Dezeen Weekly

Why did a coalition including the American Institute of Architects file a lawsuit against Donald Trump this week? How did a conversational AI toy respond when a five-year-old child told it "I love you"? And why are there concerns about the skyscrapers springing up across Africa?   In this episode, Dezeen design editor Jennifer Hahn and features editor Nat Barker discuss the row over Trump's renova...

How worried should architects be about large language models taking their jobs? How did the Pritzker Architecture Prize make us look silly this week? And what is "bio-upcycling"?   In this episode, Dezeen features editor  Nat Barker and design editor Jennifer Hahn consider a controversial labour impact study by AI company Anthropic .   Also, they reflect on the surprise announcement about  this ye...

What's the deal with the mysterious competition to design a new "world wonder"? And how did Apple manage to halve the price of its least expensive laptop?   In this episode, Dezeen features editor Nat Barker and design editor Jennifer Hahn discuss proposals for a huge new landmark in Rotterdam aimed at inspiring people to reduce their carbon footprints.   Then, they consider the significance of th...

What do the revelations about Tom Pritzker's association with Jeffrey Epstein mean for the Pritzker Architecture Prize? What happened in a recent court case about Zaha Hadid's name? And could the escalating conflict in the Middle East be a worry for big architecture studios? In this episode, Nat Barker and Tom Ravenscroft discuss the delay to this year's announcement of architecture's most prestig...

In this episode, we discuss an update to Donald Trump's controversial redevelopment of the White House's East Wing . Then, we delve into an unexpected story from Ukraine : the emergence of a flurry of interestingly designed interiors in the war-stricken country. Finally, we talk about the design of the spaceship that NASA hopes will soon take its astronauts on the longest journey in the history of...

This week's episode sees us analyse Jony Ive and Marc Newson's interiors for the first electric Ferrari and whether the design signals a revival of the physical button.   Then, we consider plans for what has been touted as Australia's first new city in 100 years . Will its climate strategy be enough to cope with scorching temperatures? How exactly will it be "inclusive"? And when does a suburb bec...

Why did protesters stage a demonstration outside the office of a global architecture firm? Is a Saudi Arabia-inspired proposal for a high-speed railway connecting five countries realistic? And why was this year's Stockholm Design Week like none before?   This week, Dezeen design editor Jennifer Hahn and features editor Nat Barker discuss RIBA president Chris Williamson's plan for The Loop (00:45)....

Does Donald Trump approve of modernist buildings if they have his name on them? And are we living through an era of architectural "gentleism"? In this week's episode of Dezeen Weekly, Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft and features editor Nat Barker discuss architects' proposals for an overhaul of Eero Saarinen's iconic Washington Dulles Airport following criticisms made by Donald Trump (00:47). Then,...

In this week's episode, Jennifer Hahn and Nat Barker discuss the indefinite delay to the 2029 Asian Winter Games, planned for the Trojena ski resort in Saudi Arabia (00:33). Next, they consider the world's first building concept designed by a humanoid robot (08:37), and talk through the challenges of taking on the prestigious Serpentine Pavilion in 2026 (13:20).

Dezeen introduces Dezeen Weekly, a brand new podcast in which we discuss the major architecture and design stories of the week. In our first episode, award-winning Dezeen journalists Nat Barker and Jennifer Hahn consider what a project for the largest airport in Africa (if not the world) says about aviation design in 2026 (0:48). Then, they weigh up whether a new autistic Barbie is cynical or sinc...