UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design for its first public library, a plant-covered building in Columbia, Maryland. More about Heatherwick Studio designs Columbia public library as "new type of community centre"
Dezeen's top five Houses of the month for March 2023 include a snake-like dwelling in India and a converted 19th-century school in southern Italy. More about Dezeen's top five houses of March 2023
The penultimate case study in our Timber Revolution series is a 20-storey mass-timber building just below the Arctic Circle – the Sara Kulturhus Centre by Swedish studio White Arkitekter. More about Sara Kulturhus Centre "unleashed a world of previously unimagined design possibilities"
Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Bogaerts has launched the Mono study pod, which provides a sound-dampened workspace that can be folded away. More about Mono study pod by Philip Bogaerts and René Vullings for Bogaerts
The third edition of our monthly Dezeen In Depth newsletter features a dive into why the sustainability of mass-timber buildings can't be taken for granted. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth now. More about Dezeen In Depth explores why the sustainability of mass-timber buildings can't be taken for granted
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has built a large loom in a university building in Eindhoven that was used to create a nine-metre-tall 3D-woven structure, celebrating the craft and creative potential of weaving machines. More about Loom Room shows 3D weaving is "the strongest and lightest construction"
Architects are increasingly using mass timber in the hopes of creating net-zero buildings but carbon assessments are missing key sources of potential emissions, researchers tell Dezeen in this Timber Revolution feature. More about The hidden carbon impacts of getting mass timber wrong
Milan design week, Coverings 2023 and Concéntrico 09 are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Six architecture and design events in April from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom: architect Rodolfo Dordoni took visual cues from the ropes used to moor boats when designing the Grand Bitta seating collection for the Spanish brand Kettal. More about Grand Bitta seating by Rodolfo Dordoni for Kettal
Canadian duo Doublespace Photography has released images of Spanish architect Ricardo Boffil's iconic Muralla Roja apartment building to mark 50 years since its completion. More about Doublespace Photography captures Ricardo Bofill's Muralla Roja on its 50th anniversary
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a giant canopy created by Adjaye Associates and Daniel Boyd for a public plaza in Sydney. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "bold and courageous" canopy by Adjaye Associates
Ample daylight, worker ammenities and low-maintenance gardens feature in a large campus for a housewares company that was designed by Mexican architecture studios Estudio MMX and Luis Campos. More about Estudio MMX and Luis Campos weave gardens into Betterware campus in Mexico
Dezeen Showroom: New Zealand-based lighting brand Nightworks Studio has featured a selection of its lights and lamps on Dezeen Showroom, including a pendant light with a scalloped profile. More about A spectrum of lighting by Nightworks Studio is listed on Dezeen Showroom
Indian architect Sanjay Puri has joined Dezeen Awards 2023 as a judge. Here, he selects five projects that best reflect his studio's work. More about Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards judge Sanjay Puri
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Kettal has launched an outdoor seating collection called Plumon, which designer Patricia Urquiola has "based on the concept of clothing". More about Plumon by Patricia Urquiola for Kettal
Dezeen Showroom: Portuguese architecture and design practice Joana Vilaça Studio has expanded its Bündner collection of furniture to include a solid wood table that takes cues from the Swiss Alps lifestyle. More about Bündner Side Table by Joana Vilaça Studio
Mexican studio Zozaya Arquitectos has designed a concrete seaside house defined by a calming water feature on the Pacific coast. More about Zozaya Arquitectos orients Mexican beach house around reflecting pool
A concrete staircase and curved lightwell draw light and views into Casa Vertical, a tall, narrow home in Porto, Portugal, which has been designed by local practice Tsou Arquitectos. More about Exposed-concrete stair pulls light and views into Porto home by Tsou Arquitectos
Mass timber's reputation as the go-to low-carbon construction material is a problematic oversimplification that is leading to greenwashing, says carbon expert Amy Leedham in this Timber Revolution interview. More about "Mass-timber buildings can have very high carbon emissions" says Amy Leedham
Dezeen Showroom: lighting brand Voltra has released a table lamp informed by science and myths from ancient Greece. More about Hemera lamp by Voltra