Arched passageways that act as tunnels connect the six black-clad, single-room volumes of Ghent House in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York by Thomas Phifer and Partners. More about Black-clad volumes set into a hillside form Ghent House by Thomas Phifer and Partners
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a house on stilts in Palm Beach, Sydney, and PETA's claim that architects are responsible for billions of bird deaths. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "fantastic treehouse" in the bush of Sydney's Palm Beach
Architecture collective Barila has aimed to highlight how architecture should interact with nature with its Dune pavilion at Copenhagen's Chart Art Fair, which was captured in this video produced as part of our Dezeen x Chart Art Fair 2022 collaboration. More about Greenhouse-like pavilion encloses Danish sand and plants to create "dynamic ecosystem"
The state government of Massachusetts has unveiled plans by architecture studio NBBJ to redevelop the brutalist Hurley Building in Boston and add a pair of high-rises to the Paul Rudolph-designed 1970s structure. More about NBBJ set to add two towers to Paul Rudolph's brutalist Boston Government Services Center
Digital artist Maxim Zhestkov discusses his Waves immersive digital art installation, which is animated in response to a series of algorithms informed by the laws of physics, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen in collaboration with W1 Curates. More about Maxim Zhestkov creates digital "motion sculptures" with algorithms informed by physics
Promotion: architects Joseph Grima and Vo Trong Nghia were among a group of international urban design thinkers who met at the 2022 Living Cities Forum in Melbourne, Australia to discuss the construction industry's material use in a world of finite resources. More about "If we want a new materiality we have to reimagine our relationship with the world"
Local architecture office Dunkelschwarz has completed a house on the outskirts of Salzburg, Austria, featuring timber-lined living spaces and a void covered with netting that can be used for lounging. More about Nets and hammocks provide alternative seating at Alpine house by Dunkelschwarz
UK studios Pearce+ and Fægen have designed the interiors of five sleeping pods that stand on top of the Invisible Studio-designed arts centre on the dockside in Watchet, UK. More about Five "quirky" sleeping pods top Watchet's East Quay arts centre
Bathroom company Duravit has designed a toilet that could be used in future homes on Mars and installed it at the prototype Martian House in Bristol, UK. More about Duravit develops Martian toilet to be "as simple and comfortable as possible"
British practice Local Works Studio has developed a range of outdoor furnishings for the Amanda Levete-designed Maggie's Centre in Southampton using reclaimed waste materials from the building's construction, as well as from the local area. More about Waste firehoses turned into "tactile and playful" outdoor furniture for Maggie's Southampton
Dezeen teamed up with bathroom brand Kohler to host a live panel discussion exploring luxury, wellbeing and digital innovation. More about Watch a live talk on luxury and digital innovation with Kohler
Dezeen Showroom: from a curving sofa informed by the shape of millipedes to a continuous workplace furniture design that combines seating with desk space and shelving, here are 10 of the latest modular furniture designs featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ten modular furniture designs that adapt to any interior space
Architect Yussef Agbo-Ola of environmental design practice Olaniyi Studio has created a series of shoes made from biomaterials, which are designed to curl up like plants when they decay. More about Olaniyi Studio creates "living" footwear designed to decay