The increasing need to protect cities from environmental hazards is a chance to transform communities for the better, says Rebuild By Design managing director Amy Chester in this interview for our Designing for Disaster series. More about Worsening natural hazards an "opportunity" to rethink cities says Amy Chester
UK-based company Solidwool has created a material made from a mixture of wool and bio-resin, which has been used to create the Welsh Mountain Hembury Chair. More about Solidwool creates fibreglass-like chair from sheep fleeces
The Dezeen team are reporting live from the preview day of the second edition of Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023 in the United Arab Emirates (opening 11 November). Follow for updates throughout the day, with exclusive previews of installations and exhibitions. More about Preview day from Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023
French-Portuguese architect Didier Faustino has shrink-wrapped a series of wooden blocks to display paintings by the late artist Paula Rego as part of an exhibition in Hanover, Germany. More about Didier Faustino creates shrink-wrapped scenography for Paula Rego exhibition
We've selected seven US-based job roles for architects and designers that are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Nike, Carlo Ratti Associati and Walker Warner Architects. More about Seven US-based architecture and design jobs listed on Dezeen Jobs
US architecture studio Schaum/Shieh has embedded a Virginia house with irregularly shaped volumes into the contours of a steep site. More about Schaum/Shieh "gently" conforms house to contours of steep Virginia site
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "garden hotel" in Singapore designed by architecture studio WOHA. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "ambitious" green hotel in Singapore
Dezeen School Shows: a mixed-use site in Dubai that combines transport links and leisure venues is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Ajman University. More about Ajman University presents nine student architecture projects
Norman Teague Design Studios has erected a plywood structure as a full-scale model of the future monument to American abolitionists Frederick and Anna Douglass, for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Norman Teague displays prototype of Douglass monument in Chicago
Promotion: window manufacturer Velux has published a case study highlighting the principles and impact of its experimental, low-carbon housing concept built in Copenhagen. More about Living Places Copenhagen demonstrates how homes can be built with lower CO2 footprint
Local studio WXCA has completed the Polish History Museum and Polish Army Museum alongside a new public square on the site of the former Warsaw Citadel in Poland. More about WXCA creates "chiselled-out monolithic block" for Polish History Museum
Curved resin walls define this retail space, which architecture studio Akin Atelier has created for the Sydney Modern extension at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. More about Akin Atelier houses Gallery Shop at Sydney Modern in "translucent bubble"
This video by Stephenson& offers a glimpse inside Laidlaw Music Centre by architecture studio Flanagan Lawrence, which is in the running for this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More about Laidlaw Music Centre designed from "the point of view of the performer"
The latest edition of Dubai Design Week has launched with a series of biomaterial installations, including a teahouse made from food waste and a light installation made from loofahs. More about Five innovative biomaterial installations from Dubai Design Week 2023
The coordinator of the mammoth Great Green Wall project to heal land in Africa's Sahel region, Elvis Paul Tangem, calls for help from landscape architects in this interview conducted as part of Dezeen's Designing for Disaster series. More about Landscape architects "could be very important" to Africa's Great Green Wall says Elvis Paul Tangem
An empty site can be transformed into a basketball court using this mobile kit designed by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Eric Treillard. More about Eric Treillard designs mobile kit for turning unused plots into playgrounds
Diamond-shaped windows puncture the cylindrical brick form of The Hoxton Mule, a playschool and apartment designed by London practice Sam Jacob Studio. More about Sam Jacob Studio blends architectural references at The Hoxton Mule in London
Dezeen has announced the Designers of the Year shortlist for the inaugural Dezeen Awards China, which includes Mario Tsai, OPEN Architecture and Ziin Life. More about Dezeen Awards China 2023 Designers of the Year shortlist revealed
Promotion: French design brand Petite Friture will showcase its furniture, lighting and accessories collections at US interiors trade fair BDNY this month. More about Petite Friture to showcase "unconventional" designs at BDNY
Canadian architecture studio Dialog has renovated and expanded a gymnasium with an indoor park in Calgary, Alberta. More about Dialog uses "gradient of architectural intensity" for Calgary recreation centre expansion