In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a trio of "luxury boutique hotels" unveiled as part of the latest Neom region in a scenic valley in Saudi Arabia. More about "The beauty of this site is that it is untouched by man" says commenter
In the latest instalment of our Dezeen Jobs: How We Recruit series, Megan Grehl, director of her eponymous interior design studio, describes how her work and hiring needs are evolving. More about "I look for people who seem to be leaders" says designer Megan Grehl
A running shoe designed for use on Mars and a meditative water installation feature in this video by Dezeen, which showcases student projects from Design Academy Eindhoven during Dutch Design Week. More about Design Academy Eindhoven graduates showcase work at Dutch Design Week
Design collective Dutch Invertuals created an installation that encourages visitors to find beauty in the simple things at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Slow-motion Flow fountain seeks to "mesmerise" spectators away from their phones
A group of design graduates from London's Royal College of Art have come up with a way to make RFID tags entirely from paper, with no metal or silicon components in a bid to cut down on waste from single-use electronics. More about PulpaTronics tackles single-use electronics with paper RFID tags
Architecture studio BIG has announced the completion of The Spiral, the studio's first supertall skyscraper and first commercial high-rise in New York City that features a "ziggurat silhouette". More about BIG's first supertall skyscraper reaches completion in New York
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features designs for residential skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features skyscrapers planned for indigenous land
New York architecture studio REX has completed the "most automated" performance building in the world at Brown University's campus in Providence, Rhode Island. More about REX creates "holy grail" combination of performance spaces in Providence
Bright red curving forms and cubic volumes form Haus 2+, a mixed-use building that architecture studio Office ParkScheerbarth has added to a compact riverside site in Berlin. More about Office ParkScheerbarth adds bright red-timber building to compact Berlin site
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed the Sanya Wellness Retreat hotel on the Chinese island of Hainan, with public spaces arranged around a central water courtyard. More about Neri&Hu wraps South China Sea wellness retreat around "water courtyard"
Design student Willem Zwiers has salvaged second-hand books and used them to form a small furniture collection, currently on show at the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate show at Dutch Design Week. More about Willem Zwiers melds second-hand books together to form marbled furniture
Known for a string of boundary-pushing projects, Japanese architect Junya Ishigami discusses his unusual approach to designing buildings in this exclusive interview. More about "I don't want to make crazy buildings" says Junya Ishigami
Rammed earth walls and an organic colour scheme help this South African family lodge designed by architecture practice Studio Asaï to blend into its natural surroundings. More about Tembo Tembo lodge hides among landscape of South African game reserve
German designer Basse Stittgen has developed two methods for transforming lignin, an under-used plant-based polymer, into functional objects. More about Basse Stittgen creates "remade wood" objects using tree-based bioplastic
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has completed a seaside resort in the Yucatán Peninsula with wooden guest quarters suspended on stilts. More about Frida Escobedo completes treehouse-like resort on the Mexican coast
Local landscape studio Field Operations has opened a swath of land in Staten Island's Freshkills Park, which was once home to the world's largest landfill. More about Field Operations converts restored Staten Island landfill into wetland park
Dezeen School Shows: a theatre with an inflatable facade that changes shape with the audience's breathing is included in this school show by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students. More about Ten architecture projects by students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has added a stepped roof and bright-coloured boxes to a former museum dedicated to Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha in the centre of Tirana, Albania. More about Pyramid of Tirana officially reopens as "monument for the people"
Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut museum is rethinking the archetypal gift shop with a pop-up at Dutch Design Week, designed to encourage more ethical, resource-conscious consumption. More about Customers exchange urine for soap at Nieuwe Instituut pop-up shop
Dezeen Showroom: Lithuania-based international office furniture manufacturer Narbutas has featured a selection of its workplace furnishings on Dezeen Showroom throughout 2023. More about Narbutas lists workplace furniture and storage on Dezeen Showroom