Our next Social Housing Revival series case study looks at the development of a series of favelas in São Paulo by Brazilian studio Boldarini Arquitetura e Urbanismo that take a new approach to informal settlements by prioritising social, communal spaces. More about Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo demonstrates the power of public space
UK architecture studio BDP has unveiled the Suoyuwan Barracuda Bay Stadium in Dalian Bay, China, which is wrapped with a spiral footpath that overlooks the waterside. More about BDP wraps waterside stadium in double-helix walking route
Fashion brand Loewe's exhibition Crafted World and the second edition of Design Shenzhen are among the Chinese architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events from China in March
Local firm Studio VARA has completed Fire Country Lookout, a rural retreat in northern California that is wrapped in a protective shell made of standing-seam metal and is equipped to operate off the grid. More about Studio VARA designs Sonoma County house to stand up to wildfires
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has announced a new leadership structure, eight months after the studio lost numerous projects in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against its founder. More about Adjaye Associates appoints CEOs to lead studio in its "next chapter"
Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. More about Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba
UK architecture studio Richard Parr Associates has completed a single-storey family residence on a wild countryside site in Oxfordshire. More about Richard Parr Associates nestles charred-timber home into UK countryside
Peter Barber's architecture proves that providing social housing at scale without making the design mistakes of the past is eminently possible, writes Owen Hatherley as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More about "Social housing has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites"
Architecture group Architects for Gaza has launched the Gaza Global University to offer free education to architecture students impacted by the Israel-Hamas conflict. More about Architects for Gaza plans to deliver free education to architecture students in Gaza
In response to the growing interest among Pinterest users in earthy interiors, we have rounded up eleven refined rammed-earth projects from our Pinterest.
More about Eleven rammed-earth buildings from around the world
American studio Preen Inc has updated a fast-food restaurant in Los Angeles to harken back to Southern California's roadside diners of the 1960s, when the establishment was originally founded. More about LA chicken restaurant by Preen Inc "glows from within"
Czech studio RDTH Architekti has transformed an old mill and farm in Slovakia into a family home, introducing a series of timber structures that reference its former sheds and chicken coops. More about RDTH Architekti converts old mill into contemporary home in Slovakia
Architect Yussef Agbo-Ola has created a tent-like temple informed by Sharjah's topography and biodiversity as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. More about Yussef Agbo-Ola creates jute and hemp temple for Sharjah Architecture Triennial
Lviv studios Sanina Arch Club and Gubar Architects used a "combination of modern and local traditions" for Krasnyk House, a holiday cabin in the Carpathian mountains in Ukraine. More about Traditional cabins inform mountain retreat in the Ukrainian Carpathians
Dezeen has teamed up with The World Around and Future Observatory to share the highlights from the In Focus: Research event, which focuses on the "critical importance of research in design today". More about Watch The World Around's In Focus: Research from the Design Museum
This week on Dezeen, we revealed that the Legends Tower in Oklahoma – a 581-metre-high skyscraper set to be the tallest in the US – has secured the full funding needed for its construction. More about This week the tallest skyscraper in the US secured full funding
US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. More about CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper
Local studios WXY Architecture and Situ have collaborated with government agencies to create standardised formats for outdoor dining pavilions in New York City to improve health and safety along with new guidelines. More about WXY and Situ lead design of New York outdoor dining prototypes
A sedum roof designed to "change colours with the seasons" tops Heatherhill Beach House, a wooden holiday home burrowed among the hills on the Danish coast by local studio Norm Architects. More about Norm Architects creates cedar-clad summerhouse that nods to traditional barns
Dezeen speaks to residents of new council housing in London about what their homes mean to them as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More about Social housing means "I can breathe again" say residents