Former US president Barack Obama has called on architects and policymakers to tackle urban sprawl and to "create livable density" in American cities. More about Sprawl in America "is not good for our climate" says Barack Obama
Victorian terrariums informed the design of the Glasshouse, a sculptural and kinetic greenhouse that Thomas Heatherwick's studio has created on the historic Woolbeding Estate in England. More about Heatherwick Studio creates unfolding Glasshouse for National Trust
The Maldives has partnered with architecture studio Waterstudio to create a brain-shaped floating city that will house 20,000 people in a lagoon near the country's capital. More about Maldives reveals "world's first true floating island city" to cope with rising sea levels
Following a proposal by MIT to create climate-change-fighting bubbles, here is a roundup of 10 inventions aimed at limiting the impact of architecture and design on our environment. More about Ten scientific inventions to reduce design and architecture's impact on the planet
A gallery clad in translucent marble creates a beacon atop the National Museum of Norway, which architecture studio Kleihues + Schuwerk has completed in Oslo. More about National Museum of Norway by Kleihues + Schuwerk is a "temple of our time"
London studio Will Gamble Architects has added a brick bedroom suite to a Georgian house in England, along with a contrasting glass-walled extension on the ground floor that opens to the garden. More about Will Gamble Architects adds glass-walled extension to Pergola House in Leicestershire
Architecture studios Skidmore Owings & Merrill and Burckhardt+Partner have unveiled a hybrid mass-timber and concrete office block on the United Nations campus in Geneva. More about SOM and Burckhardt+Partner create mass-timber office for UN on Lake Geneva
Japanese art collective TeamLab has revealed the design for its TeamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi gallery, which will be a permanent venue for its digital art on Saadiyat Island. More about TeamLab reveals "home for infinite curiosity" on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island
Architect Frank Gehry has designed a children's institute for no fee in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California, which will provide social services to the local community. More about Frank Gehry creates "welcoming building" for Children's Institute in LA
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a roundup of eleven supertall skyscrapers. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More about Dezeen Debate features eleven supertall skyscrapers
Architecture firm Estudio MMX has spread CAB House in Mexico City over four levels by using a series of towering volumes to integrate the building into a steep site. More about Estudio MMX steps Mexico City home down steep site
Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed its Biosphere treehouse at the Treehotel in Swedish Lapland, which is surrounded by birdhouses. More about BIG wraps Lapland hotel treehouse in 350 birdhouses
A Passivhaus school, London social housing and a medieval dining hall are among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects' National Awards for 2022. More about RIBA names best British buildings for 2022
Juan Pablo Ureta has completed an beach house on Chile's northern coast, organising most of the living areas around an internal courtyard. More about Juan Pablo Ureta orients wooden Chilean beach house around a courtyard
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled its design for the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, which will commemorate the emancipation of enslaved peoples in the United States. More about BIG reveals design for National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth
Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. More about Oliver Leech Architects extends Pink House with materials that "age gracefully"
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has released visuals of the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre, which will span an eight-lane motorway in Xi'an, China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs Xi'an cultural centre to echo "meandering valleys"
In this week's comments update, readers are talking about the UK government's proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements and other top stories. More about Commenter calls proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements to UK "utter madness"
US architecture and design materials marketplace Material Bank has acquired digital architecture database Architizer. More about Material Bank acquires digital architecture platform Architizer
London designer Yinka Ilori has created a colourful pavilion named Filtered Rays as an events space for the Estrel Berlin hotel in Germany. More about Yinka Ilori tops Berlin pavilion with colourful disc canopy