A vaulted concrete base supports an elevated football pitch and running track at the Hexi Sports Field, which The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed in Shaoxing, China. More about Concrete vaults support rooftop football pitch in China by UAD
For our latest lookbook, we've gathered eight stylish closed staircases, ranging from a winding wooden spiral staircase to a light-filled "stairway to heaven". More about Eight closed staircases in tactile materials and sculptural shapes
In this month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter RIBA president Muyiwa Oki argues it's crucial that whoever wins the upcoming general election prioritises fixing the UK's energy-inefficient housing. More about Dezeen In Depth features the RIBA president's call for nationwide retrofit of Britain's housing
This week on Dezeen, the seven finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2024 were announced, which included a copper-clad convent in Corsica and an art gallery in the Czech Republic. More about This week the Mies van der Rohe Award finalists were revealed
A trio of incomplete skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles have been covered with graffiti, sparking debate about the development, which has been abandoned since 2019. More about Trio of abandoned Los Angeles skyscrapers covered in graffiti
The first furniture design by Mexican architect Michel Rojkind and a machine that uses AI to generate unique Mexican furniture were on display during Mexico City art week. More about Eleven design moments from Mexico City art week 2024
Dezeen Courses: we've rounded up seven courses in the fashion sector that are suitable for individuals at different stages of their careers. More about Seven courses in the fashion sector on Dezeen Courses
Dezeen Showroom: acoustic treatment brand Autex Acoustics has listed a selection of its sound-dampening products on Dezeen Showroom, including panels that mimic the appearance of wood and stone. More about Autex Acoustics releases acoustic products that blend into a variety of interiors
White volumes, balconies and planters are stacked around a central courtyard at House for Young Families in Da Nang, Vietnam, which has been designed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. More about H-H Studio designs home in Vietnam as "a place to live, work, study, grow crops and entertain"
A blocky form animated by hit-and-miss brickwork defines Peckham House, a self-build project by architecture studio Surman Weston that draws on its surroundings in southeast London. More about Surman Weston self-builds "characterful family home" with three gardens in London
Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a test capsule for its Neptune spacecraft that, buoyed by a giant balloon, could carry tourists into the stratosphere next year. More about Space Perspective completes capsule for balloon-powered "journey to the edge of space"
With 100 designers from the Middle East and North Africa, Design Doha is showcasing emerging regional designers, says Rana Beiruti, who is curator of the biennial's Arab Design Now exhibition. More about Design Doha set to be "regional home for design" says curator Rana Beiruti
International design platform and fair Design Miami has announced the first edition of Design Miami/ Los Angeles, which will take place from 16 to 20 May at a private estate in the northwest of the city. More about Design Miami announces Los Angeles edition for May 2024
Two years into Russia's full-scale invasion, architecture and design studios in Ukraine are adapting to support the war effort while also ensuring they stay in business. More about Ukrainian studios "doing what we can, and sometimes what we can't" after two years of war
Swedish designers Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik have unveiled a chair that was designed in virtual reality and brought to life by skilled metalworkers who normally work on motorcycles. More about Gustav Winsth and Alexander Lervik use virtual reality to design real-life chair
A stone and glass fountain, totem pole-like columns and gilded arches characterise the Kaimakk bar and dining space by local studio Sanayi313 inside Istanbul Airport. More about Totem-pole colonnade encloses Istanbul Airport restaurant
Local architecture studio Habitable Form has created the timber-clad Victory Bay House to minimise disturbance to oak trees and to endure the storms and flooding that can strike its location along the Atlantic Seaboard. More about Habitable Form creates vertical house for woodsy site on South Carolina island
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Brian Eno's multicoloured illuminated record player. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Brian Eno's "joyful" light-up turntable
In this roundup, we collect 10 recently completed skyscrapers that have changed New York City's skyline over the past two years. More about Ten recently completed skyscrapers in New York City
Is it possible to stage a trade fair without producing excessive waste? Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson explores eight approaches that were all on show at this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Eight ways that Stockholm Furniture Fair exhibitors cut down on waste