Ancient building technologies should inform the way we manage today's increased risk of flooding and drought, author and designer Julia Watson tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Lo-TEK is reframing how we think about water" says Julia Watson
London architecture studio TYPE has transformed two derelict cottages in Dorset into a rural retreat that celebrates their weathered stone and timber structures. More about TYPE rejects anything "brand new or flashy" in Purbeck Cottage renovation
Zigzagging eucalyptus poles and sandstone offcuts form the stands of this 1,280-seat football stadium, designed and built by not-for-profit enterprise Rise International in Lesotho, southern Africa. More about Eucalyptus poles outline Stadium of Life for footballers in Lesotho
Green walls could present a similar fire risk to the highly combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower due to the plastic used in their potting systems, research shared exclusively with Dezeen has found. More about Researchers warn plastic-potted green walls could pose "Grenfell nightmare"
An austere exterior of stacked concrete volumes conceals a double-height courtyard and plant-filled terrace at the heart of this home in Tokyo, designed by local studio Apollo Architects & Associates. More about Apollo Architects & Associates prioritises "security and privacy" for Tokyo home
Architect Sou Fujimoto has unveiled a Dior store in Osaka, Japan, featuring an undulating facade that envelops an interior by architect Peter Marino. More about Sou Fujimoto designs ribbed facade for House of Dior Shinsaibashi to evoke "flowing drapery"
A fluted wall wraps the curved exterior of this extension to the Maggie's centre at Cheltenham General Hospital, added as part of an overhaul by London studio Metropolitan Workshop. More about Metropolitan Workshop adds lozenge-shaped community space to Maggie's Cheltenham
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Prairie Ark gallery by Chinese architecture studio Büro Ziyu Zhuang, which resembles a flying saucer. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "proper dystopian" Prairie Ark Gallery
A dark cedar screen wraps the exterior of Forest Studio, a compact, gable-roof building by Canadian architecture studio Little Giant that can serve as a workspace or a domestic dwelling. More about Little Giant draws on "spirit of a treehouse" for Forest Studio on Vancouver Island
Slender granite columns frame the glazed walls of this compact extension to a home in Dublin, completed by local studio Scullion Architects. More about Scullion Architects brings "romantic sensitivity" to elevated extension in Dublin
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled plans to transform a historic transportation depot into a greenery-covered public space in Rome's Della Vittoria neighbourhood. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti to convert depot into community hub in Rome
US architecture studio OPAL has created a farming research and education centre made with mass timber and modelled after the local barns on its site in Maine, weaving together "tradition and modern sensibility". More about OPAL "superinsulates" mass-timber farming education center in Maine
Indian studio Mindspark Architects has created a house overlooking a cardamom plantation in Kerala, using sliding glass doors to connect its concrete interiors and the surrounding landscape. More about Summer Home by Mindspark Architects overlooks cardamom plantation in India
California studio EYRC Architects has expanded the Cocopah Museum in Arizona with a standalone building constructed from weathering steel and pigmented cast concrete. More about Weathering steel wraps Indigenous museum in Arizona by EYRC
Ribbed glass facades wrap the stepped silhouette of the Jia Art gallery in Shanghai, which was designed by British studio Foster + Partners to appear like a cluster of petals. More about Foster + Partners lines Shanghai art gallery with tubular glass
Dutch design studio Barde vanVoltt has completed a building in San José del Cabo, Mexico, which includes a chukum-lined community cafe at street level and residences above. More about Mixed-use building by Barde vanVoltt reflects "slower rhythm" of Baja California
Portuguese architecture studio Atelier Backlar has used recycled ocean plastic and locally sourced timber to create The Blue House within the ruins of a former whaler's tavern on São Miguel Island in the Azores. More about Atelier Backlar wraps Portuguese clifftop house in recycled ocean plastic
Our latest roundup looks at sensitively designed additions to historic sites around the world, including the Colosseum in Rome, the ruins of an English castle and a Viking archaeological site in Iceland. More about Seven sensitive interventions to ancient structures and historic ruins
This week on Dezeen, the first images of a data centre development, which is set to be one of the largest in the world, were revealed. More about This week a 60-building data centre by Gensler was unveiled
US studio Trahan Architects has placed a round chapel with a brick facade and cross-laminated timber structure at a university in New Orleans, Louisiana. More about Trahan Architects integrates "sense of mystery" into circular university chapel in New Orleans