The Italian government is planning to add a retractable floor to the Colosseum amphitheatre in Rome so that performances can be held within the arena. More about Rome's Colosseum arena set to be reconstructed with retractable floor
Developing a masterplan for the planet could entrench existing inequalities and make climate change worse, according to the architect behind the new Planet City movie. More about Bjarke Ingels' Masterplanet vision for Earth is "a continuation of the colonialist project" says Liam Young
South Korean designer Haneul Kim has collected thousands of used disposable face masks from his university campus and recycled them to create a stackable stool. More about Haneul Kim fashions plastic stool from 1,500 discarded surgical masks
The entire population of the earth could live in a giant sustainable city occupying a fraction of the earth's surface, freeing the rest of the world for rewilding and the return of stolen lands, according to a new movie by architect Liam Young. More about Liam Young's Planet City could tackle climate change by housing 10 billion people in a single metropolis
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a graffiti-covered house and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Graffiti is an art form" says commenter
Dezeen attracted record audiences in 2020 with unique website visitors up 16 per cent, social media followers up 17 per cent and newsletter subscribers up 11 per cent. More about Record traffic and six awards helped make 2020 Dezeen's best-ever year
The Royal Institute of British Architects has expressed disappointment that UK architecture qualifications will no longer be automatically recognised in EU countries following Brexit. More about RIBA "disappointed" UK architecture qualifications are no longer automatically recognised in EU
Canadian architect Jean Verville Architecte has completed NMBHD, a white triplex in Montreal adorned with gold windows that incorporates apartments as well as a ceramic workshop. More about Jean Verville Architecte creates "luminous" white triplex in Montreal
Researchers from Kyoto University are developing a satellite made from wood that would burn up completely at the end of its life to reduce the amount of human-made waste floating in space. More about Kyoto University develops world's first wooden satellite in bid to reduce space waste
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed both a need and a desire for architects to adopt new ways of working, say the authors of Architects After Architecture, Harriet Harriss, Rory Hyde and Roberta Marcaccio. More about "The great challenges we face do not conform to neat disciplinary silos"
Architecture studio SOM has converted the Beaux-Arts James A Farley Post Office in New York into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall as part of the renovation of Penn Station. More about SOM "evokes the majesty of the original Penn Station" with Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall in New York
The reusable Emanui menstrual cup cleaner is designed to offer users an easier, more sustainable way of cleaning the product on-the-go without having to use a public sink. More about Emanui is a portable menstrual cup cleaner that saves water
Architect Alberto Campo Baeza has received the Premio Nacional de Arquitectura, Spain's most prestigious architecture award. More about Alberto Campo Baeza awarded Spanish National Architecture Prize for 2020
Rever & Drage Architects has created a tall and slim wooden house named Zieglers Nest overlooking the city of Molde and the Moldefjord on the western coast of Norway. More about Rever & Drage Architects builds modern log cabin in Norway
Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko has won the 2020 RIBA Annie Spink Award for her contribution to architectural education. More about Lesley Lokko wins 2020 RIBA Annie Spink Award
There are less than two weeks left to enter Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition, which closes for entries at 23:59 GMT on 15 January. More about Just two weeks left to enter Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition
A virtual version of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) plus remote site visits with SO-IL and David Adjaye as part of The World Around summit are among the events listed in Dezeen Events Guide taking place in January. More about Five architecture and design events this January from Dezeen Events Guide
Minimal white living spaces lie behind the blackened timber facade of this extension that Studio Hallett Ike has added to a Victorian flat in north London. More about Studio Hallett Ike expands ER Residence in London with charred larch extension
Kynttilä by Ortraum Architects is a wooden cabin set on Lake Saimaa in Finland, with a glazed, gabled end that has views of the water. More about Ortraum Architects builds cosy woodland cabin from cross-laminated timber
Local studio Barefoot Architects has built a Corten steel-clad house behind an existing, characterful brick wall in Bristol, England. More about Barefoot Architects tucks weathering steel house and courtyard behind old brick wall