London's annual Serpentine Pavilion should abandon its commitment to giving overseas architects their first English commission and instead prioritise experimental, purposeful architecture, writes Phineas Harper. More about "When was the last time the Serpentine delivered a banger?"
London studio David Kohn Architects has won an international competition to redesign the SMAK museum in Ghent, Belgium, alongside noAarchitecten and Asli Çiçek. More about Plans for "varied and playful" redesign of Ghent art museum unveiled
The Dezeen x Studio 9 talk and Danish furniture exhibition Just One Good Chair (curated by Design Republic) are among the Chinese architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Seven Chinese architecture and design events in June
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has begun work renovating the interiors of the men's first-team building at Manchester United's Carrington training complex. More about "Proud Mancunian" Norman Foster to renovate Manchester United training ground
Digital design startup Canoa has commissioned and exhibited vessel design concepts by 27 artists and designers based in San Francisco. More about Experimental vessel concepts go on view during San Francisco Design Week
Plates of weathering steel wrap the House for a New Beginning, a project designed by US studio Nielsen Schuh Architects for a couple whose original home was destroyed by a wildfire. More about Nielsen Schuh Architects designs fire-resistant house in California wine country
International firm SOM has partnered with energy storage company Energy Vault to design four schematic sustainable energy storage systems, including integrating the technology into supertall skyscrapers. More about SOM designs supertall skyscrapers that generate and store energy
Landscape architecture practice Maetherea Studio has used rusty iron rebars to create an "amphibious" installation that emerges from reedbeds of the River Yare in Norfolk. More about Maetherea Studio uses rusty metal to create Iron Reef in Norfolk
Swirling metal lamps, stools made from old kitchen cabinets and a fur-covered desk were among objects on show at House of Nordic Design's exhibition during 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. More about NoDe exhibition presents 28 emerging designers from the Nordics
If there are two things you are certain to find at Copenhagen's 3 Days of Design festival, it's chairs and reissues of historic design icons. Here we've picked five of the most interesting examples combining both. More about Five classic chairs making a comeback at 3 Days of Design
Design studio Bompas & Parr is running a competition to reinvent the firework as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. Here are six of the most interesting concepts. More about Six concepts that reimagine fireworks to "provoke awe and wonder"
Architects Anna Hollyman and Eva-Marie Prineas, sustainability advocate Pooran Desai, entrepreneur Amit Gupta andArchitectureAU editor Linda Cheng have been named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More about Pooran Desai and Anna Hollyman announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges
Dezeen Showroom: a stackable stool made from steel that combines tubular and square shapes is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Living Objects stool by Vormen among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
British designer Faye Toogood has used sculptural wood furniture to transform Danish design studio Frama's Copenhagen store during 3 Days of Design. More about Faye Toogood fills interior of Frama store with colourful Collage installation
Taupe walls and walnut banquettes create a calming atmosphere in this wine bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, designed by California-based Studio Ahead. More about Studio Ahead designs "soothing" interiors for Williamsburg wine bar
Dezeen School Shows: a project promoting education about the environment through material interaction is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Zurich University of the Arts. More about Ten industrial and interaction projects by Zurich University of the Arts
Chinese studio AIM Architecture has transformed a series of former oil silos in Changzhou into Cotton Park, a mixed-use community space surrounded by a public garden and play areas. More about AIM Architecture transforms oil silos in China into community park
In this lookbook, we've collected eight residential hallways that incorporate skylights, artwork, plants and more to bring interest to passing through an interior. More about Eight homes where well-designed hallways create stylish connections
Interiors studio North End Design has applied the distinctive pistachio green synonymous with London's popular Italian delicatessen and restaurant chain Lina Stores to the company's newly opened branch in South Kensington. More about Lina Stores South Kensington designed to "evoke the rhythm" of Italian espresso bars
Mexican studio Worc Studio has inserted a minimalist boba tea shop into a colonial building in Mexico City, where drinks are passed into a translucent vertical "tunnel". More about Translucent tube forms Mexico City boba tea shop by Worc Studio