The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features BIG being named as the masterplanner of the floating city of Oxagon, which is part of Saudi Arabia's Neom development. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features BIG's masterplan for octagonal port city Oxagon
Brooklyn-based Ringo Studio has reimagined the experience of shopping for sex toys, creating a store in New York modelled on a collegiate locker room. More about Ringo Studio positions sex toys in athletic-themed room at Contact Sports
Dezeen School Shows: a display case informed by the designs of Carlo Scarpa and a box that uses mirrors to help visitors explore architectural ruins are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at YACademy. More about Five architecture group projects by students at YACademy
Traditional Japanese joinery in cypress and cedar has been used to construct this stable near Kyoto, Japan, which was designed by architecture studio 2m26 to "connect humans, horses and nature". More about Umagoya stable in Kyoto features traditional Japanese carpentry
The Kosovo pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale features an upside-down neon house as a comment on migration and to encourage visitors to "reflect on their own association with home". More about Inverted neon house installed in Kosovo pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
British artist Steve Messam has created four inflatable sculptures with spiky and bulbous protrusions that intend to "reimagine the architecture" of their locations at Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Steve Messam creates site-specific inflatable sculptures for Clerkenwell Design Week
The lack of architecture at the Venice Architecture Biennale means that it is at risk of losing its position as the world's leading architecture event, says Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher. More about Venice Architecture Biennale "does not show any architecture" says Patrik Schumacher
Architect Chitra Vishwanath, Soho House founder Nick Jones, designer Chrissa Amuah, Material Bank's Philippe Brocart and photographer Cristóbal Palma have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2023 judges. More about Chitra Vishwanath, Nick Jones and Chrissa Amuah named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges
Artificial intelligence is "not the end of the universe" and instead is building a better understanding between stakeholders in architecture projects, experts said at a discussion hosted by Dezeen and Autodesk. More about "The traditional boundaries between client and architect may be a historic thing" says Knut Ramstad
Danish artist Thomas Poulsen, also known as FOS, has revamped the flagship store of accessories brand Boyy in Milan, keeping time-worn surfaces left over from the site's former fit-outs. More about Boyy flagship in Milan reveals layers of the store's history
Promotion: a wall lamp informed by an insect zapper is among the lighting designs that will be presented this month at the annual New York design showcase ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan. More about Ten American and Canadian lighting designers to look out for at ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan
For New York's design week, local designer Jean Lee of Furnishing Utopia has created an exhibition of public-oriented design at the Naval Cemetery Landscape in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. More about Public furniture design exhibition in Brooklyn highlights "public access not private excess"
Local studio Daniel Joseph Chenin has placed a sprawling stone residence around an 1850s fort-inspired rotunda outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. More about Daniel Joseph Chenin uses passive building strategies for stone-clad Nevada house
Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has listed a selection of carpet tiles on Dezeen Showroom, including a collection informed by transitions between types of surfaces in the natural world. More about A variety of carpet tiles by Modulyss feature on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: a range of contemporary furniture designers will showcase their work as part of Look Book, a networking event presented by Dezeen as part of WantedDesign Manhattan. More about Sixteen furniture designers to see at WantedDesign's Look Book
French studio PPA Architectures has designed a specialist facility dedicated to music and dance with a pleated white metal facade on the outskirts of Toulouse, France. More about Conservatoire of Music and Dance by PPA Architectures features pleated metal sunscreen
Large-scale models of The Line and other developments at the controversial Neom project in Saudi Arabia are being presented at the Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition during the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Neom designs presented at exhibition during Venice Architecture Biennale
A nomadic library created by architect Joar Nango that contains 15 years of material highlighting Indigenous Sámi architecture forms the basis of the Nordic Countries Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Nordic Countries Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale highlights Sámi architecture
The UK chapter of Architects Declare has responded to a recent opinion piece published on Dezeen that argued the climate network has been a "failure". More about Architects Declare hits back over "failure" claims
This year's Venice Architecture Biennale is now open to the public. In this roundup, we spotlight nine projects from its main exhibition, The Laboratory of the Future. More about Nine projects that encapsulate The Laboratory of the Future at Venice Architecture Biennale