A pair of internal courtyards filled with plants bring daylight and greenery into the living spaces of this home designed by Apollo Architects & Associates for a site in central Tokyo. More about Apollo Architects & Associates arranges Tokyo house around hidden courtyards
In the first part of our China architecture guide, we round up 10 of the most significant contemporary buildings in Beijing, including works by MAD, Zaha Hadid Architects, OMA and Herzog & de Meuron. More about Ten of Beijing's most significant contemporary buildings
The World Monuments Fund has named the brutalist La Maison du Peuple in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, as one of the most under-threat buildings for 2022. More about One of "most important examples of modernism in Africa" under threat
Researchers at the USA's Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have invented an alternative to steel rebar made from hemp, which they claim avoids the problem of corrosion while cutting carbon emissions from construction. More about Hemp rebar could offer low-cost non-corroding alternative to steel
Architecture studio Mithun, along with design firms The Office of Charles de Lisle and Terremoto, has overhauled a cedar-clad lodge in a famed California community along the Pacific Ocean. More about Mithun revamps iconic 1960s Sea Ranch Lodge in northern California
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its design for a hotel room surrounded by hundreds of birdhouses for the Treehotel in Sweden. More about BIG reveals hotel room wrapped in 350 birdhouses
Architecture studio Tonkin Liu has completed a biomimetic tower containing flues for a low-carbon energy centre in Manchester, England, along with a sculptural wall made from organically-shaped tiles. More about Tonkin Liu creates nature-informed tower for Manchester's Civic Quarter
News that the brutalist town centre of Cumbernauld, Scotland, is set to be demolished and replaced as part of a council-led regeneration project has led to criticism. More about Demolition of Cumbernauld's brutalist town centre "a complete outrage"
Klopf Architecture has reconfigured a San Francisco home to create an open-concept living space that faces onto the backyard. More about Klopf Architecture updates San Francisco home with "modern inversion"
Architecture studio 3dor Concepts has completed a house in Kerala, India, where walls, windows and furniture all have curved edges. More about Curves feature throughout House of Ayoob by 3dor Concepts
Toronto-based architect Wanda Ely has completed a country home for a Danish family, combining the Scandinavian principles of "simplicity, functionality, and restraint" with the local design style. More about Wanda Ely completes Scandinavian-inspired retreat outside of Toronto
Swedish architect Måns Tham has created a house on the outskirts of Stockholm using eight standard shipping containers that are stacked and elevated on metal pillars. More about Måns Tham stacks shipping containers to create Swedish house
This week on Dezeen, experts called for legislation to prevent huge numbers of birds dying from striking glass buildings every year. More about This week we reported on billions of birds being killed by glass buildings
LA studio Brooks + Scarpa has released designs for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust to be constructed outside of the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. More about Brooks + Scarpa releases concept for Holocaust memorial in Florida
Cities are the only sustainable way to house Earth's growing population – but the importance of protecting them from climate risks has been "totally underrated", according to Hélène Chartier of sustainable urbanism network C40 Cities. More about Sustainable living is "not viable outside cities" says Hélène Chartier of C40 Cities
The Berlin studio of David Chipperfield Architects and engineering firm Arup have revealed the Santa Giulia arena in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. More about David Chipperfield Architects unveils Winter Olympics arena in Milan
Scottish architecture studio Loader Monteith has added a courtyard extension to a Victorian merchant's house near Glasgow, Scotland, which complements the existing building's materiality and enhances its connection with the garden. More about Loader Monteith adds modern courtyard extension to 19th-century Scottish villa
Büro Ole Scheeren has unveiled designs for a hotel building made up of stacked horizontal blocks topped by plants for Chinese beach resort Sanya. More about Ole Scheeren designs hotels with "hanging gardens" for Sanya
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has created a "cyber-urban" city in the metaverse where people can buy plots of land with cryptocurrency and enter digital buildings as an avatar. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs virtual Liberland Metaverse city
Following the unveiling of the Vulva Spaceship concept last week, we have rounded up five buildings that have been compared to female genitalia. More about Six vulva-shaped designs including skyscrapers, stadiums and a spaceship