Graffiti on the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers is a physical manifestation of increasing tensions over the wealth disparities that blight downtown Los Angeles, writes Shane Reiner-Roth. More about "The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site"
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects is set to create a waterfront development in Muscat, Oman, that will include canal walkways and have a design "emphasising climate resilience". More about Zaha Hadid Architects designing Al Khuwair waterfront development in Oman
Architects Francine Houben and Sumaya Dabbagh, designers Alfredo Häberli and Bethan Laura Wood and fashion designer Karen Millen have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More about Karen Millen, Alfredo Häberli and Francine Houben named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges
As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. More about Computer-controlled cuts leave "ghost traces" on HAHA Studio homeware
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of black and white rugs made from silk and wool is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Chillida rugs by Nanimarquina among 10 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: architect Ben van Berkel has created an apartment block in Munich featuring a pixelated exterior clad in ivory-hued concrete panels made by manufacturer Rieder. More about Concrete panels by Rieder wrap pixelated Van B housing in Munich
Industrial design studio Draga & Aurel has created Flare, a collection of retrofuturistic furniture made entirely out of multicoloured Lucite. More about Kaleidoscopic acrylic furniture by Draga & Aurel demonstrates "power of refraction"
Los Angeles studio 22RE has used pale-green stucco informed by Miami's colours and golf courses for the interiors of a golf clothing boutique in the city. More about 22RE invokes "stillness" inside green Miami golfing boutique
Czech architecture studio Objektor has created a cemetery outside of Prague defined by a grid of low-rise concrete extrusions and a monolithic utility building. More about Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague
This lookbook compiles seven living spaces where swings show they have a place beyond children's playgrounds by providing a gleeful alternative to static seating. More about Seven playful living spaces where swings provide dynamic seating
Italian architecture office FDA has updated several guest rooms and suites at the family-friendly Hotel Haway on Italy's Adriatic coast, introducing bespoke furniture in colours that evoke the sea and mountains. More about FDA designs playful colour-block interiors for Italian seaside hotel
Brooklyn-based Home Studios has remodelled a bar and restaurant in New York's East Village, using dark wood and velvet seating to retain a "worn-in and aged appearance". More about Home Studios refreshes The Wren pub on New York's Bowery
Wooden shingles cloak this stilted sauna, which architecture studio Oslo Works has elevated over the rocky shore of Nesodden peninsula, Norway, for the local community. More about Oslo Works perches The Hotspot sauna on coast of Norway
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight interiors enhanced by aesthetic lamps including a 19th-century house in Stockholm and a retro-futuristic clothing store in Hangzhou. More about Eight interiors illuminated by sculptural aesthetic lamps
This week on Dezeen, Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize for his buildings that aim to foster community. More about This week Riken Yamamoto won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Delicate bamboo lighting and a collaboration between design studios Willon Perron and USM were among the collectible design projects shown at this year's Los Angeles art week. More about Nine collectible design exhibitions from Los Angeles art week
Architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled designs for the Williams College Museum of Art in the Berkshires, which will be topped with a tent-like cross-laminated timber roof. More about SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof
Promotion: Spanish bathroom brand Roca and designer Inma Bermúdez have given taps a colourful makeover with their award-winning Nu collection influenced by Mediterranean architecture. More about Colourful taps by Roca and Inma Bermúdez reference Mediterranean homes
Large rocks from the surrounding area are suspended in a gabion wall around The Infinite Rise, a holiday home in southern India by local architecture practice Earthscape Studio. More about Gabion walls filled with stone "camouflage" Indian home by Earthscape Studio
Architects are often wrongly blamed for past failures in social housing, Mikhail Riches co-founder Annalie Riches says in this Social Housing Revival interview. More about "I really hate the word 'social' housing" says Annalie Riches