Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring the possibilities of urbanism in deserts is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Southern California. More about Ten architecture projects by students at University of Southern California
Bangkok studio Touch Architect has created French Kitsch III, a patisserie in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, with a design that references French cathedrals and pastries. More about Touch Architect shapes French patisserie like "the curve of a croissant"
From simple spherical hanging lights to lighting sculptures by designers Isamu Noguchi and Ingo Maurer, this lookbook rounds up living rooms enhanced by the organic texture and warm glow of paper lamps. More about Eight cosy living rooms illuminated by paper lamps
July's Dezeen In Depth newsletter explores concerns that rammed earth's carbon impact is misunderstood and features an interview with an architect involved in the Paris Olympics as part of our new Olympic Impact series. More about Dezeen In Depth scrutinises rammed earth's carbon impact
This week on Dezeen, we introduced Olympic Impact, our latest editorial series that investigates whether the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be the blueprint for sustainable major sporting events. More about This week we launched our Olympic Impact series
Local studio Omar Vergara Taller and designer Renata de Miguel have designed a brick home for the residents to age in place outside of Mexico City. More about Omar Vergara Taller and Renata de Miguel create brick house as "dignified environment for ageing"
Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring the future of urbanism through biomaterials like algae and mycelium is included in this school show by the University of Southern California. More about University of Southern California presents ten student architecture projects
The union at New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has ratified a collective bargaining agreement, making it the first at a private sector architecture firm in the US. More about Bernheimer Architecture's union "unanimously ratifies" first collective bargaining agreement
We've listed five internships available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at OMA, Nichetto Studio and Interiors With Art. More about Five internships featured on Dezeen Jobs
Dutch studio OMA has announced that its long-standing partner Ellen van Loon is leaving after 26 years to "enter a new phase in her life". More about "Powerful force" Ellen van Loon steps down from OMA
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled the Audeum audio museum in Seoul, which is wrapped by layers of suspended aluminium pipes. More about Kengo Kuma shrouds Seoul museum in cascading aluminium pipes
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been billed as the most sustainable ever. As part of our Olympic Impact series, we look at how the organisers have sought to limit emissions. More about Eight ways Paris aims to host the most sustainable Olympics in history
The first images of the 115,000-seat Grand Stade Hassan II stadium, designed by architecture studios Oualalou + Choi and Populous for the 2030 World Cup, have been revealed online. More about First images revealed of world's largest football stadium planned for Morocco
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about "Dystopian ugly" says commenter
Artist Raphaël Zarka has collaborated with local architect Jean-Benoît Vétillard to create a horseshoe-shaped skatepark defined by bold colours in Paris. More about Raphaël Zarka adds colourful skatepark in front of Centre Pompidou
Lumpy recycled plastic furniture and circular skylights characterise this sunken London house, which designer James Shaw concealed on a 60-square-metre plot for himself and his family. More about James Shaw's light-filled London home is almost entirely underground
Architecture studio Sam Jacob Studio has refurbished a 1960s building at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, using playful architectural references and bright colours to add layers of "wit and delight" to the existing interiors. More about Sam Jacob gives "soft brutalist" University of Kent building a modern makeover
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans to renovate the Foster + Partners-designed HSBC Tower in Canary Wharf, London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features plans to carve terraces into London skyscraper
Dezeen School Shows: a digital healthcare platform for managing chemotherapy at home is included in this school show by students at Loughborough University. More about Ten design and technology projects by students at Loughborough University
Mexican design studio Manufactura and New York studio BioMatters have created 3D-printed objects using a composite consisting mainly of shells from industrial lobstering byproducts in Maine. More about Manufactura and BioMatters create 3D-printing composite from discarded lobster shells