Designers may not be able to save the world by themselves, but they must help avert societal problems and the looming climate crisis, says Christine Murray. More about "Design can't solve all our problems, so stop pretending it can"
Dezeen promotion: New World Development has added a greenery-filled clubhouse alongside its Fleur Pavilia residences in Hong Kong, to help inhabitants escape the bustle of urban life. More about Fleur Pavilia clubhouse offers Hong Kong residents respite from city life
Tuñón Arquitectos has completed Casa de Piedra, a house in the town of Cáceres, Spain, which is built from solid stone and laid out in a grid of nine cube-shaped rooms. More about Tuñón Arquitectos' Casa de Piedra is formed of nine cube-shaped rooms
US firms SHoP Architects and Ken Smith Workshop have turned a sliver of land along the East River into an ecological park featuring gardens, a faceted metal screen and a rocky beach that serves as habitat for mussels. More about SHoP and Ken Smith convert Manhattan's Pier 35 into an eco park
The plastic-wrapped Serpentine Pavilion designed by Spanish firm SelgasCano has been rebuilt in Los Angeles as an events space for British co-working company Second Home. More about SelgasCano's Serpentine Pavilion opens in Los Angeles
Architecture studio Dixon Jones and sculptor David Mach have collaborated on a proposal for an event space and marketing suite in Edinburgh, which will be made from a stack of bright red shipping containers. More about Dixon Jones designs sculptural shipping-container building for Edinburgh
A long, low bar and a tall stone volume make up this holiday home, which Mexican firm Saavedra Arquitectos has nestled into a woody hillside. More about Saavedra Arquitectos creates "brutal" stone tower for Luzia House in Mexico
Wenink Holtkamp Architecten has converted De Lakfabriek, a 20th-century factory, into 25 industrial apartments in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands. More about Wenink Holtkamp Architecten turns De Lakfabriek tannery into apartments
Architecture studio MAD has designed a theatre for the city of Yiwu, China, which will be surrounded by water and topped with "glass sails" to give it the appearance of a boat sailing on a river. More about MAD designs Yiwu Grand Theater to look like a Chinese junk
Barend Koolhaas created Eenwerk & IBO, a gallery and graphic design studio, by slotting a basalt and steel structure between two brick houses, in Amsterdam. More about Barend Koolhaas slots steel and basalt gallery between two Amsterdam houses
American architecture firm Studio Rick Joy has designed a waterfront New England residence with an expansive roof and dramatic wood ceilings inside. More about Studio Rick Joy tops Bayhouse in New England with a massive slate roof
A patchwork of roughly hewn local stone and smooth plaster forms the facades of this house, designed by architects Nomo Studio to overlook the sea in Menorca. More about Nomo Studio clads Stone House in Menorca with limestone dug from its site
Artesk van Royen Architecten has extended a more than 300-year-old house in the historic centre of Maastricht, the Netherlands, adding a contemporary glass structure. More about Artesk van Royen Architecten designs extension for 17th-century Dutch house
Atlanta architect Alexander Wu chose one of the city's smallest properties to build this home for his family. More about Alexander Wu designs himself a house on tiny plot in Atlanta
Architecture practice Smart Design Studio and Jacobs have used red brick arches on a "heroic scale" to create the Rail Operations Centre in Sydney, Australia. More about Soaring brick archways define Sydney's Rail Operations Centre
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has outlined its Toronto Tomorrow masterplan to turn a parcel of the city's waterfront into the "neighbourhood of the future". More about Sidewalk Labs reveals masterplan for Sidewalk Toronto neighbourhood
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has renovated São Brás House in Porto, Portugal, adding colourful facades and custom furniture for four apartments. More about Fala Atelier adds colour to a 19th-century house in Porto
Pelli Clarke Pelli has revealed plans to build an office tower in Boston with a folded glass facade that resembles a "dramatic theatrical curtain". More about Pelli Clarke Pelli unveils folded glass One Congress tower in Boston
Hotels across the Americas are drawing on local history to create memorable guest experiences, say AHEAD Americas awards judges in this video Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More about AHEAD Americas hotel award winners "reinvent ideas from the past"
The Royal Institute of British Architects has declared a state of climate emergency, committing to a five-year plan of action for climate change. More about RIBA declares climate emergency saying it is architecture's "biggest challenge"