The process of recycling can actually make plastics more hazardous to human health, according to a recent Greenpeace report that calls on the United Nations to rule it out as a scalable fix for plastic pollution. More about Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace
Local studio EBBA Architects has designed a store for eyewear brand Cubitts that preserves and draws on the original 1930s interior of the traditional F Cooke restaurant on London's Broadway Market. More about EBBA Architects transforms former jellied-eel restaurant into eyewear store
Dezeen Courses: interested in studying design? We've rounded up five undergraduate design programmes at institutions based in the UK, Italy, Spain and Australia. More about Five undergraduate design degrees on Dezeen Courses
Germany's contribution to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale is a huge store of materials recovered from last year's art biennale, all set to find new uses around the city. More about German pavilion becomes material bank for Venice repair projects
This year's Melbourne Design Week has focused on bringing together diverse perspectives, festival curator Timothy Moore tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Melbourne Design Week celebrates "humor and brashness" of Australian design says Timothy Moore
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a red brick cafe in South Korea by Seoul studio Sukchulmok. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "beautifully executed" brick cafe in South Korea
British architect Peter Cook, who is working on the controversial The Line mega city in Saudi Arabia, has reportedly questioned whether the project will be realised according to plan. More about The Line height "is a bit stupid" says Peter Cook
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. More about Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre
We've selected five UK-based architecture roles on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Richard Parr Associates, MICA Architects and MSMR. More about Five architecture roles in the UK featured on Dezeen Jobs
A pointed structure crafted from blackened wood forms the Kwaee pavilion, which Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye has installed at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about David Adjaye creates black timber pyramid for Venice Architecture Biennale
Luxury car manufacturer Bugatti has revealed the designs for its first foray into residential real estate – a 42-storey skyscraper in Dubai that will have two garage-to-penthouse car lifts. More about Bugatti unveils design for first residential skyscraper
Cars will start to look dramatically different as electric vehicles become the norm but battery technology must first improve, designers tell Dezeen. More about How electric-vehicle technology is changing car design
Design objects are a reflection of the issues humans face over time, says Ai Weiwei in this conversation with curator Justin McGuirk filmed exclusively by Dezeen for London's Design Museum. More about "The most important factor in design is time and place" says Ai Weiwei
Researchers have discovered that the mass of buildings in New York City is contributing to it subsiding by one to two millimetres a year, adding to the city's flood risk. More about New York City sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers
Entries for Dezeen Awards close in one week! To help you prepare your entry and submit it before midnight London time on 1 June, we've put together some answers to five key questions. More about One week left to enter Dezeen Awards 2023
British fashion brand JW Anderson has opened a flagship store in Milan that was designed by British studio 6a Architects and draws on the local atmosphere as well as Soho sex shops. More about 6a Architects brings Soho sex shop windows to JW Anderson Milan flagship store
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its guide to the 10th edition of 3 Days of Design, the design festival in Copenhagen that runs from 7 to 9 June 2023. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to 3 Days of Design 2023
Promotion: prefabricated folding pods for housing displaced people are among the projects on display at the European Cultural Centre's (ECC) biennial architecture exhibition that opened in Venice this month. More about Time Space Existence show in Venice spotlights solutions for a planet under pressure
The Turkey pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale aims to draw attention to the numerous and varied abandoned buildings in the country and suggest ways in which they can be transformed. More about Turkey presents Ghost Stories of abandoned buildings at Venice Architecture Biennale
Robert Hutchison Architecture and Javier Sanchez Arquitectos include an extensive system for capturing and reusing stormwater for a family nature retreat in a mountainous region of Mexico. More about Water shortage concerns influence design of Rain Harvest Home in Mexico