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Local studio Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter has completed House Grimstad, a barn-like dwelling in Norway that contrasts black tar-stained timber cladding with warm interiors lined in spruce. Read more

Novice self-builders are gaining large followings sharing their cabin construction successes and failures on TikTok. Amy Peacock explores the implications for professional architecture. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: designer Zoe Stark and lighting brand Tala have released a London-informed lamp that recalls the shape of the Victorian chimney pots that « punctuate the city’s skyline ». Read more

Angular forms cloaked in green-toned metal make up Camp Alliances, a family home in Spain by Madrid studio OF Architects and architect Ignacio G Galán. Read more

More than 80 designers have rethought birdhouses for an exhibition at MAD Brussels in Belgium, with designs ranging from a miniature padded castle to a wooden house designed not to hurt the tree. Read more

To inspire your entries to our new Dezeen Awards Regional Showcases, we select some of our favourite, previously shortlisted cultural and civic architecture projects in China. Read more

Architecture office Nikjoo and interior design studio Fare Inc have transformed a former department store in south London into a cocktail bar and events space featuring nods to the venue’s heyday. Read more

Local architecture practice Studio Arthur Casas has used dramatic cantilevers and overhangs to extend the volume of a house with wood and stone accents across a site in São Paulo, Brazil. Read more

Brazilian studio Architecture Office has designed the undulating, solar panel-covered World Trade Center building for Brasilia‘s Biotic development to « reprogram » what the studio sees as the rigid infrastructure of the city. Read more

Ahead of the SXSW festival, construction is underway at the Austin Convention Centre designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects and local studio Page after getting a go-ahead from local judge. Read more