The UK's ageing houses must be insulated against uncontrolled heat loss, but this will require accepting changes to their appearance, according to a series of British architects who have recently carried out their own energy-led retrofits. More about Effectively retrofitting UK housing requires "compromise between performance and heritage" say architects
Indonesia has announced plans to begin the construction of 184 apartment blocks that will mark the first stage of development of its new capital Nusantara. More about Indonesia set to begin construction on new capital this year
Luca Nichetto has converted a 1940s villa in Stockholm into a studio to display his designs in a domestic setting and provide a comfortable working environment for his team. More about Luca Nichetto transforms Swedish villa into his own studio and showroom
Portuguese architect Carlos Castanheira has transformed an ageing stone cottage into a modern upside-down house. More about Carlos Castanheira brings order to abandonded caretaker's cottage in Braga
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed an elevated, wood-and-glass cabin that is designed to have a small footprint and accommodate a person in a wheelchair. More about Hebra Arquitectos lifts Quilanto House above forested site in Chile
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features a refurbished 19th-century gothic revival home in Oxford, UK. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features an "exquisite" extension to a gothic home
Austere concrete walls create labyrinthine paths and pockets of greenery around this home in Melbourne, Australia, which was designed by local practice FGR Architects. More about FGR Architects hides Melbourne house behind high concrete walls
Nine in 10 UK architecture studios feel Brexit has had a negative impact on them, exclusive Dezeen research has found. More about Dezeen survey finds 84 per cent of UK architecture studios want to reverse Brexit "catastrophe"
Somerset-founded architecture practice Invisible Studio is moving its operations outside of the UK as a response to Brexit, Dezeen has learned. More about Piers Taylor's Invisible Studio moving out of UK over Brexit "havoc"
Italian architecture studio Piuarch has completed a production factory for fashion brand Fendi in Florence, which features a green roof to "look like a raised garden". More about Piuarch tops Fendi factory with green roof to blend into Tuscan landscape
The bemusement of the rioters who made their way into Brasília's National Congress this month pointed to an increasing disaffection with architectural symbols of power, writes Will Wiles. More about "The architecture does matter in the storming of the National Congress"
Architecture studio Design, Bitches has completed a southern California home that takes cues from the traditional beach cottage and is meant to be "not too precious". More about Design, Bitches creates Venice Beach bungalow that shows "resilience of archetypes"
Architecture studio OMA has designed the backdrop for the inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale, which is being hosted in the Western Hajj Terminal at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia. More about OMA creates scenography for Islamic Arts Biennale within SOM-designed Jeddah airport
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed Urban Farming Office, its own head office in Ho Chi Minh City, creating a concrete-framed building covered in a "vertical farm" of vegetables, fruits and herbs. More about Vo Trong Nghia Architects wraps own office in urban fruit and vegetables farm
Architecture studio Fabric has designed a cabin in the West Coast region of New Zealand that provides accommodation for vacationers and features framed views of the surrounding landscape. More about Fabric builds CLT vacation cabin in New Zealand rainforest
Japanese designer Keiji Ashizawa paid homage to the food on offer when designing the Saga Hirakawaya tofu restaurant, which hopes to revitalise a depopulated community in Japan. More about Keiji Ashizawa draws on "whiteness of tofu" for tactile Saga Hirakawaya restaurant
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing whether energy savings from home insulation "vanish" after four years and Pelli Clarke & Partners' Mexico City skyscraper. More about Energy savings from home insulation "don't 'vanish' after four years" says commenter
Black-stained concrete forms the exterior of this home in the mountains of Córdoba by Argentinian studio AR Arquitectos. More about AR Arquitectos completes black-concrete house in mountains of Argentina
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a study by the University of Cambridge that found energy savings from home insulation "vanish" after four years. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features a study on energy efficiency in UK homes
Architecture studio Solomon Cordwell Buenz has converted Chicago's iconic Tribune Tower skyscraper into residential apartments. More about Solomon Cordwell Buenz converts neo-gothic Tribune Tower into condos