It was the right choice to give Grafton Architects' Kingston University London this year's Stirling Prize, says Catherine Slessor, but the award is still struggling to find its purpose. More about "The annual quest for a national Best in Show seems increasingly problematic"
Projects by George Sinas, VTN Architects and 10 other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2021 public vote in the architecture categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 architecture public vote winners include Manuel Herz's pop-up synagogue
Finnish practice Virkkunen & Co has completed a sculptural series of electricity infrastructure in Imatra, Finland, which has been shortlisted in the business building category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Virkkunen & Co designs sculptural substation and pylons in Finland
The Irwin Union Bank building in Columbus, Indiana, originally designed by notable American architect Harry Weese, has reopened as a coffee shop. More about Lucabe Coffee Company opens in mid-century Indiana bank building
Danish firm Loop Architects has completed a visitor centre for Thy National Park in Northern Jutland, Denmark, which has a concrete structure that is embedded in the coastal landscape. More about Loop Architects wedges Thy National Park visitor centre into dune landscape
Australian studio Jackson Clements Burrows has completed a mass-timber student accommodation scheme at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Victoria, which has been shortlisted in the housing category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Jackson Clements Burrows designs mass-timber student accommodation in Melbourne
Japanese studio Tatsuya Kawamoto + Associates has created a house in the city of Ichinomiya, Japan, with exaggerated eaves that shelter an outdoor living space and garden. More about Extended eaves shelter garden of Imaise House by Tatsuya Kawamoto + Associates
Dezeen teamed up with Dutch Design Week to host a live talk about how designers and architects can help remove carbon from the atmosphere. More about Watch our Good Design for a Bad World talk about carbon at Dutch Design Week 2021
This week on Dezeen, we announced that the Kingston University London – Town House designed by Grafton Architects was the winner of this year's Stirling Prize. More about This week we revealed this year's Stirling Prize winner
Architecture firm SOM has designed a limestone-clad building patterned with symbolic palm leaves for the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in Manhattan. More about SOM designs UAE diplomacy building with Middle Eastern motifs in Manhattan
Forty leading international cement and concrete manufacturers have published a plan to eliminate carbon emissions from one of the world's most polluting industries. More about Cement and concrete industry publishes roadmap to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has released more photos of its ST SongEun Building, a wedge-shaped art institute that is now open in Seoul, South Korea. More about ST SongEun Building by Herzog & de Meuron opens to public in Seoul
Prince Charles' private estate has revealed plans for a sustainable, "landscape-led" new town in Faversham, Kent, created in collaboration with architect Ben Pentreath. More about Prince Charles announces plans for new town in Kent
A sustainable construction consultant has attacked Grimshaw Architects' Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai for having an embodied carbon footprint of almost 18,000 tonnes – a figure that is double the recommended level for a building of its size. More about Grimshaw's "completely OTT" Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai caused "significant unnecessary emissions"
Dezeen promotion: landscape designer Thomas Hoblyn has created a Secret Garden-inspired show garden featuring a hand-carved oak screen and walls textured with Armourcoat limestone render. More about Thomas Hoblyn creates Chelsea Flower Show garden with textured walls and wooden screen
British architect Norman Foster has praised Grafton Architects' Stirling Prize-winning Kingston University London – Town House as a "progressive new model for higher education". More about Grafton's Stirling Prize-winning Town House is "the future of education" says Norman Foster
The Kingston University London – Town House designed by RIBA Gold Medal-winning studio Grafton Architects has won this year's Stirling Prize. More about Kingston University London – Town House by Grafton Architects wins 2021 Stirling Prize
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has completed the plant-covered Trudo Vertical Forest social housing tower in Eindhoven. More about Stefano Boeri covers social housing tower with 10,000 plants
Black granite, terrazzo, and concrete all contrast the lush vegetation at this compound on Mexico City's elite Paseo de la Reforma, which houses the official residence of the Swiss Ambassador to Mexico. More about FHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador's Residence in Mexico City
Rules restricting the use of wood in UK buildings are hampering the switch to low-carbon building methods, according to timber architecture expert Andrew Waugh. More about UK rules on building with timber are a "policy car crash" says Andrew Waugh