Brutalism, septic tanks and a rejection of the sci-fi status quo informed the set design of the film Dune: Part Two, production designer Patrice Vermette tells Dezeen in this interview featuring exclusive images. More about Production designer Patrice Vermette put himself "in the position of the architect" for Dune
UK architecture studio BDP has unveiled the Suoyuwan Barracuda Bay Stadium in Dalian Bay, China, which is wrapped with a spiral footpath that overlooks the waterside. More about BDP wraps waterside stadium in double-helix walking route
Bottega Veneta's creative director Matthieu Blazy has designed the brand's Avenue Montaigne flagship store in Paris, which is dominated by walnut wood fittings and glass bricks. More about Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy combines glass bricks and walnut for first store
Fashion brand Loewe's exhibition Crafted World and the second edition of Design Shenzhen are among the Chinese architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events from China in March
Helsinki-based designer Joanna Laajisto has completed Popolo, a ski resort restaurant designed to be both cosy and practical for guests walking in from the slopes. More about Joanna Laajisto creates "dark and woody" interior for Pyhä Ski Resort pizzeria
Local firm Studio VARA has completed Fire Country Lookout, a rural retreat in northern California that is wrapped in a protective shell made of standing-seam metal and is equipped to operate off the grid. More about Studio VARA designs Sonoma County house to stand up to wildfires
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has announced a new leadership structure, eight months after the studio lost numerous projects in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against its founder. More about Adjaye Associates appoints CEOs to lead studio in its "next chapter"
Local studio Lissoni Architecture has expanded the Design Holding flagship in New York City, creating an entirely new floor outfitted with light displays and curving metallic installations. More about Lissoni Architecture creates expansion for Design Holding with "melting pot attitude"
Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. More about Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba
UK architecture studio Richard Parr Associates has completed a single-storey family residence on a wild countryside site in Oxfordshire. More about Richard Parr Associates nestles charred-timber home into UK countryside
Peter Barber's architecture proves that providing social housing at scale without making the design mistakes of the past is eminently possible, writes Owen Hatherley as part of our Social Housing Revival series. More about "Social housing has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites"
Architecture group Architects for Gaza has launched the Gaza Global University to offer free education to architecture students impacted by the Israel-Hamas conflict. More about Architects for Gaza plans to deliver free education to architecture students in Gaza
Architect Eric Owen Moss, designer Jay Osgerby, artist Pilar Zeta, design director Noella Nibakuze and interior designer Betsy Smith have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More about Jay Osgerby, Pilar Zeta and Noella Nibakuze announced as judges for Dezeen Awards 2024
In response to the growing interest among Pinterest users in earthy interiors, we have rounded up eleven refined rammed-earth projects from our Pinterest.
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Swedish mobility company Vidde has developed an electric snowmobile in partnership with Italian design studio Pininfarina that aims to minimise carbon emissions while being fun to drive. More about Pininfarina designs "world's cleanest snowmobile" for Vidde
Dezeen Showroom: a modular outdoor dining table system that combines various types of seating is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Panigiri dining system by Extremis among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
For our latest competition, we've collaborated with global furniture brand Steelcase to offer Dezeen readers the chance to win one of the company’s newest ergonomic office chairs. More about Competition: win a Steelcase Karman office chair
Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has completed a boutique in Milan for Italian fashion house Ferragamo, featuring red marble panels and an alcove covered in ceramic petals that offset the original Renaissance-style interiors. More about Vincent Van Duysen transforms Milanese palazzo into "sensual" Ferragamo store
American studio Preen Inc has updated a fast-food restaurant in Los Angeles to harken back to Southern California's roadside diners of the 1960s, when the establishment was originally founded. More about LA chicken restaurant by Preen Inc "glows from within"
Czech studio RDTH Architekti has transformed an old mill and farm in Slovakia into a family home, introducing a series of timber structures that reference its former sheds and chicken coops. More about RDTH Architekti converts old mill into contemporary home in Slovakia