Architect Marc Thorpe has revealed designs for a cabin hotel in Romania, featuring off-grid wooden lodges informed by rural vernacular architecture. More about Marc Thorpe designs off-grid cabin retreat in the Romanian mountains
Dezeen promotion: German bathroom company Bette has released the BetteAir range of shower tiles that "complete the evolution of the shower tray into a part of the bathroom floor". More about Bette releases shower tiles as latest evolution of the shower tray
A post-apocalyptic world where humankind has exhausted the planet's natural resources and an eco learning centre and biodiversity garden are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Huddersfield. More about University of Huddersfield presents 10 projects that respond to unfamiliar cultural contexts
Cedar panels clad the eaves of the 68,000-seat Japan National Stadium, which Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates designed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More about Kengo Kuma's Japan National Stadium is the centrepiece of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Environmental certification schemes for buildings overlook embodied carbon and encourage architects to add unnecessary "systems and gizmos" to achieve high ratings, according to architect Andrew Waugh. More about BREEAM and LEED green certification schemes are "meaningless" says Andrew Waugh
Dezeen has teamed up with Epic Games to launch Redesign the World, the ultimate design competition that calls for new ideas to rethink planet Earth. More about Dezeen launches £15,000 Redesign the World competition with Epic Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich have built a 3D-printed concrete footbridge named Striatus in Venice that is freestanding and assembled without mortar. More about Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich create 3D-printed concrete bridge in Venice
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has rejected claims that he is working on creating a coronavirus memorial following a meeting with representatives of the UK government. More about Heatherwick "isn't involved" in designing national Covid-19 memorial
Materials typical of a classic Parisian brasserie such as wood, marble and a lacquered ceiling are teamed with tubular steel furniture reminiscent of the 1970s in the Abstinence restaurant. More about Lizée-Hugot uses leather and tubular steel to channel the 1970s in Parisian eatery
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler has transformed a 1950s beachfront cottage in Southern California into a bohemian retreat for herself and her family. More about Kelly Wearstler's Malibu Surf Shack is adorned with "rustic and raw" decor
A genderless fashion brand and a reef burial system are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. More about The Hong Kong Polytechnic University spotlights 11 student design projects
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a 3D-printed pedestrian bridge that has opened in Amsterdam. More about Commenter says 3D-printed bridge "looks like it was randomly plopped onto the site"
US firm Olson Kundig designed an oceanfront home on Canada's Vancouver Island on stilts, with panoramic views of the surrounding forest and the Pacific Ocean beyond. More about Olson Kundig perches beach home on stilts in Canadian forest
Dezeen promotion: Parisian galleries, showrooms and boutiques will open their doors for Paris Design Week from 9-18 September. More about This year's Paris Design Week explores desirable lifestyles
New photos show Danish studios Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Friis & Moltke's Corten-clad prison overlooking a fjord in Greenland's capital Nuuk. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Friis & Moltke design "humane prison" in Greenland's capital
This video shows the Tokyo 2020 Olympic cauldron designed by Japanese studio Nendo opening up to reveal the hydrogen-powered Olympic flame. More about Watch Nendo's Tokyo 2020 cauldron open to reveal Olympic flame
New York-based fashion brand Telfar has designed a collection of unisex uniforms for the Liberian team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More about Telfar designs unisex uniforms for Liberian Olympic team
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has met with the UK government to discuss commemorating those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Thomas Heatherwick in discussions with UK government over Covid-19 memorial
A group of former students and staff members from the Bartlett School of Architecture in London have hired a solicitor to examine claims of sexual and racial discrimination at the school. More about Ex-students hire lawyer to pursue "breaches of a serious nature" at Bartlett architecture school
A curved copper-coloured light referencing the tube-like architecture of a bike and a "deconstructed lamp" are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of East London. More about University of East London presents ten student lighting designs