Wood is the dominant material throughout Karaka Tower, a vertical house extension in Wellington, New Zealand, designed by local studio Arête Architects to evoke a treehouse. More about Towering house extension in New Zealand mimics "childhood treehouse"
As part of Dubai Design Week, British designer Ross Lovegrove has unveiled the first completed project from Deond, the design practice he founded with creative director Ila Colombo after moving to the United Arab Emirates. More about Deond creates parametric cardboard pavilion for Dubai Design Week
Prince William has announced the five winning projects of this year's Earthshot Prize, including technology designed to capture waste heat and convert it into usable and clean electricity. More about Technology designed to capture waste heat wins 2024 Earthshot Prize
Dezeen Showroom: Danish architect Mette Fredskild has designed a customisable kitchen island for Lithuanian brand Kongacph that draws on the "calm and simplicity" of Japandi design. More about 25x25 Workshop Kitchen by Mette Fredskild for Kongacph
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Melbourne with a curved roof and textured concrete walls designed by LLDS Architects. More about "Can't decide if it's out of place or fittingly random" says commenter
Architecture studio Atelier Heyman Hamilton has renovated and expanded Torö, a holiday home on an island with the same name in Sweden, focusing on "the meeting between the building and the site". More about Atelier Heyman Hamilton revives 1970s summer house in the Swedish archipelago
This video produced by Jim Stephenson spotlights the University of Aberdeen Science and Teaching Hub by Reiach and Hall Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More about Reiach and Hall Architects renews "dated" science facilities at the University of Aberdeen
Mongolian designer Sarina has released a duo of stools clad in the pale bark of birch trees that celebrate the craftsmanship of the Oroqen people of Inner Mongolia. More about Sarina designs bark-clad Forestrest seats to reference traditional Mongolian crafts
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the Saint-Denis Pleyel Station by Kengo Kuma and Associates. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features the Saint-Denis Pleyel Station by Kengo Kuma
A group of Columbia GSAPP professors and students have created an inflatable installation for the New York university's campus that hung suspended between two buildings and contained seating made of nets. More about Columbia GSAPP encourages "playful interaction" with inflatable pavilion
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for micro housing which promotes sustainability is included in this latest school show by students at the University of Waterloo. More about Ten architecture projects by students at the University of Waterloo
California studio LOHA has completed a residential and retail building called Bellevue53, which features a rooftop swimming pool and stepped elevations clad in white metal. More about LOHA uses "rhythmic massing" for dual-use building in Los Angeles
Dezeen Showroom: onion bulbs and conchigliette pasta are among the organic shapes that informed this collection of ceramic pendant light clusters by Indian manufacturer Naaya Studio. More about Cluster chandeliers by Naaya Studio
Promotion: Estonian timber supplier Thermory has announced the winners of its annual wooden architecture design awards, including a swooping addition to Lisbon's Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian by Kengo Kuma. More about Thermory Design Awards 2024 winners leave "lasting positive impact"
Dezeen Showroom: two L-shaped aluminium sheets create "the illusion of a single rectangular base" in this characterfully geometric coffee table by New York furniture designer Orlando Pippig. More about AL-03 table by Studio Orlando Pippig
Textured tiles and exposed surfaces feature in the rehabilitation of this historic home in Valencia completed by local interior design studio Paloma Bau. More about Home renovation by Paloma Bau designed as "ode to the sea"
German studio Ingenhoven Associates has redesigned Calwer Passage, a former shopping centre and office block in Stuttgart, adding a "natural curtain" of trailing plants to its facade. More about Ingenhoven Associates drapes trailing plants over old Stuttgart shopping centre
Dezeen Showroom: designer Jaime Hayon worked with Spanish furniture brand Viccarbe to extend the Aleta seating family with the launch of an executive chair. More about Aleta Executive chair by Jaime Hayon for Viccarbe
Design studio Policronica has transformed the interior of Hotel Elysée Montmartre in Paris, relying almost exclusively on a single species of wood. More about Policronica crafts Parisian hotel interior using "invasive wood"
A whole chess set was translated into wearable accessories in this prototype by French designer Louis Le Joly Senoville, a fan of the game who wanted to make it possible to play anywhere at any time. More about Chess set hidden in scarf, watch and rings by Louis Le Joly Senoville