Hempcrete and timber were used to create this compact chicken coop in Portugal, designed by local architect Ricardo Leal to demonstrate that "even the most modest structures deserve careful thought". More about Ricardo Leal perches hempcrete chicken coop alongside Portuguese home
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. More about Sabine Marcelis, Kwangho Lee and Max Lamb create birdhouses for Home Sweet Home exhibition
The Scottish Parliament has passed a law that requires new buildings in Scotland to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. More about Swift bricks become mandatory for new buildings in Scotland
The UK government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, which will require new builds in England to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. More about New homes in England to have bird-friendly swift bricks in planning reform
Ten leading architects including Norman Foster, Grafton Architects and Jacques Herzog have designed bird feeders that will be auctioned at Christie's during Frieze London 2025. More about Norman Foster, Grafton and Jacques Herzog design bird feeders for brain cancer charity auction
Designer Cheng-Tsung Feng has created four floating wooden shelters for ducks in Taiwan to provide protection from extreme weather conditions. More about Floating pinecone-shaped huts shelter ducks from "Taiwan's intensely hot summers and frequent typhoons"
London-based studio 51 Architecture has created a space for woodland creatures to rest, roost, perch and shelter at this year's Royal Academy summer exhibition. More about 51 Architecture creates timber roost for Royal Academy summer exhibition
Architects should get behind the campaign to support endangered birds by installing swift bricks in all new UK homes, writes Hannah Bourne-Taylor. More about "We're talking about a 50-million-year-old species on the brink that just needs a brick with a hole in it"
Architecture studio Furman & Keil Architects has replaced a small dwelling with a lightweight, two-level pavilion for birdwatching alongside a waterway near Austin, Texas. More about Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin
Bird Buddy has created a compact, AI-powered camera that detects the movement of insects and birds and then turns its footage into a narrated "BBC Earth-style" mini documentary, part of the Wonder Blocks smart-garden system. More about Petal camera uses AI to produce nature documentaries of personal backyards
UK studio Foster + Partners Industrial Design has revealed a bird feeder called Ori at Milan design week that is designed to reduce the spread of disease. More about Foster + Partners designs "highly functional" bird feeders to reduce disease transmission
Wind turbines offshore in the UK are set to be painted black as part of a government initiative to minimise the number of bird collisions and fatalities. More about UK's offshore windfarms to be painted black to tackle bird collisions
This elevated water tower by Spanish studio Temperaturas Extremas is designed to camouflage with trees in a forest in Luxembourg and provide shelter for nesting birds and bats. More about Temperaturas Extremas incorporates bird nests into tree-like Luxembourg water tower
Polish design studio Nicer Design has created the Numbird collection of digit-shaped nesting boxes for small birds in urban areas. More about Nicer Design creates bird-box house numbers to encourage urban birdlife
The impact that The Line megacity in Neom could have on birds has been named among the most pressing conservation issues for 2024. More about The Line megacity "to pose a substantial risk to migratory species"
The proliferation of AI poses major challenges for the natural world, according to tech-focused artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, whose latest work uses neural networks to replicate birdsong. More about AI "raises all sorts of questions" for animals and the environment says Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
None of the UK's biggest cities have policies in place to protect birds from deadly strikes with buildings in their boroughs, exclusive Dezeen research has found. More about Major UK councils failing to address bird-window collisions in planning policies
British engineering company Buro Happold and American architecture studio CookFox Architects have developed a prototype for a terracotta facade system that can house small wildlife, insects, birds and plants. More about Buro Happold and Cookfox Architects develop living facade for birds and insects
This week on Dezeen, PETA's general counsel for animal law Jared Goodman spoke about how architects could "easily" prevent billions of bird deaths per year caused by collisions with glazed and mirrored buildings. More about This week PETA said architects could prevent billions of bird deaths
Architects could "easily" prevent billions of bird deaths a year caused by collisions with glazed and mirrored buildings, says Jared Goodman of animal rights organisation PETA in this exclusive interview. More about Billions of bird deaths due to the "simple indifference" of architects says PETA