British architect Norman Foster has launched the Norman Foster Institute, which will offer educational courses focused on the sustainable development of cities. More about Norman Foster launches academic institute to "improve the quality of life in cities"
London's Barbican Centre has launched a digital platform to publicise its vast collection of drawings, photos and never-before-seen material that tell the story of the brutalist icon. More about Lose Yourself in the Barbican archive makes the story of the brutalist icon "much more widely available"
Pentagram's Emily Oberman, McKinsey & Company's Ben Sheppard, designer Rama Gheerawo and interior designers Little Wing Lee and David Flack have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2023 judges. More about Emily Oberman, Ben Sheppard and Rama Gheerawo named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges
This week on Dezeen, we unveiled the design for the YOO GYE skyscraper in Guayaquil, Ecuador, by Philippe Starck's architecture and interiors studio YOO Inspired by Starck. More about This week we revealed Philippe Starck's Ecuadorian skyscraper
International auction house Sotheby's has announced its acquisition of the Whitney Museum of American Art's Marcel Breuer-designed building on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. More about Sothebys to move in and "review" brutalist Breuer Building in New York
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has given Dezeen an exclusive look at his design for the Expo 2025 Osaka, an undulating pavilion that will be built from paper tubes, bamboo and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic. More about Shigeru Ban unveils triple-domed Expo 2025 Osaka pavilion
This week on Dezeen, the annual Don't Move Improve! competition named Nic Howett Architects' The Secret Garden Flat as London's best new home improvement project for 2023. More about This week we revealed London's best new home renovation
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has created Matrix One, a laboratory and office building in Amsterdam designed to be dismantled into reusable parts. More about MVRDV designs demountable office building as "source to harvest materials from"
The process of recycling can actually make plastics more hazardous to human health, according to a recent Greenpeace report that calls on the United Nations to rule it out as a scalable fix for plastic pollution. More about Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace
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
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
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
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
Architecture studio DAAR and Brazil have been awarded Golden Lions at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale for the best project on show and pavilion respectively. More about DAAR and Brazil win Golden Lions at Venice Architecture Biennale
The New York office of architecture studio OMA has completed its renovation of Tiffany & Co's flagship store in Manhattan, adding a three-storey glass extension to the historic jewellery store. More about OMA tops Tiffany & Co's Fifth Avenue flagship with "jewellery box" addition
Thanks to everyone who has already taken part in our competition to use AI image generators to design the artwork for Dezeen's next editorial series. If you haven't yet, enter for the chance to win £1,000! More about Less than a week left to enter Dezeen's £1,000 AI artwork competition
Venice Architecture Biennale curator Lesley Lokko has criticised the decision by Italian authorities to deny visas to three members of her Ghana-based team at the opening press conference for the event. More about Visa denials "cannot become the defining story of this exhibition" says Venice Architecture Biennale curator
Venice Architecture Biennale opens this week. In this exclusive interview, curator Lesley Lokko explains why she placed Africa at the heart of the festival for the first time. More about Africa a "powerful place from which to examine the issues that will dominate the next century" says Venice curator Lesley Lokko
New York's design scene has a breadth and energy that makes NYCxDesign an experience distinct from its European counterparts says the festival's executive director Ilene Shaw ahead of its opening this week. More about "Don't come wearing Milan or European glasses" says NYCxDesign executive director