Timber battens and mullions cover the facade of the cross-laminated-timber Spruce House in Walthamstow, London, which was completed in 2021 and is the first built project by local practice Ao-ft.

Danish studio BIG has been named as the masterplanner of the floating port city of Oxagon, which is part of the Neom development in Saudi Arabia, at an exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Venice Architecture Biennale opens this week. In this exclusive interview, curator Lesley Lokko explains why she placed Africa at the heart of the festival for the first time.

Promotion: Dezeen has launched a digital guide to NYCxDesign festival, which outlines the key events taking place in New York City until 25 May 2023.

A Finnish composting toilet has been built in the centre of the country's pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which aims to explore the world's unsustainable approach to sanitation.

The Royal Institute of British Architects has stated its opposition to the Architects Registration Board's proposed architectural education reform plans that would scrap the current three-part structure.

French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has created a brick workshop in Louviers, France, for Hermès that is the first industrial building to achieve France's highest environmental labelling.

SOM and landscape architecture studio James Corner Field Operations have installed a block-long timber truss bridge, which connects Manhattan's High Line to the renovated Penn Station.

An exhibition dedicated to the work of British architect Norman Foster has opened at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, showcasing drawings and original models produced by the architect over the last six decades.

Design practice EcoLogicStudio has turned algae into a biodegradable biopolymer, from which it has "grown" a 3D-printed, 10-metre-tall tree that carries out photosynthesis.

The first sari to be worn at the Met Gala and sequins made from discarded X-ray film sourced from hospitals feature in the Offbeat Sari exhibition, showcasing around 60 saris at London's Design Museum.

The design arm of creative agency Mother has released a floating sofa with an integrated paddle and emergency flares as part of New York design week, in a playful critique of climate change complacency.