Architecture practice Studio Saar has won the Davidson Prize with Apartment Store, a concept exploring how the UK's vacant retail spaces can be repurposed as community-owned housing. More about Studio Saar wins Davidson Prize for department-store housing concept
Architecture studios Hassell and Localworks have collaborated with the creative platform To.org to create a performing arts centre for the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Uganda. More about Earth bricks shape Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre for refugees in Uganda
As part of 3 Days of Design, Danish practice Natural Material Studio has created a futuristic fossil-free home interior where all the elements, from the curtains to the sofa, are made from the same bioplastic. More about Natural Material Studio crafts entire home interior from bioplastic
Architect Minsuk Cho describes the range of sensory experiences that his multipurpose Serpentine Pavilion offers in this video produced by Dezeen for the Serpentine Galleries. More about Minsuk Cho's 2024 Serpentine Pavilion encourages "physical, tactile relationship with architecture"
Architects who want a more equitable prison system in the US should focus on designing spaces that can help reduce mass incarceration, write Lori Coppenrath and Marayca Lopez. More about "Design can immediately and practically reduce the number of people in custody"
Danish designer Signe Hytte had Oscar Wilde in mind when designing this home for a fictional poet, presented during 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. More about Signe Hytte designs home of a poet for Enter the Salon show
Dutch studio AMO has created a small cabin and picket-fence-lined path as part of the set for fashion brand Prada's Spring Summer 2025 menswear show. More about AMO designs cabin "reminiscent of architectural models" for Prada menswear show
Museum Reinhard Ernst, one of the late Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki's final buildings, is revealed in this video produced by Dezeen for the museum. More about Museum Reinhard Ernst by late architect Fumihiko Maki revealed in Dezeen video
Dundee Design Festival has outlined the sustainability strategy that it hopes will make Scotland's largest design event the world's most sustainable design festival. More about Dundee Design Festival sets out to become world's most sustainable
Canadian studio Quinzhee Architecture has lifted a cedar-clad residence on stilts for a ski house in Québec. More about Quinzhee Architecture clads stilted "contemporary chalet" in cedar
Dezeen School Shows: a project promoting mindful eating habits through the use of specially designed bowls is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Middlesex University. More about Eleven product design and engineering projects by students at Middlesex University
Musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has removed the windows and gutted the interior of a concrete home in Malibu, California, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More about Ye strips Tadao Ando beach house in Malibu back to its structure
Swedish studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a brick house on the southwestern tip of Sweden that prioritises a relationship with its surroundings in a coastal pine forest. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur creates "cosy home with modern ideas" in Sweden
The redevelopment of Lime Street in Liverpool by British studio Broadway Malyan has been named the country's worst new building in this year's Carbuncle Cup. More about "Hideous" redevelopment in Liverpool wins Carbuncle Cup 2024 for UK's worst building
To mark the launch of Sketches of Seating, a book highlighting the process behind contemporary chair design, co-author Daniel Schofield talks through seven of the most inspiring drawings. More about Sketches of Seating author reveals seven drawings of chairs by prolific designers
Dezeen Showroom: Australian manufacturer Kaolin Surfaces worked with interior designer Greg Natale on a collection of tiles comprised of four mural-like designs informed by Brutalism. More about Grotta tile collection by Greg Natale for Kaolin Surfaces
From a wooden boat-like structure to a spiralling ramp, here are 13 of the most interesting national pavilions that will form Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. More about Thirteen national pavilions designed for Expo 2025 Osaka
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an apartment in Porto with graphic metal facades, curving glass-brick walls and bespoke black and white cabinets. More about "Thank God for the sexy cabinets" says commenter
An exhibition during 3 Days of Design showcased the vast archive of Jens Quistgaard, who is one of Denmark's most successful designers, despite being relatively unknown. More about Jens Quistgaard Around The Table celebrates legacy of "world-famous unknown Dane"
Promotion: works ranging from the subtle and elegant to the bold and bespoke feature among the line-up from accessory and object designers showing at Look Book 2024, a part of ICFF in New York. More about Fifteen object designers showcased at ICFF's Look Book 2024