The percentage of women in top jobs at the biggest architecture firms has doubled over the past five years – but men still occupy four out of five key roles, according to research conducted by Dezeen to mark International Women's Day. More about Women make up just one in five top positions at biggest architecture firms despite "huge jump"
Swedish architecture studio ASKA has drawn on the existing 1930s architecture for its refurbishment of Stockholm beauty salon MBS by Malika, adding arched shapes and oak veneer panelling. More about Nordic functionalism informs Stockholm beauty clinic by ASKA
Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Doppelgänger have developed a bioplastic version of polystyrene foam that is made from the exoskeleton of mealworms and breaks down in soil in a couple of weeks. More about Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms
An exhibition highlighting London-based designer Bethany Williams' waste-combating, social-driven vision for the fashion industry has opened at the Design Museum. More about Bethany Williams: Alternative Systems opens at the Design Museum
To coincide with International Women's Day architecture collective Part W has launched a campaign to populate a map titled Women's Work: London. More about Part W creating map "to draw attention to built projects by women" in London
Promotion: five creative studios have produced immersive designs for the Valencia 360 exhibition during World Design Capital Valencia 2022 that show both dystopian and utopian projections of the city's future. More about Designers and architects create visions of future Valencia for World Design Capital 2022
Mexican studio RED Arquitectos has created a screen-wrapped house made almost entirely out of wood from coconut palm trees, which was designed to blend into its surroundings on a small island off the Yucatán Peninsula. More about RED Arquitectos builds Casa Numa from coconut-palm wood
Architecture firm Gensler has released plans for the new Flight Test Museum in Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles. More about Gensler releases plans for winged Flight Test Museum in California
At a time of soaring energy bills and impending climate catastrophe, installing solar panels makes more sense than ever. But the market is rigged in favour of fossil fuels, writes Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More about "The solar revolution is underway, but one rooftop at a time"
Studios and designers including Olafur Eliasson and Pentagram are sharing illustrations to show support for Ukraine following the invasion by Russia. We've rounded up 10 of the most striking. More about Designers create illustrations to show solidarity with Ukraine
London studio Macdonald Wright Architects has created the low-energy and heavily insulated Library House on an infill plot in Hackney. More about Macdonald Wright Architects creates low-energy home in London as "scalable prototype"
From a hurricane-proof house in Puerto Rico to a floating villa with retractable stilts, we've rounded up ten homes that incorporate the climate change-resilience strategies set out in the latest IPCC report. More about Ten climate-resilient homes that have adapted to the realities of global warming
UK studio Foster + Partners and Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron are the latest major practices to withdraw from projects in Russia, following the country's invasion of Ukraine. More about "We deplore the Russian invasion of Ukraine" says Norman Foster
British bicycle manufacturer Brompton has unveiled plans to build a carbon-neutral headquarters and factory building designed by architects Hollaway Studio in Ashford, Kent. More about Hollaway Studio designs "bicycle factory of the future" for Brompton
To protect our cities from the impacts of climate change we need to embrace major, government-led infrastructure and architecture projects says Jason Barr. More about "We need to overcome our deep-seated phobia of major projects"
Electric carmaker Polestar has revealed the O2 roadster concept car that features its own personal drone. More about Polestar unveils electric roadster with personal drone
Dezeen Showroom: a modular sofa bench with a millipede-like shape is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Worm sofa bench by Missana among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Raw concrete, burnt clay and natural wood come together in this extension to an end-of-terrace house in south London, designed by architecture studio TYPE. More about TYPE combines elemental materials in Herne Hill House extension
Canadian studio Odami has completed the interiors of a split-level home in Toronto, using light tones that nod to the nearby beaches of Lake Ontario. More about Toronto beach house by Odami resolves "contradictory" context between waterfront and city
David Chipperfield Architects has built a theatre and hotel complex in Jingdezhen, China, as part of a masterplan to revive a former porcelain factory district. More about David Chipperfield completes theatre and hotels in Jingdezhen cultural district