A "decentralized" group of designers are launching a furniture design-focused festival that will take place in the neighbourhoods of eastern Los Angeles. More about Local designers launch Los Angeles Design Weekend
Dezeen Courses: we've rounded up six architecture and design courses for aspiring students looking to pursue studies at institutions in Europe. More about Six Europe-based architecture and design courses listed on Dezeen Courses
New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has unveiled images of a grey, sculptural expansion to The Broad museum in Los Angeles, which the studio created nearly a decade ago. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs "companion" building to The Broad in Los Angeles
Promotion: the Arabian Gulf and the Middle East are poised to influence global design trends in an inversion of the West's decades-long impact on the region, according to speakers at a Design Doha panel that can now be viewed on Dezeen. More about MENA region gaining "a louder voice" in the global design landscape, say panellists at Design Doha
Norwegian studio Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter has completed a home named Årestua in a remote area of Telemark, referencing traditional log cabins to create a feeling of "natural minimalism". More about Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter draws on traditional log cabins for remote home in Norway
Local architecture office Studio Morphogenesis has used dusty pink coloured concrete to build a waterside mosque that sits on a sloping site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. More about Studio Morphogenesis wraps waterside mosque in Bangladesh in perforated pink concrete
For our Social Housing Revival series, we look at how the fate of UK social-housing estates has become an urgent topic as councils grapple with the housing crisis and challenges of preservation. More about Demolition of council estates "has peaked"
Landscape architect Lynn Kinnear, founder of Kinnear Landscape Architects who collaborated on projects including the Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School, has died aged 64. More about "Outstanding" landscape architect Lynn Kinnear dies aged 64
British design studio Seymourpowell has put cheap electronic goods under the spotlight with Un-Made, a project imagining four possible ways to design for quick disassembly and recycling. More about Toothbrush pops open for recycling in Seymourpowell's Un-Made disassembly concept
Architecture studio Linehouse has wrapped a food market in a Shanghai laneway neighbourhood around a central atrium informed by Victorian greenhouses. More about Linehouse creates greenhouse-informed food market in Shanghai
Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office has adapted an early-1900s Detroit church into The Shepherd arts centre, inserting contemporary art galleries into its nave and transept. More about Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church
UK architecture studio Pearce+ and Canadian designer Joe Kalturnyk have created a temporary inflatable restaurant for subzero temperatures in Winnipeg, Canada. More about Pearce+ creates temporary sub-zero restaurant in Canada
Promotion: architect Alper Derinboğaz has used artificial intelligence and research data to create Neogene, a series of 3D artworks created to resemble the mineral bismuth. More about Alper Derinboğaz releases Neogene digital art collection based on prehistoric minerals for TAEX
Hungarian practices Hetedik Műterem and Studio Konstella have revamped and extended the Normafa Ski Lodge restaurant in Budapest with the shingle-clad pavilion, which aims to evoke "the purity of a mountain hut". More about Hetedik Műterem and Studio Konstella extend old ski lodge in Budapest
As part of our Social Housing Revival series, we spotlight the city of Barcelona, which is shrugging off the legacy of fascism by rapidly ramping up its supply of social housing. More about Barcelona's "best projects are being done in the field of social housing"
Brussel-based architecture studio Madam Architectuur has renovated a home in Dilbeek, Belgium, adding a green-tiled extension built on a green-pigmented concrete base. More about Madam Architectuur perches green-tiled home extension on curved concrete terrace
La Sagrada Familia Foundation has announced that the monumental church in Barcelona is set for completion in 2026, 100 years after the death of its architect Antoni Gaudí. More about Sagrada Familia announces 2026 final completion date
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Heatherwick Studio's design for its first building in South America, which was informed by indigenous weaving practices. More about "A crazy bit of architecture" says commenter
You still have time to submit your Dezeen Awards 2024 entry before the early entry deadline closes tonight at midnight London time. More about Dezeen Awards 2024 early entry closes tonight at midnight London time
Kuwait-based Babnimnim Design Studio has created a geometric mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait, that combines classical Islamic motifs with contemporary forms. More about Babnimnim Design Studio encloses Kuwait mosque within rotated square forms