The race between a man of Asian descent and a woman to become the UK's next prime minister is a cautionary tale for architecture firms about mistaking "tokenism" for true inclusivity, argues former RIBA diversity lead Marsha Ramroop in this interview. More about "We need to move on from just having the conversation" says ex-RIBA inclusion boss Marsha Ramroop
The Dezeen Awards 2022 shortlists will be announced next week. Following this, we're inviting Dezeen readers to vote for their favourite entries in our third annual public vote. More about Dezeen Awards 2022 public vote opens soon
Architects Nikolaj Emil Svenningsen and Sean Lyon and designer Søs Christine Hejselbæk have created a pavilion wrapped in textiles embedded with mycelium at Chart Art Fair, which was captured in this short video produced as part of the Dezeen x Chart Art Fair 2022 collaboration. More about Chart Art Fair pavilion aims to investigate the potential of mycelium
London Design Festival, Tallinn Architecture Biennale and Arquiteturas Film Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide
Copenhagen-based OEO Studio combined muted colours and textured materials to create the interiors for this renovated Tokyo apartment that is characterised by its Japandi design. More about OEO Studio adds Nordic influences to Japandi-style apartment in Tokyo
Promotion: the Shapespark visualisation tool makes it easy for designers to turn 3D models into interactive online walkthroughs. More about Shapespark creates real-time visualisations that are easy to navigate in a web browser
Spanish football club Real Madrid has released a video that shows the ongoing remodeling of its Santiago Bernabéu stadium, including the construction of its retractable pitch. More about Video shows underground retractable pitch being constructed at Real Madrid stadium
An oversized gabled roof sits atop this Mexican countryside home by local architecture studio Estudio Atemporal, creating a covered space that extends the living room outside. More about Estudio Atemporal tops Mexican holiday home with oversized gabled roof
In this week's comments update, readers are debating architecture studio ZN Era's proposal for a skyscraper called Downtown Circle, which would be built around the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai. More about "Build one of these nightmares in order to see it fail" says commenter
Architecture studio KKAA YTAA has completed a home with a central courtyard named House in Front of a School in Nara, Japan. More about KKAA YTAA splits Japanese house in two with central courtyard
Architecture studio Aedas has unveiled its Dance of Light office skyscraper in Chongqing, China, with a twisted facade informed by the shape of the northern lights. More about Aedas unveils "most twisted tower in the world" in Chongqing
A pair of intersecting timber-clad wings contain communal living spaces and private sleeping areas for different generations of one family at this house in the Czech village of Rybí. More about KLAR completes V-shaped timber house in the Czech countryside
British company MysteryVibe has developed a sex toy that can be slipped over the penis to help the wearer achieve and maintain an erection while also stimulating their partner during intercourse. More about Tenuto 2 is a wearable vibrator designed to tackle erectile dysfunction
Meme culture can be an important form of critical discourse in architecture and design, according to the anonymous satirical Instagram account @dank.lloyd.wright. More about Instagram account dank.lloyd.wright aims to "amplify narratives that are excluded from architecture's official consensus"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an elevated circular metropolis proposed to encircle the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an elevated circular metropolis proposed for Dubai
Costa Rica studio Plup! has completed a pair of structures topped with dramatic skylights on the slopes of the Barva Volcano using inexpensive materials. More about Plup! Studio completes pair of low-cost dwellings in Costa Rican jungle
A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. More about Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan
German studio Ingenhoven Architects has completed a pair of skyscrapers, including Japan's tallest residential building, which are covered in planting on the lower levels. More about Ingenhoven Architects unveils pair of plant-covered skyscrapers in Tokyo
Type foundry Typotheque has created a series of new typefaces and proposed changes to the way that digital characters are encoded to make it easier for Canadian Indigenous communities to write digitally in their own languages. More about Typotheque typography project aims to protect Indigenous languages from "digital extinction"
Kyiv-based Makhno Studio has paired soft, bumpy textures and intricate ceramic walls inside this all-beige home in Ukraine, which was completed right before the Russian invasion. More about Makhno Studio celebrates Ukrainian craft in all-beige home near Kyiv