Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. More about "Paris has had more than 100 years to prepare to host the Olympics"
Planted landscapes are woven around a pair of timber-framed buildings in the Natural History Museum gardens in London, revamped by local studios Feilden Fowles and J&L Gibbons. More about Feilden Fowles creates "living laboratory" in Natural History Museum gardens
Most of New Zealand's built environment has been designed without considering the culture of Māori and Pacific Islander communities, architect Elisapeta Heta tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Indigenous design "is the way forward" on sustainability says Elisapeta Heta
31/44 Architects director Will Burges has created a home for his family in Crystal Palace, south east London, which features a statement columned entrance. More about 31/44 Architects unveils 6 Columns house in London
With just over two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024, last year's entrants detail the benefits of winning and give advice to participants. More about Winning "gave me confidence in my career direction" says Dezeen Awards China winner
Interior design studio RMGB has redesigned a 19th-century townhouse opposite the Chateau de Versailles, using marble and steel to modernise it while "preserving French heritage". More about RMGB decorates Versailles townhouse with custom and vintage furniture
Brooklyn-based studio Osso Architecture has built a pool house on a New Jersey horse farm, utilising standard timber framing and the skills of the local Amish community. More about Osso Architecture models timber pool house in New Jersey on horse arena
Dezeen School Shows: a park built from construction waste that also serves as an education space on sustainability is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the American University in Dubai. More about American University in Dubai presents 12 architecture projects that tackle sustainable development goals
Shanghai studio Xisui Design drew on natural shapes for the minimalist Thin-Shell Metal Woven Pavilion, which was designed as a sunken resting space on a pond in China. More about Xisui Design models metal pavilion on birds' nests and eggshells
Swirly cabinets and oak-lined ceilings feature in our latest lookbook, which collects eight residential kitchens from around the world where wood takes centre stage. More about Eight wooden kitchens that make the most of the material
Chinese studio Say Architects has designed a concept store for fashion brand Nice Rice in the seaside resort of Aranya, featuring bright-orange tiles and furniture intended to evoke the colour of a sunset. More about Orange floors create "golden afterglow" in Aranya fashion store by Say Architects
Brooklyn studio CO Adaptive has retrofitted a terraced house in Queens, New York to meet Passive House energy efficiency standards. More about CO Adaptive overhauls Queens home to meet Passive House standards
Dezeen School Shows: a project which proposes using clay waste from projects like HS2 towards 3D-printed and ceramic architecture is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at The Bartlett School of Architecture. More about Fifteen architecture projects by students at The Bartlett School of Architecture
Local studio Prokš Přikryl Architekti has converted a historic brick mill building in the Czech Republic into an arts centre, inserting galleries into its cavernous concrete grain silos. More about Prokš Přikryl Architekti transforms historic mill in Czech Republic into arts centre
Interior designers are finding interesting ways to pair red and green – a combination more typically associated with Christmas – to create quirky colour-block interiors. This lookbook brings together recent examples of how it can be done. More about Eight offbeat red-and-green home interiors that prove opposites attract
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the 15 stadiums that will host games at the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, including one that will be built on The Line at Neom. More about This week we revealed the Neom stadium for the 2034 World Cup
Staggered volumes organised around a rounded courtyard form the net-zero Westmark Lower School, which was designed by architecture studio NBBJ to "reduce anxiety and stress" for students with learning differences. More about NBBJ completes nature-infused California school for neurodiverse students
American furniture design group MillerKnoll has showcased its material and testing processes through a pair of installations at its showroom in Chicago. More about MillerKnoll installation shows sustainable production getting "bigger and better"
Promotion: Danish lighting brand Frandsen launched its latest collection during the Copenhagen festival 3 Days of Design with a series of four installations. More about Frandsen presents monochromatic installations at 3 Days of Design
Spanish architecture practice Funcionable has renovated a century-old home in a heritage-protected area of Toledo, making "few but radical" alterations to its historic masonry fabric. More about Funcionable restores and updates historic home in Spain