An open-air platform for meditation is elevated above the treetops at Zenbo Seinei, a wooden retreat that Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed on Awaji Island in Japan. More about Shigeru Ban creates wooden Zenbo Seinei retreat on Japanese island
Architect Gae Avitabile has designed the interior of Civico 29, a sea-informed cocktail bar in the coastal town of Sperlonga, Italy. More about Cocktail bar "suspended between sea and sky" draws upon nearby Mediterranean
Dutch studio MVRDV has begun construction on a mixed-use building in Tirana, Albania, which it has modelled on a bust of the country's prominent historical figure Gjergj Kastrioti. More about MVRDV models Skanderbeg Building on head of Albania's national hero
Two years on from the devastating explosion that destroyed much of Beirut, architects and designers have shared first-hand accounts of how everyday life in the city continues to be profoundly affected by the disaster. More about Beirut explosion was "the funeral of my hometown"
Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a redesign of its travel capsule, promising passengers a smoother and safer journey to the edge of the stratosphere. More about Space Perspective develops "even more thrilling" design for space-travel capsule
Trainers injected with magnets climb the walls and polystyrene ceiling tiles line the floor of Axel Arigato's "upside-down" office-themed sneaker pop-up in London's Selfridges department store. More about Axel Arigato opens "upside-down" pop-up sneaker shop in Selfridges
Ukrainian designer Victoria Yakusha has created her first collection of furniture following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which explores her connection to her homeland through a tapestry and animal-like seating. More about Victoria Yakusha designs furniture collection as homage to Ukraine
Latvian photographer Anna Dave has released photographs of Javier Senosiain Aguilar's El Nido de Quetzalcóatl in Mexico, a work of organic architecture shaped like a snake. More about Anna Dave captures fantastical snake-like apartment complex in Mexico
Ascent, an 86.6-metre-tall mass-timber tower in Wisconsin designed by Korb + Associates Architects, has been certified as the world's tallest timber building. More about Ascent skyscraper in Milwaukee becomes world's tallest timber building
British architect Sam Jacob has used ribbed glass to create a contemporary entrance for London's historic V&A museum and updated its bathrooms with a broken-ceramic cladding that feels "a little perverse". More about Sam Jacob Studio adds glass-tube entrance to London's V&A museum
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has added a rear extension clad in red porphyry stone to a Victorian house in London, creating a kitchen and dining area connected to a courtyard garden. More about Red stone covers extension to London terrace by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects
Japanese digital consultancy Gluon is combining data from laser scanning with 20,000 photographs to create an augmented reality model of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, which is currently being demolished. More about Gluon "using 3D data to save" the Nakagin Capsule Tower
Construction is set to begin on the redevelopment of Berlin's former Tegel Airport into a technological research hub, residential district and nature reserve in the northwest of the city. More about Berlin set to build car-free housing and technology district on former Tegel Airport
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a video of The Line, a 500-metre-tall, mirror-clad skyscraper that was designed to house nine million people in Saudi Arabia and other top stories. More about "Humanity isn't a guinea pig" says commenter
Dezeen Showroom: British tile manufacturer Johnson Tiles has extended its collection of Kerastar tiles to include a wide range of colours, shapes and sizes that can be applied to floors and walls. More about Kerastar tile collection by Johnson Tiles
Copenhagen-based OEO Studio has created a cafe and shop interior for Designmuseum Danmark using stone, steel and wood to honour architect Kaare Klint's original design. More about OEO Studio uses materials in a "playful way" for Designmuseum Danmark cafe and shop
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Spanish design agency Masquespacio has created the interior of the first Mango Teen shop in Barcelona, which was informed by the metaverse and aims to provide an interactive and dream-like shopping experience. More about Masquespacio designs "metaverse world" for Mango Teen store
Seattle architecture studio Olson Kundig Architects has collaborated with Greg Faulkner and his wife Lesa to create a home in a Californian forest that incorporates a steel-clad tower. More about Tom Kundig designs Truckee home with metal "treehouse" for Faulkner Architects founder
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Kanye West's second Yeezy Gap collection, which was launched at a series of dumpster-style pop-ups across the US. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of Kanye West's Yeezy Gap collection