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The latest edition of our Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Ukrainian architects and designers, who told Dezeen how they had shut studios, paused projects and sought shelter in the wake of Russia’s invasion. Read more

Architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa has created a North Hollywood apartment building that prioritises social areas over private space and includes units for low-income tenants. Read more

Dutch studio MVRDV has halted work on all five of its projects in Russia, including its Red7 tower in Moscow, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more

Architecture studio Sheppard Robson has remodelled the eccentric Contact theatre in Manchester, UK, stitching in a « new and distinct » metal-clad extension. Read more

Dutch architecture office MVRDV has unveiled plans to install a giant neon-pink staircase across the exterior of Rotterdam’s Het Nieuwe Instituut that will lead to a viewing platform in the same colour on its roof. Read more

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has converted a nine-storey residential building in Nantou City, Shenzhen, into a guesthouse wrapped in a metal mesh. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: combining lighting with high-fidelity audio, Zuma’s Lumisonic downlight is designed to invisibly deliver immersive sound for the home. Read more

The National Union of Architects of Ukraine has called upon the International Union of Architects to revoke Russia’s membership of the global institution, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more

Sustainable packaging brand Notpla has used seaweed leftover from its own production processes to create paper that can be turned into envelopes and boxes. Read more

Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed two buildings on the Manhattanville campus of Columbia University‘s School of Business in New York City. Read more