In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a large concrete home in California designed as a "modern ruin", with architecture by Masastudio and interiors by Kelly Wearstler. More about "Lacking any personality" says commenter
Cities should plant more trees to help prevent tens of thousands of annual deaths from extreme heat, Arup specialist Dima Zogheib tells Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. More about Plant trees in cities to curb deadly heatwaves says Arup's Dima Zogheib
The largest solo exhibition from MAD Architects and the month-long Festival of Design in Shanghai are among the architecture and design events taking place in China featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Seven architecture and design events in China in November
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster and Partners' plans for an urban centre in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Foster and Partners' design for Hangzhou centre
Sweden-born architect Fredrik Nilsson has completed a wood-clad residence for his family that incorporates Scandinavian modernism and the "bohemian experimentalism of the LA Eastside". More about Fredrik Nilsson clads his Los Angeles house in oiled cedar
A wooden pavilion shaped by dehydration and banners made from found urban objects are on show at Chicago's James R Thompson Center for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Chicago Architecture Biennial fills postmodern Thompson Center with installations
A staggered arrangement of windows and patterned sections of brickwork form the facade of 19 Waterloo Street, a house that Australian studio SJB has added to a small site in Sydney. More about Reclaimed materials form "playful and textured" facade of Sydney house
Chinese practice Lel Design Studio has completed a factory in Yongchun that combines traditional and modern brewing facilities for vinegar with a sightseeing route for tourists. More about "Sightseeing factory" in China celebrates the heritage of red vinegar
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, disasters expert Ilan Kelman shares advice for designers and architects on averting catastrophe. More about "Design professionals can make choices to prove that disasters are not natural"
Promotion: a treehouse-like holiday home and a sauna on wheels are among the four wooden architecture projects named winners at the Thermory Design Awards for 2023. More about Thermory Design Awards names best wooden architecture projects for 2023
Architecture studio Taller Capital has created a linear park in Mexico City that incorporates a walkway and made with materials optimised for water retention and dust mitigation. More about Taller Capital practises "retroactive infrastructure" for linear park in Mexico
US architecture studio Dash Marshall has completed an adaptive reuse project, transforming a historic garage into a performing arts theatre in Detroit, Michigan. More about Dash Marshall converts historic Detroit garage into black box theatre
A cantilevered form with thatched surfaces defines Summer House, a holiday home designed by architecture studio RAPA on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary. More about RAPA combines thatch and stone at lakeside holiday home in Hungary
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has recently launched a book, radio series and campaign calling for more "humanised" architecture. Here he picks 10 buildings that are "givers rather than takers". More about Thomas Heatherwick selects 10 "humanised" buildings for Dezeen
Increasingly prevalent disasters mean collaboration and humility in architecture are more important than ever says Mehmet Kalyoncu, the architect coordinating efforts to rebuild following the Turkey-Syria earthquake. More about Turkey-Syria earthquake rebuild "most sophisticated urban problem in the world" says Mehmet Kalyoncu
Dezeen has announced the 34-strong architecture shortlist for the inaugural Dezeen Awards China, which includes buildings by Trace Architecture Office, AIM Architecture and Thomas Heatherwick. More about Dezeen Awards China 2023 architecture shortlist revealed
Architecture studio McLaren Excell has converted an industrial building in north London into a house that includes dedicated spaces for arts and crafts activities. More about McLaren Excell turns Camden warehouse into craft-focused family home
German practice De Winder Architekten has converted a former machine factory in Hamburg into offices for publisher Carlsen, retaining traces of its previous industrial use. More about De Winder Architekten retains industrial traces for offices in converted factory
Architecture firm Alterstudio has completed a tower-like house in Texas that rises up from a steep, wooded site that was long overlooked "as a possible home site". More about Alterstudio creates Falcon Ledge Residence on a challenging Austin site
Architecture studio Sahabat Selojene has created PituRooms, a seven-bedroom hotel in Central Java in Indonesia that occupies a site measuring just 2.8 metres in width. More about Sahabat Selojene creates 2.8-metre-wide hotel in Indonesia