Architecture studios Grimshaw, HWKN, WHY and Farshid Moussavi have partnered with metaverse company Pax.world to create a series of virtual hubs informed by the ancient Silk Road. More about Grimshaw and Farshid Moussavi create metaverse social spaces
The leadership team of British architecture and interior design practice Conran and Partners has finalised a management buyout of the company, which is now owned by its principals. More about Leadership team buys British studio Conran and Partners
Proponents of the built-from-scratch smart cities emerging around the globe fail to understand that communities cannot be created through technological innovation, write Adam Scott and Dave Waddell. More about "Cities born fully formed are simply bad ideas thrown at the world"
Architecture office OHLAB has renovated a historical apartment building in Palma de Mallorca introducing contemporary elements including a meandering wooden walkway that contrast with the original features. More about OHLAB celebrates historical details at Can Santacilia apartments in Palma de Mallorca
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio has opened its first office outside of the UK at 1000 Trees in Shanghai, a commercial building designed by the practice that opened late last year. More about Heatherwick Studio opens "first permanent overseas base" in Shanghai
Ukrainian architects Veronika Arutunyan and Olga Malyshenko have transformed the interior of a former factory in Kyiv into meeting and manufacturing spaces for fashion label Sleeper. More about Sleeper turns Kyiv shoe factory into eclectic headquarters
Dezeen School Shows: for this roundup of student projects, we've selected six architectural designs for religious and multi-faith buildings that have been presented on Dezeen School Shows. More about Six student architecture designs for religious buildings
Promotion: creative think-tank Be Open has launched an international competition inviting students and graduates to come up with innovative ways of advancing sustainable energy systems. More about Call for entries to Be Open's Better Energy by Design competition
Design studio Coordination has combined two attic apartments into a single penthouse in Berlin, crafting its interiors around the owner's art collection. More about Coordination merges Berlin attic apartments to create artsy penthouse
New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has been selected to renovate the Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas, Texas, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro set to restore Frank Lloyd Wright theatre in Dallas
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features BIG's completed Iqon skyscraper in Quito, Ecuador. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features BIG's "beautiful" concrete skyscraper in Ecuador
Paz Arquitectura created a compact mixed-use building in the middle of Guatemala's capital city with "strict geometry interlocked with constant movement". More about Paz Architectura creates a stacked structure meant to reflect "basic concepts of time"
Promotion: online art and furniture shop Singulart helps art enthusiasts choose work from over 12,000 designers in over 110 countries, while allowing them to search via a "myriad of specifications". More about Online platform Singulart showcases art and furniture from over 110 countries
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Derlot has collaborated with designer Alexander Lotersztain on a seating system informed by German highways. More about Autobahn seating by Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot
A palette of green, blue and purple animates the latest phase of the redevelopment of Park Hill estate in Sheffield, recently completed by Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches. More about Mikhail Riches restores "original beauty" of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield
Continuing our review of 2022, we look at 11 page-turning books published on design and architecture this year, including a tome on the century's best British houses and a "cookbook" of experimental food designs. More about Dezeen's top 11 architecture and design books of 2022
Concrete will remain the world's dominant construction material over biomaterials such as timber as the world transitions to net-zero, claims GCCA chief executive Thomas Guillot. More about "The world needs cement" says concrete industry decarbonisation chief
British designer Paul Cocksedge has created Loop, a large sculpture made from steel and metallic fabric that is draped from the ceiling in London office building The Rowe. More about Paul Cocksedge draws on London's "huge mix of cultures" for Whitechapel installation
We've selected seven coordinator and assistant opportunities in architecture and design studios based in London, New York and Europe, which are listed on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Piercy&Company, Hay and BIG. More about Seven support jobs at architecture and design studios
Promotion: exhibited as part of World Design Capital Valencia 2022, the Design + Health exhibition showcases the influence of design on advancements in science and medicine. More about Design + Health exhibition in Valencia highlights importance of design in the health sector