Dezeen Weekly is an original podcast from Dezeen, the world's most influential design and architecture magazine. Each episode, of our journalists discuss the biggest design and architecture stories of the week. If you're interested in how humans are shaping the world around them and you like to stay informed, this is your essential weekly briefing. New episodes are released every Friday.
Why Saudi Arabia's crazy giga-project The Line failed
The world's most wildly ambitious architecture project appears dead in the water. What went wrong?
This week, the team plot the strange story of Saudi Arabia's effort to build a linear skyscraper mega-city in the desert, called The Line (https://www.dezeen.com/tag/the-line/).
They explain why news that Neom Stadium has been shelved looks to be the final nail in the coffin for The Line, and debate the ethical implications for architecture studios that worked on the extraordinary and controversial project.
Dezeen Weekly artwork is by Simon Volt. This episode was edited by Calum Lindsay.
2 Oct 2026
We're scared of Meta's adorable AI device
Why are AI companies opting for cute design? And why is New York building "jailscrapers"?
This week, Dezeen features editor Nat Barker, design editor Jennifer Hahn and editor-in-chief Tom Ravenscroft consider the launch of Meta's Muse Charm AI device.
Then, they delve into New York City's project to replace the notorious Rikers Island mega-jail with four high-rise facilities embedded within the city.
Dezeen Weekly artwork is by Simon Volt. Editing is by Miguel Santa Clara.
25 Sept 2026
Will the iPhone Duo send folding smartphones mainstream?
Has Apple just triggered another paradigm shift in smartphone design? And what's behind Donald Trump's announcement that his triumphal arch will be a base for drones and snipers?
In this episode, Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft joins features editor Nat Barker and design editor Jennifer Hahn to discuss Apple's first folding phone.
Then, they consider Trump's surprise announcement that the triumphal arch planned for Washington DC will be a "top grade military complex".
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