Economist Cris Ballester Parets has been awarded the 2024 Royal Academy Architecture Prize for her portfolio of sustainable social housing developments in the Balearic Islands. More about Four projects by RA Architecture Prize winner Cris Ballester Parets
South African architect Sumayya Vally is collaborating with creative platform To.org to create a geometric wellness and fitness centre, designed for the refugee community in Kakuma, Kenya. More about Sumayya Vally references termite mounds for refugee wellness centre in Kenya
A stepped facade and a level almost completely wrapped in glass feature in the design of an arts and technology centre in New Mexico by architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs art centre with "super lobby" in New Mexico
Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for Refuge de Barroude, a hiker stop with a curving form that will be nestled in the Pyrenees National Park in France. More about Snøhetta designs hikers' refuge in Pyrenees mountains with swooping grass roof
The first Design Biennale Rotterdam will take place across the Dutch city from 20 February to 2 March 2025 to address the "clear gap" in local events dedicated solely to design. More about "City of no nonsense" Rotterdam to host inaugural design biennale
Structural engineer and AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara has been named the winner of this year's Soane Medal for "realising some of the most recognisable architectural projects across the globe". More about Hanif Kara wins 2024 Soane Medal for architecture
Abandoned steelworks buildings will be repurposed into public space as part of Danish studio Cobe's design for a city district in Tallinn, Estonia. More about Cobe set to transform "treasure box" steelworks site into Tallinn neighbourhood
Online design magazine Design Week has relaunched today after closing in January, with an updated visual identity informed by the Bauhaus. More about Design Week magazine relaunched by team of "raucous cheerleaders for design and designers"
This week on Dezeen, design studio Oxman revealed designs for a conceptual skyscraper formed of a stack of planted platforms. More about This week Neri Oxman unveiled an AI-optimised conceptual skyscraper
As the UK closes its last coal-fired power station, conservation group Twentieth Century Society is running a campaign to preserve a set of cooling towers. More about Twentieth Century Society calls for preservation of "just one set of cooling towers"
The 23-storey Pan Pacific Orchard skyscraper in Singapore by architecture studio WOHA has won the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's award for the world's best new tall building. More about "Hotel in nature" in Singapore named Best Tall Building Worldwide
This week on Dezeen, Danish architecture studio BIG revealed designs for the expansion of a former supermarket to create a museum in Denmark. More about This week on Dezeen BIG unveiled plans for a paper-informed museum
Danish architecture studio BIG is expanding a former Aldi supermarket in North Jutland, Denmark, to create a museum with a folded roof that emulates a sheet of paper. More about BIG set to top Museum for Paper Art with "a single sheet of paper"
Dezeen has curated an exhibition during the World Design Cities Conference in Shanghai to showcase works by Chinese and international architects and designers that successfully bridge east and west. More about Dezeen to host Global China architecture and design exhibition in Shanghai
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has collaborated with software developer Epic Games to create a parametric-style version of London that players can build on in the video game Fortnite. More about Zaha Hadid Architects creates parametric London for Fortnite game
English football club Manchester United has appointed Foster + Partners to created a masterplan for the redevelopment of the land surrounding its Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, UK. More about "Proud Mancunian" Norman Foster to create Manchester United stadium masterplan
This week on Dezeen, a design by Brazilian artist Lalalli Senna was revealed for the Senna Tower supertall skyscraper, which is set to be the tallest building in Brazil. More about This week the design for Brazil's tallest skyscraper was revealed
RIAS has unveiled the shortlist for the 2024 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award, which includes projects by Moxon Architects, John McAslan + Partners, Page\Park Architects and Reiach and Hall Architects. More about RIAS unveils five-strong shortlist for Scotland's best building
The revamp of a 1960s estate and a stepped brick terrace on an infill site feature on the 2024 shortlist for the Royal Institute of British Architects' Neave Brown Award for Housing. More about RIBA reveals UK's best affordable housing for 2024
British architect Colin Fournier, a founding member of the architecture studio Archigram who worked on the Kunsthaus Graz in Austria, has died aged 79. More about Archigram co-founder Colin Fournier dies aged 79