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13 skyscrapers set to transform City of London skyline by 2026

These new renderings reveal how the City of London skyline is set to look within the next decade, with the addition of 13 skyscrapers, including one expected to be 290 metres high. More ›

 
 

Top five architecture and design jobs this week include Büro Ole Scheeren and the V&A

With the arrival of the new year, there are a whole host of fresh opportunities available via Dezeen Jobs. Our pick of the best roles listed include positions with the V&A museum, and architecture firms Adjaye Associates and Büro Ole Scheeren. More ›

 
 

DH Liberty redesigns west London hotel to hint at the owner's love of plants and beekeeping

MyChelsea hotel by DH Liberty

A rooftop beehive was DH Liberty's starting point for the overhaul of this boutique hotel in Chelsea, which is finished in rich green and gold accents. More ›

 
 

Seven designers from the Change the System exhibition who are tackling global issues

Designers are working harder than ever to create projects with a social and environmental conscience, according to the curator of an exhibition about "changemakers" at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Here's a look at seven figures leading the charge. More ›

 
 

Studio Air Putih combines brick with rusted steel and concrete at Jakarta offices

This office in Indonesia created by Studio Air Putih for its own team of architects and interior designers comprises a series of red-brick volumes arranged around a courtyard planted with trees. More ›

 
 

Raad Studio turns two Tribeca lofts with exposed arches into huge apartment

110 Franklin Street by Raad Studio

New York design firm Raad Studio has joined together and renovated two properties in the city to form a much bigger home, using a central arched wall as a focal point. More ›

 
 

American architect and atrium aficionado John C Portman Jr dies aged 93

John Portman 2004

Atlanta-based architect and developer John C Portman Jr, renowned for his buildings designed around vast atria, has died aged 93. More ›

 
 

Yoh Komiyama uses Japanese hardwood to create minimalist climbing toy for cats

This multi-storey cat tree by Yoh Komiyama was inspired by modernism and features a series of wooden dowels anchored by a marble base. More ›

 
 

Arthur Mamou-Mani unveils twisting temple for Burning Man 2018

Galaxia by Arthur Mamou-Mani

Burning Man festival has revealed a spiralling wooden pavilion as the main temple to be built and then sent up in flames in the Nevada desert this year. More ›

 
 

"Turning away from the serious provides a welcome breath of air"

What were the key themes that emerged at Dutch Design Week 2017? We asked six graduates on Design Academy Eindhoven's design writing masters course to give their takes in essay form. Their answers include gigantism, post-humanism and absurdism, the latter exemplified by cushions based on Kim Kardashian's "butt-selfies". More ›

 
 

Bourgeois/Lechasseur nestles Quebec home with metal staircase into snowy hillside

Villa Vingt by Bourgeois Lechasseur architects

Rough concrete, white cedar and vast expanses of glass define this light-filled house designed by Canadian studio Bourgeois/Lechasseur Architects near a ski resort. More ›

 
 

Architecture historian Gavin Stamp dies aged 69

Gavin Stamp

The architecture industry has been paying tribute to historian, writer and broadcaster Gavin Stamp, who has died following a battle with prostate cancer. More ›