Chinese studio DnA_Design and Architecture has transformed a series of former stone quarries in Zhejiang Province into cultural spaces, making sensitive insertions into their grand hand-carved interiors. More about DnA_Design and Architecture transforms Chinese quarries into cultural spaces
Design studio Daytrip has taken a less-is-more approach to the renovation and extension of this Victorian terrace house in London's Clapton, which is now home to three separate apartments. More about Daytrip transforms east London terrace house into understated apartments
Chinese studio 3andwich Design has completed a facilities centre for a desert campsite in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, with a weathered steel shell that looks like it is buried in the sand. More about 3andwich Design shelters desert camp centre with a rusted steel shell
Mexican firms Taller ADG and Estudio MDB have created a pair of identical homes for two brothers on a steep site overlooking a lake. More about Taller ADG and Estudio MDB create matching Izar Houses in Mexico
To celebrate Earth Day we've compiled a list of 50 people who are pushing the boundaries of sustainable architecture and design. More about Fifty architects and designers you need to know on Earth Day
CCY Architects designed this home in the mountains of Colorado to be built largely below grade to reduce its impact on the surrounding natural landscape. More about CCY Architects nestles Meadow House in mountain valley outside Aspen
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Sou Fujimoto's design for a community centre in Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features a community centre by Sou Fujimoto
A bill has been filed in Washington DC calling for new buildings in the city to use bird-friendly glass, in an effort to minimise avian deaths resulting from window collisions. More about Bill for bird-friendly glass buildings proposed for Washington DC
British architect Norman Foster has met with the mayor of Kharkiv to discuss the rebuilding of the Ukrainian city following extensive damage suffered during the Russian invasion. More about Norman Foster "to assemble the best minds" to rebuild Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
Postmodern architect John Outram created numerous bright and colourful buildings throughout the 1980s and 90s, including the "Temple of Storms" pumping station. Here, the author of his biography Geraint Franklin selects nine of the most significant examples. More about Nine of John Outram's most "rich, tactile and colourful" buildings
Large projects in London will have to meet embodied carbon benchmarks and prioritise retaining existing buildings over demolition under updated planning guidance published by mayor Sadiq Khan. More about Retention of existing buildings must be "the starting point" for major London developments
An angular steel staircase crosses through this Montreal residence by Naturehumaine, which was inspired by the fantastical paintings of Dutch artist MC Escher. More about MC Escher works inform Montreal home by Naturehumaine
UK housing secretary Michael Gove has halted the planned demolition of Marks & Spencer's flagship store on London's Oxford Street, which was criticised for wasting the embodied carbon of the existing building, to allow the scheme to be reviewed. More about Controversial Oxford Street M&S demolition blocked by UK housing secretary
Portuguese practice Atelier Data has renovated and extended a farmhouse in the Alentejo region with a plain, white form and traditional materials that mimic the appearance of the existing building. More about Atelier Data uses a simple and traditional palette to extend a Portuguese farmhouse
Aviation and aerospace manufacturing company Urban-Air Port has designed Air One, an airport for electric flying cars and large drones in Coventry, UK. More about Urban-Air Port designs "world's first urban airport" for flying cars and drones
Nigerien architect Mariam Kamara and South African architect Sumayya Vally are collaborating to design a presidential library for Liberia's former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia. More about Mariam Kamara and Sumayya Vally to design presidential library in Liberia
American firm CookFox Architects has completed a pair of tall, connected buildings with gridded facades for a Williamsburg site that once held an iconic sugar factory. More about CookFox releases photos of linked skyscrapers at Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Schmidt Hammer Lassen's design for the world's tallest timber building. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about The world's tallest timber building features in today's Dezeen Agenda newsletter
A towering spiral staircase and a golden kitchen are some of the features that Raúl Sánchez Architects has introduced in its renovation of this townhouse in Barcelona's Borne neighbourhood. More about Four-storey spiral staircase forms focal point of BSP20 House in Barcelona
At the back of a narrow Edwardian bungalow in Melbourne, the studio of Australian architect Luke Fry has added a contemporary extension with greyscale interiors. More about Luke Fry squeezes extension behind bungalow in Melbourne