Mecanoo founding partner Francine Houben has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work. More about Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards judge Francine Houben
Dutch studio Powerhouse Company has created the Marga Klompé Building at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, which is "the first college building in Europe to be entirely constructed from solid wood". More about Powerhouse Company completes Europe's first mass-timber academic building
London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building". More about V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"
Promotion: Spanish company Cupa Pizarras has developed Cupaclad, a facade cladding system made from slate that aims to provide a sustainable alternative to conventional exterior finishes. More about Cupa Pizarras creates facade cladding system made from natural slate
Interiors practice Sundholm Studio has refreshed the 30-year-old Nanas restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, with strong colours, bespoke timber joinery and metalwork. More about Sundholm Studio revamps Nanas restaurant to capture "spirit of grandmothers"
Hundreds of pieces by UK designer Max Lamb and pieces made with cord-covered waste material by South Korean designer Jay Sae Jung Oh are being displayed at New York gallery Salon 94 Design. More about Hundreds of Max Lamb works shown with cord-covered objects by Jay Sae Jung Oh
Mexican architecture practice FMT Estudio has renovated and extended a 1980s house adding clean white facades accented by wooden and wrought iron details in Mérida on the Yucatán peninsula. More about FMT Estudio expands 1980s Mexican house to merge "architecture and life"
Vancouver studio Laura Killam Architecture has created a beachside cabin in British Columbia with a slanted roof that responds to the site's climate. More about Laura Killam Architecture tops beachside cabin with slanted roof in Canada
Promotion: Bentley Motors has partnered with luxury whisky brand The Macallan to create a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky presented in a precision-engineered glass vessel that "challenges the conventions of traditional whisky". More about Bentley and The Macallan partnership "challenges the conventions of traditional whisky"
Pyramidal Corten steel roofs define a distillery designed by ODOS Architects on the outskirts of Monasterevin in rural County Kildare, Ireland. More about ODOS Architects crowns Church of Oak Distillery with pyramidal Corten roofs
As part of our Social Housing Revival series, Dezeen asked the creator of the new London Estates book to select the 10 most influential examples of modernist council housing built in the UK capital in the post-war period. More about Ten modernist council estates that made a "vital contribution" to London's architecture
London studio Woo Architects will employ the principles of a circular economy for its design of the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which will have a reversible gridded structure. More about Woo Architects reveals demountable UK Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
The long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum by Dublin studio Heneghan Peng Architects has been captured ahead of its scheduled opening in Giza, Egypt, later this year. More about World's largest archaeological museum captured ahead of opening in Egypt
There are just two weeks left to save 20 per cent on entry fees for Dezeen Awards 2024. Enter your project now from just £100 per category entry. More about Two weeks left to save 20 per cent on your Dezeen Awards entries
If you're hosting an exhibition or event during 3 Days of Design, you can feature in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to the Danish festival. More about Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide to 3 Days of Design 2024
British designer Samuel Ross has been named artistic director of the London Design Biennale for 2025, which will mark the fifth edition of the UK design event. More about Samuel Ross appointed artistic director of London Design Biennale 2025
Sculptural custom-made furniture adds artistic flourishes to this otherwise minimal showroom and head office, designed by Spanish interiors studio Isern Serra for eyewear brand Gigi Studios. More about Isern Serra completes "serene" office for Spanish eyewear brand
Promotion: aluminium chain-link hangings created by Spanish design brand Kriskadecor are being used for ceiling installations to enhance a variety of interiors. More about Kriskadecor's decorative chains unlock "creative possibilities" for ceiling installations
Norwegian studio Snøhetta has teamed up with lighting brand Ateljé Lyktan to create Superdupertube, an office lamp made from extruded hemp and sugarcane bioplastic. More about Snøhetta designs compostable hemp light Superdupertube
Dezeen Courses: we've rounded up five digital design courses that encourage students to introduce new technologies into their work and explore the latest developments in digital and virtual design. More about Five digital design courses listed on Dezeen Courses