Discussions about planning and urbanism are awash with talk of "placemaking" but the term remains strangely and troublingly opaque, writes Reinier de Graaf. More about "I have a confession to make: I have no idea what placemaking is"
Dutch firm UNStudio has revealed its design for New Heart, two high-rises that will sit at the centre of a new development in Düsseldorf, Germany, and feature staggered terraces and a bright-orange bridge. More about UNStudio unveils design for stepped-terrace towers in Düsseldorf
Dezeen has announced the 235 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the architecture categories, including buildings by Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano and MAD Architects. More about Dezeen Awards 2023 architecture longlist revealed
Dezeen Showroom: a portable table lamp designed to enhance the atmosphere of dining environments by mimicking candlelight is among nine new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Mantle table lamp by Tala among nine new products on Dezeen Showroom
Palestinian architects AAU Anastas have built a production facility and cultural hub in Bethlehem, which brings together the many strands of their cross-disciplinary practice and includes a radio station and restaurant. More about AAU Anastas designs The Wonder Cabinet in Bethlehem as hub for makers and creatives
Promotion: ergonomic furniture brand Humanscale has updated some of its classic task and conference chair designs for the Meeting Collection, which focuses on flexible seating to suit a range of uses and users. More about Humanscale presents Meeting Collection to cater to agile hybrid workplaces
Brooklyn-based Studio Becky Carter has pulled varied references, from Bauhaus luncheonettes to comedic characters, for the interiors of a bistro in Manhattan's West Village. More about Studio Becky Carter creates "distinctly New York" interiors for Cecchi's restaurant
The concrete-framed "industrial relic" of the former Kingway Brewery in Shenzhen, China, has been transformed into a cultural centre by architecture firm Urbanus. More about Urbanus transforms former Chinese brewery into cultural centre
In this lookbook, we select eight apartments that prove basements are the new penthouses, from an art deco flat in Paris to a sci-fi-style hideaway in Madrid. More about Eight basement apartments that are subterranean sanctuaries
Sculptures crafted from recycled BMW airbags and oak railway sleepers feature in artist Frederik Molenschot's Atlas 2000 exhibition, which is on display at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris. More about Frederik Molenschot presents debut solo sculpture show at Carpenters Workshop Gallery
This townhouse in Los Angeles by US firm Olson Kundig is outfitted by furniture brand ATRA with "the best that Mexico has to offer". More about ATRA outfits Olson Kundig-designed house in West Hollywood
Architects Petr Tej and Marek Blank collaborated with engineer Jan Mourek to create this minimalist bridge across the River Vltava in Prague, which is intended to resemble marble. More about Štvanice Footbridge in Prague designed as a "sculpture in the city"
For our latest lookbook, we have selected eight interiors that use lattice screens to conceal and divide spaces without blocking sightlines. More about Eight interiors that use lattice screens as walls and room dividers
This week on Dezeen, we reported that Saudi Arabia has begun planning its bid to host the 2034 football World Cup in venues including Neom, the mega-development currently under construction in the country. More about This week Neom planned a bid to host the 2034 World Cup
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has designed a school building that prioritises low-carbon solutions and water retention on restored woodlands outside of San Francisco. More about Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects creates low-energy school expansion in California
Local architecture studio Goiva has renovated a white brick house and added a pub-like social space to its basement in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Goiva places pub under renovated São Paulo house
Australian architecture studio Carr drew on 20th-century industrial warehouses for this office building in Melbourne, which features a stepped frontage of perforated red-brick columns. More about Industrial warehouses inform Melbourne office block by Carr
The Royal Institute of British Architects has called for an investigation into the condition of public buildings in light of the ongoing RAAC crisis that is impacting schools across England. More about RIBA calls for "urgent audit of public buildings" amid RAAC crisis
Relying on social media algorithms for visual inspiration has led to stage designs becoming increasingly repetitive according to Tobias Rylander, the designer behind The 1975's viral set depicting a house. More about Live music shows are all starting to look "kind of the same" says The 1975's set designer
Ukrainian studio Zikzak Architects has released its design for the first Ronald McDonald House in Ukraine, which will provide temporary housing to children receiving treatment at Kyiv's Okhmatdyt hospital and their families. More about Zikzak Architects reveals design for first Ronald McDonald House in Ukraine