From rooftop play areas to interactive indoor landscapes, playgrounds are no longer confined to the outdoors. We've rounded up a selection of colourful play spaces that transform traditional ideas of play. More about Ten colourful playgrounds that spark children's imaginations
Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher has waded into architecture's culture wars by claiming that "woke virtue signalling" has destroyed the intellectual rigour of the profession. More about Architecture being killed by "woke take-over" says Patrik Schumacher
A motorway bridge under construction near Cheonan in South Korea has collapsed, killing four workers on site and leaving six others injured. More about Motorway bridge collapses in South Korea killing four workers
Non-profit organisation Counter Extremism Project has announced that Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind will design the ARCHER at House 88 learning centre in the former home of an Auschwitz commandant. More about Daniel Libeskind to transform former Auschwitz commandant's house into anti-extremism centre
As the inaugural Design Biennale Rotterdam takes over the Netherlands' second city, Dezeen has rounded up 10 standout projects from the 10-day event. More about "Depressed furniture" and Madagascan totem stools among highlights from Design Biennale Rotterdam
Curtain headers created to echo "the crisp folds of a shirt cuff" feature in the Gracechurch Street Hotel by Club Quarters, renovated by local studio Holloway Li to honour the sartorial legacy of the hotel's site. More about Holloway Li designs London hotel in former beaux-arts bank
Promotion: Ukrainian-German company Lemki Robotix has created a functioning prototype for a 3D-printed caravan using fibreglass mixed with over 7,000 recycled plastic bottles. More about Lemki Robotix creates "world's first 3D-printed mobile home"
Mexican architectural studio Taller Héctor Barroso has completed its Parral Building, a concrete structure in Mexico City with a minimalist aesthetic containing a studio for the firm, an apartment and a rooftop terrace. More about Taller Héctor Barroso places its workspace in concrete Mexico City building
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a red brick townhouse in east London. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "a beautifully crafted house"
Global architecture studio Corgan has collaborated with Texas-based Lake Flato for a massive addition to San Antonio's airport that includes references to the geography and historic architecture of the city. More about San Antonio airport expansion designed to be "transformational moment" for city
A Florida International University study in Houston has concluded that damage from "non-hurricane" events, such as a derecho wind storm, can cause more damage to tall buildings than hurricanes More about Damage to Houston skyscrapers from derecho winds "more severe" than hurricane
Promotion: a semi-permanent exhibition showcasing one of the restored capsule cabins from Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower is taking place at the M+ museum in Hong Kong. More about M+ museum exhibits "architectural icons" from 20th-Century Tokyo
Slanted concrete panels pocked with holes shield the facade of this house in Vietnam, created by architecture practice M+TRO Studio for a family of five. More about M+TRO Studio shelters Kho Rèn House in Vietnam with angled concrete panels
Architecture studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has unveiled its design for a timber-framed Maggie's Centre surrounded by woodland for Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. More about Niall McLaughlin designs timber structure "pinwheeled around lightwell" for Maggie's Cambridge
Government funding cuts will make it much harder for architecture firms in England to take on apprentices, having a major negative impact on the profession, writes RIBA president Muyiwa Oki. More about "There is a dark cloud over architecture apprenticeships"
The UK government has announced the shortlist for the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial, with studios Foster + Partners, Heatherwick Studio, WilkinsonEyre and Jamie Fobert Architects in the running. More about Foster and Heatherwick shortlisted to design Queen Elizabeth II Memorial
Spanish designer Jorge Penadés has unveiled a Madrid Design Festival exhibition showing how the discarded roots of olive trees could be turned into design objects. More about Jorge Penadés shows new uses for olive tree roots in Uprooted exhibition
Designers Samuel Ross and Henry Holland have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2025, alongside architect Carol Ross Barney and interior designer Tatjana von Stein. More about Samuel Ross, Tatjana von Stein and Henry Holland named Dezeen Awards 2025 judges
Designer Rio Kobayashi used salvaged wood to craft furniture and sculptures that are on display alongside works by American painter Fritz Rauh as part of an exhibition at California gallery Blunk Space. More about Rio Kobayashi creates furniture from redwood offcuts for Blunk Space exhibition
Promotion: architecture competition organiser Buildner has opened its competition for designers to create a futuristic home suitable for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). More about Entries open for Buildner's House of the Future competition