Exhibit Columbus concluded its New Middles symposium with a live conversation broadcast on Dezeen that explored the past and future of Midwest landscapes and Indigenous design. More about Final talk in Exhibit Columbus series discusses Indigenous design in the US
A bridge to the White House and man-made islands are among the conceptual proposals five architecture studios have developed for preserving Washington DC's Tidal Basin reservoir and the National Mall. More about Five proposals to protect Washington DC's Tidal Basin from climate change
Plastic can help create more energy-efficient products that reduce the need for fossil fuels, according to Håkan Nordin, head of sustainability at flooring company Bolon. More about Plastic is "part of the solution" to climate change says Bolon's head of sustainability
Dezeen promotion: Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has designed the Soda coffee table from hand-blown Murano glass for Italian furniture makers Miniforms. More about Yiannis Ghikas creates blown-glass Soda coffee table for Miniforms
Canes of bamboo interlace across the ceiling to form a canopy above guests in this bar in Beijing, China designed by Imafuku Architects. More about Imafuku Architects completes Dongshang bar in Beijing with bamboo surfaces
Dezeen Showroom has launched today featuring furniture and lighting products by designers including Jasper Morrison, Stephen Burks, Faye Toogood, Naoto Fukasawa and Barber Osgerby. More about Dezeen Showroom launches with products from Vitra, Hem, Luceplan and Maruni
Apple's former chief design officer Jony Ive and his studio LoveFrom have been hired by online rental service Airbnb to develop new products and services for the platform. More about Jony Ive to design "the next generation of Airbnb products"
The UK government's proposal to use a mathematical formula to determine where to build 300,000 new homes a year has been criticised by campaigners. More about UK government's housing formula "does not make sense" say planning groups
Dezeen Showroom: American designer Stephen Burks has worked alongside Italian lighting brand Luceplan to create Trypta, a pendant light that helps improve spatial acoustics. More about Trypta by Stephen Burks for Luceplan
Designer Ini Archibong has altered the design of his Theoracle installation at the Dallas Art Museum and crossed out its title in response to issues of racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic. More about Ini Archibong updates Theoracle installation at DMA to comment on racial injustice
Dezeen showroom: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has launched the Tip Ton RE, its first chair made from plastic recovered from household recycling collections. More about Vitra remakes Barber Osgerby's Tip Ton chair from recycled plastic
Dezeen promotion: Robert A M Stern's New York firm RAMSA will add another "ultra-luxury" residential building to Hong Kong's skyline. More about RAMSA designs St. George's Mansions with sweeping views across Hong Kong's lush Kadoorie Hill neighbourhood
Dezeen Showroom: the Tako furniture collection, designed for Japanese brand Maruni by its longtime art director Naoto Fukasawa, includes a dining table and chair with legs resembling the sinuous silhouette of tentacles. More about Tako furniture collection by Naoto Fukasawa for Maruni
Dezeen Showroom: British designer Jasper Morrison has created a wooden chair and coffee table duo for Maruni, which form a collection named Fugu after the Japanese word for blowfish. More about Fugu furniture collection by Jasper Morrison for Maruni
London studio Morris + Company has designed a modular and prefabricated housing system named MODU that is aimed at the South American market. More about Morris + Company designs modular prefabricated housing system
Dezeen Showroom: chubby upholstery spills over the modernist steel frame of this lounge chair created for Hem by British designer Faye Toogood as a study in contrasts. More about Puffy Lounge Chair by Faye Toogood for Hem