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First image of Lina Ghotmeh's permanent Qatar pavilion for Venice biennale revealed

2 days ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

The first render of Lina Ghotmeh's design for the permanent Qatar pavilion in the Giardini della Biennale in Venice, Italy, has been revealed at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Revealed at an event during the opening of the Venice Architecture Biennale last week, the building will be first new national pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale in almost 40 years.
This week we revealed the Venice Architecture Biennale highlights

5 days ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

This week on Dezeen, we exclusively unveiled the best pavilions from this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. Reporting from the year's most important architecture event, we revealed the Nordic pavilion (pictured) as well as pavilions including Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Togo in a day of exclusive online openings. We also rounded up the 10 stand-out pavilions from the biennale.
Neom to "start affecting the local weather and climate" warns climate scientist

5 days ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

Neom climate advisor Donald Wuebbles has warned that The Line city in Saudi Arabia could alter local weather patterns. Speaking to newspaper Financial Times, Wuebbles explained how he had informed Neom that the scale of the development means it may impact weather patterns and the path of sand storms. "Part of my concern was, what impact is The Line and those [projects] going to have on the local environment...you start affecting the local weather and climate," he said.
Norman Foster and Porsche unveil Gateway to Venice's Waterway

6 days ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

Car brand Porsche and the Norman Foster Foundation have created a shimmering bridge and transport hub at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Named Gateway to Venice's Waterway, the 37-metre-long structure was designed to explore how future transportation methods could be integrated into Venice's historic setting.
"Dezeen killed the traditional form of the biennale" says Venice Architecture Biennale curator

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

The traditional purpose of an architecture biennale has disappeared, this year's Venice Architecture Biennale curator Carlo Ratti told Dezeen ahead of the event's opening this weekend. According to Ratti, images and information about interesting projects around the world being widely available online has changed the role of a biennale. "We could say that Dezeen, amongst others, killed the traditional form of the biennale," Ratti said.
German pavilion stress-tests people at Venice Architecture Biennale

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

The German pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which is revealed exclusively here, has turned urban climate change into a "physical and psychological experience" by creating contrasting stress and de-stress rooms. Named Stresstest, the pavilion curated by Nicola Borgmann, Elisabeth Endres, Gabriele G Kiefer and Daniele Santucci aims to make the reality of urban climate change physically tangible.
The 12 all-time most architecturally significant Expo buildings

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

An impressive array of architects, from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to Heatherwick Studio, Le Corbusier to Álvaro Siza, have designed structures at world fairs, or expos. Here we round up the 12 most significant. Photo by Philip Henry DelamotteThe Crystal Palace, London 1851, by Joseph PaxtonCreated to host the Great exhibition in 1851, which the Bureau International des Expositions regards as the first World Expo, the giant Crystal Palace building was designed by engineer Joseph Paxton.
Everything you need to know about expos and world's fairs

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

Expo 2025 recently opened in Osaka with pavilions designed by leading architects including Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and Lina Ghotmeh. But what actually is an expo, anyway? What is an expo? An expo, short for exposition, is a global event where nations come together to showcase ideas, innovations and inventions. They involve numerous countries constructing pavilions to showcase their homegrown creative talent. The latest World Expo is currently taking place in Osaka, Japan.
A to Z guides

2 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Nat Barker |Cajsa Carlson |Tom Ravenscroft

New! Dezeen Agenda US Sent on alternate Fridays, this US edition of Dezeen Agenda is a fortnightly newsletter rounding up everything you need to know from America, featuring news, projects and interviews with industry figures. Plus occasional updates and invitations to Dezeen events. New! Dezeen Showroom New Releases A quarterly newsletter rounding up a selection of recently launched products by designers and studios, published on Dezeen Showroom.
Photos show concrete works underway at The Line megacity

2 weeks ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft

Recently shared photos show concrete works progressing on The Line megacity, which is being built as part of Neom in northwest Saudi Arabia. In a LinkedIn post titled Neom is real part 24, The Line's chief operating office Giles Pendleton shared a series of photos showing progress on the city. Concrete works have begun at The LineThe photos, which appear to be taken from a helicopter, show a long trench that has a concrete base along with low retaining walls.