Architecture studio MD41 has completed a gymnasium for a school in Merate, Italy, housed in a cubic volume clad in textured concrete panels. More about MD41 creates "pure and extremely simple" gymnasium in Italy
A dwelling with a "tin hat" by Nimtim Architects and a colourful extension by Charles Holland are among the 16 London homes named on the shortlist for this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition. More about Don't Move, Improve! unveils London's best house renovations of 2024
Architects Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum have been named on the list of the 100 most influential people of 2024 by Time magazine. More about Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum named world's most influential architects
French studio Barrault Pressacco has completed the 102LET house outside Montpellier, mimicking the area's suburban architecture to conceal an interior defined by bright, open spaces. More about Barrault Pressacco critiques "copy and paste" housing with home in southern France
Arab Design Now and Enzo Mari are among the current design exhibitions taking place across the world featured in Dezeen Events Guide. More about Five art and design exhibitions on Dezeen Events Guide
A height variance request for what is set to be the tallest skyscraper in the US located in Oklahoma City has been approved to move forward to the next stage. More about Oklahoma City approves USA's tallest skyscraper height
A large tree lies at the heart of a cedar-clad residence in southern California designed by US studio Brett Farrow Architect, which used various tactics to "meld nature into the home's ethos". More about Brett Farrow designs San Dieguito House to embrace setting in coastal California
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House in Connecticut, USA. More about Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House
A gridded timber frame creates a flexible armature for play equipment and social spaces at the Erlebnis-Hus visitor centre in Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany, which was designed by Holzer Kobler Architekturen. More about Erlebnis-Hus seaside visitor centre wrapped in timber grid to "play in, on, under or beside"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign, which reimagines "boring" versions of UK landmarks including The Tower of London and Edinburgh Castle. More about "Did I wake up in the wrong multiverse today?" asks commenter
US architecture Ross Barney Architects has completed a NASA laboratory for deep-space technology testing in Cleveland, USA, which includes a tower made of pre-cast concrete panels for testing antennas. More about Ross Barney Architects encloses NASA testing facility in unique copper-concrete panels
Traditional materials and building techniques "celebrate the essence" of south Indian architecture at Telugu Medium, a restaurant in Hyderabad by local practice Sona Reddy Studio. More about Sona Reddy Studio draws on vernacular architecture for restaurant in Hyderabad
The China Merchants Bank Headquarters by British architecture studio Foster + Partners has topped out in Shenzhen, with progress on a decorative ribbed steel and glass facade. More about Foster + Partners tops out China Merchants Bank skyscraper in Shenzhen
Architects should learn from Italo Rota's desire to constantly learn and evolve his view of architecture, Carlo Ratti writes following the Italian architect's death last week. More about "Italo Rota's all-encompassing definition of architecture is needed today more than ever"
A fire has broken out at the 17th-century Børsen building in Copenhagen, Denmark, causing its iconic dragon tail-shaped spire to collapse. More about Fire engulfs Copenhagen's old stock exchange causing spire to collapse
The Vessel viewpoint by Thomas Heatherwick is expected to reopen in New York this year, shrouded by steel netting to prevent people from jumping from its platforms. More about Heatherwick's Vessel set to reopen with "floor-to-ceiling steel mesh"
A green-steel structure and walls of exposed blockwork and plywood feature inside this house and artist's studio in Paris by local practice Jean Benoît Vétillard Architecture. More about Exposed materials and colourful accents define Maison Nana in Paris
French studio Chatillon Architectes has unveiled its progress on the Grand Palais renovation in Paris, which is set to host fencing and taekwondo events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More about Chatillon Architectes releases first photos of Grand Palais restoration in Paris
New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the "individual notes of a music composition". More about HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley
Portuguese studio Spaceworkers has completed a geometric garden pavilion near Porto, featuring an overhanging roof and monolithic walls of concrete and green ceramic tiles. More about Spaceworkers marries concrete with green ceramic tiles at Pavilion in the Garden