The latest edition of our Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Ukrainian architects and designers, who told Dezeen how they had shut studios, paused projects and sought shelter in the wake of Russia's invasion. More about Designers react to the Ukraine invasion in today's Dezeen Agenda newsletter
Architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa has created a North Hollywood apartment building that prioritises social areas over private space and includes units for low-income tenants. More about Brooks + Scarpa designs 11 NOHO in California to diverge from typical housing block
Dutch studio MVRDV has halted work on all five of its projects in Russia, including its Red7 tower in Moscow, following the country's invasion of Ukraine. More about MVRDV withdraws from Russia projects "in solidarity" with Ukraine
Architecture studio Sheppard Robson has remodelled the eccentric Contact theatre in Manchester, UK, stitching in a "new and distinct" metal-clad extension. More about Sheppard Robson updates and extends Alan Short-designed theatre in Manchester
Dutch architecture office MVRDV has unveiled plans to install a giant neon-pink staircase across the exterior of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut that will lead to a viewing platform in the same colour on its roof. More about MVRDV to install neon-pink staircase and viewing platform on Het Nieuwe Instituut
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has converted a nine-storey residential building in Nantou City, Shenzhen, into a guesthouse wrapped in a metal mesh. More about Neri&Hu adds mesh-clad guesthouse to Shenzhen urban village
The National Union of Architects of Ukraine has called upon the International Union of Architects to revoke Russia's membership of the global institution, following the country's invasion of Ukraine. More about "Those who do not condemn Russia's actions support them" says National Union of Architects of Ukraine
Melbourne Design Week and Maison&Objet are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in March from Dezeen Events Guide
Sustainable packaging brand Notpla has used seaweed leftover from its own production processes to create paper that can be turned into envelopes and boxes. More about Notpla salvages seaweed by-product to make paper
Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed two buildings on the Manhattanville campus of Columbia University's School of Business in New York City. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates pair of Columbia Business School buildings with "layer-cake design"
British-Iranian architect Farshid Moussavi has been named the winner of this year's Jane Drew Prize for elevating the profile of women in architecture. More about Farshid Moussavi awarded 2022 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
Fashion designer Giorgio Armani, the curators of the Russian pavilion at this year's Venice Art Biennale and the International Union of Architects are among a growing number of individuals and institutions to show support for Ukraine following Russia's invasion last week. More about Architects, designers and cultural institutions show solidarity with Ukraine
Architecture studio BCW Collective has perched an aluminium-clad bivouac shelter for hikers above an Alpine valley in northwest Italy. More about BCW Collective perches hikers' cabin above an Alpine valley in Italy
US furniture brand Emeco has worked with architect David Saik to convert an old sewing factory in Los Angeles into a multipurpose hub and "conversation place" with a cactus growing from the ground indoors. More about David Saik gives Emeco a cactus-filled Californian brand home
Creative platform and foundation To.org has enlisted architecture studios Hassell and LocalWorks to create a music centre that will uncover talent in the Bidi Bidi refugee camp in Uganda. More about Bidi Bidi music centre designed to "change the narrative around refugees" in Uganda
Dezeen Showroom: a furniture collection designed to exude the calming nature of Japanese architecture is among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Onsen furniture collection by Gandia Blasco among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Thickset stucco walls hide unsightly structural panels inside this branch of restaurant chain Jin Sheng Long, which Studio Nor has designed in Qinhuangdao, China. More about Studio Nor scatters chunky stucco walls throughout Qinhuangdao hotpot restaurant
This home at the foot of Camelback Mountain in Arizona has been thoroughly renovated by 180 Degrees Design + Build and CBTWO Architects with updated finishes and a new double-height living room. More about Mid-century Phoenix home receives updates and expanded living space
London studio Erbar Mattes has transformed a pair of apartments in a former pub in Hoxton into a duplex flat by adding a "monastic" grey-brown brick extension. More about Erbar Mattes strips back and extends flats in former London pub
Our latest lookbook highlights 10 homes with decorative parquet flooring including a Victorian terraced home and 1930s apartment feature in Portugal. More about Ten homes with decorative parquet wooden flooring