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
A renovated flat by studio Nic Howett Architect that "feels like an oasis" has been named London's best new home improvement project by Don't Move Improve! 2023. More about The Secret Garden Flat named London's best new home renovation
Italian designer Piero Lissoni says that American clients are becoming more amenable to investing in detail-oriented architecture as he announces the official opening of Lissoni Architecture in New York City. More about US becoming more open-minded says Piero Lissoni as he announces New York architecture office
Promotion: an office with plaster walls that looks like rammed earth and a hotel bar with ombre walls feature in this roundup of interiors finished in custom plaster walls by British brand Clayworks. More about Ten interiors with textured wall finishes by Clayworks that create visual interest
A team of students and researchers from Barcelona's Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia has built a hillside timber pavilion with hanging walkways nestled in the trees. More about FLORA is a mass-timber research pavilion in Barcelona's forest canopy
The French pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale takes the form of the Ball Theater – a hemispherical stage that is intended to "reawaken our desires for utopia". More about Reflective hemispherical theatre enlivens French pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
Tyres, walking frames and branches from New York's public parks are among the materials salvaged to form 24 chairs, as part of an exhibition that Marta gallery and auction house Catalog Sale are hosting inside an abandoned Chinatown building for NYCxDesign. More about Make-Do project challenges New York designers to create "improvised chairs" in three days
The founders of Italian practice Studio Fuksas have spoken to the Italian press about their designs for The Line mega city in Saudi Arabia, which are on display during the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about The Line "does not touch the poetry of the desert" says Massimiliano Fuksas
In this week's comments update, readers discussed a block-long timber truss bridge that connects Manhattan's High Line to the renovated Penn Station and other top architecture and design stories. More about "Finally some warm colours in this neoliberal dystopia" says commenter
With just over one week until Dezeen Awards entries close, last year's sustainability winners explain how winning reinforced their belief in their work and helped them gain recognition. More about Winning a Dezeen Award is "beyond what words can explain" say past sustainability winners
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art has unveiled plans for a major new building designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, which is on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about David Adjaye designs India's largest cultural centre for Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
Fashion house DZHUS paid homage to the plight of Ukrainian refugees when creating its Autumn Winter 2023 collection, which includes multifunctional clothing pieces clad with pockets. More about DZHUS creates pocket-covered clothes "saturated with symbolism"
Local studio Atelier Guy Architects has completed an all-timber office and factory for engineering firm SmartMill in Lévis, Quebec. More about Atelier Guy uses mass-timber structure for Canadian wood company facility