In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the first 3D-printed house to be completed at the "largest-scale development of 3D-printed homes in the world". More about "Give me a team of bricklayers over a 3D printer every time" says commenter
British photographer Edmund Sumner has captured the monolithic performance space that David Chipperfield Architects crafted within Cava Arcari, a cave near Vicenza in Italy. More about Cava Arcari performance space by David Chipperfield captured in new photos
US architecture studio Lever Architecture and a team of researchers have successfully tested the earthquake-resistant capabilities of a 10-storey, mass-timber building in California. More about Largest earthquake test for mass-timber tower successful in California
Passive cooling techniques in architecture, reflective paint and water-filled windows are featured among the methods that designers and architects are using to mitigate heat in energy-efficient ways. More about Eight projects with integrated cooling techniques that beat the heat
An intricate screen designed to encourage plant growth wraps around the walls of Woven House, which British practice Giles Miller Studio has raised above a sloped site in Kent. More about Sculptural steel screen invites nature to grow around Woven House in Kent
Saudi Arabia has officially responded to a United Nations Human Rights Council report criticising death sentences for three men connected to the Neom mega project. More about Saudi Arabia denies Neom human rights abuses in response to UN report
A network of staircases, bridges and galleries are designed to foster collaboration and social interaction at the headquarters of website Booking.com in Amsterdam, which was designed by UN Studio. More about UN Studio designs Booking.com HQ to be like a "lively neighbourhood"
British studio Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for the Equinox Resort Amaala hotel, which will feature a circular "floating" canopy and be located on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. More about Foster + Partners designs Equinox hotel for Saudi Arabia's Amaala resort
Architects must start placing greater emphasis on protecting biodiversity in their projects, writes RSHP sustainability lead Michelle Sanchez. More about "By focusing so much on carbon reduction we are neglecting other areas where our industry causes harm"
Interlocking timber, 3D-printed arches and rotating forms feature in this roundup of 10 unusual bridges from around the world. More about Ten statement bridges characterised by memorable designs
Using a combination of copper, larch and structural insulated panels, architecture firm Whittaker Parsons has added an additional storey to a contemporary mews house in Stoke Newington to house a bedroom suite. More about Whittaker Parsons crowns North London mews house with "bolthole" extension
Elevated pods made of teak and steel are sprinkled around Costa Rica's Suitree Experience Hotel, which was designed by local firm Studio Saxe to "coexist and symbiotically interact" with the surrounding ecosystem. More about Studio Saxe completes Costa Rican hotel with treehouse-style guest rooms
Australian practice Grotto Studio has added a charred-timber extension named Shadow House to a bright cottage in Perth. More about Grotto Studio references shadows with charred-timber cottage extension in Perth
Oakland-based landscape office Hood Design Studio has created two "treehouses" covered by an expansive photovoltaic trellis on the campus of a software company in Silicon Valley. More about Tree-like trellis with photovoltaic panels covers outdoor workspace in Silicon Valley
Japanese studio Shigeru Ban Architects and local studio AMBK have designed a cross-laminated timber expansion for Ukraine's largest hospital, which is located in Lviv. More about Shigeru Ban designs timber surgical centre for Ukraine's war-wounded
Hempcrete walls and a patchwork facade characterise Hempcrete Mewshouse, a three-storey home that local studio Cathie Curran has added to a derelict site in east London. More about Timber and hempcrete form patchwork facade of London mews house
Indian architecture practice Studio Array has used hand-woven bamboo screens to wrap this home and artist's studio in Delhi, which incorporated existing foundations and columns. More about Bamboo screens "weave old and new" for artist's residence in India
This week on Dezeen, architects designing The Line including Thom Mayne and Peter Cook explained the thinking behind the planned megacity in Saudi Arabia in a documentary. More about This week The Line architects explained the thinking behind the megacity
Ecuadorian studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos has completed a brick house and riding school in the Andes Mountains, complete with a gabled roof and dogtrot breezeway. More about Gabriel Rivera creates brick house and riding school in Ecuador
Danish architecture studio BIG and American 3D-printing firm ICON have completed a full-sized model home at what is planned to be the "largest-scale development of 3D-printed homes in the world". More about BIG and ICON complete first 3D-printed house in Texas neighbourhood