Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled designs for a 16-metre-tall glass-enclosed library in Beijing formed from pillars that create a forest-like canopy. More about Snøhetta designs library in Beijing to resemble a ginkgo-tree forest
The European Commission has proposed an overhaul of urban infrastructure to encourage more walking and cycling as part of the EU's aim to become a net-zero continent by 2050. More about European Commission prioritises cyclists and pedestrians in cities for "first time in history"
An angular concrete building and an underground reservoir form a stormwater treatment plant in Toronto by Canadian firm GH3 that is meant to "signal a new and distinctive city precinct". More about GH3 creates sculptural Stormwater Facility for new Toronto neighbourhood
The city of Venice is set to replace the glass floor of Santiago Calatrava's Ponte della Costituzione bridge over the Grand Canal with stone due to the high numbers of pedestrians slipping and falling. More about Venice to replace glass steps on Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge amid "almost daily" falls
The UK's largest architecture firm, Foster + Partners, has criticised a RIBA sustainability report backed by nearly 250 built environment organisations, claiming that it contradicts the watershed Paris Agreement treaty on climate change. More about Foster + Partners criticises RIBA climate report over "deviation" from global treaty
American studio PARA Project has designed a wooden pavilion on a canal in Bruges, Belgium, to be an uncanny "doppelgänger" of an adjacent 15th-century canal house. More about PARA Project designs surreal pavilion floating on a Belgian canal
British architecture firm Adjaye Associates has designed a collection of pigmented-concrete pavilions in Winter Park, Florida, to house a library and an events centre. More about Adjaye Associates completes rose-hued culture hub in Florida
London-based architecture studio Apparata has completed a community-oriented housing development for artists with a playful design and a facade punctured by geometrically-shaped openings. More about Apparata designs affordable housing development A House for Artists in London
Architects Ana Nuño de Buen and Luis Young have used a green metallic frame to form the structure of an airy apartment built atop an existing building in Mexico City. More about Glass and steel form rooftop Cascada House apartment in Mexico City
Dogs aren't the only animals to get special treatment in this colourful canine training centre near Madrid, which also includes homes for birds and bats. More about Educan is a multicoloured school "for dogs, humans and other species"
Designer Es Devlin has been recognised for services to design in the 2022 New Year Honours list, which also gave awards to AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara and architects Selasi Awo Setufe and Andrew David Whalley, chairman of Grimshaw Architects. More about Es Devlin awarded CBE in Queen's New Year honours
Chinese studio Trace Architecture Office has completed the Aranya Theatre complex at the seaside resort of Aranya in Hebei Province, with a stone amphitheatre for outdoor performances. More about Trace Architecture Office designs theatre complex in China as a "stage for the city"
Planks of scorched wood clad the exterior of Pine Nut Cabane, a wooden retreat in the south of France designed by London studio Daab Design with cabin manufacturer Moustache Bois. More about Daab Design clads French cabin with scorched pine wood
Architecture reporter Lizzie Crook picks the 12 most interesting architecture projects slated for completion in 2022, including an underwater sculpture park and a pair of towers linked by a skybridge for drones. More about Twelve architecture projects to look forward to in 2022
A glazed courtyard occupies the centre of this Florida residence by Seibert Architects, bringing light to the interiors and organising the circulation around the building. More about Seibert Architects designs Florida home for indoor-outdoor living
A twisted, stacked form clad in black timber creates both terraces and cantilevering canopies at this holiday home in the Cotswolds, designed by prefab specialists Koto. More about Koto designs twisted holiday home overlooking the Cotswolds
To conclude our review of 2021, editor Tom Ravenscroft takes a look back at this year's most-read stories, including Richard Rogers' final building, a transparent mid-air pool, Dubai Expo pavilions and a Virgil Abloh-designed car.
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Egypt's only design film festival and consumer electronics trade show CES, which features a talk about non-fungible tokens with Paris Hilton, are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in January from Dezeen Events Guide
New York studio Neil Logan Architect has added glazing and completely renovated the interior of a beach house on Long Island originally designed by architect Norman Jaffe. More about Neil Logan revamps a 1970s stone-clad dwelling in the Hamptons
Rossana Hu of Neri&Hu has been appointed chair of the department of architecture at Tongji University in Shanghai, becoming the first woman to hold the position. More about Rossana Hu named chair of the department of architecture at Tongji University