Tech company Nothing has made modularity and customisation two big selling points for its first budget-conscious phone, the CMF Phone 1, which was launched today. More about Nothing brings modularity to budget smartphones with CMF Phone 1
Dezeen Courses: we've rounded up five short courses aimed at designers to develop their skills in interiors, fashion and software and web design. More about Five short courses for designers featured on Dezeen Courses
Promotion: educational institute My ArchiSchool has developed game design courses children and architects can use to create visualisations of their spatial designs. More about My ArchiSchool launches game design courses for architectural visualisations
Thick walls of exposed concrete create a buffer from the surrounding city at House in Nishizaki, Japan, which has been completed by architecture practice Studio Cochi Architects. More about Studio Cochi Architects creates raw concrete house in Japan
Images have been revealed of the first of a pair of high-tech skyscrapers in Bogotá designed by the late Richard Rogers, which were described as "very close to his heart". More about Photos reveal Richard Rogers-designed Bogotá skyscraper
Architecture firm Renesa aimed to combine contemporary details with references to historical Indian homes in this apartment in Pune, India. More about Renesa balances tradition and modernity for "understated luxury" House of Gond apartment
Dezeen has won a pair of Professional Publishers Association trophies for its annual awards programme and partnership with Bentley, as well as being honoured at the Conference and Events Awards. More about Dezeen Awards wins trio of accolades
Interior design studio Linehouse has renovated an office in Shanghai using numerous materials and art from a local gallery. More about Linehouse defines Shanghai office with "unexpected combinations of materials"
Heavy timber, wood and brick are among the materials used by US studio Heliotrope to create an extension to a historic 1930s home that was originally built by a Norwegian ship captain. More about Heliotrope uses "warm and subdued" materials for Seattle house extension
Dezeen School Shows: a project addressing the impact of technology on mental health through the redesign of a social housing scheme is included in this school show by students at the University of Nottingham. More about Ten architecture projects by students at the University of Nottingham
Belgian artist Axel Vervoordt and Japanese architect Tatsuro Miki have created a monolithic art gallery on the Oaxacan coast in Mexico to showcase large sculptural works. More about Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki create "cloister-like" gallery in Puerto Escondido
Dezeen Showroom: designer Tianning Zhao highlights the beauty of both light and shadow in this portable and versatile lamp, which can be used indoors and outdoors. More about Astral lamp by Tianning Zhao
Perforated brick walls surround the Terra Cotta Workshop in Vietnam, which contains a brick kiln and visitor centre by architectural studio Tropical Space. More about Tropical Space wraps kiln and workshop in perforated brick walls
As monocultures continue to spread sameness throughout the human and natural world, Scott Doorley and Carissa Carter set out ways that designers can ensure they maintain creative diversity. More about "'Ideadiversity' may be at an all-time low"
Lisbon-based studio SIA Arquitectura has completed Casa da Encosta in Grândola, Portugal, which has a series of lime-rendered volumes wrapped around a central courtyard. More about SIA Arquitectura uses lime render to "echo the sandy landscape" surrounding coastal home
British studio RSHP has received planning consent to build cylindrical housing blocks within Victorian gas holders at the Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks in London. More about RSHP to transform world's largest cluster of Victorian gas holders into housing
Chinese architects Li Hu and Huang Wenjing, founders of Beijing-based Open Architecture, have joined Dezeen Awards China 2024 as judges. Here they select five projects that best reflect their work. More about Five "radical" projects by Dezeen Awards China judge Open Architecture
Sheffield's Park Hill Estate, London's Battersea Power Station and a timber-framed dining hall at the University of Cambridge have been named among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects' National Awards for 2024. More about RIBA names UK's best buildings of 2024
Local architecture studio Modu has used a metal-clad volume to increase the area of a Brooklyn apartment building by 30 per cent to prioritise outdoor living for residents and to combat "rapid gentrification". More about Modu uses metal tower structure to expand Brooklyn townhouse
Local entrepreneur Varun Kataria has unveiled a venue with a mix of colourful, retro details that contains the only permanent roller rink in New York City. More about Xanadu is a "fun and maximum" roller disco in Brooklyn