Architects and critics including Norman Foster and Michael Kimmelman have paid tribute to Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly following his death last week. More about Tributes paid to "energetic, elegant and passionate" architect Rafael Viñoly
A recent University of Cambridge study that cast doubt on the long-term effectiveness of insulating UK homes is not as bad news as it first appears, argues Insulate Britain campaigner James Thomas. More about "Bad news is still good information"
Design studio Tomorrow Machine has created a biodegradable juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material that can be peeled away like fruit skin and then eaten, composted or dissolved. More about GoneShells is an edible juice bottle peeled like fruit
Restaurant interiors with natural finishes have been popular on Pinterest this week, including a beach club restaurant in London and a Japanese restaurant in Canada featuring paper lanterns. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest and read on to find out more about the projects. More about Eight warm and natural restaurant interiors popular on Pinterest
Dezeen Showroom: a translucent resin bathtub designed to have a striking yet minimalist appearance is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Amore resin bath by Lusso among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
Space agency NASA has started making use of artificial intelligence to develop its mission hardware, creating components that it says are significantly stronger than their human-designed counterparts while saving two-thirds of the weight. More about NASA uses AI to design hardware that is "three times better in performance"
Canadian studios Kohn Shnier and ERA Architects have renovated a historic building at the University of Toronto to make it more accessible. More about Upgrades to historic Toronto university building include an elevator clad in copper scales
Dezeen School Shows: green spaces that are designed to alleviate ageing and a scheme to upcycle technological waste are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. More about Singapore University of Technology and Design presents ten design projects
Architecture studio Line Solgaard Arkitekter has added a timber cabin named Kjerringholmen to a small private island in Hvaler, Norway. More about Line Solgaard Arkitekter raises ash-clad cabin over rocks on Norwegian island
For our latest lookbook, we've gathered eight bathrooms where the sanitary ware adds a splash of colour, ranging from a green Portuguese "shower tower" to a bathroom with pink marble washbasins. More about Eight bathrooms with colourful toilets and sinks
LA-based travel photographer Marianna Jamadi has collaborated with Mexico City-based ceramic practice Menat Studio to create a collection of commemorative urns. More about Kunokaiku urns designed to allow "remembering through ritual"
Izquierdo Lehmann has designed a round lakeside house near Lago Ranco in southern Chile that is wrapped in glass with a series of wood-clad boxes projecting from its sides. More about Izquierdo Lehmann cantilevers boxes from cylindrical glass Chilean house
Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has completed the Simonsson House in the city of Boden, Sweden, cladding it entirely in red-painted planks of local pine. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune creates red-painted house in northern Sweden
Our latest lookbook features cross-laminated timber interiors, including a colourful German vacation home and a tenement-style housing development in Edinburgh, and is part of Dezeen's Timber Revolution series. More about Fourteen homes where exposed cross-laminated timber creates cosy interiors
This week on Dezeen, we launched our latest series called Timber Revolution, which will investigate the potential of mass timber. More about This week we kicked off the Timber Revolution
New York design studio New Affiliates and architect and historian Samuel Stewart-Halevy have created a prototype of their Testbeds project, which repurposes architectural models used for large projects. More about New York designers create garden structure from repurposed architectural mockup
Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, who designed hundreds of projects including skyscrapers 432 Park Avenue and the Walkie Talkie, has passed away aged 78. More about Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly dies aged 78
American entrepreneur Ian Schrager's hospitality group The Edition has opened the first five-star hotel in Tampa, Florida, which includes a "jungle" lobby and a party room with 350 disco balls. More about Tampa "about to explode" as a destination, says Edition hotels founder Ian Schrager
Dezeen School Shows: a wellbeing centre based on a poem about grief and an algorithmic programme that dictates the design of knitted jumpers are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Woodbury University. More about Woodbury University spotlights ten student design projects
A spiralling facade of stainless steel panels wraps this cultural centre in Fukuoka, Japan, which has been designed by Clouds AO in collaboration with NKS2 Architects and Takumi Nakahara Architects. More about Clouds AO wraps Japanese cultural hub in sweeping steel panels