Artist Olafur Eliasson has developed an augmented reality app that allows children to digitally transplant their faces onto their environment to help give them a voice in discussions about the climate crisis. More about Olafur Eliasson's AR Earth Speakr app lets children voice concerns about the climate
Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a library in Haikou on the Chinese island of Hainan that is intended "to be a wormhole that transcends time and space". More about MAD reveals Wormhole Library overlooking the South China Sea
Architecture studio SO-IL has built a green-mesh structure with suspended seating in this installation on the Renzo Piano-designed plaza of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. More about Green net shades hammocks and bird feeders in Murmuration by SO-IL
Moscow siblings Davit and Mary Jilavyan spent the coronavirus lockdown creating renderings of an imaginary community in Mexico with two-toned buildings and streets dotted with cacti and swimming pools. More about Architectural visualisers imagine rainbow-coloured Sonora Art Village during pandemic
South Korean technology company Naver Corp has developed a smart reading light called Clova Lamp that helps children to cultivate healthy reading habits by narrating their books aloud. More about Clova Lamp is an AI-powered light that reads books to children
Brazil's national heritage institute has condemned plans to install anti-drone antennas on top of three Oscar Niemeyer buildings in Brasília, saying they would "directly impact" the iconic structures. More about Anti-drone antennas set to be built on top of Oscar Niemeyer palaces in Brasília
Foster + Partners has released visuals for a 39-storey skyscraper that will be built above the Pitt Street metro station it is developing in central Sydney, Australia. More about Foster + Partners reveals visuals of over-station skyscraper in central Sydney
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Abigail Whitelow explains how she created a modular storage and display system from the box of Samsung's The Frame television. More about Abigail Whitelow creates modular storage system from Samsung Eco-Package box
Swiss practice Think Architecture has created House at a Vineyard, which includes a veranda and sunken courtyard that have vistas across the waters of Lake Zurich. More about Think Architecture completes Zurich home with lake and vineyard views
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish studio MUT Design took visual cues from the leg press machines found in gyms when designing the Roll chair for Sancal, whose true function is unclear upon first view. More about MUT Design's sculptural Roll chairs are informed by workout machines
Swedish design duo Folkform has installed a mural composed of over 1,000 individual glass and ceramic pieces in an indoor public swimming pool in Spånga, Stockholm. More about Folkform bases ceramic tile mural for public swimming pool on Spånga town plan
Brazilian studio MNMA has designed a spiral concrete stair and folding polycarbonate doors in this botanical store, yoga classroom and restaurant in São Paulo. More about Folding polycarbonate wall reveals earthy interiors of São Paulo wellness space Dois Trópicos
Seattle-based Robert Hutchison Architecture has built a "ghost-like" pavilion on the roof of Luis Barragán's house in Mexico City as part of his Memory Houses exhibition at the architect's former residence. More about Robert Hutchison Architecture creates Chapel for Luis Barragán on roof of Mexican architect's home
South African designer Porky Hefer took cues from the amorphous shape of bird nests to create this off-grid guesthouse on a wildlife reserve in Namibia. More about The Nest at Sossus guesthouse in Namibia features a thatched facade
Dezeen Showroom: London design studio Pinch has added three new products to its wooden bedroom furniture collection, which it hopes will be passed down through multiple generations. More about Pinch pairs classic materials with minimal shapes for latest bedroom furniture collection
Black cobogó bricks, timber and stone cover the three volumes that make up this house in Franca, São Paulo designed by Brazilian studio MF+ Arquitetos. More about Perforated black blocks screen Cobogós House in Brazil by MF+ Arquitetos
An architect and a designer have built their own home in Melbourne to house their collection of art, sculpture and furniture.
More about Cypress-clad River House built alongside Yarra River in Melbourne
London's Design Museum has reopened its doors with an exhibition that charts the evolution of electronic music and its symbiotic relationship with design. Curator Gemma Curtin shares five must-see exhibits from the show. More about Five exhibits from Electronic at the Design Museum that recall the joy of live music
This week on Dezeen, the UK government came under fire as it announced its plans to deregulate and automatically grant planning permission for housing in England. More about This week the UK government announced "automatic" permissions as part of planning reforms
Architects and designers in Beirut have shared their first-hand accounts of the huge explosion that destroyed a large part of the city on Tuesday, with one describing the devastation as "beyond an apocalypse". More about Beirut explosion was like a "nuclear blast" say Lebanese architects and designers