Technology company Razer has developed a conceptual design for a clear plastic face mask with lights and a built-in sound system to improve social interaction during the pandemic. More about Razer develops concept for transparent light-up face mask
Dezeen promotion: BMW's all-electric iX was designed from the inside out, and incorporates a host of "shy tech" features throughout its entire design. More about BMW iX interior discretely integrates high-tech features
O-office Architects has converted several buildings on a tea plantation near Guangzhou, China, into a cultural centre featuring a rooftop garden wrapped in bamboo screens. More about O-office Architects transforms abandoned factory buildings into Chinese tea museum
Dezeen Awards 2021 will open for entries on 2 February, with the discounted early-entry period running until 31 March. Enter your project or studio from next week on and sign up to the Dezeen Awards newsletter to receive more information! More about One week to go until entries for Dezeen Awards 2021 open
Graduate designer Woocheol Shin has designed the curved-plywood and stainless steel Whale Chair informed by the shape and smooth contours of the animal. More about Woocheol Shin mimics whale's tail to create plywood chair
France's culture minister has revealed that the high-tech Centre Pompidou in Paris by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers will be closed from 2023 to undergo major renovations. More about Centre Pompidou in Paris faces four-year closure for repair works
This video produced by Dezeen for TP Bennett reveals how the architecture practice has transformed an old building in Manchester into an "ultra sustainable" mixed-use office building. More about TP Bennett retrofits 1970s office building with Manchester's largest living wall
MIDI, the global standard that allows digital musical instruments to talk to each other, has a new brand identity based on sound waves designed by Pentagram. More about Pentagram designs "future-proof" sonic logo for digital music standard MIDI
Italian architect Fabio Novembre has designed a house on a man-made island in Abu Dhabi that is wrapped around a sea-facing reflecting pool and has an entrance shielded by an artificial waterfall. More about Fabio Novembre creates crescent-shaped villa on artificial island off the coast of Abu Dhabi
Architect Gerhard Heusch has completed a subterranean extension for his own 15-year-old home that sits atop pilotis over a hillside in California. More about Heusch adds underground concrete office to Beverly Hills house
British architecture and design firm Heatherwick Studio has unveiled visuals of a pair of residential skyscrapers planned for Vancouver, Canada. More about Heatherwick Studio reveals visuals of skyscrapers for Vancouver
A rocket by Elon Musk's SpaceX carried an unprecedented number of satellites into space on Sunday, setting a new record for the most spacecraft that have ever been deployed in one mission. More about SpaceX launches record number of satellites onboard a single rocket
Proctor & Shaw has completed an L-shaped extension with angular glazing that connects a terraced house in southwest London to its leafy garden. More about Quarter Glass House by Proctor & Shaw is an angular extension to an Edwardian terrace
Penda China has built three glazed aluminium-clad entrance canopies to the Haikou Wenming East Road Tunnel in Haikou City, China. More about Penda China creates trio of sculptural shell-shaped tunnel entrances in Haikou City
Discussions about racial diversity need to focus on people of colour's work, not just their background, if we want to make positive change – something that architecture diversity platform Sound Advice is doing in its Now You Know publication, says Joseph Henry. More about "Conversations about diversity need to expand to celebrate the work of people of colour"
From a mini-fridge to a folding desk and a concealed make-up mirror, this compact London apartment in Mayfair, designed by local firm MWAI, features a variety of space-saving solutions. More about MWAI designs Mayfair apartment as if it were a hotel suite
UK architecture studio Buckley Gray Yeoman has revived a 1980s office building in Central London, creating colourful spaces using painted ductwork, translucent curtains and speckled terrazzo. More about Buckley Gray Yeoman gives Panagram office in London a "retro-pop aesthetic"
Solar panels and harvested rainwater power this mirrored holiday home by first-time architect Prashant Ashoka, which was designed to be self-sufficient and in harmony with its surroundings. More about Casa Etérea is a mirrored off-grid cabin on the slopes of the Palo Huérfano volcano
Blackened timber and quartzite wrap the exterior of this multi-story dwelling by US firm Klima Architecture, which was designed for a family relocating from California to a Utah ski town. More about Charred wood clads Meadows Haus in Utah by Klima Architecture
Wood-wool cement-board walls and concrete tabletops feature in this Tokyo restaurant interior by Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa. More about Keiji Ashizawa uses "rough materials" to create cosy restaurant interior