Dezeen editor Anna Winston picks the quotes that sum up the year in architecture, covering the changing status of refugee camps, the relationship between New York's skinny skyscrapers and inequality, and the blurring lines between designers and architects.

"This is the beginning of the timber age"

New ways of using wood have turned one of the world's oldest building materials into the architectural wonder material of the 21st century, taking over from steel and wood. Architects told Dezeen that wood was becoming hard to beat for sustainability, quality and speed of construction. Find out more about the engineered timber revolution »

"Most buildings are drawings filled in by engineers"

This year saw a number of high-profile designers follow Thomas Heatherwick into the world of architecture and construction. Dutch furniture designer Piet Hein Eek was among them, and raised hackles with his suggestion that architects are "not interested" in construction. Read the full interview »
"When I said architects should get involved in humanitarian issues, people laughed at me"

Humanitarian design and architecture became one of 2015's hottest issues, partly in response to Europe's escalating refugee crisis. It's about time too, according to Cameron Sinclair, who co-founded nonprofit organisation Architecture for Humanity (AfH) and left in 2013 to pursue projects in countries like Syria. Read the full interview »

"Manhattan is their...