Construction has begun on the Senegal headquarters of the non-profit Goethe-Institut designed by Burkina Faso studio Kéré Architecture. More about Work begins on Kéré Architecture's perforated brick Goethe-Institut in Dakar
The UK government was informed that the type of cladding installed on Grenfell Tower should "never ever be used" on high-rise buildings 15 years before the block was destroyed in a fire that claimed 72 lives, according to evidence presented at the inquiry into the disaster. More about UK government told Grenfell cladding was dangerous 15 years before fire
An exhibition at Shanghai's Power Station of Design museum showcased 130 pieces of work by British, Turkish-Cypriot fashion designer Hussein Chalayan that explore his career, themes of race, culture and migration. More about Hussein Chalayan: Archipelago exhibition highlights designer's most iconic works
Architecture firm Manuel Cervantes Estudio has used concrete, wood and rugged stone to build a dwelling in central Mexico that is partly sunken into the ground. More about Manuel Cervantes Estudio embeds Hill House into a slope in Mexico
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a plant-covered building called Timber House as part of a developement on Toronto's waterfront that will include buildings by Alison Brooks Architects and Henning Larsen. More about Adjaye Associates designs mass-timber building covered in plants for Toronto's waterfront
Interested in showcasing your students' work and promoting your architecture and design courses on Dezeen? Book a Dezeen School Shows post and a Dezeen Courses listing together to save 10 per cent. More about Special offer! Book a Dezeen School Shows post and Dezeen Courses post and save 10 per cent
Promotion: Danish furniture brand Muuto has released a recycled plastic version of its Fiber Chair designed by Copenhagen studio Iskos-Berlin. More about Muuto relaunches Fiber Chair with recycled plastic shell
Graal Architecture has renovated and extended a university refectory building in France, adding a lightweight rooftop pavilion of glass and green-painted steel overlooking the surrounding parkland. More about Graal Architecture extends university refectory with green steel pavilion
Architect Robert Adam has designed an 11-bedroom neoclassical house for an estate in the Cotswolds near the village of Chipping Norton, UK. More about Robert Adam designs neoclassical country house as "UK's largest new home for over a hundred years"
In this week's comments update readers are debating Kim Kardashian's holiday home projects and other top stories. More about "I'll be forced to keep up with the Kardashians, even if I don't want to," says commenter
British photographer Marc Goodwin has gone behind the scenes at 12 architecture studios in Berlin including Barkow Leibinger and Sauerbruch Hutton for the latest in his photography series exploring where architects work. More about Twelve Berlin architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin
Architect Neil Dusheiko has converted a showroom in west London into a bright, contemporary residence designed to meet the changing needs of its elderly owners. More about Neil Dusheiko transforms London fashion showroom into light-filled home
London deli chain Ottolenghi has taken a new approach with its latest venue, styled by interior designer Alex Meitlis with a palette of warm pink and red hues. More about Alex Meitlis uses plaster and terrazzo to create pink tones in Ottolenghi Chelsea
A glass building designed in 1952 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has completed at Indiana University in Bloomington, more than 50 years after the German-American architect's death. More about Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design completes in Indiana
The latest edition of our Dezeen Agenda newsletter features London's Millennium Dome, which was severely damaged during Storm Eunice. More about Millennium Dome storm damage features in today's Dezeen Agenda newsletter
Entertainment and media giant Disney has announced plans to start building mixed-use residential communities in the USA. More about Disney plans resort-like residential community with a "special brand of magic"
A museum in Dubai dedicated to the future, which has been dubbed "the most beautiful building in the world" by the emirate's ruler, has officially opened its doors. More about Killa Design's Museum of the Future opens in Dubai
Architecture studio Kompas has completed a house and art gallery in Chiba, Japan, featuring a sawtooth roof and a facade clad in black tiles that are angled to create louvred openings. More about Kompas completes tile-clad house and gallery for art collector in Japan
An art deco swimming pool in Cornwall has been given a new lease of life thanks to the addition of geothermal heating and community facilities designed by Scott Whitby Studio. More about Jubilee Pool in Penzance reinvented as UK's first geothermal seawater lido
Designers and architects need to adopt a "possibilist mindset" to amplify their influence and make the meaningful changes needed in the face of climate change, argue Sarah Ichioka and Michael Pawlyn. More about "A possibilist revolution would unlock designers’ power to address our planetary emergency"