Architects Sarah Wigglesworth's and Piers Taylor's self-designed renovations feature in this roundup of British houses that have recently been retrofitted and insulated to improve their energy efficiency. More about Five UK house renovations designed to improve energy efficiency
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features MVRDV's reimagining of Vancouver's waterfront in response to rising sea levels. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features MVRDV's "awfully idyllic" 2100 vision for Vancouver's waterfront
Binational studio Montalba Architects used ample glazing and a clever siting strategy to provide the best vistas at Canyon Terrace House in southern California. More about Montalba Architects prioritises views at hillside home in Santa Monica
Thai practice IDIN Architects has created a series of minimal, pavilion-like structures for Nana Coffee Roasters in Bangkok, which feature mirrored mosaic ceilings to reflect the surrounding gardens. More about IDIN Architects uses glass and mirrors to blend Bangkok cafe into garden site
Formafatal has constructed twin villas out of rammed earth on a jungled hillside in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, which open to the Pacific Ocean with expansive frameless glass. More about Formafatal creates pair of rammed-earth villas in Costa Rica
Austrian studio Juri Troy Architects has completed Straw Flea House, an angular cabin in the historic village of Murstetten built using locally-sourced timber and straw. More about Juri Troy Architects uses timber and straw for holiday cabin in Austrian village
Residents of the luxury Neo Bankside flats live as though they are "on display in a zoo" because of the Tate Modern's Herzog & de Meuron-designed extension, the Supreme Court has ruled. More about Tate Modern loses privacy feud with Neo Bankside residents over viewing platform
Architects have a duty to use their skills to help solve societal problems even if it means thinking beyond designing buildings, ProxyAddress founder Chris Hildrey tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "An architect who only designs buildings is like a doctor who only prescribes paracetamol" says ProxyAddress founder
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's envisioning for Vancouver's waterfront in the year 2100 and the "world's most aggressive SUV". More about "An awfully idyllic response to climate change" says commenter
Stockholm Design Week, Object Rotterdam, Modernism Week and Nomad St Moritz are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Six architecture and design events in February from Dezeen Events Guide
Studio CL has created a concrete apartment block in Chile made out of precast concrete that was designed as a prototype for a multi-family housing unit. More about Studio CL creates Santiago apartment building as "exercise in micro-density"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Invisible Studio's announcement that it is moving its operations out of the UK as a response to Brexit. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Brexit survey and Invisible Studio saying it "wouldn't mind" never working in the UK again
California studio Bittoni Architects has completed Common Melrose, a communal living complex with 23 bedrooms that is meant to be an "affordable alternative to traditional living arrangements". More about Bittoni Architects designs co-living project geared toward LA newcomers
Folding glass doors and perforated metal screens allow for the mediation of light, ventilation, and noise at the J House in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, designed by local studio CTA. More about CTA uses screens and skylights to draw light into narrow Vietnamese home
International architecture studios including Adjaye Associates, Morphosis, Studio Fuksas and Coop Himmelb(l)au have been named in a Riyadh exhibition as working on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia. More about Adjaye Associates, Coop Himmelb(l)au and Morphosis named among architects working on The Line
From a Japanese residence with a cartoonish facade to a pared-back villa in coastal Italy, here are Dezeen's top five houses of the month for January. More about Dezeen's top five houses of January 2023
Czech architecture studio A8000 has renovated a stepped pavilion in the Czech Republic adding a partially glazed facade and a versatile black-and-white interior. More about A8000 wraps stepped Czech pavilion in translucent skin
Vancouver-based studio BattersbyHowat Architects has completed a parallelogram-shaped, mountainside home clad in standing seam metal that includes a detached sauna structure in Whistler, British Columbia. More about BattersbyHowat balances metal-clad cabin on a mountainside
London-based architecture studio Hyperspace has created a garden studio in Hertfordshire, England, featuring a pivoting door and a charred-timber facade that doubles as an insect hotel. More about Hyperspace converts suburban garage into Dark Matter garden studio
Expanded cork, construction waste and human urine feature in this roundup of brick alternatives, designed to reduce the masonry unit's embodied carbon footprint. More about Seven alternative bricks made of reclaimed waste and biomaterials