Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has designed the Castillo Congresso wall to encircle Brasília's National Congress and turn the Oscar Niemeyer-designed building into a "fortress to protect democracy". More about Opposite Office designs "dystopian" wall to protect National Congress of Brazil from rioters
Environmental organisation A Plastic Planet has launched an online platform to help architects and designers source plastic-free materials for their projects and avoid the "minefield of misinformation" around more sustainable alternatives. More about PlasticFree is a database of over 100 plastic alternatives for designers and architects
A pull-out rolling tray and a bong shelf were built into San Francisco studio Alter Interiors' High Bar, a cabinet that celebrates the ritual of using marijuana. More about Alter Interiors designs cabinet that "gives cannabis its proper place"
American studio Lever Architecture has revealed its proposal for the Portland Museum of Art campus expansion in Maine, with a design that aims to honour the state's history through the use of mass timber. More about Lever Architecture designs "Maine's next great landmark" for art museum expansion
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Architectural studio Undecorated has designed an elongated, metal Quonset hut punctuated with dormer windows and filled with loft-style units for an evolving neighbourhood in Detroit. More about Undecorated creates The Caterpillar apartment building in Detroit
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Slatted, folding wooden shutters and exposed board-marked concrete define this home by Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem Architects, designed in collaboration with architect Tamar Berger. More about Pitsou Kedem shields concrete Tel Aviv house with folding wooden screens
Incessant squabbling between advocates of classical and modernist architecture is an unhelpful distraction in the face of the climate emergency, which requires us to escape both, writes Barnabas Calder. More about "Both sides in the style wars are equally wrong"
Designers including Philippe Starck and Titi Ogufere share their predictions for 2023's major design trends, from the continued rise of AI to how inflation could impact the industry. More about Artificial intelligence and the circular economy will dictate design in 2023
Chinese electronics brand TCL has launched a pair of augmented-reality glasses at CES 2023 called RayNeo X2, with features including language translation and GPS navigation. More about TCL unveils AR glasses that overlay the world with digital info
Nelda Rodger, the co-founder and editorial director of architecture and design magazine Azure, has passed away after a long illness. More about Azure co-founder Nelda Rodger dies aged 70
Vancouver startup Glüxkind Technologies has unveiled a pram for babies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which uses artificial intelligence to push and rock itself. More about AI-powered Ella pram provides an "almost nanny-like experience"
Chinese technology brand Lenovo has developed what it claims is the "world's first" full-sized OLED double-screen laptop, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. More about Lenovo unveils folding laptop with two full-sized screens
A wooden community centre for water-sports clubs has opened on the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark, with a design by studios Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter that references boat construction. More about Boat construction informs Esbjerg Maritime Center by Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter
West of West has completed a concrete office complex in eastern Austin, Texas with flexible workspaces, community amenities and public greenspaces between buildings that reinterpret the neighbourhood's industrial context. More about West of West experiments with "beautiful roughness" for Austin office complex
International architecture studio HKS has placed an entertainment venue called YouTube Theater under the sweeping canopy of an NFL stadium in Los Angeles. More about HKS creates "ship in a bottle" venue within SoFi Stadium
Dezeen's deputy editor Cajsa Carlson has been shortlisted for excellence in creative journalism at this year's Créateurs Design Awards, which will see awards presented to architects Tadao Ando and Jeanne Gang. More about Dezeen's deputy editor shortlisted in 2023 Créateurs Design Awards
White, minimalist living spaces sit within a raw exterior of rough brick walls and galvanised steel openings at this extension to a ground-floor flat in east London, designed by local practice Studio Hallett Ike. More about Studio Hallett Ike adds dark brick extension to London flat
UK studio Heatherwick Studio is designing a park alongside Harley-Davidson's headquarters in Milwaukee, which will contain an amphitheatre for up to 700 motorcycles during rallies. More about Heatherwick Studio to create public park with "motorcycle amphitheatre" for Harley-Davidson