Dezeen Courses: from workshops in interior design to online programmes teaching graphic design, we've rounded up six short courses taking place in 2023 that can be gifted as thoughtful presents this Christmas. More about Six courses and workshops to gift to design lovers this Christmas
Promotion: Los Angeles architecture school SCI-Arc returns with Making+Meaning, a four-week introduction to architecture programme that will take place in summer 2023. More about SCI-Arc reimagines Making+Meaning course to introduce students to "diverse perspectives" in architecture
Colombian architecture studio Cinco Sólidos has renovated a gabled house in the mountains outside of Medellín for musician J Balvin to appear as a "house in the air". More about Cinco Sólidos creates Casa Aire for J Balvin in Colombia
Jenny Peysin Architecture has completed a house in the Hamptons with a poured-in-place concrete envelope and a glazed living space. More about Jenny Peysin Architecture creates concrete Southampton home with a glass pavilion
Architect Sean Griffiths has added a pebbledash-covered rooftop studio to the seminal postmodern Blue House he designed 20 years ago as part of architecture studio FAT. More about Sean Griffiths adds pebbledash extension "in spirit of original house" to FAT's Blue House
Architect Sunniva Rosenberg has added an angular annex to a house in Lillesand, Norway, which contains living spaces oriented towards the best views of the surrounding nature. More about Sunniva Rosenberg adds minimal "star-shaped" extension to Norwegian house
As the global energy crisis shone a light on fossil-fuel dependence this year, we continue our review of 2022 by looking at 10 of the most innovative projects demonstrating more renewable, efficient and affordable ways to power our lives. More about Dezeen's top 10 designs from 2022 that rethought how we use energy
Architecture studio Lemay has published a manifesto calling on Canadian studios to unite behind a more radical approach to design that reflects Indigenous values and takes responsibility for the country's abundant natural resources. More about Manifesto of Canadian Design urges designers to "un-fuck" their industry
Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros has completed the renovation of a 40-year-old office building in Athens, transforming its concrete structure with a cluster of playful forms and colourful interiors. More about Neiheiser Argyros transforms Athens Art 1 Office with colourful accents and varied textures
Prolific restaurant Dishoom has opened its first new London venue in five years, featuring an interior designed around a "financial fraudster from the 1970s". More about Dishoom Canary Wharf recalls 1970s Irani cafes near Bombay Stock Exchange
Timber provides almost all the building fabric of Green Solution House 2.0, a hotel on the Danish island of Bornholm completed by architecture studio 3XN. More about 3XN creates CLT-framed hotel on Danish island
This art and design gallery in Venice, California occupies a former private house where interiors by designer Gabriella Kuti provide a warm, neutral backdrop for the works on show. More about Maison Lune gallery in California showcases art and design in residential setting
Architect Aurelien Chen has transformed a former miners' canteen in Handan, China, into a multipurpose cultural centre featuring interventions that respond to the building's communist heritage. More about Aurelien Chen retains references to China's "Red Era" in renovated cultural centre
Featuring wood-panelled walls, plushy seating and soft fabrics juxtaposed with glossy finishes, this lookbook collects 10 interiors that recall the 1970s. More about Ten colourful and comfortable 1970s-style interiors
British milliner Stephen Jones has collaborated with Dutch clothing brand G-Star RAW to create a collection of sculptural headpieces made from denim. More about Stephen Jones and G-Star Raw collaborate to create couture denim hats
Hearths found in Japanese farmhouses informed the interiors of this restaurant in Houston, designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture. More about Michael Hsu completes cosy Japanese restaurant Uchiko Houston
Dezeen School Shows: a helmet that forewarns bike riders of dangers on the road and a device that allows bee keepers to remotely observe their hives feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students from the University of New South Wales. More about University of New South Wales presents 10 landscape and design projects
Stockholm studio HelgessonGonzaga has completed a dark timber cabin in the coastal nature reserve Tjurpannan in west Sweden and coated it in tar to reference the nearby boathouses and jetties. More about Tar-coated timber lines House Tjurpannan in Sweden by HelgessonGonzaga
As part of our review of 2022, we have selected 10 eye-catching staircases published on Dezeen this year, including stairs that turn, twist or double as seating. More about Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2022
Japanese design studio Nendo has created a gold-coloured Christmas tree for the Tokyo Midtown shopping centre in Roppongi, Tokyo, with kinetic cutouts designed to resemble "sparkling lights". More about Nendo designs polyhedral Christmas tree with flickering star-shaped cutouts