The late modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi has been named the winner of the Special Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Lina Bo Bardi wins Venice Architecture Biennale's Special Golden Lion award
To mark International Women's Day, we asked 22 of the world's most inspirational women architects and designers to nominate another woman who should be better known for their work. More about Twenty-two women architects and designers you should know
Rome-based studio Alvisi Kirimoto has created an affordable housing complex with a brick facade and perforated metal balconies to help regenerate a neighbourhood in Barletta, Puglia. More about Alvisi Kirimoto designs affordable housing complex with perforated metal balconies
Women's architecture collective Part W is one of several organisations working to increase the number of female architects listed on Wikipedia. On International Women's Day, Sarah Ackland has picked five significant women that she believes should have pages on the site. More about Five "undervalued" women architects Part W is creating Wikipedia pages for
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández replaced "toxic" synthetic paints with a pre-hispanic dye made from insects to create his vibrant Grana chairs. More about Moisés Hernández colours hot pink Grana chairs using crushed cochineal bugs
Multidisciplinary design practice Lim + Lu has refurbished the interior of this 167-square-metre apartment in metropolitan Hong Kong to make it feel like an "elegant yet quaint summer home". More about Lim + Lu brings the outdoors into this family apartment in Hong Kong
Architecture studio Smartvoll has completed a private spa in the Austrian village of Hinterbrühl with vertical and horizontal stone blocks used to enclose its various functional zones. More about Smartvoll creates stone spa as "a 21st-century temple of relaxation"
Workspaces look upon a mini jungle in this 125-year-old brick building in Manaus, Brazil, which has been thoughtfully revitalised by design studio Laurent Troost Architectures. More about Laurent Troost turns abandoned Brazilian building into co-working venue
Canadian studio ACDF Architecture has transformed the arches of Montreal's Gare Viger into contemporary offices for software company Lightspeed. More about ACDF Architecture turns historic Montreal railway station into offices
Architecture studio Alma-nac has refurbished a former warehouse in south London to create space for music studios that line a central "street" decorated with geometric plywood panels. More about Alma-nac inserts colourful music studios into disused London warehouse
Architect Murray Barker and artist Esther Stewart renovated this two-bedroom 1960s apartment in Melbourne using colours and materials that pay homage to the original mid-century interior. More about Mid-century Melbourne apartment modernised with pistachio green kitchen
Designer Alex Proba hand-paints swimming pools with graphic murals, including the pools of two Palm Springs houses and a mural on the deck of a public pool on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island. More about Alex Proba's graphic swimming pools are "a celebration of colour and pattern"
Opaque concrete walls and wooden lattices enclose a family house on an island in Guayaquil designed by Ecuadorian practice Orense Arquitectos to feel tranquil and secluded. More about Orense Arquitectos creates closed facade for Mocoli House in Ecuador
Austrian office Firm Architekten used timber from the client's own forest and materials sourced within 50km to build this cuboid house in an alpine village. More about Haus im Obstgarten is a geometric timber house in a traditional Austrian village
As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere, it's time to start preparing for sunnier days and warmer evenings. For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten inviting spaces featuring outdoor furniture for relaxed al-fresco dining and socialising. More about Ten inspiring outdoor living spaces for dining and socialising this summer
This week on Dezeen, we rounded up ten supertall skyscrapers from the world's best-known architects that are set to appear in cities around the world. More about This week we looked ahead to ten upcoming supertall skyscrapers
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler included eye-catching details such as vintage rugs and a white oak staircase that doubles as a ceramics display in her design for the Austin Proper Hotel and Residences. More about Kelly Wearstler creates sculptural oak staircase for hotel in Austin
Italian design company Molteni&C, British lighting brand Anglepoise and Spanish outdoor furniture brand Diabla are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Molteni&C, Anglepoise and Diabla showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
A group of geometric concrete blocks that mimic rock pools have been installed at San Diego Bay in California by eco-engineering company Econcrete to prevent flooding while providing habitats for marine life. More about Man-made rock pools at San Diego Bay waterfront double as coastal defences
Architect Elizabeth Diller has revealed the "stealthy" way that Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates public spaces – and disclosed how it was accused of corrupting Russian youth after an outbreak of open-air sex in Moscow's Zaryadye Park. More about "Architects must defend public space" says Elizabeth Diller as she celebrates Moscow park's al-fresco sex appeal