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Parametricism is the architecture "of neoliberalism itself"

Parametricism has been billed by its originator as the defining architecture style of the 21st century. To kick off a new Dezeen series on the controversial and famously complex theory, Owen Hopkins provides an overview.

Heydar Aliyev Centre the ultimate expression of parametricism's "seamless fluidity"

Our Parametricism series continues with a look at the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan, by Zaha Hadid, the project that the architect claimed was the "closest thing" to translating her theoretical visions into a built reality.

Iris van Herpen crafts "dissolving" Met Gala dress from 15,000 hand-formed glass bubbles

Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has created a metamorphic dress covered in thousands of iridescent glass spheres that appear to gradually disintegrate for Olympian Eileen Gu, who debuted the garment at last night's Met Gala in New York City.

Unfinished Lisbon shopping mall "hulk" turned into innovation campus

Architecture studios KPF and Saraiva+Associados have completed the Oriente Green Campus in Portugal, transforming the structure of an abandoned shopping mall into a block of workspaces punctuated by green terraces and courtyards.

Toyo Ito picks eight favourite Andrea Branzi projects from Continuous Present exhibition

Italian museum Triennale Milano has unveiled the Continuous Present exhibition in Milan, which showcases works by architect Andrea Branzi. Here, curator Toyo Ito chooses his favourite projects on show.

Gustaf Westman and Wendy Saunders revealed as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges

Interior designer Wendy Saunders, designer Gustaf Westman, design director Zhou Tan and sustainable entrepreneur Ramnath Sri Ram have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026.

Traditional wooden townhouses inform interiors of Kengo Kuma-designed Capella Kyoto hotel

The unique "rhythm and progression" of Japanese machiya townhouses helped Brewin Design Office devise the interiors of this hotel in Kyoto designed by Kengo Kuma.

LGA creates light wells for metal-clad Toronto park pavilion

Local studio LGA Architectural Partners has clad a bell-shaped pavilion in aluminium and included skylights that bring light into the centre of the structure, set in a public park in a dense residential area of Toronto, Ontario.

Peter Arnell selected as America's first chief brand architect

The US government has selected American design executive Peter Arnell to serve as the chief brand architect within the newly formed National Design Studio and shape the identity of a "different type of government".

AR Emerging Awards

Dezeen Competitions: AR Emerging Awards seek outstanding portfolios comprising three projects – a completed project, a work in progress and an idea.

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