Promotion: brands should focus less on selling products and more on customer experience in their retail stores according to experts at a panel hosted by Dezeen and brand retail experience agency Liganova. More about "Immersive experiences are the antidote to mass-consumerism" say experts at Liganova talk
New Zealand studio Bergendy Cooke took cues from Moroccan architecture to create Maison Brummell Majorelle, a sculptural boutique hotel in Marrakech. More about Bergendy Cooke draws on Moroccan design for sculptural earth-clad hotel in Marrakech
As the most important design event of the year has come to a close, we look back at the biggest industry trends from Milan design week 2023, including everything from maximalism to algorithmic design. More about Six key trends from Milan design week 2023
Zaha Hadid Architects is using AI text-to-image generators like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney to come up with design ideas for projects, studio principal Patrik Schumacher has revealed. More about ZHA developing "most" projects using AI-generated images says Patrik Schumacher
Climate network Architects Declare has failed to live up to its ambitions and now represents a cautionary tale about setting sustainability commitments, writes Chris Hocknell. More about "The hollowness of Architects Declare should serve as a warning to the industry"
In this week's comments update, readers discussed Asif Khan and Theaster Gates' Liverpool Docks transformation plans. More about "Art does not have to be 'useful' but it should carry some meaning" says commenter
Tree-like columns and other nature-inspired details feature in this indoor playground, which design studio Sarit Shani Hay has created for the children of employees at an Israeli software company. More about Sarit Shani Hay references the outdoors to design indoor playground in Tel Aviv
Designer Marc Fornes presented an organically shaped pavilion at Milan design week to accompany the most recent Objets Nomades furniture collection by fashion house Louis Vuitton. More about Marc Fornes designs bulging coral-shaped pavilion for Louis Vuitton
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster + Partners' first flagship Apple Store in India. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners' first Apple Store in India
Architect Massimo Adario curator Federica Sala have apologised for displaying a collection of 1920s glass figurines at Milan design week that were described as "embodying racist stereotypes". More about "I embrace the opportunity to learn from my mistake" says Massimo Adario
Architecture studio SOM has unveiled designs for the mass-timber New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island, which will be topped with a solar panel-covered canopy. More about SOM designs "sinuous" mass-timber building for New York Climate Exchange
Malabar Architecture Projects has completed a white home in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is topped with terracotta roofs informed by traditional dwellings nearby. More about "Interconnected pavilions" make up House Wandoor in India
A barrel-vaulted visitor centre with an earthy colour palette is set to be added to Bodegas Faustino winery in Rioja as part of a renovation by British architecture studio Foster + Partners. More about Foster + Partners to add barrel-vaulted visitor centre to Spanish winery
A collection of glass figures presented by architect Massimo Adario within the Campo Base exhibition should not have been displayed at Milan design week say designers including Stephen Burks and Anava Projects. More about Milan design week marred by "racist figurines" say designers
Designer Robert Stadler has created a series of fruit- and vegetable-shaped ceramic furniture and lighting pieces named OMG-GMO at Milan design week. More about Robert Stadler designs whimsical furniture informed by genetically modified food
Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay of Raw Edges, George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg of Yabu Pushelberg, designer Lani Adeoye, Jane Abernethy of Humanscale and architectural designer Sumele Adelana have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2023 judges. More about Yael Mer, Shay Alkalay, George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges
After learning the secrets of a craftsman with a unique formula for iridescent resin, design studio Objects of Common Interest has used it to produce 13 ethereal objects. More about Objects of Common Interest explores "secret recipe" for iridescent resin
Lime-washed walls meet aluminium display fixtures in this minimalist studio and showroom that designer Hollie Bowden has devised for London brand Completedworks. More about Hollie Bowden converts London pub into pared-back jewellery showroom
Promotion: New York architect firm RAMSA has completed limestone-clad luxury residence St George's Mansions in Kadoorie Hill, Hong Kong, which is designed to blend into the garden city surroundings. More about RAMSA unveils luxury apartments St George's Mansions at Kadoorie Hill in Hong Kong
Italian architect Fabio Novembre has designed a sports centre for playing padel, which will be built alongside a pavilion created by BIG at Milan's CityLife development. More about Fabio Novembre designs padel pavilion for Milan's CityLife development