Brexit is a “disaster” that is leading to less overseas work and a loss of talented workers, according to leading UK architects. Andrew Waugh of Waugh Thistleton Architects spoke of the “sense of isolation” his studio has felt since the UK left the European Union, while Sarah Wigglesworth of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects said her business
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Architects should use their influence to help bring an end to London’s homelessness crisis, said housing specialist Peter Barber in an exclusive interview with Dezeen, but admits his projects are “just scratching the surface” of the problem. Barber has designed numerous homeless housing projects in London including Mount Pleasant and Spring Gardens schemes. However, he is aware that these
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After being confined to small-scale experiments for years, biomaterials finally catapulted into the mainstream in 2021 according to the architects, designers and manufacturers using them as building blocks for a new low-carbon economy. “Biomaterials used to be niche,” said Regina Polanco, founder of bio-based textile manufacturer Pyratex, which has almost doubled both its sales and
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With the year drawing to a close, some of us are already thinking about where to holiday in 2022. As part of our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up 10 unusual and impressive new hotels, including Pharrell Williams’ Goodtime Hotel in Miami, a 17th-century monastery conversion and clifftop villas on the Jurassic Coast. Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou,
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Continuing our review of the year we look at the house extensions that turned heads in 2021, including a polycarbonate-clad tower and a mirrored art gallery on stilts. A Cloistered House, UK, by Turner Architects In its renovation of an abandoned Georgian house in London, Turner Architects added a large rear extension that incorporates a
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Next in our review of 2021, we round up 10 of the most controversial schemes that made headlines this year, including the Sky Pool and The Tulip. Sky Pool, UK, by HAL A transparent swimming pool suspended between two buildings at the Embassy Gardens development in London gained huge attention this summer as aerial footage
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From a towering castle entrance to a studio in an old barn, we take a look at 10 of the most impressive British architecture projects featured on Dezeen this year as part of our review of 2021. East Quay, Somerset, by Invisible Studio and Ellis Williams Architects A mashup of galleries, studios and holiday homes
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We continue our review of 2021 with a look at the 10 most interesting office interiors this year, including a workspace that doubles as a wine bar and an office in a former 1960s medical laboratory. Samsen Atelier, Sweden, by Note Design Studio Stockholm-based Note Design Studio designed the office for Swedish digital technology consultancy
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Turner Prize-nominated duo Cooking Sections is creating a series of architectural installations to draw attention to the impact food production and consumption has on the environment. In this interview, they explain their obsession with food. Spatial practitioners Daniel Fernández Pascual and Alon Schwabe – who operate under the name Cooking Sections – told Dezeen that
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After Foster + Partners’ design for the Tulip tower was recently rejected by the UK government, we round up 10 other high-profile building projects that were never actually built. Mexico City airport by Foster + Partners The Tulip is not the first time Foster + Partners has seen its design efforts go unrealised. Construction on
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