Entrants to the new Dezeen Awards media and sustainability categories should experiment with new ideas rather than rehashing old ones, according to Gary Hustwit and Katie Treggiden. More about Dezeen Awards judges want to see entries that "break the mould"
City Hall in London, the brutalist Derby Assembly Rooms and Swindon's Oasis Leisure Centre are among the UK's top 10 buildings under threat according to architectural campaigning charity Twentieth Century Society. More about Foster + Partners' City Hall among top ten under-threat buildings in the UK
Dezeen Showroom: Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet has created a curvy lounge chair informed by the shape of waves for outdoor furniture brand Vondom. More about Ibiza sun lounger by Eugeni Quitllet for Vondom
Dezeen Showroom: Italian finishes brand Ideal Work has created a modern take on traditional Venetian flooring with cement-based product Lixio. More about Lixio flooring by Ideal Work
British studio Hopkins Architects has created a cluster of prefabricated concrete pods to house the Khor Kalba Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary on the eastern coast of the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE. More about Hopkins Architects creates cluster of shell-like pods for turtle sanctuary on Sharjah coast
Architecture studio Fender Katsalidis has completed the Australia 108 skyscraper in Melbourne, which at 319 metres tall is the tallest residential building in the southern hemisphere. More about Southern hemisphere's tallest residential skyscraper punctuated by cantilevered golden star
UK prime minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have given their 11 Downing Street flat a makeover, replacing the John Lewis furniture chosen by predecessor Theresa May. Why is everyone so angry about it, asks Michelle Ogundehin? More about "Why is the world so enraged by the refurbishment of Boris Johnson's flat?"
Young architects are rejecting "cookie-cutter modernism" in favour of approaches that prioritise conserving the earth's resources according to Joseph Grima, who has written a manifesto calling for a new type of non-extractive architecture. More about Environmentalism is replacing formalism in architecture says Joseph Grima
Dezeen Showroom: Fox is a dimmable floor lamp, created by industrial designer Bernhard Osann for Nemo Lighting, with a sloping, sculptural neck that "makes a statement" even when switched off. More about Fox floor lamp by Bernhard Osann for Nemo Lighting
Adaptive design studio Sour and creative agency Wunderman Thomson have developed accessible deodorant packaging for Unilever to make the product easier to use for people with limited mobility or visual impairments. More about Degree Inclusive is a deodorant packaged for people with disabilities
Architecture studio Morris + Company has built a sculptural block wrapped in anodised aluminium that contains an energy hub, cafe and nursery at Elephant and Castle, London. More about Morris + Company combines energy hub and nursery in block that is "part elephant and part castle"
A new guesthouse and swimming pool are among the updates to a 56-year-old home on Fire Island that has been overhauled by American studio Andrew Franz Architect. More about Andrew Franz updates 1960s home on New York's Fire Island
Dezeen promotion: Metalform creates custom partition walls from steel and glass to section off homes and interiors without obstructing the flow of light. More about Metalform designs bespoke steel and glass partition walls
Dezeen Showroom: Ideal Work's Nuvolato Architop finish gives any surface the appearance of concrete with an application just three millimetres thick. More about Nuvolato Architop finish by Ideal Work
Dezeen Showroom: concrete flooring is enhanced through a colour-changing chemical reaction using the Acid Stain finish by Italian brand Ideal Work. More about Acid Stain finish by Ideal Work
Dezeen Showroom: Polish brand Vank has released its Vank Wall 3 system of acoustic panels, which is particularly suited to creating home office nooks. More about Vank Wall 3 acoustic panels by Anna Vonhausen for Vank
Four steel and concrete pavilions linked by glass bridges make up the Tianjin Juilliard School, which New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed in northeastern China. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro completes riverside Tianjin Juilliard School in China
Today marks 30 days to go until entries for Dezeen Awards 2021close. Read on for more notable numbers relating to this year's programme. More about 30 days to go until entries for Dezeen Awards 2021 close
Shopping centres don't have to "bright, white and shiny" according to AIM Architecture, which has transformed the Xintiandi mall in Shanghai by adding natural materials and plants. More about AIM Architecture turns shopping mall atrium into plant-filled plaza
Dezeen Showroom: The Anvers pendant by British brand CTO Lighting substitutes a traditional glass diffuser for a disk of translucent alabaster stone. More about Anvers pendant lamp by CTO Lighting