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A claustrophobic room and a maze of grassy mounds modelled on war defense structures form Ukraine‘s pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. Read more

Danish design firm Kristina Dam Studio held an exhibition during 3 Days of Design that saw the studio transform its products and objects into sculptural centrepieces. Read more

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Heatherwick Studio’s « weird and wonderful » design for the West Bund Orbit exhibition centre in Shanghai, China. Read more

Australian interiors studio YSG has updated a holiday home in Sydney‘s Palm Beach suburb, layering it with a maximalist mix of colours, patterns and textures. Read more

British studios Gibson Thornley Architects and Purcell have completed the V&A Photography Centre in London, which includes a double-height library and a walk-in camera obscura. Read more

Design studio Nina+Co has used materials informed by the ingredients used in natural skincare products for Big Beauty’s first store in Hackney, London. Read more

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Apple’s unveiling of Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more

Architect Matthew Royce drew upon both global and local influences while designing a home for himself in southern California that features industrial materials and subterranean reflecting pools. Read more

It’s not real, but it’s beautiful.

Dezeen School Shows: a former bus station transformed into a residential support centre for homeless women and a wildfire response site are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at the University of Westminster. Read more