This week on Dezeen, we reported on the sustainable aims of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which were questioned in a peer-reviewed study. More about This week the Olympics were accused of "greenwashing"
Plywood furniture and vibrant colours feature in the headquarters for one of Brazil's major publishers, which has been overhauled by architecture office Studio Dlux. More about Studio Dlux brightens up Rio de Janeiro office for Grupo Editorial Record
To reduce carbon emissions, architects and designers need to change the way they design homes, writes Geraldine de Boisse, vice president of innovation at renewable-energy supplier Bulb. More about "Great design isn't enough. We need homes that will get us to net-zero"
Dezeen promotion: Maja Hoffman, Sissel Tolaas and Joseph Grima were some of the creative minds who gathered in Venice last month to take part in a two-part panel discussion hosted by Therme Art. More about Therme Art's Venice panel discussion explores how creatives can be environmental activists
Swedish architecture studio ASKA has created a pale-yellow interior informed by Wes Anderson movies and the aesthetics of Cuba for Stockholm restaurant Cafe Banacado. More about ASKA draws on Wes Anderson films for pastel-coloured Cafe Banacado design
From beds made out of recycled cardboard to podiums made of donated plastic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are aiming to be the greenest games yet. More about Ten Tokyo 2020 Olympics designs that help the games move "towards zero carbon"
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics opens today amid claims that its promise to be the greenest games ever are "greenwashing". More about Tokyo 2020 Olympics accused of "superficial" sustainability efforts
Gabriele Chiave discusses the new light and sofa system that Marcel Wanders Studio has created for Moooi in our latest Design Dreams video for the Dutch furniture brand. More about Marcel Wanders Studio's designs for Moooi "tap into the irrational side of the brain" says Gabriele Chiave
Digital replicas of buildings and cities will one day link together to form a parallel world where people work, play and socialise, according to David Weir-McCall of gaming company Epic Games. More about Digital twins will act as "foundations of the metaverse" and allow people to move between real and virtual spaces
Tokyo studio Nikken Sekkei has designed a timber communal building at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' athletes village, which was built using 40,000 pieces of Japanese wood. More about Olympic Village Plaza built using 40,000 pieces of donated Japanese timber
British eyewear brand Cubitts has launched an app that takes the trial-and-error approach out of buying spectacles by telling you which frames will best fit the precise dimensions of your face. More about Cubitts app uses 3D-scanning technology to find the right glasses for every face
The owners of a converted warehouse apartment in London's Clerkenwell have swapped open-plan living for a more functional room layout, following a redesign by Emil Eve Architects. More about Emil Eve Architects brings warmth and colour to London warehouse apartment
American architect David Rockwell has designed the sets for an outdoor theatre series in New York composed of short plays based on the seven deadly sins and performed in empty shop windows. More about David Rockwell displays the seven deadly sins in shop windows
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features news that fewer than six per cent of UK architecture firms have signed up to a RIBA climate initiative. More about News of RIBA's climate initiative features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Villas and treehouse suites peek out from the jungle-enveloped cliffs of this hotel on Mexico's Pacific Coast, allowing guests to soak in the views from private plunge pools. More about Tropical treehouses and clifftop villas form Mexico's One&Only Mandarina hotel
A coat that can be used as a body bag and bird protection nests waterproofed with "cactus slime" are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Centro, a design and communication school in Mexico City. More about Ten design projects from students at design and communication school Centro
Dezeen promotion: Marshalls Landscape Protection's RhinoGuard decorative and protective street furniture, including planters and seating, has been crash-tested to the latest standards in Hostile Vehicle Mitigation to help create safe outdoor spaces without sacrificing design. More about Marshalls Landscape Protection creates protective design-led street furniture
A lakeside forest on the outskirts of Aarhus, Denmark, is the setting for this copper-clad writer's cabin designed by architecture and landscape office Sleth. More about The Author's House is a copper-clad cabin in a Danish forest
Buildings by David Chipperfield Architects and Herzog & de Meuron have been named among the 16 winners of the RIBA International Award for Excellence. More about RIBA announces winners of International Awards for Excellence 2021
As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games kicks off, we round up the most architecturally significant venues including buildings by Japanese architects Kengo Kuma, Kenzo Tange and Fumihiko Maki. More about Dezeen's guide to the architecture of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games