Crank windows, plastic composite body panels and no radio feature in the first vehicle from automaker Slate, which aims to make a desirable truck in the US that's as cheap as possible. More about Slate strips out tech for "radically customisable and affordable" electric truck only available in grey
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a pavilion sheltered with a canopy of leaf-like sails in China by local practice GN Architects. More about Commenter calls kinetic pavilion "a breath of fresh air"
Architecture studio Nikken Sekkei has collaborated with Nendo founder Oki Sato to create a demountable Japan Pavilion made from steel and cross-laminated timber for Expo 2025 Osaka. More about Nikken Sekkei designs energy-generating Japan Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has designed the first cabin interior for newly launched airline Riyadh Air, featuring a twisting, tensile pattern and built-in lighting intended to evoke the architecture of the Saudi capital. More about Saudi skyline informs PriestmanGoode's cabin design for Riyadh Air
Construction on the Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed SkyTower, set to be Canada's tallest supertall skyscraper, is underway in Toronto, with cladding already going up on the base of the structure as the tower reaches towards its planned 351-metre height. More about Photos show construction of Canada's tallest skyscraper
Bird Buddy has created a compact, AI-powered camera that detects the movement of insects and birds and then turns its footage into a narrated "BBC Earth-style" mini documentary, part of the Wonder Blocks smart-garden system. More about Petal camera uses AI to produce nature documentaries of personal backyards
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the results of RIBA's Workplace Conditions and Wellbeing report. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda reveals RIBA workplace and wellbeing survey findings
A glazed conservatory with a pleated roof is among the enhancements to the century-old Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, designed by New York studio Weiss/Manfredi and landscape firm Reed Hilderbrand. More about Weiss/Manfredi adds "crystalline" conservatory to historic Pennsylvania garden
A modular timber frame doubles as shelving, seating and storage at this angular home in Bavaria, designed by German practice Lux Architect and Spanish studio Cánovas Arquitectura. More about Walls "also serve as furniture" at modular House Anton II in Germany
An impressive array of architects, from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to Heatherwick Studio, Le Corbusier to Álvaro Siza, have designed structures at world fairs, or expos. Here we round up the 12 most significant. More about The 12 most architecturally significant Expo buildings of all time
Expo 2025 recently opened in Osaka with pavilions designed by leading architects including Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and Lina Ghotmeh. But what actually is an expo? More about Everything you need to know about expos and world's fairs
Two French baroque mansions and a 19th-century factory have been transformed into Locke Hotels' latest outpost in Paris, designed by interiors studio Fettle. More about "Dramatic arboretum" forms centrepiece of Locke hotel in Paris
With just four weeks left until entries close, Dezeen Awards judges, including architect Simon Allford, interior designer Tatjana Von Stein and designer Benjamin Hubert, explained more about the positive impacts of winning an award. More about Dezeen Awards "serves as a powerful platform for visibility" says designer Benjamin Hubert
Taking design cues from her travels in the Mediterranean, designer Sheree Commerford worked with artists and craftspeople to turn a seaside inn in Yamba, Australia, into a self-check-in hotel. More about Sheree Commerford restores 1950s Australian guesthouse to conjure the Mediterranean
NYCxDesign, Venice Architecture Biennale and Clerkenwell Design Week are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this May. More about Six architecture and design events in May from Dezeen Events Guide
Toronto-based studio Superkül has created a gabled house in a forest clearing in Grey County, Canada, with a monochromatic colour scheme that emphasises the building's distinct roofline More about Superkül utilises "exaggerated roof" for Ridge House in Ontario
The terraced, pixelated King Toronto Residences urban development, designed by Danish architecture studio BIG, is under construction in Toronto, Canada, with move-ins planned for next year. More about Mountainous residential development by BIG rises in Toronto
Dezeen Showroom: from a lamp made from ocean-bound plastic to lights with rotatable shades, the following lighting designs have recently been published on Dezeen Showroom. More about Twelve glowing examples of lighting published on Dezeen Showroom
Transforming "contemporary ruins" into public activations can offer healing for local communities, says Limbo Accra founder Dominique Petit-Frère at a Dezeen talk filmed in partnership with SCAD in Savannah, Georgia. More about Unfinished buildings in Ghana are "sites of potential" says Dominique Petit-Frère at SCADStyle
The Japanese spatial concept of oku, or inwardness, informed an "unfolding" series of rooms and gardens at this home in Singapore, designed by local studio Freight Architects. More about Freight Architects models inward-facing Singapore home on traditional shophouses