American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. More about ZGF transforms Pittsburgh Ford Assembly plant into research facility
Chicago studio Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has released designs for two skyscrapers in Toronto that will rise from a block of preserved heritage buildings. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill designs pair of Toronto skyscrapers
Spanish architects Andrés Jaque and Miguel Mesa del Castillo have built a climate-conscious house that restores the drought-tolerant ecology of a site on the outskirts of Murcia. More about Rambla Climate-House shows how suburban homes can support biodiversity
Flowing "calligraphic forms" made from sheets of perforated metal define this renovation of a 1980s office block in Mumbai, designed by local practice Studio Symbiosis. More about Studio Symbiosis extends and renovates Mumbai office block with flowing metal forms
Amanda Levete's firm AL_A has received planning permission for a prototype fusion power plant in Oxfordshire, UK, which is being developed with Canadian energy company General Fusion and the UKAEA. More about AL_A wins approval for world's first magnetised fusion power plant
A colourful collection of buildings in Palma de Mallorca have been designed by architecture studios MVRDV and GRAS Reynés Arquitectos to echo the playful style of Camper shoes. More about MVRDV and GRAS Reynés reference Camper shoes for Project Gomila buildings
Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has designed the Castillo Congresso wall to encircle Brasília's National Congress and turn the Oscar Niemeyer-designed building into a "fortress to protect democracy". More about Opposite Office designs "dystopian" wall to protect National Congress of Brazil from rioters
Environmental organisation A Plastic Planet has launched an online platform to help architects and designers source plastic-free materials for their projects and avoid the "minefield of misinformation" around more sustainable alternatives. More about PlasticFree is a database of over 100 plastic alternatives for designers and architects
American studio Lever Architecture has revealed its proposal for the Portland Museum of Art campus expansion in Maine, with a design that aims to honour the state's history through the use of mass timber. More about Lever Architecture designs "Maine's next great landmark" for art museum expansion
Architectural studio Undecorated has designed an elongated, metal Quonset hut punctuated with dormer windows and filled with loft-style units for an evolving neighbourhood in Detroit. More about Undecorated creates The Caterpillar apartment building in Detroit
Dezeen Courses: interested in studying architecture at university? Check out six undergraduate architectural degree courses located in Australia, Spain and the UK. More about Six undergraduate architectural degrees on Dezeen Courses
Slatted, folding wooden shutters and exposed board-marked concrete define this home by Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem Architects, designed in collaboration with architect Tamar Berger. More about Pitsou Kedem shields concrete Tel Aviv house with folding wooden screens
Incessant squabbling between advocates of classical and modernist architecture is an unhelpful distraction in the face of the climate emergency, which requires us to escape both, writes Barnabas Calder. More about "Both sides in the style wars are equally wrong"
A wooden community centre for water-sports clubs has opened on the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark, with a design by studios Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter that references boat construction. More about Boat construction informs Esbjerg Maritime Center by Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter
West of West has completed a concrete office complex in eastern Austin, Texas with flexible workspaces, community amenities and public greenspaces between buildings that reinterpret the neighbourhood's industrial context. More about West of West experiments with "beautiful roughness" for Austin office complex
International architecture studio HKS has placed an entertainment venue called YouTube Theater under the sweeping canopy of an NFL stadium in Los Angeles. More about HKS creates "ship in a bottle" venue within SoFi Stadium
Dezeen's deputy editor Cajsa Carlson has been shortlisted for excellence in creative journalism at this year's Créateurs Design Awards, which will see awards presented to architects Tadao Ando and Jeanne Gang. More about Dezeen's deputy editor shortlisted in 2023 Créateurs Design Awards
White, minimalist living spaces sit within a raw exterior of rough brick walls and galvanised steel openings at this extension to a ground-floor flat in east London, designed by local practice Studio Hallett Ike. More about Studio Hallett Ike adds dark brick extension to London flat
UK studio Heatherwick Studio is designing a park alongside Harley-Davidson's headquarters in Milwaukee, which will contain an amphitheatre for up to 700 motorcycles during rallies. More about Heatherwick Studio to create public park with "motorcycle amphitheatre" for Harley-Davidson
Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper. More about "Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure"