The French pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale takes the form of the Ball Theater – a hemispherical stage that is intended to "reawaken our desires for utopia". More about Reflective hemispherical theatre enlivens French pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
Tyres, walking frames and branches from New York's public parks are among the materials salvaged to form 24 chairs, as part of an exhibition that Marta gallery and auction house Catalog Sale are hosting inside an abandoned Chinatown building for NYCxDesign. More about Make-Do project challenges New York designers to create "improvised chairs" in three days
The founders of Italian practice Studio Fuksas have spoken to the Italian press about their designs for The Line mega city in Saudi Arabia, which are on display during the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about The Line "does not touch the poetry of the desert" says Massimiliano Fuksas
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Gandia Blasco has launched the Islablanca outdoor furniture collection, which draws its form from the boxy, white-washed vernacular architecture of Ibiza and the surrounding Mediterranean region. More about Islablanca outdoor furniture collection by Gandia Blasco
In this week's comments update, readers discussed a block-long timber truss bridge that connects Manhattan's High Line to the renovated Penn Station and other top architecture and design stories. More about "Finally some warm colours in this neoliberal dystopia" says commenter
With just over one week until Dezeen Awards entries close, last year's sustainability winners explain how winning reinforced their belief in their work and helped them gain recognition. More about Winning a Dezeen Award is "beyond what words can explain" say past sustainability winners
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art has unveiled plans for a major new building designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, which is on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about David Adjaye designs India's largest cultural centre for Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
Fashion house DZHUS paid homage to the plight of Ukrainian refugees when creating its Autumn Winter 2023 collection, which includes multifunctional clothing pieces clad with pockets. More about DZHUS creates pocket-covered clothes "saturated with symbolism"
Local studio Atelier Guy Architects has completed an all-timber office and factory for engineering firm SmartMill in Lévis, Quebec. More about Atelier Guy uses mass-timber structure for Canadian wood company facility
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features BIG being named as the masterplanner of the floating city of Oxagon, which is part of Saudi Arabia's Neom development. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features BIG's masterplan for octagonal port city Oxagon
Brooklyn-based Ringo Studio has reimagined the experience of shopping for sex toys, creating a store in New York modelled on a collegiate locker room. More about Ringo Studio positions sex toys in athletic-themed room at Contact Sports
Dezeen School Shows: a display case informed by the designs of Carlo Scarpa and a box that uses mirrors to help visitors explore architectural ruins are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at YACademy. More about Five architecture group projects by students at YACademy
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Lualdi has expanded its L7 family of door systems by architect Piero Lissoni, adding a bi-folding design. More about L7 Bi-folding door system by Piero Lissoni for Lualdi
Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Narbutas has added a sound-absorbing column named Parthos to its collection of acoustic furniture. More about Parthos acoustic column by Narbutas
Traditional Japanese joinery in cypress and cedar has been used to construct this stable near Kyoto, Japan, which was designed by architecture studio 2m26 to "connect humans, horses and nature". More about Umagoya stable in Kyoto features traditional Japanese carpentry
The Kosovo pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale features an upside-down neon house as a comment on migration and to encourage visitors to "reflect on their own association with home". More about Inverted neon house installed in Kosovo pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
British artist Steve Messam has created four inflatable sculptures with spiky and bulbous protrusions that intend to "reimagine the architecture" of their locations at Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Steve Messam creates site-specific inflatable sculptures for Clerkenwell Design Week
The lack of architecture at the Venice Architecture Biennale means that it is at risk of losing its position as the world's leading architecture event, says Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher. More about Venice Architecture Biennale "does not show any architecture" says Patrik Schumacher
Dezeen Showroom: Yorkshire-based furniture studio Koda has released a height-adjustable desk for home office environments, designed by the studio's managing director Jamie Hoyle and creative director Katherine Mathew. More about Croft Sit-Stand Desk by Jamie Hoyle and Katherine Mathew for Koda
Architect Chitra Vishwanath, Soho House founder Nick Jones, designer Chrissa Amuah, Material Bank's Philippe Brocart and photographer Cristóbal Palma have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2023 judges. More about Chitra Vishwanath, Nick Jones and Chrissa Amuah named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges