Modified shipping containers are being used to construct Fenwick Iribarren Architects' Ras Abu Aboud stadium in Doha for the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. More ›

 
 

Dorota Gazy creates clothing and furniture for a lazy lifestyle

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dorota Gazy has created a range of conceptual furniture and clothing designed for people whose bodies have been deformed by their sedentary lifestyles. More ›