Dezeen Competitions: we've rounded up five architecture and design competitions with upcoming submission deadlines within the next two months. More about Wind turbine design contest among latest competitions on Dezeen
Dezeen School Shows: a water container that produces a soothing sound "similar to rain falling on leaves" is among the homeware designs by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. More about Musical water container among the student designs from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a 3D-printed tower in Switzerland. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features world's tallest 3D-printed tower
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo, who is adding a new wing to New York's Met Museum, has spoken of the importance of resistance and of proving the value of immigrants' work in the city in light of US president Donald Trump's policies. More about New York is "a city of immigrants" says Frida Escobedo
Promotion: trade show Design Shanghai is returning for its 12th edition next month, aiming to build upon its history of platforming Chinese design and innovation to a global audience. More about This year's Design Shanghai spotlights China's latest design innovation
A red aluminium roof modelled on banana leaves shelters Shiv Nader School, completed by architecture studio Vastushilpa Sangath in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu, India. More about Vastushilpa Sangath covers Indian school with banana leaf-shaped roof
Anna Pinnock created a Venetian palazzo, complete with trompe l'oeil pillars and graphic wallpaper, for the set of The Phoenician Scheme, the latest film by director Wes Anderson. More about "You create a world" for every Wes Anderson film says set decorator Anna Pinnock
The future potential of earth as a building material was the focus of this year' soil-rich Morocco pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Morocco rethinks earthen architecture in Venice pavilion
We must simplify our understanding of regenerative design in order to start usefully applying the concept, writes Jo Barnard. More about "What on earth is regenerative design?"
Postalco Design Studio rethought the concept of storage in Stakko Chunks and Blocks, an exhibition at the Karimoku Research Centre in Tokyo. More about Postalco turns storage boxes into hackable furniture for Karimoku exhibition
Australian studio Sibling Architecture has created an exhibition that explores sensory design in architecture for Melbourne Design Week. More about Sibling Architecture's Deep Calm exhibition recreates the feeling of a hug
With just one week left to enter Dezeen Awards 2025 in partnership with Bentley, there is still time to submit your projects by the deadline on 29 May at 23:59 London time. More about One week left to enter Dezeen Awards!
Promotion: British architect Norman Foster will be the headline speaker at the World Design Congress, examining how interconnected efforts across global borders and design sectors can tackle the climate crisis. More about Norman Foster announced as headline speaker at World Design Congress
Technology company Dyson has revealed the PencilVac vacuum cleaner, which it describes as "the broom of the future". More about Dyson unveils "world's slimmest vacuum cleaner"
Dezeen Events Guide has launched the 2025 festival guide to 3 Days of Design, which takes place from 18 to 20 June across eight districts in Copenhagen. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches guide to 3 Days of Design 2025
Technology company OpenAI has announced the acquisition of designer Jony Ive's startup IO in a bid to create products for artificial intelligence technology. More about Jony Ive and OpenAI join forces to create "new family of products"
American studio S9 Architecture has completed a building for The Cleveland Foundation that features warm cedar cladding, large windows and a post-and-beam structural system made of mass timber. More about S9 Architecture goes heavy on timber for Ohio non-profit headquarters
Architecture studio Heatherwick Studio has updated its Longchamp store in Downtown Manhattan, recolouring the sculptural steel staircase and adding "three-dimensional carpets". More about Heatherwick Studio gives New York Longchamp store Energy Green makeover
A shining aluminium disc turns the roof of this science museum, designed by Australian practice SMAR Architecture Studio, into "a new sun" for Lithuania's second largest city. More about SMAR Architecture Studio crowns science museum in Lithuania with sun-like disc
A network of organic 3D-printed concrete columns makes up Tor Alva, a 30-metre-high tower modelled on a cake, unveiled yesterday in a small mountain village in Switzerland. More about World's tallest 3D-printed tower unveiled in Switzerland