Dezeen Weekly

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 year's Pritzker laureate, Smiljan Radić.
 
Finally, they discuss the news that scientists have managed to produce a Parkinson's drug from waste plastic with the help of bacteria.

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 the new Apple MacBook Neo.

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 prestigious accolade. Then, they explain the result of a legal battle between the firm and the foundation of the late architect Zaha Hadid, and consider the implications of the Burj Al Arab being struck by an Iranian drone.

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 humankind.
This episode was hosted by Dezeen features editor Nat Barker and design editor Jennifer Hahn.

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 become a city?
 
This episode was hosted by Dezeen features editor Nat Barker and design editor Jennifer Hahn.