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This week we begun our architecture and design Performance Review
Cajsa Carlson, Dezeen
This week on Dezeen, we launched our latest series, Performance Review, which will explore the multitude of issues plaguing the architecture and design industry. To kick off the serious architecture critic Edwin Heathcote set out 12 things wrong with architec…
Nov 22, 2025, 6:00 AM
"Trump and good design go together like oil and water" says commenter
Rheanna Hopkins, Dezeen
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an interview with Joe Gebbia in which he suggested that the creation of a National Design Studio demonstrates Trump's commitment to design. Known for co-founding Airbnb, Gebbia was recently appointed as A…
Nov 21, 2025, 10:30 AM
DC Preservation League sues Donald Trump to prevent "irreversible alterations" to Eisenhower building
Tom Ravenscroft, Dezeen
Conservation group DC Preservation League and law firm Cultural Heritage Partners are suing US president Donald Trump to prevent him altering the appearance of the 19th-century Eisenhower building in Washington DC without a review. In the suit, filled in fede…
Nov 17, 2025, 5:00 PM
Spread of Dubai-style urbanism "quite terrifying" says Quinn Slobodian
Ben Dreith, Dezeen
Cities and architecture across the world are increasingly being influenced by the fundamentally anti-democratic principles of places like Dubai, argues academic Quinn Slobodian in this interview. Slobodian is a Canadian historian based at Boston University. H…
Oct 22, 2025, 2:00 PM
Neutral says tariffs behind construction pause at "worlds tallest mass-timber building"
Ellen Eberhardt, Dezeen
Local developer Neutral has stated that construction on its mass-timber Edison skyscraper in Milwaukee, which it claims will be the "world's tallest", has been halted due to rising tariffs. According to local outlets, Neutral CEO Nate Helbach stated that cons…
Oct 1, 2025, 7:18 PM
Projects designed by BIG and KPF among eight vying for New York casino licenses
Ellen Eberhardt, Dezeen
BIG, Gensler, and KPF are among the architecture studios involved in ongoing bids for three casino licenses set to be awarded later this year for developments around New York, with multiple including skyscrapers. Currently, eight projects throughout Manhattan…
Sep 11, 2025, 9:41 PM
This week Olympics reconsidered Neom as hosts for Asian Winter Games
Jane Englefield, Dezeen
This week on Dezeen, we reported that Olympic organisers are considering alternative hosts for the 2029 Asian Winter Games, due to concerns that Neom's Trojena ski resort won't be ready in time. The organisers have reportedly approached South Korea to sound o…
Aug 30, 2025, 5:00 AM
Cracker Barrel scraps new logo after outrage at redesign
Jane Englefield, Dezeen
American restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has announced that it will keep its "old timer" logo and abandon plans to replace it with a minimalist redesign following intense online backlash led by Donald Trump. The Southern country-themed restaurant has reinstat…
Aug 27, 2025, 10:10 AM
"We need plastic to keep our economic order going"
Smith Mordak, Dezeen
Governments' failure to agree a treaty on curbing plastics pollution draws attention to how reliant on the material we have become but there may be a silver lining, writes Smith Mordak. Devastating news this month that we did not get the plastics treaty we de…
Aug 27, 2025, 9:00 AM
Donald Trump reportedly set to name Airnbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to chief design role
Cajsa Carlson, Dezeen
President Donald Trump is expected to appoint Joe Gebbia as chief design officer for the US government as part of an "America by Design" initiative that will see the Airbnb co-founder lead a newly formed National Design Studio. The president signed an executi…
Aug 22, 2025, 8:30 AM