In this week's comments update, readers discussed Niall McLaughlin Architects' red-brick International Rugby Experience museum in Limerick, Ireland. More about "Clearly gorgeous but how does it celebrate the game of rugby?" asks commenter
Milan design week exhibition Alcova takes place in a new location every year. In an exclusive interview, founders Valentina Ciuffi and Joseph Grima say this nomadic approach is key to supporting radical young design talent. More about "We dodge the bullet of gentrification by moving around" say Alcova founders
Designers Skylar Tibbits and Chris Cooke, editor Katelin Butler, 2LG Studio co-founders Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe and Quirk Studio co-founders Shivani Ajmera and Disha Bhavsar have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2023 judges. More about Skylar Tibbits, Chris Cooke and Katelin Butler named Dezeen Awards 2023 judges
UK practice Heatherwick Studio and Dutch studio Barcode Architects have revealed visuals of Oopen, a stacked cylindrical tower topped with landscaped terraces designed for Utrecht's city centre. More about Heatherwick Studio and Barcode Architects unveil design for cylindrical faceted-glass tower
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has worked with US start-up Croft to design a system of products for retrofitting vehicles to run on green hydrogen. More about Layer designs Croft system to power vehicles with hydrogen
Asian diner chain Light Years has renovated its restaurant in the Australian surf town of Byron Bay, with interiors conceived by local practice Studio Plenty in collaboration with home-grown artists and designers. More about Studio Plenty designs Light Years diner in Byron Bay to feel like "a warm hug"
American architect Bill Hellmuth, who designed many projects as president and then CEO of global architecture studio HOK, has passed away aged 69 after a long illness. More about HOK architect and CEO Bill Hellmuth dies aged 69
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features MVRDV's designs for the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features MVRDV's designs for a circular AI hub
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners and engineering firm Arup have released designs for a series of stations in California that will serve its high-speed rail line. More about Foster + Partners and Arup design stations for "America's first high-speed rail segment"
Dezeen Showroom: a bench made from aluminium with ridges reminiscent of the texture of pasta is among 12 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Bello! bench by Hydro among 12 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Chinese outdoor furniture brand Ivini has released a collection of outdoor furniture characterised by geometric shapes and interlocking accessories. More about Bolero outdoor furniture by Ivini
Dezeen Showroom: Alted H01 is a collection of colourful surface tiles made of paper waste, developed by product designer Berta Julià Sala for the Spanish brand Alted Materials. More about Alted H01 tiles by Berta Julià Sala for Alted Materials
Earthy tones and natural textures feature in this nature-informed holiday home, which Athens studio Block722 has arranged down a mountainside in Crete. More about Block722 nestles O Lofos house into Crete mountainside
Fashion house Prada has opened the Prada Caffè in luxury department store Harrods, which has an interior that is blanketed in the brand's signature green hue and mirrors one of Milan's oldest patisseries. More about Prada opens Milanese-informed cafe at Harrods
Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals of Van Gogh Homeland, an architecture and sustainability biennale launching in the Netherlands, curated by its co-founder Winy Maas. More about MVRDV releases visuals of inaugural Van Gogh Homeland festival
Dezeen has teamed up with design software brand SketchUp to create a new podcast series exploring the role that architects and designers can play in tackling climate change. More about SketchUp and Dezeen launch new podcast series about designing for climate change
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Kasthall is launching the earthy Tegel rug collection, which it has designed in collaboration with British architect David Chipperfield. More about Tegel rugs by David Chipperfield for Kasthall
The "global footprint of the automotive in big cities" could shrink thanks to advances in car technology, Peugeot's Philippe-Emmanuel Jean told Dezeen at the European unveiling of the brand's Inception Concept EV. More about City cars could become smaller thanks to electrification says Peugeot head of concepts
A concrete gateway marks the entrance to the Threshold and Treasure art gallery, which architecture studio AMAA has housed in a former print house in Arzignano, Italy. More about Concrete warehouse creates tactile backdrop for Italian art gallery by AMAA
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Miniforms has released new colours of its glass coffee table Soda, created by Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas. More about Soda coffee table by Yiannis Ghikas for Miniforms