Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is gifting his personal unit at the brutalist-style Habitat 67 housing complex and his professional archive to his alma mater in Montreal, where he earned his architecture degree in 1961. More about Moshe Safdie donates his Habitat 67 apartment to McGill University
Danish studio Rex Skov Arkitekter aims to explore the potential of seaweed as a sustainable building material with its Biosack pavilion at Copenhagen's Chart Art Fair, which was captured in this video produced for the Dezeen x ChartArt Fair 2022 collaboration. More about Rex Skov Arkitekter tops Chart Art Fair pavilion with seaweed roof
Architect Alexander Symes has added an angular addition to a house in Unanderra, Australia, featuring wood-lined living spaces that open onto a terrace perched in the canopy of a large tree. More about Alexander Symes arranges Pepper Tree Passive House around existing tree
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled visuals of Masterplan Esbjerg Strand, a proposal for an education-focused campus and innovation hub surrounded by water in Jutland, Denmark. More about BIG unveils plans for "an entire city in one building" in Esbjerg
Today is International Dog Day so Dezeen has put together a roundup of architectural canine beds, including a kennel informed by the stones of ancient henges and another based on Star Wars. More about Seven playful dog kennels created by architects and designers
A team of students and researchers has shown how, with the help of robots, it's possible to build an intricate pavilion using only small pieces of timber. More about University of Michigan explores low-carbon construction with robot-built pavilion
Australian biomaterials company Great Wrap has created a compostable bioplastic alternative to clingfilm that is made from waste potatoes. More about Great Wrap is a clingfilm alternative made from waste potato peels
Architects Frank Gehry and Sou Fujimoto are among the designers who have reimagined the iconic Louis Vuitton trunk to celebrate the fashion house founder's 200th birthday. More about Architects and designers reimagine Louis Vuitton's iconic luggage for 200 Trunks 200 Visionaries exhibition
Arched passageways that act as tunnels connect the six black-clad, single-room volumes of Ghent House in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York by Thomas Phifer and Partners. More about Black-clad volumes set into a hillside form Ghent House by Thomas Phifer and Partners
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a house on stilts in Palm Beach, Sydney, and PETA's claim that architects are responsible for billions of bird deaths. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "fantastic treehouse" in the bush of Sydney's Palm Beach
Architecture collective Barila has aimed to highlight how architecture should interact with nature with its Dune pavilion at Copenhagen's Chart Art Fair, which was captured in this video produced as part of our Dezeen x Chart Art Fair 2022 collaboration. More about Greenhouse-like pavilion encloses Danish sand and plants to create "dynamic ecosystem"
The state government of Massachusetts has unveiled plans by architecture studio NBBJ to redevelop the brutalist Hurley Building in Boston and add a pair of high-rises to the Paul Rudolph-designed 1970s structure. More about NBBJ set to add two towers to Paul Rudolph's brutalist Boston Government Services Center
Digital artist Maxim Zhestkov discusses his Waves immersive digital art installation, which is animated in response to a series of algorithms informed by the laws of physics, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen in collaboration with W1 Curates. More about Maxim Zhestkov creates digital "motion sculptures" with algorithms informed by physics
Promotion: architects Joseph Grima and Vo Trong Nghia were among a group of international urban design thinkers who met at the 2022 Living Cities Forum in Melbourne, Australia to discuss the construction industry's material use in a world of finite resources. More about "If we want a new materiality we have to reimagine our relationship with the world"
Local architecture office Dunkelschwarz has completed a house on the outskirts of Salzburg, Austria, featuring timber-lined living spaces and a void covered with netting that can be used for lounging. More about Nets and hammocks provide alternative seating at Alpine house by Dunkelschwarz
UK studios Pearce+ and Fægen have designed the interiors of five sleeping pods that stand on top of the Invisible Studio-designed arts centre on the dockside in Watchet, UK. More about Five "quirky" sleeping pods top Watchet's East Quay arts centre
Bathroom company Duravit has designed a toilet that could be used in future homes on Mars and installed it at the prototype Martian House in Bristol, UK. More about Duravit develops Martian toilet to be "as simple and comfortable as possible"
British practice Local Works Studio has developed a range of outdoor furnishings for the Amanda Levete-designed Maggie's Centre in Southampton using reclaimed waste materials from the building's construction, as well as from the local area. More about Waste firehoses turned into "tactile and playful" outdoor furniture for Maggie's Southampton
Dezeen teamed up with bathroom brand Kohler to host a live panel discussion exploring luxury, wellbeing and digital innovation. More about Watch a live talk on luxury and digital innovation with Kohler
Dezeen Showroom: from a curving sofa informed by the shape of millipedes to a continuous workplace furniture design that combines seating with desk space and shelving, here are 10 of the latest modular furniture designs featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ten modular furniture designs that adapt to any interior space