Emergency planner Lucy Easthope explains why she gets "chills at the back of the neck" when hearing that architects are working pro bono on disaster recovery in this interview conducted as part of Dezeen's Designing for Disaster series. More about Disasters "very rarely not a design failure" says expert Lucy Easthope
Our latest series looks at how designers and architects can help manage natural hazards. Dezeen features editor Nat Barker explains why it's time to start Designing for Disaster. More about Disaster is well and truly upon us
Remaining tickets for the Dezeen Awards 2023 party in London on Tuesday 28 November are now available to buy on general release. Book your tickets now before they sell out! More about Dezeen Awards 2023 party tickets now on general release
Dutch studio Barde vanVoltt has used rippled mirrored glass, boulders and pebbles to create the interior of Calico Club, a retail store located in a century-old farmhouse in the Netherlands. More about Barde vanVoltt draws on Japanese zen gardens for Calico Club interior
Design studio D415 has used standard construction materials such as plasterboard and steel profiles in unexpected ways to create a concept store in Bratislava, spotlighting young fashion designers from Slovakia and neighbouring Czechia. More about D415 reimagines mundane materials for Bratislava boutique Som Store
A team of master planners, including architecture studio HOK, has released plans for an office and research complex located within the NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley designed to "expand the frontiers of knowledge". More about HOK to design futuristic Berkeley Space Center at NASA Park
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an exclusive interview with Japanese architect Junya Ishigami in which he explains his unique approach to designing buildings. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features exclusive interview with Junya Ishigami
New York City and Toronto-based design studio Kinky Kashayam has created a conceptual, hand-held radar that generates black cats in order to "protect one's luck". More about Kinky Kashayam creates portable black cat radar to explore superstitious beliefs
Dezeen School Shows: an outdoor exhibition located in a shipping container is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Arts University Bournemouth. More about Five design projects completed by students at Arts University Bournemouth
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of acoustic panels disguised as wall decor is among the most recent acoustic products to be featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Six acoustic products that control noise levels in busy interiors
Intersecting blockwork walls and an overhanging zinc roof characterise Simba Vision Montessori School in rural Tanzania by local studio Architectural Pioneering Consultants and Wolfgang Rossbauer. More about Architectural Pioneering Consultants and Wolfgang Rossbauer use local materials for a school in Tanzania
Four out of five of October's houses of the month are renovations or extensions, from a Hamptons home styled on a Bond villain's lair to a Victorian terrace in Melbourne interspersed with mini gardens. More about Dezeen's top five houses of October 2023
As this year's Dutch Design Week draws to an end, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson identifies eight key trends, including products made out of eggs and hybrid objects designed by artificial intelligence. More about Eight trends from Dutch Design Week 2023 including eggs and AI objects
Architecture studio WXCA has unveiled plans to rebuild Saxon Palace in Warsaw and replicate its facade from 1939, before the building was destroyed during world war two. More about WXCA unveils plans to reconstruct Saxon Palace in Warsaw
Showcased at Dutch Design Week, HBMS is a flat-pack shelving unit created by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pierre Salaün that is folded into its 3D form from a single metal sheet. More about HBMS shelving unit is hand-folded from one sheet of stainless steel
Salon Art + Design, HIX and the Dezeen Awards 2023 party are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Seven architecture and design events in November from Dezeen Events Guide
English practice Delve Architects has used joyful colours and natural, tactile materials to outfit a newly established kindergarten by the River Thames in east London that can be accessed via boat. More about Delve Architects designs "nurturing but playful" nursery in east London
Modular waste bins designed by local industrial design studio Group Projects to be recyclable and assist sanitation workers have begun to be distributed across New York City's five boroughs. More about Modular waste bins by Group Project distributed across New York City
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has wrapped an elevated cabin in Corten steel on a forested hillside in Nova Scotia. More about Omar Gandhi lifts Corten cube for cabin in Nova Scotia
Dezeen School Shows: a wooden chair upholstered in a leather alternative made from seaweed is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Northumbria University. More about Ten furniture design projects by Northumbria University students