Raams Architecture Studio has used white MDF blocks to line the Mini Cuppa cafe in Shanghai, China, in homage to the modular cube system employed by Frank Lloyd Wright across his seminal Textile Block Houses. More about Raams Architecture Studio stacks 388 white blocks to form Shanghai tea shop
London studio Pearson Lloyd has called on designers to take on more medical and accessible design projects, as it revealed its design for an aesthetically appealing stairlift called Flow X. More about Pearson Lloyd attempts to shift stigma around stairlifts with Flow X
A skyscraper and a tower designed by architect Jason Long and architecture firm OMA have topped out in the Greenpoint neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. More about Skyscraper by Jason Long and OMA reaches full height in Brooklyn
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a skyscraper designed by David Chipperfield Architects and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Not all architecture needs to scream or be iconic" says commenter
Dezeen promotion: Italian cycling accessories brand Elite has collaborated with Adriano Design to create an indoor, smart exercise bike with a glass flywheel and a sculptural frame made from beechwood, to avoid the utilitarian look associated with traditional sports equipment. More about Fuoripista is an exercise bike designed to look like high-end furniture
Here are six examples of typography informed by or made using the human body, including a sex-position typeface, wispy letters formed from strands of hair and letters traced from urine. More about Six typefaces that make use of the human body and bodily fluids
Entrants to the new Dezeen Awards media and sustainability categories should experiment with new ideas rather than rehashing old ones, according to Gary Hustwit and Katie Treggiden. More about Dezeen Awards judges want to see entries that "break the mould"
City Hall in London, the brutalist Derby Assembly Rooms and Swindon's Oasis Leisure Centre are among the UK's top 10 buildings under threat according to architectural campaigning charity Twentieth Century Society. More about Foster + Partners' City Hall among top ten under-threat buildings in the UK
British studio Hopkins Architects has created a cluster of prefabricated concrete pods to house the Khor Kalba Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary on the eastern coast of the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE. More about Hopkins Architects creates cluster of shell-like pods for turtle sanctuary on Sharjah coast
Architecture studio Fender Katsalidis has completed the Australia 108 skyscraper in Melbourne, which at 319 metres tall is the tallest residential building in the southern hemisphere. More about Southern hemisphere's tallest residential skyscraper punctuated by cantilevered golden star
UK prime minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have given their 11 Downing Street flat a makeover, replacing the John Lewis furniture chosen by predecessor Theresa May. Why is everyone so angry about it, asks Michelle Ogundehin? More about "Why is the world so enraged by the refurbishment of Boris Johnson's flat?"
Young architects are rejecting "cookie-cutter modernism" in favour of approaches that prioritise conserving the earth's resources according to Joseph Grima, who has written a manifesto calling for a new type of non-extractive architecture. More about Environmentalism is replacing formalism in architecture says Joseph Grima
Adaptive design studio Sour and creative agency Wunderman Thomson have developed accessible deodorant packaging for Unilever to make the product easier to use for people with limited mobility or visual impairments. More about Degree Inclusive is a deodorant packaged for people with disabilities
Architecture studio Morris + Company has built a sculptural block wrapped in anodised aluminium that contains an energy hub, cafe and nursery at Elephant and Castle, London. More about Morris + Company combines energy hub and nursery in block that is "part elephant and part castle"
A new guesthouse and swimming pool are among the updates to a 56-year-old home on Fire Island that has been overhauled by American studio Andrew Franz Architect. More about Andrew Franz updates 1960s home on New York's Fire Island
Dezeen promotion: Metalform creates custom partition walls from steel and glass to section off homes and interiors without obstructing the flow of light. More about Metalform designs bespoke steel and glass partition walls
Four steel and concrete pavilions linked by glass bridges make up the Tianjin Juilliard School, which New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed in northeastern China. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro completes riverside Tianjin Juilliard School in China
Today marks 30 days to go until entries for Dezeen Awards 2021close. Read on for more notable numbers relating to this year's programme. More about 30 days to go until entries for Dezeen Awards 2021 close
Shopping centres don't have to "bright, white and shiny" according to AIM Architecture, which has transformed the Xintiandi mall in Shanghai by adding natural materials and plants. More about AIM Architecture turns shopping mall atrium into plant-filled plaza
Dezeen Showroom: The Anvers pendant by British brand CTO Lighting substitutes a traditional glass diffuser for a disk of translucent alabaster stone. More about Anvers pendant lamp by CTO Lighting