As the Open House Festival embarks on its 30th year, curators Zoë Cave and Phineas Harper reflect on the value, past and future of the annual architecture event in this exclusive interview. More about Opening buildings to strangers is "a funny thing" say Open House Festival curators
Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has launched its latest model X Shore 1, which was designed to be lighter and less expensive that its predecessors in a bid to bring electric boating to a larger audience. More about X Shore launches "more affordable" electric boat to rival fossil-fuel vessels
London-based Tawbox studio intended to reflect our fractured world by creating a set design featuring an aluminium heart that shattered and came back together during recent shows by British rapper Dave. More about "Heart that captures a moment in time" forms centrepiece of set design for rapper Dave
Dezeen Showroom: an undulating sofa that mimics the shape of a clover leaf and a modular couch system are the latest statement sofas to be featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Eight colourful sofas that make a visual statement
Architects and designers should take a more active part in response to the overturn of Roe V Wade, the Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion, according to speakers on a recent AIA Los Angeles panel. More about Architects should be "more involved" in abortion access says AIA Los Angeles panel
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a collection of black interconnected volumes set into a hill side in upstate New York and a block of apartments in Melbourne that readers would like to see in LA. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features "modernised catacombs" in the Catskills
Design studio Norman Kelley and architect Spencer McNeil have completed Apartment for Chairs, a two-storey unit that features ample space for guests and a diverse collection of chairs. More about Norman Kelley remodels Chicago apartment to showcase chair collection
Chinese practice Arch Studio has renovated and extended a courtyard home called Mixed House on the outskirts of Beijing, China, by inserting a timber structure topped by a wavy roof. More about Arch Studio extends courtyard home in China beneath wave-like roof
Organiser Philippe Burguet has chosen eight of his favourite designs from the annual architecture competition Le Festival des Cabanes, which showcases 14 wooden cabins. More about Le Festival des Cabanes organiser selects eight sculptural cabins from the competition
The race between a man of Asian descent and a woman to become the UK's next prime minister is a cautionary tale for architecture firms about mistaking "tokenism" for true inclusivity, argues former RIBA diversity lead Marsha Ramroop in this interview. More about "We need to move on from just having the conversation" says ex-RIBA inclusion boss Marsha Ramroop
The Dezeen Awards 2022 shortlists will be announced next week. Following this, we're inviting Dezeen readers to vote for their favourite entries in our third annual public vote. More about Dezeen Awards 2022 public vote opens soon
Architects Nikolaj Emil Svenningsen and Sean Lyon and designer Søs Christine Hejselbæk have created a pavilion wrapped in textiles embedded with mycelium at Chart Art Fair, which was captured in this short video produced as part of the Dezeen x Chart Art Fair 2022 collaboration. More about Chart Art Fair pavilion aims to investigate the potential of mycelium
London Design Festival, Tallinn Architecture Biennale and Arquiteturas Film Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide
Copenhagen-based OEO Studio combined muted colours and textured materials to create the interiors for this renovated Tokyo apartment that is characterised by its Japandi design. More about OEO Studio adds Nordic influences to Japandi-style apartment in Tokyo
Promotion: the Shapespark visualisation tool makes it easy for designers to turn 3D models into interactive online walkthroughs. More about Shapespark creates real-time visualisations that are easy to navigate in a web browser
Spanish football club Real Madrid has released a video that shows the ongoing remodeling of its Santiago Bernabéu stadium, including the construction of its retractable pitch. More about Video shows underground retractable pitch being constructed at Real Madrid stadium
An oversized gabled roof sits atop this Mexican countryside home by local architecture studio Estudio Atemporal, creating a covered space that extends the living room outside. More about Estudio Atemporal tops Mexican holiday home with oversized gabled roof
In this week's comments update, readers are debating architecture studio ZN Era's proposal for a skyscraper called Downtown Circle, which would be built around the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai. More about "Build one of these nightmares in order to see it fail" says commenter
Architecture studio KKAA YTAA has completed a home with a central courtyard named House in Front of a School in Nara, Japan. More about KKAA YTAA splits Japanese house in two with central courtyard
Architecture studio Aedas has unveiled its Dance of Light office skyscraper in Chongqing, China, with a twisted facade informed by the shape of the northern lights. More about Aedas unveils "most twisted tower in the world" in Chongqing