A shelter for Gaza and a traditional Ahwari reed house are among the pavilions at this year's Dubai Design Week, which explored using natural and circular materials to expresses their context. More about Five Dubai Design Week pavilions translating Arab vernacular through sustainable materials
As part of Dubai Design Week, British designer Ross Lovegrove has unveiled the first completed project from Deond, the design practice he founded with creative director Ila Colombo after moving to the United Arab Emirates. More about Deond creates parametric cardboard pavilion for Dubai Design Week
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes has revealed its design for the 380-metre-high Muraba Veil skyscraper in downtown Dubai, which will only be one apartment wide. More about RCR Arquitectes unveils plans for "unusually narrow" skyscraper in Dubai
Sphere Entertainment and Abu Dhabi's department of culture and tourism have announced that the second version of the dome-like Sphere venue will be built in the UAE. More about World's second Sphere set to be built in Abu Dhabi
Architecture studio Urb is planning to convert a 64-kilometre-long arterial road in Dubai into the "world's greenest highway", designed as the emirate's answer to New York City's High Line. More about Dubai to convert 64-kilometre-long highway into "human-centric" Green Spine
A communal plaza and stepped terraces encourage residents to spend time together outdoors at Pixel, a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about MVRDV designs Pixel as alternative to "nondescript" housing in Abu Dhabi
A series of intersecting blocks and voids form House of Courtyards, which Indian practice Studio VDGA has added to a neighbourhood in Dubai. More about Studio VDGA arranges blocky Dubai home around sequence of courtyards
Gallery Collectional, a collectible design gallery in Dubai, has presented its inaugural exhibition featuring furniture and lighting crafted by seven Asian designers. More about Gallery Collectional exhibition spotlights contemporary Asian craftsmanship
Vertical louvres adorn the facades of The H Residence, a mixed-use housing complex completed by architecture studio Tariq Khayyat Design Partners in Dubai. More about Tariq Khayyat Design Partners wraps Dubai housing complex around public plaza
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for two residential skyscrapers with skybridges in Dubai. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners' pair of skyscrapers in Dubai
Developer Omniyat has revealed plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai, which will be designed by British studio Foster + Partners and feature apartments with skybridge dining rooms. More about Foster + Partners designs pair of residential skyscrapers overlooking Dubai bay
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a supertall skyscraper in Dubai designed by Mercedes-Benz. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Mercedes-Benz's first residential skyscraper
Mercedes-Benz and developer Binghatti have revealed plans for a supertall skyscraper in central Dubai, which will be the car company's first branded residential tower. More about Mercedes-Benz unveils first branded residential skyscraper in Dubai
Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has installed a series of textile forms within an unfinished shopping centre, which is one of the largest incomplete buildings in the UAE, as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. More about Limbo Accra turns half-built Sharjah Mall into a "symbol of potential"
The recently concluded COP28 summit in Dubai was a reminder of just how complex finding meaningful solutions to the climate crisis will be, writes Sumita Singha. More about "COPs have become the climatic Olympic Games, except they happen each year with no winners"
Architect Tariq Khayyat has designed The Fold, a sculptural housing development in Dubai that features curved facades and aims to create a "communal oasis" behind a main road. More about Tariq Khayyat Design Partners creates "tulip field" of townhouses in Dubai
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the reveal of Tadao Ando's plans for a concrete arts centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Tadao Ando's "remarkable" design for concrete arts centre in Sharjah
The second Sharjah Architecture Triennial focused on architecture created from scarcity. Here are 12 intriguing pavilions and installations from the event. More about Twelve "very obviously" architectural installations at the Sharjah Architecture Triennial
Emirati architect Abdalla Almulla made the Of Palm pavilion at Dubai Design Week by using all parts of the palm tree, including ceilings constructed from woven leaf mats and palm-wood furniture. More about Abdalla Almulla uses palm tree trunks as columns for Dubai Design Week pavilion
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled the design for Il Teatro at Aljada, a cylindrical performing arts centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, that will overlook a sunken water feature. More about Tadao Ando designs concrete arts centre for Sharjah to be "round like the Earth"