Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have made recycled plastic into floor trusses for housing, arguing the waste stream could provide an abundant and sustainable structural building material. More about MIT researchers developing process to make houses from recycled plastic
Architecture studio BekArch has converted an old bakery building into an apartment in Prague, Czech Republic. More about BekArch converts disused bakery workshop into skylight-topped apartment
Sand-coloured walls, hieroglyph motifs and a trapezoidal rooftop extension celebrate the Egyptian revival style of this Grade II-listed boiler house in Kent, transformed into an office by local studio Felix Lewis Architects. More about Felix Lewis Architects transforms Egyptian-style boiler house in Kent into workspace
This week Sou Fujimoto's design for a residential project was revealed as the latest development on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Here we take a look at the museums anchoring the cultural district. More about Five cultural anchors of Saadiyat Island
Kyiv-based architecture and design studio YOD Group looked to Ukrainian vernacular architecture when creating this cluster of guesthouses, characterised by glass walls and thatched roofs. More about YOD Group crowns glass-sided huts with 10-metre-tall thatched roofs
UK studio John Puttick Associates has refurbished a group of disused Victorian warehouses in Grimsby to create the Horizon Youth Zone, adding a sawtooth-roofed sports court that nods to the site's industrial past. More about John Puttick Associates transforms listed warehouses in Grimsby into youth centre
Tired of doomscrolling? Why not take a five-minute break to browse through this roundup of strangely pleasing architecture. More about Ten examples of oddly satisfying architecture
This week on Dezeen, we revealed plans for Bradfield City, which will be the first major city to be built in Australia for over a century. More about This week Australia unveiled plans for first new city in a century
Taller General has completed a brick-and-heavy-timber house that plays on an A-frame system with glass walls to give residents a view of the surrounding volcanoes in Machachi, Ecuador. More about Taller General creates house that "emerges among volcanoes" in Ecuador
Neutral tones and glimpses of garden spaces define this extension to a 1870s cottage in Albany, Western Australia, revealed here exclusively by Australian studio Castley McCrimmon Architects. More about Castley McCrimmon Architects adds "respectful and measured" extension to Gilbert's Cottage
In the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly, we talk about why protestors staged a demonstration outside the office of BIG, and whether a Saudi-inspired proposal for a high-speed railway connecting five countries is realistic. More about "Bjarke Ingels, shame on you!"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the set design for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Bad Bunny's Super Bowl set design
New York studio WaCa Design and local studio Julia Kosciuk Arquiteta have used local materials and low-carbon methods for an expansive waterfront compound in Santa Catarina, Brazil, which bridges the beach and mountainous landscape. More about WaCa Design aims for low embodied carbon in Brazilian seaside compound
Local studios Johan Sundberg Arkitektur and Tengbom used an exposed structure of pine and spruce to create a "sensory experience" at Kursgården Kämpasten, a campus of the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. More about Timber-framed Stockholm School of Economics hub added to forest campus
British studio ACME's contentious design for the revamp of the UK's busiest train station, London Liverpool Street, has been granted planning permission. More about Controversial Liverpool Street station revamp gets green light
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects and Taiwanese studio CY Lee & Partners have unveiled plans for a 47-storey-tall skyscraper beside a 1930s post office in Taipei. More about Zaha Hadid Architects draws on fluted orchid for Taipei skyscraper
Crisscrossing planks of glulam timber form the sculptural roof of Arbour House, a family home designed by London-based architect Andrei Saltykov. More about Andrei Saltykov installs house with timber diagrid roof on north London backland
Bright colours and curvy pathways are found at a supportive housing complex in Los Angeles' East Compton neighbourhood, which was designed by US studio Kadre Architects to "strike a balance between a serious and playful feel". More about Kadre Architects converts rundown Los Angeles motel into permanent housing
Antwerp practice Studio Okami Architecten has extended a family home in Belsele, Belgium, adding a pavilion-like volume clad in green marble that opens onto the garden. More about Studio Okami Architecten updates Belgian home with The Garden Pavilion
British studio Foster + Partners' Central Crossing skyscrapers, which feature an "illuminated spire" that runs the full length of the taller tower, have topped out in Hong Kong. More about Foster + Partners' Central Crossing skyscrapers top out in Hong Kong