As part of its ongoing Icons series, Airbnb has created a life-size rental version of a Polly Pocket compact toy, which includes mock-up versions of clothing and oversized furniture. More about Airbnb creates life-size Polly Pocket house in Massachusetts
Dezeen School Shows: a children's centre featuring a playground and learning spaces is included in Dezeen's latest school show by the University of Pécs. More about Ten interior and spatial design projects by students at University of Pécs
Vancouver studio Michael Green Architects has released plans for a development in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which includes a mass-timber skyscraper that would be the tallest in the world if completed. More about Michael Green Architecture designs world's tallest mass-timber skyscraper for Milwaukee
Limestone-block walls covered in pink plaster intersect to form UA House, which Kenyan practice Studio Mehta Architecture has added to a creekside site in Kilifi, Kenya. More about Pink plaster cloaks limestone house in Kenya by Studio Mehta Architecture
The row over air conditioning in the athletes' village at the Paris 2024 Olympics demonstrates the scale of the challenge we face in gaining acceptance for sustainable building technologies, writes Smith Mordak as part of our Olympic Impact series. More about "The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action"
A London house extension designed by Office S&M features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line. More about Beacon House extension by Office S&M features bubblegum pink tiles
A multipurpose space by Tuominen Patel that encourages democratic engagement has won Dezeen and Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Design Challenge, as revealed in this video produced by Dezeen. More about Winner of Dezeen and Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Design Challenge revealed
Design studios Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn have combined historic features and contemporary touches for the Locke de Santa Joana hotel on the site of a convent in Lisbon, Portugal. More about Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn turn 17th-century convent into Lisbon hotel
London-based EJM Studio has designed a collection of oak stools made from repurposed timber, modernising traditional British church pews with a contemporary sculptural approach. More about EJM Studio's Pew stool reimagines traditional church pews with "tricky angles and curves"
Austin-based design agency Kartwheel Studio has renovated a structure to preserve the mid-century modern atmosphere of the 1960s seaside motor lodge in Galveston, Texas. More about Kartwheel Studio "honours and revamps" mid-century Texas beach motel
Large, overhanging roof eaves and homes with multiple dwellings are featured in this roundup of eight houses located on the islands of Hawaii. More about Eight contemporary houses in Hawaii that respond to the island environment
Dezeen School Shows: a project promoting local agriculture through community initiatives is included in Dezeen's latest school show by Hong Kong Polytechnic University. More about Hong Kong Polytechnic University spotlights ten student design projects
A roof informed by a basketball "passing through a net" characterises the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, which was designed by international firm AECOM for the LA Clippers NBA team. More about Intuit Dome basketball stadium set to open its doors in Los Angeles
Greek studio Kapsimalis Architects has converted a 19th-century wine cellar into a cavernous holiday home on the island of Santorini in Greece. More about Kapsimalis Architects converts wine cellar into cavernous summer house
The Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art by Danish studio BIG, engineering firm Arts Group and architecture studio Front has topped out in China, with curved metal roofs designed as a "fifth facade". More about BIG tops waterfront art museum in Suzhou with swooping roof planes
LA28 will have an even more ambitious carbon strategy than Paris 2024, Olympic sustainability chief Marie Sallois tells Dezeen in this Olympic Impact interview. More about Multi-host Olympics would "completely undermine" the games says IOC sustainability director
A hand-drawn lowrider features on the packaging of Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre's premixed drinks brand, envisioned by designer Ini Archibong to "encapsulate the spirit" of 1990s West Coast hip hop. More about Ini Archibong designs packaging for Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre's Gin & Juice
Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed its remodelling of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium for Real Madrid, wrapping the exterior in sinuous metal louvres. More about GMP Architekten tranforms Santiago Bernabéu into "sparkling" Madrid landmark
There are just two weeks left to enter our Start Something Powerful Competition, which calls for ideas that could have a powerful impact on how people live over the next 100 years. Enter before 21 August. More about Only two weeks left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition
A retrospective of architect IM Pei at the M+ Museum in Hong Kong, aims to examine his architectural projects in social, cultural and political context. More about IM Pei retrospective shows "architecture and life to be inseparable"