In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Saudi Arabia's plans for a giant cube-shaped supertall skyscraper in downtown Riyadh. More about "Will they run out of oil or ideas first?" says commenter
SinHei Kwok has designed and built a sculptural apartment complex that is meant to offer an alternative to the low-density housing found in Phoenix, Arizona's sprawling capital. More about SinHei Kwok completes M-shaped Bungalows in historic Phoenix district
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans to build a 400-metre-high cuboid skyscraper in Riyadh. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Saudi Arabia's plans for a cube-shaped supertall skyscraper
Organic architecture is less a style or school and more a set of principles, Mexican architect Javier Senosiain and Noguchi Museum curator Dakin Hart tell Dezeen in this interview. More about "Every work is very different" in organic architecture says Javier Senosiain
The UK Green Building Council has announced that architect and Dezeen columnist Smith Mordak will become the charity's chief executive officer. More about Smith Mordak named CEO of UK Green Building Council at "critical period" for sector
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan with an undulating green roof that is accessed by a series of planted terraces. More about MVRDV tops Tainan food market with "rolling hills"
German architecture firm Henn and the Technical University of Dresden have completed the world's first building made of carbon concrete – a form of concrete reinforced with carbon fibre instead of steel. More about Henn and TU Dresden complete world's first carbon concrete building
UK housing secretary Michael Gove has issued an Article 31 holding directive for the MSG Sphere music and esports arena, which was set to be designed by architecture studio Populous and built in Stratford, east London. More about Michael Gove places Populous' spherical music venue on hold
The demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange has been announced, sparking a petition to save it. More about Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium set to be demolished
Architecture studios Kuehn Malvezzi, Pelletier de Fontenay and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte Architectes have created an insect zoo and museum with interiors that emulate the experience of being a bug. More about Kuehn Malvezzi designs Montreal Insectarium to subvert "museological norms and expectations"
A planner from Edmonton, Canada, has defended its 15-minute city plan after criticism from locals, saying that the plan uses age-old concepts and "will enable the City of Edmonton to support growth more efficiently". More about 15-minute city an "easy way to explain an old concept" says Edmonton planner
UK architecture and engineering studio Atkins is the latest studio to have been officially announced as working on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia. More about Atkins appointed as delivery partner for The Line in Neom
British practice Ström Architects has updated a period property in Surrey, England, with a large yet discrete extension built from fair-faced concrete and lime-washed brick. More about Ström Architects adds contemporary extension to traditional English house
The simple form of a cube is a popular shape for architects. Following the news that Saudi Arabia is planning a cuboid skyscraper in Riyadh, we have rounded up 10 of the most interesting cube-shaped buildings. More about Ten impressively geometric cube-shaped buildings
Defensible space policies championed by right-wing politicians in the '70s and '80s continue to alienate people in low-income areas and blight our public spaces, writes Anna Minton. More about "More than 30 years after she left office Margaret Thatcher's stamp on the city remains"
Undulated concrete walls form the lower portion of this Californian house by architecture studio Laney LA, while its top half is wrapped in glass and cedar. More about Scalloped concrete walls anchor California house by Laney LA
Dutch architecture practice Studioninedots has transformed a former railway warehouse in Utrecht into a cluster of co-working and community spaces named Bovenbouwwerkplaats. More about Studioninedots converts Utrecht railway warehouse into community hub
English architecture office Studio McW has added a series of gabled extensions to an 18th-century house in Cambridgeshire, using stone and timber to complement the rural character of the existing building. More about Studio McW brings "energy of a London lifestyle" to rural house extension
A grassy mound conceals this brick pool house, which architecture studio Knox Bhavan has designed to be "virtually invisible" within the grounds of a Georgian home in Kent. More about Knox Bhavan conceals brick pool house beneath grassy mound
This week on Dezeen, we compiled an explainer of all the key facts you need to know about the Neom development in Saudi Arabia and its megacity The Line, which is proving to be the most controversial architecture project in recent history. More about This week we created an explainer to Saudi mega-project Neom