Central Saint Martins graduate Arina Shokouhi has invented an avocado alternative called Ecovado, which is meant to wean people off the resource-intensive imported fruit. More about British-made Ecovado offers low-impact alternative to "unsustainable" avocados
Architects, designers and critics have paid tribute to Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs for his "phenomenal contribution to architecture and design publishing". More about Tributes paid to "pioneering and visionary" journalist Marcus Fairs
We are very sad to announce the sudden and unexpected death of Dezeen founder, CEO and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at the age of 54. More about Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs dies aged 54
Quarries and caves served as visual references for this marble-lined skincare clinic in Vancouver, Canada, designed by local firm Leckie Studio. More about Leckie Studio imitates stalactite formations inside Vancouver's AER Skinlab
Arches and undulating surfaces fill this small ice cream parlour, which Czech studio Holky Rády Architekturu has designed in the city of Brno. More about Holky Rády Architekturu creates "fun" but compact ice cream shop in Brno
Dezeen Showroom: a dynamic armchair that doubles as a productive desk space is among ten new products on Dezeen Showroom. More about Sui Desk Chair by +Halle among new products on Dezeen Showroom
The tropical modernism of Geoffrey Bawa informed the architecture of this boutique hotel in Sri Lanka, designed by British practice Anarchitect to be a vertical interpretation of the style. More about Anarchitect channels tropical modernism for Sri Lankan boutique hotel
Danish studio Loop Architects arranged this circular care home in Selfoss, Iceland, around a landscaped central garden to create a "homely and stimulating" environment for residents with dementia. More about Loop Architects completes ring-shaped nursing home for dementia patients in Iceland
From circular openings in an Indonesian dwelling to the lofty skylights of an English barn-style house, our latest lookbook features 10 residential interiors with striking windows. More about Ten residential interiors framed by statement windows
British artist Peter Newman has installed a flying-saucer-shaped bench named Skystation between Foster + Partners Crossrail Place and Cesar Pelli's One Canada Square skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. More about Peter Newman adds UFO public bench to Canary Wharf to "encourage contemplation of the sky"
New York architect Martin Hopp aimed to make the most of his dark, irregularly shaped apartment by using lots of white and creating clever "micro elements" like a retractable dining table. More about Martin Hopp adds space-saving "micro elements" to his Manhattan apartment
Pink pendant lights resembling dancers' skirts hang from the ceiling of this cafe by Atelier Zébulon Perron at a Montreal ballet school. More about Tutu lights populate Montreal's Cafe Constance by Atelier Zébulon Perron
Dezeen School Shows: a fictional project set in a hyper-nationalist world and a speculative take on the reinvention of football are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Paris School of Architecture. More about Paris School of Architecture spotlights six postgraduate architecture projects
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has created a pavilion called Hanji House at this year's Venice Art Biennale with an angular, paper-clad form based on sculptures by Korean artist Chun Kwang Young. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti creates "paper lantern" pavilion at Venice Art Biennale
A board-formed concrete staircase that leads to a double-height library and a bathroom with irregular concrete walls are among ten home interiors with board-formed concrete showcased in this lookbook. More about Ten homes that make decorative use of board-formed concrete
This week on Dezeen, the Maldives revealed its plans to create the "world's first true floating island city" with 5,000 homes that will rise with the sea. More about This week the Maldives unveiled a floating island city
American artist James Turrell has created an immersive installation with a skylight surrounded by an illuminated ceiling inside a stone-clad structure on a forested slope in Colorado. More about James Turrell creates "transcendent" Skyspace installation in the Rocky Mountains
Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has opened the first of around 55 stations that are set to be constructed as part of a tunnel network underneath Las Vegas, which will see passengers carried across the city in a fleet of Teslas. More about Elon Musk's The Boring Company opens first station in expanded Las Vegas transit tunnel system
Dezeen School Shows: a farm-to-table restaurant and a clothes repair workshop for young people are featured in Dezeen's latest school show by interior architecture students from the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, England. More about University for the Creative Arts presents six interior architecture projects
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish manufacturer Coverlam has launched a family of slab tiles titled Cuarzo Reno that emulates the appearance of marble. More about Cuarzo Reno tiles by Coverlam