London studio Make has designed a virtual reality installation that sits at the centre of the Build Better Now pavilion for COP26. More about Make designs central installation for COP26 Build Better Now virtual pavilion
The second finalist in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion is Justinian Khoo, who has proposed moving humanity into sustainable floating cities so that nature can reclaim the land. More about Justinian Khoo envisions networks of floating cities "to provide freedom for nature on land"
Speakers at a climate summit organised by Architects Declare and RIBA last week called on architects to take responsibility for decarbonising their buildings, rather than blaming clients and the lack of regulations. More about Architects are "enablers of business as usual" say speakers at Built Environment Summit
The University of Bristol's Senate House building by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is the focus of Dezeen's next Architecture Project Talk, presented in partnership with the Forest Stewardship Council. Register to watch the webinar at 11:00am London time on Wednesday 3 November. More about Register for our Architecture Project Talk about Senate House by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
The city of Amsterdam has mandated that 20 per cent of all new housing projects in the Dutch capital must be constructed with wood or other biobased materials from 2025. More about Twenty per cent of new homes in Amsterdam to be constructed from timber
Construction companies ICON and Lennar are collaborating with architecture studio BIG to create a neighbourhood of 100 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas. More about BIG and ICON to create world's "largest neighbourhood" of 3D-printed homes
The COP26 climate conference, Dubai Design Week 2021 and New York's ICFF 2021 furniture fair are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide that are taking place this month. More about Five architecture and design events in November from Dezeen Events Guide
Latvian architecture studio Open AD has completed the Ziedlejas Spa and Wellness Resort in the town of Sigulda, featuring a cluster of Corten steel and glass cabins dotted across a sloping site overlooking a pond. More about Open AD designs spa in Latvia with Corten-clad cabins
Daily COP26 briefing: the first of our daily COP26 briefings includes details of a conversation between Norman Foster and John Kerry at the climate conference, a Morag Myerscough installation and a house built from Scottish timber. More about Norman Foster and John Kerry to discuss low-carbon architecture as COP26 climate conference gets underway
Pawel Rymsza's proposal to house humanity in a network of ring-shaped structures built around huge algae-rich lakes is the first of 15 visionary projects selected as finalists for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More about Pawel Rymsza proposes domed cities with algae lakes "to make big reductions in atmospheric carbon"
Architecture offices Palma and Hanghar have inserted a "playful sequence of rooms" made from thermal clay bricks into an empty passageway that leads to a monumental chimney in Logroño, Spain. More about Geometric brick rooms installed in passageway in disused tobacco factory
Local firm Klima Architecture prioritised energy efficiency and a low-maintenance exterior while designing this three-level family residence near Park City, Utah. More about Klima wraps Maple Haus in the Utah mountains in weathering steel
A scalloped metal roof and brightly coloured accents feature in a renovation and extension of a 1960s home in Melbourne by local architecture studio Wowowa, which has been shortlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Wowowa uses colourful accents to update 60s home in Melbourne
Argentine architect Edgardo Marveggio has designed an asymmetrical home in Córdoba for his ex-wife that features a waffle-slab roof and walls covered in thick plaster. More about Textured walls enclose Maricel's House in central Argentina by Edgardo Marveggio
Chinese studio DAGA Architects has renovated and modernised a traditional hutong residence in Beijing's Dongcheng district, adding mirrors to the walls and floor of the entrance courtyard to make the space feel larger. More about DAGA Architects adds mirrored courtyard to traditional hutong house
This week on Dezeen, we spoke to architects and designers ahead of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, which begins this weekend. More about This week architects and designers anticipated COP26
A project exploring women's experiences of public space during the Covid-19 pandemic and another that examines "architecture beyond the physical" is included in Dezeen's latest school show from students at KU Leuven. More about KU Leuven's Faculty of Architecture spotlights eight architectural projects
The 15 best entries for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion will be revealed during our Dezeen 15 festival, which starts next week. More about Redesign the World winners to be announced during Dezeen 15
Dezeen promotion: registration is now open for the inaugural Build for Life conference, organised by window manufacturer Velux to address climate-related challenges for the construction industry. More about Register free to attend the Velux Build for Life conference
Steven Holl Architects has completed a cultural and health centre in Shanghai, comprising a pair of concrete buildings punctured by irregular openings that are set within a landscaped park. More about Steven Holl completes "energetic and open" Cofco Cultural and Health Center in Shanghai