We've selected five opportunities for architects at international design practices that are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Rapt Studio, Ippolito Fleitz Group and Starck Network Agency. More about Five international work opportunities for architects and designers
Grey brick chimneys contrast the interlocking white-rendered blocks of Hallen, a home in southern Sweden completed by local studio Åsa Hjort Architects. More about Åsa Hjort Architects completes blocky home on Sweden's southern coast
Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for an arts centre on a waterfront site in Guangdong, China, which will have an undulating form modelled on moving water. More about MAD designs Nanhai Art Center to emulate "continuous wave of water"
Electronics brand LG has unveiled a two-legged artificial intelligence robot on wheels to help around the house, which will be presented at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. More about LG designs two-legged AI robot that doubles as "home manager and companion"
You can still be featured in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to Stockholm Design Week 2024, which runs from 5 to 11 February. More about There's still time to be listed in Dezeen's digital guide for Stockholm Design Week 2024
Carlo Ratti's appointment as the next Venice Architecture Biennale director raises questions about how architecture's most important event will be impacted by Italy's far-right government, writes Catherine Slessor. More about "Ratti's Venice biennale appointment marks a screeching U-turn"
Architects from studios including Counterspace and OMA are among those expecting less extravagant and more community-centric designs to dominate the global architecture scene in 2024. More about Less experimentation and more "safe spaces" will define architecture in 2024
Folding, lattice shutters form the dynamic facade of Paral·lel, a residential complex in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, designed by local architecture studio OHLAB. More about OHLAB encloses Mallorcan duplex apartments with dynamic shutters
Interior design office PL Studio has transformed an east London townhouse using colours and graphics that take cues from the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakesh. More about PL Studio applies Moroccan-inspired palette to London townhouse
Texas studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture adapted a 110-year-old bungalow into an office for technology and bio-science investment firm 8VC in Austin. More about Michael Hsu converts 1900s Austin house into luxury office
LA studio PlayLab Inc has created a flagship store that contains a sky blue conversation pit at its centre for local clothing brand Madhappy. More about PlayLab Inc centres "space for conversation" in Los Angeles retail store
Architecture studios Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Studio Marshall Blecher have designed Vollerup Atrium House, a travertine holiday home that is defined by its central atrium. More about Vollerup Atrium House is a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast
The "ruin-like" concrete frame of a former chemistry laboratory has been transformed into a series of workspaces for the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, in this project by Civic Architects and VDNDP. More about Civic Architects and VDNDP "embrace imperfections" for retrofit at Dutch university
Mercedes-Benz and developer Binghatti have revealed plans for a supertall skyscraper in central Dubai, which will be the car company's first branded residential tower. More about Mercedes-Benz unveils first branded residential skyscraper in Dubai
After an unsteady 2023, Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser considers what 2024 might hold for design. More about Design trend predictions for 2024 include rush for sustainable accreditation
DesignTO, Maison&Objet and Top Drawer Spring/Summer are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Seven architecture and design events in January from Dezeen Events Guide
Danish architecture studio BIG has created an experimental stage set for Danish pop trio WhoMadeWho's world tour. More about BIG designs stage set with inflatable orb for WhoMadeWho's world tour
American studio Schwartz and Architecture has completed a cedar-clad accessory dwelling unit on a California property that is meant to serve as "a jumping off point for a modern wine country design". More about Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture
Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has created an intimate French restaurant in the Villeray neighborhood of Montreal complete with warm interiors and a custom white oak wine cellar. More about Ménard Dworkind outfits Montreal restaurant with custom wine storage
A zigzagging plan was used to bring "spatial depth" to the small site of House in Fujiidera, a family home in Osaka, Japan, designed by local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects. More about Intersecting blocks form House in Fujiidera by FujiwaraMuro Architects