Chinese studio MAD Architects has unveiled the design of a residential tower in Colorado with a canyon cutting through its form, nodding to the state's dramatic topography. More about MAD Architects reveals Denver tower with 10-storey "landscaped rift"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features an art storage building designed by MVRDV, which is now open to the public in Rotterdam. More about An art storage building by MVRDV features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Architecture firm Foster + Partners has designed an inpatient facility for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which is intended to serve as an example of a "hospital of the future". More about Foster + Partners completes hospital with striped facade for University of Pennsylvania
Development of the proposed Tulip tourist attraction designed by Foster + Partners has been rejected by the UK government over concerns about embodied carbon and the quality of its design. More about Government rejects Foster + Partners' "highly unsustainable" Tulip tower
Dezeen promotion: real estate developer Extell Development Company opened its Brooklyn Point development of luxury residences last year with interiors designed by Katherine Newman Design to reference Brooklyn's industrial history. Apartments are now available for sale. More about Katherine Newman Design adds Brooklyn-informed aesthetic to luxury residences
Day nine of the Dezeen 15 digital festival featured a live interview with Dutch designer Jalila Essaïdi, whose manifesto suggests that the push for more sustainable design solutions is misguided. More about Jalila Essaïdi explains why designers should trust nature to put human trash to good use
Zinc and larch canopies shade a series of terraces at this home in southern Sweden, designed by local practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur. More about Terraces for following the sun surround villa in Sweden by Johan Sundberg
Sustainable design merely passes environmental problems on to the next generation, argues designer Jalila Essaïdi in her Dezeen 15 manifesto. Instead, we should accept that nature will find inventive ways of dealing with our waste. More about Designers should "equip nature with the diversity of trash it needs to work its magic faster" says Jalila Essaïdi
Daily COP26 briefing: today's COP26 briefing includes an Olafur Eliasson artwork, electric vehicle charging points designed by the RCA and a guide to the events taking place on Cities, Regions & Built Environment Day. More about Olafur Eliasson projects artwork on COP26 venue as built environment day kicks off
London studio Industrial Facility has designed a desk for focused solo working in open-plan spaces, intended to meet the new demands of the office post-pandemic. More about Industrial Facility creates desk for solo working in open-plan offices
The next finalist project in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion is Dennis Christian Schmidt's proposal to create a network of underground cities built around climate-regulating lakes. More about Dennis Christian Schmidt proposes underground cities to protect humanity from "the hardships our future holds"
Design festivals and conferences started to recover after the pandemic this autumn. With the fair season coming to an end for another year, here are the 10 most popular events of 2021 according to visitors to Dezeen Events Guide. More about The 10 most popular architecture and design events of 2021 according to Dezeen Events Guide visitors
Artists and designers are turning away from working on projects that damage the planet and instead exploring ways to benefit it, according to Es Devlin. More about Designers "would rather make gardens" to avoid harming the environment says Es Devlin
A 3D-printed brace and hugging chair were among the pieces on show at this year's Global Grad Show and MENA Grad Show, as design students react to the coronavirus pandemic and global activist movements. More about Global activism informs student projects at Dubai Design Week
Dezeen has teamed up with Danish furniture brand Muuto for our latest competition, which offers readers the chance to win essential products for their home office. More about Competition: win a table lamp, tray and desktop storage system by Muuto
Australian rug brand Armadillo has teamed up with British interior design studio House of Grey to create a collection of minimal rugs that references the tones and textures found in nature. More about Armadillo's Ellipse rug collection is designed to "evoke a sense of tranquility"
Swiss architecture office Herzog & de Meuron has released a plans for an earth- and glass-clad building overlooking the Mississippi River that will house the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils design for art museum facing the Mississippi River
Textile-and surface-design studio Kukka has designed five graphic, woven tapestries that can be experienced by people with different forms of colour vision deficiency (CVD). More about Chromarama is a collection of vibrant tapestries designed for people with colour blindness
Day eight of the Dezeen 15 digital festival featured a live interview with curator Beatrice Galilee, who explained why she thinks our understanding of design needs to expand to include culture created by people outside the profession. More about Beatrice Galilee shares vision for the "radical architecture of the future" in live interview for Dezeen 15
A grassroots community group in Somerset, England, has built a seaside art centre featuring an eclectic design by architecture office Invisible Studio. More about East Quay arts centre in Watchet takes cues from ad-hoc harbour buildings