Architecture studio Atelier Aconcept has created a concrete gym for a kickboxing club in the town of Savigny-le-Temple, France, with an aesthetic designed to reflect the activity taking place within. More about Atelier Aconcept creates "raw building" for French kickboxing club
Kéré Architecture has released visuals of the National Assembly of Benin, which has been designed to "express the democratic values and identity" of the country. More about Kéré Architecture models Benin's parliament on African palaver tree
New York architecture studio Young & Ayata and Mexico City office Michan Architecture collaborated on DL1310, an apartment block with an exposed concrete facade. More about Windows punctuate board-marked concrete facade of DL1310 in Mexico City
Architects Pablo Saric and Cristian Winckler designed Casa SS in Canela, Chile, as a single-storey dwelling clad in charred pine just steps away from a dramatic coastline. More about Architect builds his own blackened pine-clad house in Chile
Jonathan Tuckey Design has designed the David Brownlow Theatre for a school in Berkshire that was informed by Renaissance architecture and constructed using cross-laminated timber and red composite cement panels. More about Jonathan Tuckey Design creates school theatre clad with red cement
Chinese architecture studio MAD has released construction photos of its sinuous Wormhole Library after the building topped out on Haikou Bay in Hainan. More about Wormhole Library by MAD nears completion in China
Architecture studio Declerck-Daels Architecten has renovated an early 20th-century home in the Belgium town of Ingelmunster into a multifunctional office clad in green-patinated copper. More about Declerck-Daels Architecten clads multi-use office in patinated copper
Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk has launched the XPrize Carbon Removal competition to create devices that permanently sequester carbon dioxide to reduce the impact of climate change. More about Elon Musk launches 0 million carbon capture competition
McGinlay Bell has completed a house in a leafy Glasgow suburb featuring a sequence of rooms arranged around compact courtyards that allow the natural surroundings to permeate indoors. More about McGinlay Bell uses courtyards to bring light and views into House in Bearsden
A striped roofscape that takes cues from tiled roofs in traditional Chinese architecture will characterise Zaha Hadid Architects' expansion of the International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. More about Zaha Hadid Architects models expansion of Beijing exhibition centre on traditional Chinese architecture
Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older couple that features tall, marble-clad facades with limited openings. More about Travertine walls enclose Casa ZTG in Guadalajara by 1540 Arquitectura
Cities could help stop climate change by imitating natural processes that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to architect Michael Pawlyn. More about Biomimicry could lead to cities that "deliver net benefits" in the fight against climate change
Indian architect Saket Sethi has completed the Sunoo Temple House on the outskirts of Mumbai with a rooftop garden and a private worship space that is designed to evoke a galaxy. More about Saket Sethi creates egg-shaped garden temple alongside rural Indian house
Architecture studio Grimshaw has revealed its latest barn-shaped ventilation shaft that will be built near Chalfont St Giles in the Chilterns as part of the UK's HS2 high-speed railway. More about Grimshaw unveils latest HS2 ventilation shaft disguised as barn
London studio Adams+Collingwood Architects has embedded a house within the hillside overlooking Salcombe Estuary in Devon, England, to lessen its impact of the surrounding countryside. More about Adams+Collingwood Architects builds "inconspicuous" home in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Local architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard has converted a 19th-century house in Paris's La Défense into a contemporary home featuring a double-height dining room that looks onto a central courtyard. More about The Island is a nature-inspired Paris home designed around a courtyard garden
Tall windows and timber framing feature in this 1830s church building in New York, which has been converted into a cultural facility by Skolnick Architecture and Design Partnership. More about Skolnick Architecture converts historic Hamptons church into an arts centre
Lithuanian studio ŠA Atelier has designed a modular cabin that allows its occupants to experience living in the heart of nature. More about ŠA Atelier designs transportable 019 Cabin to be installed in any landscape setting
This week on Dezeen, we opened the entries to Dezeen Awards 2021 and launched new sustainability prizes for architecture, interiors and design. More about This week we launched Dezeen Awards 2021
A pair of courtyards are found within this inward-facing residence by Mexican firm Intersticial Arquitectura, which was designed for a young couple with two dogs. More about Courtyards lie at heart of Yavia House in Mexico by Intersticial Arquitectura