Actor Brad Pitt has reportedly agreed to a settlement of $20.5 million for the owners of homes built by his Make It Right Foundation housing charity, which suffered from water leaks, black mould and foundation issues. More about Brad Pitt foundation agrees .5m settlement for owners of defective New Orleans homes
Los Angeles design studio Part Office has renovated two condominiums on the California coast, as part of a wider conversion of buildings into hybrid residential and office spaces. More about Part Office transforms Venice Beach condos into "calm" live-work units
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a concrete home on a cliff-edge in Mexico and an exclusive interview with the developer of Saudi megacity The Line. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features the "perfect Airbnb hideout" on a cliff-edge in Mexico
Architecture studio Ramos Alderete has created a concrete grotto of remembrance in a private garden in Las Rozas, Spain, featuring a concave opening that shelters a stone sculpture. More about Ramos Alderete creates La Ermita de Lola shrine in Spanish garden
Both sunshine and artificial light energy can be used to charge the RPT-02 SOL wireless headphones, which sportswear brand Adidas and speaker brand Zound Industries have designed for exercise enthusiasts. More about Adidas releases solar-powered headphones
In the face of climate change, Britain's lawned parks should be replaced with urban forests to help control city temperatures and keep green spaces green during hot summers, writes Phineas Harper. More about "Grassy parks are no longer viable in the face of global heating"
Architecture studio Groupwork has designed a bronze mesh-covered block of apartments informed by buildings lost in world war two bombings for a site opposite St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol, UK. More about Groupwork emulates lost 18th-century buildings with Bristol apartment block
Expansive triple-height windows and fully grown trees feature in this eatery at the top of a Mexico City skyscraper, designed by local firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos to create the impression of dining in a traditional Mexican courtyard. More about Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos creates alfresco feeling inside Mexico City skyscraper restaurant
Turner Prize-nominated art duo Cooking Sections and Palestinian research collective Sakiya have created an exhibition in Edinburgh called In the Eddy of the Stream, which reevaluates the significance of plants and other organisms in our ecosystems. More about Cooking Sections and Sakiya explore importance of non-human species in joint exhibition
US president Joe Biden has signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, a piece of legislation that includes a number of funding measures for sustainable construction including rebates for retrofits and tax incentives for new buildings.
More about Ratified Inflation Reduction Act "largest federal investment to combat climate change in history" says AIA
A perforated metal facade wraps this angular apartment building in Belo Horizonte designed to offer views from the inside while protecting the residents' privacy. More about Gisele Borges Arquitetura wraps tapered apartment block in perforated "second skin"
Iridescent aluminium sheets clad the rhomboid-shaped D2 building, a creative workplace by Cambridge studio Mole Architects that forms the latest addition to London's Design District. More about Mole Architects completes iridescent building in London's Design District
Serpentine Pavilion designer Theaster Gates explains the role of architecture in his artistic practice in this exclusive video interview produced by Dezeen in collaboration with the Serpentine Gallery. More about "I am careful never to call myself an architect" says Theaster Gates in exclusive video interview
The co-founder of co-working company WeWork Adam Neumann is launching a new venture called Flow that is aimed at transforming the rental housing market in the US. More about Adam Neumann launches housing startup Flow as "first venture since WeWork"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating two stories we published further exploring plans for the 170-kilometre-long Saudi city The Line. More about "Limiting any experimental city model is a mistake" says commenter
Architect, educator and former Allies and Morrison director Diane Haigh, who led projects including the refurbishment of London's Royal Festival Hall, has died aged 73. More about British architect Diane Haigh dies aged 73
A 10-year-old timber-and-steel bridge in Norway has collapsed into a river while vehicles crossed, causing two drivers to require a dramatic rescue. More about Norway to inspect timber bridges after 10-year-old glulam crossing collapses
Dezeen Courses: fashion, art and design university Istituto Marangoni has presented a selection of undergraduate and postgraduate design programmes on Dezeen Courses. More about Five design courses at Istituto Marangoni on Dezeen Courses
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have developed a robotic four-legged dog that uses an algorithm to learn to walk from scratch "like a baby giraffe". More about Morti is a robot dog that can learn to walk in an hour
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has formed a wall from 2,000 life jackets that were used by Syrian refugees while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea as part of an installation in Quebec City. More about Ai Weiwei covers historic Quebec City rampart in refugee life jackets