In this week's comments update, readers are looking forward to the world's first wooden football stadium being completed and are disappointed in Virgil Abloh's fashion collection with Paris's Musée du Louvre. More about "Does it come with a fire station next door?"
Danish architecture studio BIG is designing a "prototype city of the future" with wooden buildings and autonomous vehicles for Japanese car company Toyota near Mount Fuji in Japan. More about BIG and Toyota reveal city of the future at base of Mount Fuji in Japan
Virgin Trains USA has unveiled plans to build a fully electric, high-speed train that would connect Southern California to Las Vegas by 2023. More about Virgin Trains plans to connect Las Vegas and Southern California with electric high-speed rail
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has completed his first US project – an upscale residential building in Manhattan's West Chelsea neighbourhood that features verdant courtyards and "a paparazzi-proof porte-cochère". More about Isay Weinfeld incorporates lush gardens into luxury apartment building in Manhattan
Sony revealed a driverless, electric concept sedan at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, designed to flaunt the Japanese company's expertise in a range of mobility technologies. More about Sony reveals Vision-S electric car concept at CES 2020
Russian studio Modern House Architecture & Design has taken inspiration from Tesla's Cybertruck to create the Cyberhouse for a group of apocalypse survivors. More about Cyberhouse designed for Cybertruck-driving apocalypse survivors
Over 100 Australian architecture studios have formed an organisation called Architects Assist, which will provide pro-bono design services to people affected by Australia's bushfire crisis. More about Australian architects offer pro-bono design services to those impacted by bushfire crisis
London fashion label Dead Lotus Couture has launched a new collection of retro womenswear made of natural latex and fake fur. More about Operio collection by Dead Lotus Couture aims to put latex "in every wardrobe"
Interior design will evolve, innovate, adapt and improve in 2020, says Michelle Ogundehin. Her trend report includes provocative collaborations, Ukrainian design and a rejection of digital technology. More about Sexy eco, monochrome and plus-size furniture: interior design trends for 2020
Yellow walls meet stark-white furnishings and colourful terrazzo fixtures inside this bright Beijing apartment, which has been overhauled by MDDM Studio. More about MDDM Studio uses yellow to energise interiors of Beijing's House P
South Korean designer Teo Yang has created a set of sculptural birdbaths inspired by the philosophies of traditional Korean garden design. More about Teo Yang Studio creates architectural birdbaths from terrazzo and terracotta
A house wrapped in wooden shutters on the outskirts of Bangkok by IDIN Architects has space for a couple to coexist while pursuing their separate activities. More about Timber shutters conceal Bangkok home designed for writing and baking
Brazilian firm MNMA has used render, wood panelling and limestone to complete the minimal aesthetic of this shoe shop in São Paulo. More about Cracked floors and weathered wood feature in minimal São Paulo shoe store
Cast Iron Design has created a guide book for the city of Boulder, Colorado on recycled paper with ink made from algae. More about Boulder city guide by Cast Iron Design made with ink derived from algae
New York City officials are pushing to legalise the use of drones for facade inspections after an architect was reportedly killed by falling debris from a building in the city. More about New York officials propose using drones to inspect buildings
Dezeen's audience grew for the 13th consecutive year in 2019, with record traffic, comments and social media followers. More about Dezeen gets record traffic and tops five million social media followers in 2019
A courtyard with a swimming pool lies at the heart of this inward-facing dwelling in northern Mexico by architecture studio Cadaval & Solà-Morales. More about Cadaval & Solà-Morales creates all-white cubic home in Monterrey
AIRLAB has completed an angular, mesh-covered pavilion at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay, which has a structure made with 3D-printed stainless steel nodes. More about AIRLAB 3D prints stainless steel pavilion for Singapore's Gardens by the Bay
Architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti stokes the surveillance debate with his biennale exhibition, which is set in a working train station in China and uses facial-recognition technology. More about Carlo Ratti's Eyes of the City exhibition in Shenzhen tracks visitors with facial-recognition tech
Dezeen Awards 2020 will open for entries on 4 February, with the discounted early-entry period running until 31 March. Read on for all the key dates for this year's architecture, interiors and design awards programme. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 will open for entries on 4 February