Woman Architect of the Year | Pawson and Levete to judge Dezeen Awards

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Iconic logos replaced with female figures for International Women's Day

Male characters featured in the Monopoly, Pringles and Dreamworks logos have been swapped for women by organisation Creative Equals, as a way of tackling "unconscious bias" in the media. More ›

 
 

John Pawson and Amanda Levete join judging panel for Dezeen Awards

Pawson, Levete and Conran to judge Dezeen Awards

Architects Amanda Levete and Sadie Morgan, and designers John Pawson and Terence Conran have been added to the judging panel for the Dezeen Awards, which are now open for entries. More ›

 
 

Sandra Barclay wins Woman Architect of the Year 2018 award

Barclay & Crousse co-founder Sandra Barclay has become the seventh recipient of the Woman Architect of the Year prize, while Gabinete de Arquitectura partner Gloria Cabral has been named emerging female architect. More ›

 
 

Architecture Schools Database launched to help students find the right course

The Architecture Foundation has launched a free schools database to help students discover architecture schools and their research projects. More ›

 
 

Seven opportunities in architecture and design at female-led firms

MyChelsea hotel by DH Liberty

In honour of International Women's Day, this week we've selected the best roles in architecture and design at female-led firms available on Dezeen Jobs, including roles with Design Haus LibertyIndia Mahdavi and Anouska Hempel. More ›

 
 

Haptic and Nordic to build "sustainable city of the future" at Oslo airport

Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture have released plans for a city next to Oslo Airport that is to be completely powered by self-produced energy and served by driverless electric vehicles.  More ›

 
 

10 of the most forward-thinking designs created for women

Roundup: Design for Women

As part of International Womens Day, Dezeen has pulled together products that have been designed specifically for women – dealing with everything from periods, to child rearing and sex. More ›

 
 

Bernardo Bader references traditional Alpine architecture in larch-clad home for an art collector

House at the Schopfacker by Bernardo Bader

Bernardo Bader Architects has reinterpreted the traditional Alpine chalet using concrete and larch wood to create a home for an art and antique furniture collector on the edge of a village in the Appenzell region of the Swiss Alps. More ›

 
 

New York's The Shed releases updated images and programme details

The Shed under construction

More details about the expandable cultural venue at Manhattan's Hudson Yards have been revealed, including construction photos, new interior renderings, and information about its first commissions and exhibitions. More ›

 
 

Natasha Thorpe uses timber to soften mood at Quebec dental office

Go Orthodontistes Clinic by Natasha Thorpe Design

Slatted wood panels and ambient lighting are intended to make visitors feel more at ease at this orthodontist practice in Canada, by designer Natasha Thorpe. More ›

 
 

Matt Lucraft proposes modular building system to tackle housing scarcity

Matt Lucraft's Dagenham Breach Housing Co-operative is a plan for a settlement of self-built and customisable homes that seeks to tackle the scarcity of affordable housing in the British capital.

The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series explores Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Matt Lucraft's concept for a modular building system designed to address London's housing crisis. More ›

 
 

Thomas Barger's childhood memories inform cartoonish paper pulp chairs

Thomas Barger Growing Up at Salon 94 Design

Brooklyn artist Thomas Barger has created a series of furniture pieces based on his childhood experiences in Illinois, which are on show at New York's Salon 94 Design gallery. More ›

 
 

Equality is good for the bottom line, say speakers at Dezeen and RIBA's diversity event

Better diversity means better business for architects and designers, according to speakers at the Must do Better talk hosted by Dezeen and RIBA last night. More ›

 
 

Philippe Starck designs "avant-garde" power dock for Bentley's first hybrid car

French designer Philippe Starck has teamed up with luxury car brand Bentley to create a smart power dock for the manufacturer's new Bentayga Hybrid model. More ›

 
 

Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize 2018

Indian architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi has been named the 2018 laureate of the Pritzker Prize, architecture's most illustrious award. More ›

 
 

Swimming pool serves as centrepiece of São Paulo apartment by Fernanda Marques

Panorama by Fernanda Marques

Swimmers in a pool at this renovated residence in São Paulo can be watched from the living room through thick glass panels, like fish in an aquarium tank. More ›