French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created the slender Le Belvédère pavilion above the River Vilaine in Rennes, France, which is lit up by globular lights at night. More about Bouroullec brothers create folly as "point of contemplation" above Rennes river
One in four design students says their wellbeing has suffered while studying from home during the pandemic, although half of them see advantages in remote learning, according to a survey conducted by Dezeen and Bath School of Design. More about Resourceful students "firing pots in barbecues and doing fashion shoots in bedrooms" during lockdown
Dezeen and Bath School of Design surveyed design students about the impact the pandemic is having on their studies and wellbeing. The responses, published here in full, provide a unique insight into student life amid Covid-19. More about Coronavirus student survey reveals "tough generation" of design students
Stefan Diez discussed how the circular economy inspired his Costume modular sofa for Magis in this live talk produced by Dezeen in collaboration with the Italian furniture brand. More about Stefan Diez discusses modular Costume sofa for Magis in live talk
Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger has sold ten pieces of virtual furniture in an NFT online auction, with the most expensive non-existent item fetching almost $70,000. More about Andrés Reisinger sells collection of "impossible" virtual furniture for 0,000 at auction
Foster + Partners is designing the Southern Dunes hotel in Saudi Arabia as part of The Red Sea Project tourist development on the western coast of the country. More about Foster + Partners' hotel to be built amongst Saudi Arabian sand dunes
LOT Office for Architecture has designed a monochrome blue Brooklyn townhouse for a renovation project in the borough's Bushwick neighbourhood. More about LOT Office for Architecture creates all-blue building in Bushwick
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has proposed connecting England, Scotland and Northern Ireland via tunnels connected to a giant underground roundabout beneath the Isle of Man. More about Boris Johnson proposes roundabout beneath Isle of Man as part of tunnel system under Irish Sea
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish designer Matti Klenell has added to his Font seating system for Flokk-owned brand Offecct, expanding on a design originally developed for Stockholm's Nationalmuseum. More about Font sofa system by Matti Klenell for Offecct
Designers Paul Mok and Jiayu Qiu have built a primary school in rural Deqing, China, which features plenty of outdoor space including parks, playgrounds and an amphitheatre. More about Paths and playgrounds connect classrooms at Erdu Primary School
Valencia-based creative studio Masquespacio has completed an open-plan colour-blocked interior with a community feeling for the Resa San Mamés student accommodation in Spain. More about Masquespacio creates colour-blocked interiors for Bilbao student housing
Fashion designer Phillip Lim has teamed up with industrial designer Charlotte McCurdy to create a petroleum-free dress covered in bioplastic sequins. More about Phillip Lim and Charlotte McCurdy adorn couture dress with algae sequins to avoid "reaching for polyester"
Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana used five tons of salt from the Dead Sea to create his Crystalline collection, which showcases how the material can be used as building blocks. More about Erez Nevi Pana constructs "small-scale architecture" from Dead Sea salt
Alexander Owen Architecture has added a marble-clad extension and garden room to this Victorian mid-terrace in East Dulwich, London, to accommodate a home office and a well-stocked bar. More about Alexander Owen Architecture wraps London house extension in two types of marble
Dezeen promotion: furniture by Italian brand Meridiani creates a plush interior for an apartment in the Zaha Hadid-designed One Thousand Museum in Miami. More about Meridiani furnishes One Thousand Museum apartment with Italian-made products
Hong Kong architecture studio Cheng Chung Design has created a restaurant and exhibition space within the cavernous interiors of a brick art installation in Mile City, China. More about Cheng Chung Design creates restaurant within brick art installation in China
Mexican firm Viga Arquitectos sought to lighten up the atmosphere in a concrete house by reconfiguring the layout, adding pale-toned finishes and incorporating more greenery. More about Viga Arquitectos overhauls 1970s home in Mexico City
RAU Architects and Ex Interiors have completed an office building for Triodos Bank in the Netherlands featuring curving glazed facades and a timber structure that can be taken apart and remounted. More about Triodos Bank is a reversible timber-framed office nestled in Dutch woodland
Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has remodelled Maison Margiela's concept store in London adding walls cast in textile moulds to reflect the brand's garment construction techniques. More about Studio Anne Holtrop creates gypsum walls that look like fabric for Maison Margiela store
The Red Sea Project has revealed images of a Foster + Partners-designed hotel, which is set to be built on a Saudi Arabian island within the Red Sea. More about Foster + Partners to create ring-shaped hotel on stilts in Saudi Arabia