Expanded cork, construction waste and human urine feature in this roundup of brick alternatives, designed to reduce the masonry unit's embodied carbon footprint. More about Seven alternative bricks made of reclaimed waste and biomaterials
Retrofit, biomaterials and grassroots design are among the trends that architects including Kjetil Thorsen and Samira Rathod predict will define the architecture of 2023 and beyond. More about "Modest" architecture focused on reuse and biomaterials to dominate in 2023
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima has won this year's Jane Drew Prize for Architecture for her contribution to raising the profile of women in architecture. More about Kazuyo Sejima wins 2023 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture
Architecture practice Office S&M has completed its own office inside a former paint-making workshop in Hackney, London. More about Office S&M unveils its own colourful office with plastic-bottle-wall enclosed meeting room
In our latest competition, Dezeen has teamed up with PlasticFree to give 100 readers a chance to attend Incredible Future NOW – an interdisciplinary forum of talks focusing on the climate crisis in New York City. More about Competition: win tickets to inaugural PlasticFree event at Parsons School of Design
ZeroAvia has flown what the aviation company claims is the largest aircraft yet to be run on a zero-emissions hydrogen-electric engine, testing a 19-seater plane over the skies of England. More about ZeroAvia test-flies largest airplane powered by hydrogen-electric engine to date
The designers at Mexican studio Direccion had "monastic sanctuary" in mind when revamping this weekend retreat in Valle de Bravo. More about Direccion brings sense of tranquility to Casa Tres Árboles in Valle de Bravo
Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding. More about Ushijima Architects designs flood-resilient U-House near Japanese lake
Including tight living areas, kitchens wedged into corridors and interiors in skinny Japanese houses, this lookbook features 10 homes that make clever use of narrow spaces. More about Ten residential interiors that make the most of narrow spaces
Japanese graphic designer Tomohito Ushiro has completed the Hiroo East Park toilet in central Tokyo as the latest addition to the Tokyo Toilet project. More about Tomohito Ushiro designs Tokyo toilet to be "a piece of public art"
A large variety of art and collectible design pieces populate this penthouse apartment in São Paulo, designed by local studio Tria Arquitetura, which also includes a sculptural staircase. More about Tria Arquitetura renovates São Paulo penthouse with sculptural staircase
Glossy ceramic tiles in shades of green and blue cover the twisting form of Villa BW, a house in the Dutch village of Schoorl designed by architecture studio Mecanoo. More about Mecanoo cloaks Dutch house in pearlescent ceramic tiles
From Norway to New Zealand, this lookbook explores rural cabins with cosy living areas that are animated by natural materials and views out over wild landscapes. More about Ten cabins with cosy interiors that frame views of nature
This week on Dezeen, we published a survey showing that three years on from leaving the EU, 84 per cent of UK architecture studios want to reverse the Brexit "catastrophe" and rejoin the union. More about This week we revealed Brexit's impact on UK architecture studios
Leckie Studio has completed Camera House in the mountains of British Columbia with dramatic windows and skylights that are meant to frame the surrounding landscape like a camera lens. More about Leckie Studio creates timber-clad house to frame mountain views
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released a study that aims to offer possible solutions to urban planning in the face of rising sea levels by reimagining the Vancouver waterfront. More about MVRDV envisions Vancouver in 2100 with predicted sea level rise
The first edition of our new monthly Dezeen In Depth newsletter features an exclusive interview with Norman Foster, in which he defends concrete buildings against "dangerous myths". Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth now. More about First edition of Dezeen In Depth features exclusive interview with Norman Foster
Dezeen School Shows: we've picked eight student projects that feature in Dezeen School Shows that use 3D models to display design solutions. More about Eight student projects that communicate concepts through physical models
French practice Régis Roudil used adobe and timber to construct this nursery in the grounds of the historic Palais de l'Alma in Paris. More about Régis Roudil creates adobe nursery in grounds of Parisian palace
Spanish architecture and interior design studio Isern Serra kept to a material palette of concrete, quartz and stainless steel to create this pared-back office for Reisinger Studio More about Isern Serra creates pared-back office "with seemingly surreal details" for Andrés Reisinger