Sicilian designer Matteo Guarnaccia continued his Cross Cultural Chairs project by inviting 13 designers from around the world to Kazakhstan to create horse saddles with local artisans that take cues from traditional nomadic culture. More about Matteo Guarnaccia and designers create saddles informed by nomadic Kazakh culture
Dutch hotel group CitizenM has opened a hotel in Downtown Miami in a high-rise building with multiple terraces that was designed to be a "3D art piece". More about Concrete creates art-oriented space for CitizenM's first Miami hotel
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an exclusive interview with Amnesty International's Peter Frankental about the Neom Project in Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda features "moral dilemma" facing architects designing Neom in Saudi Arabia
US studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adapted a former church in Austin, Texas into an open office that maintains the original gabled form and materials. More about Michael Hsu converts 1930s Austin church into spacious design office
Promotion: Seoul Design Award is seeking entrants who have designed projects that solve everyday problems in sustainable ways for its annual design prize. More about Seoul Design Award seeks innovative projects that facilitate "sustainable daily life"
Board-marked concrete and exposed brickwork have been used to give a "rough but refined" character to this home in the Belgian countryside, designed by local practice A2o architecten. More about House Be in Belgium was designed for "dwelling in and amongst nature"
After a year that saw designers come up with numerous ideas for how to decarbonise transport, we round up 10 of the most interesting as part of our review of 2022. More about Dezeen's top 10 sustainable transport designs of 2022
Residential units and a shared courtyard feature in this angular mixed-use scheme in London, designed by architecture firms Studio Woodroffe Papa and Poggi Architecture to encourage communal living. More about Dockley Apartments in London take cues from collective housing in Europe
Danish architecture practice 3XN has completed a blocky office building and hotel in the suburbs of Paris, with "distinct but complementary" faceted checkerboard facades of bronze-coloured and reflective aluminium. More about 3XN completes aluminium-clad hotel and office overlooking La Défense in Paris
British architect Norman Foster has unveiled details of the masterplan to redevelop Kharkiv, which will include a "landmark building" designed by the architect, on a trip to the Ukrainian city. More about Norman Foster reveals Kharkiv reconstruction masterplan
IKEA's research lab Space10 has developed a concept for connecting a physical furniture piece to an ever-evolving NFT tree, which "grows" through acts of care to incentivise people to keep, repair and recycle their belongings. More about Space10 proposes linking NFTs to furniture to encourage better care
Dezeen Courses: from workshops in interior design to online programmes teaching graphic design, we've rounded up six short courses taking place in 2023 that can be gifted as thoughtful presents this Christmas. More about Six courses and workshops to gift to design lovers this Christmas
Promotion: Los Angeles architecture school SCI-Arc returns with Making+Meaning, a four-week introduction to architecture programme that will take place in summer 2023. More about SCI-Arc reimagines Making+Meaning course to introduce students to "diverse perspectives" in architecture
Colombian architecture studio Cinco Sólidos has renovated a gabled house in the mountains outside of Medellín for musician J Balvin to appear as a "house in the air". More about Cinco Sólidos creates Casa Aire for J Balvin in Colombia
Jenny Peysin Architecture has completed a house in the Hamptons with a poured-in-place concrete envelope and a glazed living space. More about Jenny Peysin Architecture creates concrete Southampton home with a glass pavilion
Architect Sean Griffiths has added a pebbledash-covered rooftop studio to the seminal postmodern Blue House he designed 20 years ago as part of architecture studio FAT. More about Sean Griffiths adds pebbledash extension "in spirit of original house" to FAT's Blue House
Architect Sunniva Rosenberg has added an angular annex to a house in Lillesand, Norway, which contains living spaces oriented towards the best views of the surrounding nature. More about Sunniva Rosenberg adds minimal "star-shaped" extension to Norwegian house
As the global energy crisis shone a light on fossil-fuel dependence this year, we continue our review of 2022 by looking at 10 of the most innovative projects demonstrating more renewable, efficient and affordable ways to power our lives. More about Dezeen's top 10 designs from 2022 that rethought how we use energy
Architecture studio Lemay has published a manifesto calling on Canadian studios to unite behind a more radical approach to design that reflects Indigenous values and takes responsibility for the country's abundant natural resources. More about Manifesto of Canadian Design urges designers to "un-fuck" their industry
Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros has completed the renovation of a 40-year-old office building in Athens, transforming its concrete structure with a cluster of playful forms and colourful interiors. More about Neiheiser Argyros transforms Athens Art 1 Office with colourful accents and varied textures