Chinese designer Mario Tsai, founder of research-design practice Mario Tsai Studio, has joined Dezeen Awards China 2024 as a judge. Here he selects five projects that best reflect his work. More about Five "unconventional" projects by Dezeen Awards China judge Mario Tsai
German architecture studio Demo Working Group has removed all non-structural walls from this 1970s high-rise apartment in Cologne, creating a utilitarian open-plan interior. More about Translucent and reflective surfaces ricochet light around Cologne apartment
Texas-based studio Moontower Design Build has constructed a "plant-based" cabin in Austin that features cross-laminated timber structural elements and a facade clad in cork. More about Moontower Design Build creates "plant-based" cabin in Austin
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the closing of a hotel in a Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "the best tower of all time"
Architect Iñaki Echeverria has completed the first phases of an eco-park three times the size of Manhattan in Mexico City, using some of the infrastructure of the cancelled Foster + Partners-designed airport. More about "Regenerative" eco-park opens on site of cancelled Mexico City airport
London studio EBBA Architects has completed the renovation of a terraced house in Camden, London, adding a metal frame structure that takes cues from Victorian design. More about EBBA Architects brightens home in Camden with "Victorian-like" metal extension
Stations designed by architecture studio John McAslan + Partners and Woods Bagot have opened as part of the latest phase of the Sydney Metro, which opened to passengers yesterday. More about Stations by John McAslan + Partners and Woods Bagot revealed on Sydney Metro
Designer Mijoda Dajomi has created the Daughters of Rain headwear collection, which can harvest rainwater in anticipation of future water shortages. More about Mijoda Dajomi designs rain-harvesting hats for a water scarce future
Finnish design studio Yatofu collaborated with young and local craftspeople to create El Fant Café and Bar in Helsinki, Finland. More about El Fant Café and Bar celebrates both traditional and contemporary Finnish design
Colorado-based startup Elmntl has unveiled a range of customisable cabins that provide bedrooms and sauna facilities in natural landscapes. More about Elmntl unveils prefab cabins for creating wellness retreats in wild landscapes
Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Design Competition closes for entries at midnight on Wednesday. Enter before the deadline for the chance to win up to £15,000. More about Last chance to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Design Competition
Scraps of fabric have been recycled into edible treats by designer Jinghan Li, who wants people to consider waste as a resource for food. More about Waste textiles turned into sweets in FabriCandy project
A co-founder of the firm Design, Bitches and her architect husband have completed the latest iteration of their family home in California, which features ample daylight and the "feeling of being in the trees". More about Architect couple creates Atwater House in Los Angeles over two decades
Brooklyn homeware brand Remsen has released an aluminium pill container and fluted grab bar as part of its overall pursuit to "reposition the conversation around ageing". More about Remsen releases homeware to "bring back joy" to design for the elderly
A single family home is contained within the Sarvasva tower, which Indian studio Spasm Design created to stand out from the neighbouring grey buildings in Mumbai, India. More about Spasm Design wraps 12-storey home in terracotta facade
Swiss studio Haller Gut Architekten has completed an extension to a school in Aeschi, providing classrooms with colourful accents and clad in thin planks of white wood. More about Haller Gut Architekten adds "light and delicate" extension to Swiss school
Incoming RIBA president Chris Williamson has defended his studio's work on the controversial Neom mega project in Saudi Arabia, saying "it is not a decision I take lightly". More about Incoming RIBA president defends work on Neom
Architecture studio Hawkins\Brown has taken over a former furniture showroom, giving its staff a workspace with a shop window, a social kitchen and a Richard Woods-designed cabin. More about Hawkins\Brown converts former Vitra showroom into own street-front office
Suriname's Marciano Dasai is possibly the only government minister in the world who's also an architect. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges facing the tiny rainforest nation. More about "We don't want to develop like Europe" says Suriname's architect minister
Pink plywood and exposed insulation combine in this monochrome bar in Sydney, designed by local architecture office Akin Atelier to evoke the cosy feel of Tokyo's mid-century listening bars. More about Akin Atelier designs JAM Record Bar to feel like being "inside a giant speaker"