Researchers in China have created a textile from living mycelium that is self-cleaning, near self-repairing and can be coloured or made UV protective through "plug-and-play" add-ons of different fungi or yeast. More about Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself
The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Donald Trump-backed plans to extend Eero Saarinen's terminal at Dulles airport. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "shameless" proposal for Dulles airport
Local studio River Architects has designed a wood-clad structure to Passive House standards, orienting gabled volumes around a pond in New York's Hudson Valley. More about River Architects replaces Hudson Valley structure with gabled Passive House
New York studios Schlaich Bergermann Partner and Snøhetta have replaced an ageing bridge in Upstate New York with a steel half-arch span that is mounted on one side of a gorge and cantilevers across to the other side. More about SBP and Snøhetta cantilever bridge between rock faces in Upstate New York
Agricultural barns and sheds informed the corrugated metal-clad volumes of House in a Clearing, a house in East Sussex completed by UK studio TaylorHare Architects. More about Farmsteads inform corrugated metal-clad home in Sussex
Designer Joyce Wang has completed an interior renovation at the Mandarin Oriental The Landmark hotel in Hong Kong, designed to evoke the feel of living in a colonial mansion. More about Joyce Wang draws on "colonial country manors" for Hong Kong hotel interior
Wood, aluminium and artworks made from reused textiles were used to create speaker brand Dynaudio's new showroom in Copenhagen, which local studio Norm Architects has filled with wooden furniture by Japanese manufacturer Karimoku. More about Norm Architects designs Dynaudio showroom to resemble "speaker components unfolded"
A stripped-back interior of concrete surfaces and timber joinery lets sustainable production practices take centre stage at Melbourne's Contraband Coffee cafe and roastery, designed by architecture studio Taylor Knights. More about Taylor Knights designs responsible Melbourne coffee roastery to "reveal rather than replace"
A glass-walled pavilion sandwiched between historic buildings is the leading feature of an Oregon art museum revamp, which was designed by US studios Hennebery Eddy Architects and Vinci Hamp Architects to improve the visitor experience. More about Glazed pavilion with "distinctly modernist character" added to Portland Art Museum
Plans unveiled by architecture studio Buckley Gray Yeoman for offices, homes and a data centre near Brick Lane in London have been approved. More about Data centre approved as part of Truman Brewery masterplan in east London
Irregularly placed and mismatched openings puncture the terracotta-toned, double-layered exterior of 100 Windows, a multigenerational home in Vietnam designed by local architecture practice Inrestudio. More about Inrestudio uses double-layered envelope to create "in-between spaces" for Vietnamese home
Work has begun on the demolition of the never-opened Rike Concert Hall in Tbilisi, which was designed by Italian practice Studio Fuksas. More about Demolition of Studio Fuksas concert hall underway in Tbilisi
Scottish architect Ruairidh Moir has launched a campaign to rebuild the fire-torn Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art, calling on "an independent body to own and take forward the project". More about Scottish architect launches campaign to rebuild Mackintosh Building
Plans for a large new building in Rotterdam intended to encourage people to lead more environmentally friendly lifestyles are wrong-headed and should be scrapped in a blaze of publicity, writes Barnabas Calder. More about "Plants on a building doesn't make it sustainable, any more than a basil leaf on a steak makes it vegan"
Exhibitions Architecture's Inscriptions, Maggie's: Architecture That Cares and Wellbeing in the City are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this August. More about Six architecture and design events in August from Dezeen Events Guide
The UK government has announced the arrival of plug-in solar panels that can be fitted onto balconies to reduce household energy costs. More about Plug-in solar panels to be available in UK by end of summer
Brooklyn-based Studio Vural has renovated a loft apartment inside a former herring canning factory in New York's West Village, adding tonal green accents throughout. More about New York loft renovation by Studio Vural comprises "pods in a box"
French studio PCA-Stream has completed La Source Vive, a domed copper-clad concert hall in Évian, France, designed "as a musical instrument". More about Acoustics shape design of copper-clad concert hall in Evian
A flat-pack wardrobe that can be assembled with a single Allen key and a concrete bench made of clam shells feature in this roundup of furniture and lighting, spotted by Dezeen's design team over the past month. More about Dezeen's favourite furniture and lighting from July
British designer Beth Morgan Lundie has developed a refillable skincare dispenser that lets users combine different ingredients to create a bespoke formula at home and "bypass the need for toxic additives". More about Meld skincare dispenser allows users to mix their own preservative-free formulas