Following a period of upheaval, The School of Architecture's policy of transparency between staff and students can make it a model for more "equitable" architectural education, says new dean Stephanie Lin in this interview. More about Architecture education is in "an important period of transition" says The School of Architecture dean
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features Fuse Architects' renovation of a 1960s beach house in California. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "gorgeous" 1960s pyramidal home
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed two skyscrapers for drone manufacturer DJI in Shenzhen called DJI Sky City, which are connected by an open-air suspension bridge over 100 meters above the ground. More about Foster + Partners connects pair of skyscrapers with 100-meter-high suspension bridge
Elements of the dismantled Marble Arch Mound that Dutch studio MVRDV designed for central London last year are planned to be reused in the renewal of Ebury estate in Pimlico. More about Marble Arch Mound set to be repurposed in redevelopment of London estate
Brazilian studio Gusmão Otero Arquitetos Associados has completed a campus for the Pequeno Príncipe School on the outskirts of the city of Ribeirão Preto using concrete and prefabricated panels. More about GOAA uses prefabricated panels to create naturally ventilated school in Brazil
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has completed a garden apartment for a home in Porto, Portugal, topped by a "concrete crown" inlaid with marble geometry. More about Fala Atelier nestles "very tiny palazzo" in garden of Porto home
London-based designer Samuel Wilkinson has created a prototype of a tree-like structure called Ecacia that harvests solar energy while providing a public place to shelter during very hot weather. More about Solar-harvesting Ecacia by Samuel Wilkinson mimics trees of African savannahs
In this week's comments update, readers are dissecting a pair of inclined skyscrapers in Paris, designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel. More about "Unsettling yet splendid" says commenter
This video offers a glimpse of Loader Monteith's restoration of the fire-torn High Sunderland house in the Scottish Borders, which is shortlisted for this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More about Fire damage to Peter Womersley's High Sunderland house was "like a personal bereavement"
People should demand better than the "boring and banal" housing communities that have become the norm, says Christian Pagh, director and chief curator of the eighth Oslo Architecture Triennale in this interview. More about "We can all take action to change our neighbourhoods" says Christian Pagh
Designer Jessica Martin has designed a rammed-earth structure in the Arizona desert that is meant as a refuge for humans as well as for plants and animal life. More about Jessica Martin designs Cinders desert shelter as "refuge and a document of decay"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Junya Ishigami's below-ground level, mud-covered house and restaurant in Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Junya Ishigami's "sensational" Japanese mud house
US studio Deegan-Day Design & Architecture has designed a California weekend home to hold strong against wildfire and capitalise on views. More about 4/Way House by Deegan-Day responds to "allure and danger" of LA site
Two senior faculty members have resigned from Californian architecture school SCI-Arc after an investigation was launched into the labour practices of the school's staff this spring. More about Tom Wiscombe and Marrikka Trotter resign from SCI-Arc amid investigation
Architecture studios BIG and Carlo Ratti Associati have completed a 280-metre-tall skyscraper in Singapore designed to offer visitors a "seamless transition between the garden and the city". More about BIG and Carlo Ratti Associati complete garden-filled CapitaSpring skyscraper in Singapore
South Korea's traditional hanok homes informed the design of this compact house on a mountainside in Bugok, Changnyeong County, which features semi-outdoor spaces for relaxing in the summer. More about TRU Architects designs Bugok Friday House with indoor and outdoor living spaces
A proliferation of strangely similar restaurants in our cities is at risk of making them boring places to live, writes Jonathan Nunn. More about "Sohofication is strangling our city centres"
Architecture forum The World Around has launched an initiative that will pair 25 under 25-year-olds with mentors including architects Sumayya Vally, Frida Escobedo and Tatiana Bilbao. More about The World Around launches Young Climate Prize mentorship initiative
Architect Ludwig Godefroy used concrete to create a cavernous structure with a central pool that is designed to facilitate natural cooling for a hotel on Mexico's Pacific coast. More about Ludwig Godefroy's Casa TO hotel presents a "reinterpretation of a Oaxacan temple"
Dutch architecture studio OMA has unveiled its design for a glass-and-metal dome in Chicago that will serve as the headquarters for the American research organisation Discovery Partners Institute. More about OMA reveals design for domed innovation centre in South Chicago