In this week's comments update, readers are debating an opinion piece by urbanist Vishaan Chakrabarti on the global housing problem and discussing other top stories. More about "Sensible proposals that are not adopted indicate a failure of design thinking" says commenter
Several of America's largest architecture studios have taken steps such as mandatory unconscious bias training and partnership schemes with Black-owned firms in the two years since George Floyd's murder, Dezeen research has found. More about Minority architects body "remains hopeful" of change two years on from George Floyd murder
Entries for Dezeen Awards 2022 close in seven days! To help you prepare your entry and submit it before midnight London time on 1 June, we've put together some answers to five key questions. More about Seven days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2022
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders is to "freeze operations" at the design studio that bears his name and step back from the business for an indefinite period. More about "I want to do less" says Marcel Wanders as he announces his design studio will suspend operations
Dezeen Courses: interested in studying a design-related discipline at one of Australia's top universities? Check out five courses available at Monash University, including degrees in architecture, planning and design. More about Five architecture and design courses at Monash University
Promotion: textile manufacturer Christian Fischbacher and architect Hadi Teherani have unveiled Contemporary Persia, a collection of fabrics that "interpret the unique diversity of Iran". More about Christian Fischbacher and Hadi Teherani reveal Iran-inspired fabric collection
New York practice Bunn Studio has revamped a furniture showroom set in a Renaissance building in Aarhus, Denmark, to look more like an apartment than a store. More about Bunn Studio designs Garde Hvalsøe showroom to resemble grand apartment
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Google's Bay View campus in Silicon Valley, which was designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a Google campus designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio
US studio Fentress Architects used copper and mass timber to reconfigure Norway's embassy in Washington DC, which opened to the public this month. More about Fentress Architects overhauls Norwegian Embassy in Washington DC
3me Arquitectura has taken cues from the pyramidal grain silos found locally to create the entryway for the headquarters of the Association of Agricultural Producers in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. More about 3me Arquitectura designs Irrigation Module based on pyramidal grain silos
A Heatherwick Studio-designed sculpture containing 350 trees, which is being erected to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, is nearing completion outside Buckingham Palace in London. More about First images of Heatherwick's Tree of Trees at Buckingham Palace revealed
Promotion: architect Hadi Teherani has designed a bathroom concept for Axor based on Middle Eastern bathhouses, imagining the room as a place of retreat and holistic cleansing. More about Hadi Teherani designs Middle East-inspired bathroom under a cupola for Axor
Tactile brown bricks, flexible teaching spaces and public walkways animate the research and studio building that Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has created for the Royal College of Art in London. More about Herzog & de Meuron creates building with "modesty" for Royal College of Art
We continue our series on deconstructivism by looking at Zaha Hadid's first major built work, the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany. More about Zaha Hadid's Vitra Fire Station is "ready to explode into action at any moment"
London's much-anticipated Elizabeth Line finally opens today. As it is unveiled, here is a roundup of 10 metro stations from across the globe that have been updated in recent years. More about Ten 21st-century underground railway stations from around the world
There are just eight days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2022. Enter our studio categories for half price and you could be named architect, interior designer or designer of the year. More about Eight days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2022
Australian studio Mim Design has demarcated the Au79 cafe and bar in Melbourne's Chadstone shopping centre from the surrounding stores using an arched framework instead of solid walls. More about Mim Design conceives Melbourne's Au79 cafe as "greenhouse sanctuary"
Promotion: German designer Stefan Diez has created a customisable lighting system for Barcelona-based lighting brand Vibia featuring a flexible textile track that is fastened like a belt. More about Vibia introduces a lighting system made from a conductive textile ribbon
Designer Anna Resei has created a conceptual design for a modular structure that can be used as a moveable shelter, which was shown as part of this year's Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Anna Resei designs Tele-nomadic Sheltering Unit as a moveable urban dwelling
Earthy tones and a wooden table in the shape of a cityscape feature in Olson Kundig's first New York office, which was designed with sensitivity to the 100-year-old building it occupies. More about Olson Kundig's New York office includes a timber cityscape table