The realities of climate change have driven another big year in material innovation in 2024. Here are 10 of the best solutions that have put a promising spin on cement, plastic, fur, linoleum, or even introduced something new. More about The top 10 material innovations of 2024
Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has revealed its plans for Jawaher Boston Medical District in Sharjah, which will include healthcare facilities surrounded by a park. More about Renzo Piano Building Workshop unveils "hospital of the future" for Sharjah
Dezeen Showroom: architecture studio TenBerke worked with US brand Warp & Weft to create a rug collection informed by dawn, midday and dusk. More about Light and Shadow rug collection by TenBerke for Warp & Weft
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon in 2027, the US space agency is already thinking about how lunar resources could be exploited for commercial purposes, architecture strategist Nujoud Merancy reveals in this interview. More about Permanent buildings will be on the moon "within the next few decades" says NASA's Nujoud Merancy
Architecture practice Studio Saar has created a lily-shaped, reusable pavilion called Srivan, which was unveiled at Design Mumbai last month. More about Studio Saar creates forest-like pavilion at Design Mumbai
Promotion: design festival Taiwan Design Week has returned, taking place between 7 to 15 December, following its inaugural edition last year. More about Taiwan Design Week returns for its second edition with AI-focused theme
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Mexican architect Frida Escobedo have released designs of a limestone-clad expansion to the Tang Wing, the first wing designed by a woman in the museum's 154-year history. More about Designs released of Frida Escobedo's limestone-clad wing for The Met
Local art collective Xpan has created a multi-purpose creative studio called Xpan.Ep.1 in Mexico City using raw steel, aluminium, and transparent polycarbonate panels for its interior. More about Xpan produces "illusion of infinite void" in Mexico City studio
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a sculptural water tower by White Arkitekter. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "brutal but wavuncular" water tower
Vancouver Art Gallery has parted ways with Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron after nearly a decade of planning a new building in Vancouver's downtown. More about Vancouver Art Gallery abandons Herzog & de Meuron plan after a decade
Promotion: Allsteel is putting inclusivity at the heart of its design strategy, with products and applications that improve the office experience for people with disclosed as well as invisible disabilities. More about Allsteel champions invisible disabilities as part of broader inclusive workplace design
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Fiandre has expanded its Marmi Maximum collection of large slab tiles with three more designs that have a realistic marble look. More about Marmi Maximum tiles by Fiandre
A 1969 school building in Singapore with "modern tropical" architecture has been converted into New Bahru, a shopping and dining location by local studios FARM and Nice Projects. More about FARM and Nice Projects turn breeze-block-clad modernist school into lifestyle hub
As part of our review of 2024, Dezeen design editor Jennifer Hahn shares her pick of this year's gadgets, including a transparent laptop, a medieval beat machine and hiking trousers that give the wearer a boost. More about The top 10 gadgets of 2024
UK architecture studio Mailen Design has unveiled its design for a medicinal cannabis production facility on the Isle of Man, which will act as headquarters for local marijuana company GrowLab Organics. More about GrowLab Organics cannabis farm set to be built on the Isle of Man
Architecture studio Hooba Design Group has unveiled plans for the Marbella Residential Complex, which would comprise a series of stacked villas in Kelarabad, Iran. More about Hooba Design Group envisions "high-rise villas" as new housing typology for Iran
SOMA 2.0 is a sleek speakeasy-style bar by London studio Cake Architecture, tucked under the DLR railway at Canary Wharf, with a "deliberately austere" facade. More about Cake Architecture hides low-lit London speakeasy in former security station
Architecture studio Cadence Architects has completed the concrete K-Home, which was designed to frame views of the city and hills surrounding its site in Krishnagiri in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. More about Cadence Architects "carves out" openings in facade of Indian home
In a letter addressed to the FAA, local airport director Jeff Mulder has expressed concern about the height and safety of the proposed Legends Tower supertall skyscraper in Oklahoma City. More about Aviation authority concerns delay US tallest skyscraper plans
Works by designer Mathieu Lehanneur, architect Javier Senosiain and artist A$AP Rocky were among those shown at the Design Miami fair, which was curated by New York-based writer Glenn Adamson during Miami art week. More about The "idea of limitless imagination" drove this year's Design Miami