This week on Dezeen, the annual Don't Move Improve! competition named Nic Howett Architects' The Secret Garden Flat as London's best new home improvement project for 2023. More about This week we revealed London's best new home renovation
Earthen walls blend with a desert landscape at the Cabo Sports Complex, which was designed by Mexican firm Taller Héctor Barroso to host the region's annual tennis tournament. More about Taller Héctor Barroso uses rammed earth to create Mexican tennis venue
Local studio Dumican Mosey has completed a renovation of a 1907 house with a four-storey, red staircase in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighbourhood. More about Dumican Mosey includes red staircase for "sculptural relief" in San Francisco renovation
Dezeen Showroom: German designer Sebastian Herkner worked with furniture brand Dedon on a versatile collection of outdoor seating solutions designed to be used both indoors and outdoors. More about MBRACE outdoor seating by Sebastian Herkner for Dedon
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, Lualdi's L7 Plus door system presents a minimalist room dividing solution that also makes an impact with its graphic design. More about L7 Plus door system by Piero Lissoni for Lualdi
A folded facade of galvanised steel and glass fronts the railway arches that house this beer hall in London by local studio Gundry + Ducker. More about Gundry + Ducker creates concertina facade for London brewery
British hotel chain Birch has opened an outpost in south London, with grounds rewilded by designer Sebastian Cox and interiors conceived by local studio A-nrd. More about Birch Selsdon hotel takes over 19th-century mansion in Croydon
The 2023 edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale kicked off last week. Here, Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft selects the most interesting national pavilions from the event. More about Eleven key pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Dezeen Showroom: textile manufacturer Camira has launched Revolution, a range of fabrics in 10 colours that are all made from waste wool. More about Revolution fabric by Camira
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has created Matrix One, a laboratory and office building in Amsterdam designed to be dismantled into reusable parts. More about MVRDV designs demountable office building as "source to harvest materials from"
The process of recycling can actually make plastics more hazardous to human health, according to a recent Greenpeace report that calls on the United Nations to rule it out as a scalable fix for plastic pollution. More about Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace
Local studio EBBA Architects has designed a store for eyewear brand Cubitts that preserves and draws on the original 1930s interior of the traditional F Cooke restaurant on London's Broadway Market. More about EBBA Architects transforms former jellied-eel restaurant into eyewear store
Dezeen Courses: interested in studying design? We've rounded up five undergraduate design programmes at institutions based in the UK, Italy, Spain and Australia. More about Five undergraduate design degrees on Dezeen Courses
Germany's contribution to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale is a huge store of materials recovered from last year's art biennale, all set to find new uses around the city. More about German pavilion becomes material bank for Venice repair projects
This year's Melbourne Design Week has focused on bringing together diverse perspectives, festival curator Timothy Moore tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Melbourne Design Week celebrates "humor and brashness" of Australian design says Timothy Moore
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a red brick cafe in South Korea by Seoul studio Sukchulmok. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "beautifully executed" brick cafe in South Korea
British architect Peter Cook, who is working on the controversial The Line mega city in Saudi Arabia, has reportedly questioned whether the project will be realised according to plan. More about The Line height "is a bit stupid" says Peter Cook
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. More about Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre
We've selected five UK-based architecture roles on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Richard Parr Associates, MICA Architects and MSMR. More about Five architecture roles in the UK featured on Dezeen Jobs
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Lualdi and architect Piero Lissoni have added to their L7 door system design with L7 Edit, a line featuring new glass textures and graphic metal framing details. More about L7 Edit door system by Piero Lissoni for Lualdi