From houses clad in reflective surfaces to those that draw on traditional desert architecture, we've selected eight homes and hotels built to facilitate human life in the arid deserts of California, USA. More about Eight elegant California dwellings designed for desert living
Dezeen School Shows: a scaffolding system that transforms buildings into vertical farms is among the projects from New York Institute of Technology. More about Scaffolding system for vertical farming among projects from New York Institute of Technology
A series of 3D-printed concrete boulders create bridges, tunnels and planters at Boulder Park, a playground in Shandong province, China, designed by Xisui Design. More about Xisui Design uses 3D-printed concrete to create organic-looking playscape for Chinese park
Architecture studio AFL Architects and consultancy Ridge and Partners have revealed plans for a 16,000-seat stadium powered entirely by renewable energy, which will be the new home for Oxford United Football Club. More about UK's "first all-electric football stadium" set to be built for Oxford United
Ghana president John Dramani Mahama has taken steps towards abandoning the Adjaye Associates-designed National Cathedral in Accra following an investigation into the finances of the controversial project. More about Ghana government considering "complete halt" of Adjaye's national cathedral
Architecture studio Michaelis Boyd has reconfigured a Georgian townhouse in west London, adding a flowing spiral staircase that connects all five floors of the minimalist interior. More about Sculptural staircase forms centrepiece of renovated London home by Michaelis Boyd
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the prospects of UK architecture graduates as they prepare to enter the job market. More about "Being an architect isn't worth it" says commenter
Former head of Central Saint Martins Jeremy Till, and three British architects were among the hundreds of people arrested at a Palestine Action protest in London. More about Architecture educator Jeremy Till arrested at Palestine Action protest in London
Chinese tech company iKKO has attempted to subvert the norms for large smartphones with MindOne – a device that is not only small but has a single flippable camera and two operating systems, one primarily AI-focused. More about iKKO attempts to reinvent the smartphone with AI-led MindOne
American designer Joe Doucet has collaborated with surface manufacturer The Good Plastic Company to create a table from discarded fridges and electronics. More about Joe Doucet creates table from discarded fridges and electronics
US studio Spaced Agency has created a headquarters for non-profit Welcome to Chinatown in New York City, divided by one long curtain and mobile wooden "carts" to make the space flexible for a variety of events. More about Spaced Agency references "iconographies of Chinatown" for New York social hub
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an interview with British architect Robert Adam on Donald Trump's White House ballroom plans. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features an interview with classical architect Robert Adam on the White House extension
Swiss architecture studio Karamuk Kuo has designed an extension to the Rice School of Architecture in Texas composed of "linear forms that slip and slide", with facades wrapped in glass and terracotta. More about Karamuk Kuo creates jagged addition to Houston architecture school
The US Environmental Protection Agency has cancelled the Solar For All program, a $7 billion initiative that supported nationwide programs to provide solar energy for low and middle-income homeowners, which experts say may negatively affect the solar industry in general. More about Cancellation of Solar For All program "deeply disappointing" say advocates
Dezeen School Shows: a treehouse with a woven wicker facade that's designed for community activities is among the projects from Kent State University. More about Treehouse with woven wicker facade among projects from Kent State University
Architecture practice 182 Design has completed Sanctum of Trees, a stone memorial space in Tamil Nadu, India, that was lined with deep red concrete to symbolise the human heart. More about Forest memorial in India by 182 Design is a "spiritual threshold"
AI marketing studio Seraphinne Vallora made headlines with its controversial AI model campaign in Vogue. In this interview, co-founder Andreea Petrescu tells Dezeen how she learnt the power of attention-grabbing images while working at Foster + Partners. More about Architects "are the ones who discovered the power" of AI imaging says Seraphinne Vallora co-founder Andreea Petrescu
Sportswear brand Puma has unveiled a kit for English football team Manchester City with an all-over raindrop graphic. More about Manchester City unveils rain-covered kit "as a tribute to the famous Mancunian weather"
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has revealed the design for the Grand Fendika Cultural Center in Ethiopia that will "invite the energy of Addis Ababa in". More about Carlo Ratti unveils design for Grand Fendika Cultural Center in Addis Ababa
Architecture studio RREEL has given a more contemporary feel to this apartment inside Immeuble Molitor, the residential building where architect Le Corbusier lived for more than three decades. More about RREEL modernises apartment beneath Le Corbusier's former home in Paris