Oriol Bohigas, the Catalan architect behind the modernisation of Barcelona, has died at the age of 95. More about "The great transformer of Barcelona" architect Oriol Bohigas dies aged 95
Catalonian studio RCR Arquitectes has completed the first of eight luxury red concrete villas it has designed for the Palmares Ocean Living & Golf resort in the Algarve. More about RCR Arquitectes unveils luxury villa at Portugal's Palmares resort
Argentinian architects Nanzer + Vitas modelled this home in the mountains of Córdoba province on a medieval village, clustering together distinct stone volumes with varying heights and roof profiles. More about Nanzer + Vitas conceive mountain house in Argentina as a ruined village
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a proposal to give Notre-Dame a tourist-friendly makeover and discussing other top stories. More about Commenter suggests Notre-Dame cathedral is "turned into a discotheque"
Existing buildings in EU countries will be legally required to meet minimum energy standards for the first time by 2027 under draft regulations set to be published next week. More about EU to set minimum energy standards for existing buildings
Dezeen promotion: a panel of esteemed industry professionals discussed how working as a team during the early stages of a project can drive solutions in this talk hosted by Longboard Architectural Products, as part of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Longboard Products presents a discussion on the importance of collaboration in architectural projects
French studio Java Architecture has renovated and extended a ruined stone house in Paris with a wooden tower that is clad in polycarbonate panels. More about Java Architecture extends Parisian home with polycarbonate-clad tower
For the fifth instalment in our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up the top 10 home interiors featured this year, including a house with undulating walls and a townhouse that underwent a 1970s-style makeover. More about Dezeen's top 10 home interiors of 2021
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a memorial on a rammed-earth mound, museum and research institute focused on the impact of slavery for Bridgetown, Barbados. More about Adjaye set to create memorial to West African slaves in Barbados
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bruno Baietto hopes to highlight the role of bread as a symbol of class, politics and religion, by using it to shape blown glass. More about Bruno Baietto creates symbolic vases by blowing glass inside bread
Post an advert on Dezeen Jobs before Christmas and get two weeks for free! Each advert posted before midday on 24 December will run for 42 days instead of 28, at no extra cost. More about Buy a job ad and get 14 days free on Dezeen Jobs
Polish startup Noo.ma has designed Mod Media Furniture, a sideboard with interchangeable storage modules that can be reconfigured to suit the user's needs. More about Noo.ma designs adaptable storage furniture made from recycled materials
Oversized signage, large props and pink hues feature in Glossier's new location in Los Angeles, designed by the beauty brand's in-house team. More about Glossier's Los Angeles store takes cues from Hollywood studios
Japanese carmaker Lexus has developed a concept for a recreational off-highway vehicle with a combustion engine fueled by hydrogen instead of petrol. More about Lexus unveils hydrogen-powered concept vehicle for off-road driving
Dezeen promotion: German lighting brand Tobias Grau has launched a lamp called Team Home, which is intended to improve people's productivity and wellbeing when working from home. More about Tobias Grau launches Team Home light that "fits flexibly into the domestic space"
A fragmented form finished in white lime render and contrasting terracotta-coloured tiles creates a variety of transitions between interior and exterior at the DM House in Valencia, Spain, designed by local architect Horma Studio. More about Horma Studio designs DM House in Valencia as a "composition of forms and geometries"
We continue our review of 2021 with a roundup highlighting the top 10 staircases featured on Dezeen this year, including a stair informed by skate bowls and one designed by Kengo Kuma. More about Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2021
Turner Prize-nominated duo Cooking Sections is creating a series of architectural installations to draw attention to the impact food production and consumption has on the environment. In this interview, they explain their obsession with food. More about "Food is one of the main drivers that is shaping the ecology of the planet" says art duo Cooking Sections
Scientists behind the world's first living robots have learned that these xenobots can reproduce and generate offspring, in a discovery that they say could help to explain the origin of life on Earth. More about Living robots evolve to procreate in "astounding" scientific breakthrough
The second edition of Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition closes for entries on 20 December. Enter before the deadline for the chance to win up to €35,000. More about Two weeks left to enter Dezeen and LG Display's OLEDs Go! competition