Dezeen Awards 2023 is open! Start your entries today to be in the running to receive the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. More about Dezeen Awards 2023 launches in partnership with Bentley Motors
Architecture studio Sheppard Robson has remodelled the New Century Hall music venue in Manchester, restoring, rationalising and "opening up" the Grade-II listed structure. More about Sheppard Robson restores iconic Manchester music venue
Islamic Arts Biennale artistic director Sumayya Vally explains how the event in Saudi Arabia aims to build understanding about both Muslim art and the Muslim world in this exclusive interview. More about Islamic Arts Biennale "a historic moment for the entire Muslim world" says curator Sumayya Vally
Kuwait- and Bahrain-based Civil Architecture has created a sundial at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that aims to question our relationship with time. More about Civil Architecture reimagines the sundial to express "fractured notion of time"
American producer Pharrell Williams has been named creative director of menswear at French fashion house Louis Vuitton, a position held by Virgil Abloh before his death. More about Pharrell Williams appointed creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an opinion piece that claims "AI is putting our jobs as architects unquestionably at risk". More about "Nothing is replacing human designers in our lifetimes" says commenter
Now that Stockholm Design Week has drawn to a close, here's a look at seven rising Swedish design talents that exhibited at the event. More about Seven emerging Swedish furniture designers at Stockholm Design Week
Architecture studio Gonzalez Haase AAS has completed a store on London's Regent Street for Icelandic clothing brand 66º North, featuring curved walls and freestanding plinths made from rammed earth. More about Gonzalez Haase AAS evokes Iceland's volcanic landscape at 66º North store
Design studio Loom on the Moon has created three mirrored structures that combine lighting and audio to celebrate the heritage of the city of Zlín in the Czech Republic. More about Trio of mirror-clad installations reflect history of Czech city
Mexican studio Miguel de la Torre Arquitectos has unveiled the coloured concrete Real de Los Reyes housing complex in Mexico City's Coyoacán neighbourhood. More about Geometric perforations characterise coloured concrete housing block in Mexico
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an opinion piece arguing private assets are prioritised over public access, following the Tate Modern ruling. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features London's views becoming "increasingly controlled"
Local studio PPAA has completed Echegaray house in the State of Mexico, which features bedrooms looking out to the rocky excavated ground and a communal living space on the top floor with panoramic views. More about PPAA submerges bedrooms of Mexican house into stony terrain
Promotion: international design fair Collectible returns to Brussels to present the latest collectible contemporary design, including bespoke commissions, limited editions and one-off pieces. More about Collectible 2023 presents curated selection of designs "where visitors can witness design history in the making"
Slovakian practice Noiz Architekti has completed Na Rade, a family house in Bratislava with a minimal, stacked form clad in thin wooden planks. More about Noiz Architekti completes minimal park-side home in Slovakia
Production designer John Paino referenced tenement apartments, slums and Gazan camps when creating the set design for dystopian TV show The Last of Us, which also nods to the "fluorescent" colours of fungi. More about John Paino designs The Last of Us as a world where "civilisation is dead"
Authorities in Turkey have issued arrest warrants to more than 100 people with ties to buildings destroyed by the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake last week. More about Turkish authorities arrest contractors connected to buildings flattened by earthquake
Neom is arguably the world's largest and most controversial architecture project. Here, we explain the key details of the development in Saudi Arabia, which includes The Line megacity. More about Everything you need to know about Saudi mega-project Neom
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the Qianhai Prisma Towers in Shenzhen, China, both comprised of leaning volumes tapering towards the sky. More about BIG reveals pair of "simple prismatic" skyscrapers in Shenzhen
Researchers from the University of Chicago have invented a cladding material that changes colour to help with heating or cooling and could be retrofitted to improve buildings' energy efficiency. More about "Chameleon-like" facade material could help to heat and cool buildings
Design studio Atelieramo has completed a retro interior for a Chinese restaurant in Paris, featuring celadon-green walls and curvaceous wooden booths modelled on those found in Hong Kong diners from the 1970s. More about Traditional Hong Kong diners inform interior of Bao Express in Paris