In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Carmody Groarke's conversion of a former textile workshop into an office block in London. More about "It's unapologetic and I respect that" says commenter
Architecture firm Neri&Hu has transformed the carcass of Tbilisi's former central post office into a 239-room hotel while preserving its distinctive modernist facade. More about Neri&Hu converts Tbilisi's abandoned Soviet-era post office into Telegraph Hotel
Dezeen Competitions: this week, we've found five architecture and design competitions that are currently available to enter, including competitions to design a family retreat and an urban sculpture. More about Abandoned site revival among latest competitions on Dezeen
Central Saint Martins graduate Noé Chouraqui has developed Point, a 3D-printed alternative to standard-issue tennis balls made from a bio-based, recyclable filament. More about 3D-printed tennis balls aim to match performance of traditional balls
Promotion: Indonesia Design Week has announced its second annual event, which will take place in the Indonesia Design District PIK2 this September. More about Indonesia Design Week returns in September for second annual edition
A renovated church and a 1920s skyscraper feature in this roundup of adaptive reuse projects in Detroit, where architects and designers bring new life and programmes to historical structures in the city. More about Eight adaptive reuse projects in Detroit that showcase the city's transformation
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a Mayfair fish and chip shop crafted entirely from hand-stitched felt. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about A fish and chip shop made entirely of felt features in Dezeen Agenda
Canadian firm StudioAC has completed a residential building called Junction Semi for a family of seven, which features pale wooden cladding, a courtyard and a double-gable roof. More about StudioAC "carves outdoor space" into Toronto duplex for multi-generational family
Dezeen School Shows: an ecological farm in the Lake District, UK, with a focus on food and energy production is among ten projects by students at Lancaster University. More about Farm prioritising food and energy production among projects from Lancaster University
Dutch studio Monadnock has completed Volante, a social housing block in the Netherlands featuring colourful glazed brickwork and window frames. More about Monadnock designs Dutch social housing as colourful "garden building"
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a superhero movie set in an alternative mid-century modern universe. Production designer Kasra Farahani explains how he used sets informed by the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer and Eero Saarinen to make it feel real. More about How Kasra Farahani created a "mid-century modern future world" for The Fantastic Four
As part of designer Thomas Heatherwick's campaign Humanise, a group of artists has created sandcastles "mimicking the flat, lifeless buildings all too common in our towns". More about Artists sculpt Bland Castles out of sand for Heatherwick's Humanise campaign
A 3,666-metre-long bridge is set to connect Sicily to mainland Italy, which, if built, will be the world's longest suspension bridge. More about Italy to build world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily
For design to become truly sustainable in the face of rapid climate change we must first acknowledge its ties to colonialism, writes Céline Semaan. More about "We must confront design's colonial inheritance"
New York studio General Assembly drew on Californian modernism for the renovation of this 1960s villa in The Hamptons, featuring pine-green tiles and a stainless-steel soaking tub. More about General Assembly adds "unexpected design details" to modernist Amagansett beach house
Ukrainian architecture studio Forma has renovated Pavilion 13, a Soviet-era exhibition hall in Kyiv, carefully updating its modernist structure for contemporary use. More about Forma revives Soviet-era exhibition hall in Kyiv "without erasing its character"
Six architecture studios from across the country, including LOHA and Studio Dwell, have completed the 23-building City Modern development in Detroit that encompasses 450 new residences and the restoration of three Victorian brick mansions. More about LOHA, Studio Dwell and more complete 23-building neighbourhood in Detroit
After an announcement last Thursday that US president Donald Trump will build a 650-person banquet hall on the east side of the White House complex, we take a closer look at James McCrery, the architect behind the design. More about Who is Trump's White House architect James McCrery?
A covered walkway connects the series of pavilions and patios that make up this house near Barcelona, designed by local studio Twobo Arquitectura. More about Twobo Arquitectura organises Casa Tres Patis around distinct patios
A flying saucer-like restaurant will cantilever within Golden Horn Plaza, a retail development that British studio Foster + Partners is creating on Istanbul's waterfront. More about Foster + Partners to "breathe new life into Istanbul's waterfront" with luxury retail complex