A desire to "eliminate unnecessary spaces as much as possible" drove the design of Tiny Forest, a flexible study space in Jongno-gu, Seoul completed by YounghanChung Architects. More about YounghanChung Architects creates small study space in Seoul as a "microcosm for oneself"
Canadian studio 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design has added a cedar-clad extension with a shape informed by birds in flight to a house in Ottawa. More about 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design adds "bird wing" extension to Ottawa house
Scalloped sections of green-painted timber clad the facade of Lumber 4, a mixed-use building in Norway designed by local consulting agency Oslotre to demonstrate the capabilities of timber construction. More about Curved panels of green timber clad office in Norway by Oslotre
US company Artistree Home designed a treehouse with vaulted form, raised off the ground in Sonoma County, California. More about Artistree Home raises a telescopic treehouse in California
Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home, which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. More about Atelier Local draws on brutalist architecture for House in Ancede
Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. More about Blurring Boundaries wraps sculptural brick home around tree in Indian forest
Clay tiles line the front of a slender family house in San Miguel de Allende that was designed by local architect Mauricio Alonso to be in "continuous dialogue with the landscape". More about Mauricio Alonso creates Tomm House for irregular site in Mexico
Materials from a dismantled warehouse were used to build this courtyard house named Dailly, which local studio Mamout has nestled between two buildings in Belgium. More about Mamout reclaims materials from demolished warehouse for Belgian courtyard house
Already thinking about your next getaway post-Christmas? Here is Dezeen's pick of 2023's top 10 hotels, put together as part of our review of the year. More about Dezeen's top 10 hotels of 2023
Architecture practice Studio AMB has renovated a century-old traditional Japanese home in the Misumi region of Shimane to create a minimalist guesthouse, featuring a communal ground floor that is open to the elements. More about Studio AMB "reinterprets ancient traditions" for guesthouse in Japan
Merry Christmas! We'll be back tomorrow – in the meantime read our review of 2023 and enjoy this Christmas tree designed by British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori. More about Merry Christmas from Dezeen!
Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. More about Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts
A series of small gardens designed to "encourage play and movement" breaks up Hopscotch House, a cottage in Brisbane with an extension by local studio John Ellway. More about John Ellway updates Brisbane cottage with staggered extension and gardens
From the incisive to the intemperate, here are Dezeen's top 10 quotes of 2023, taken from the interviews and opinion pieces we have published this year. More about Dezeen's top 10 quotes of 2023
This week on Dezeen, BIG unveiled its plans for a city in Bhutan that will be connected by "inhabitable bridges" and we continued our review of 2023. More about This week we revealed BIG's Mindfulness City in Bhutan
Local design studio McLeod Bovell has completed a seaside home with a dramatic cantilever and multiple lightwells in West Vancouver, British Columbia. More about McLeod Bovell uses cantilevers in "fortress-like" West Vancouver house
A series of red-concrete cylinders were used to update the layout, circulation and lighting of this house in Versaille, renovated by French studio Atelier Delalande Tabourin. More about Concrete "wells" illuminate French home renovated by Atelier Delalande Tabourin
The Revalu platform uses one million data points and an AI-powered accuracy checker to enable architects to compare the environmental impacts of different building materials. More about Revalu aims to improve access to materials data for architects
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features mega-project Neom's latest destination, an immersive events space. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "the implementation of visionary talent"
Gabled forms clad in blackened wood are curved and pulled apart to create "dynamic and memorable" spaces at Harudot, a cafe in Thailand by local studio IDIN Architects. More about Baobab tree grows through curving cafe in Thailand by IDIN Architects