Design studio Yatofu has refined the interiors of a teahouse in downtown Helsinki with elements of brick, oak and oxidised steel. More about Yatofu uses "honest" materials to revamp Teemaa teahouse in Helsinki
Dezeen promotion: the IE School of Architecture and Design has launched an award scheme calling for design and architecture graduates to submit their final degree projects for a chance to win a scholarship towards a master's degree. More about Call for final degree project entries to IE School of Architecture and Design's competition
Production designer Jon Henson drew on minimalist Japanese architecture to create a house that acts "like a fourth character" for the set of BBC television series The Girl Before. More about House in The Girl Before designed to feel both like a sanctuary and "a fortress or prison"
Local architect Mariano Fiorentini has completed an Argentinian house next to a golf course that was designed to look like a "huge block of concrete". More about Mariano Fiorentini creates concrete Casa Golf in Argentina
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio has updated its design for a pair of residential skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada, which will feature curved green balconies and a terraced podium. More about Heatherwick Studio updates vision for 1700 Alberni towers in Vancouver
The UK government has commissioned the trade body representing the concrete industry to determine the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide captured in concrete buildings and infrastructure in a move critics have described as "like the fox guarding the henhouse." More about UK appoints cement trade body the Mineral Products Association to calculate concrete's potential as a carbon sink
Dezeen promotion: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Museum of Architecture have launched a competition to find exceptional designs for three new treehouses across Kew UNESCO World Heritage Site. More about Kew and the Museum of Architecture launch treehouse design competition
The winners of the AHEAD Global 2021 hospitality design awards are being announced in a series of virtual ceremonies broadcast on Dezeen. Watch the second part above. More about Watch part two of the AHEAD Global 2021 hospitality awards
Chinese architecture studio Gad has completed a building with a gridded bamboo facade, which serves as an exhibition centre for a traditional type of Chinese wine. More about Gad builds bamboo-fronted exhibition centre for Shaoxing rice wine
Design studio Linehouse combined stainless steel and meteorites to create a space-themed cafe in central Shanghai as Australian chain Black Star Pastry's first Chinese outpost. More about Linehouse designs space-themed cafe in Shanghai for creator of "Australia's most Instagrammed dessert"
In the third of the video Dezeen interviews filmed with Richard Rogers in 2013, the late architect discussed the Lloyd's building in London and the backlash prompted by its radical design. More about "We were attacked by everybody" when the Lloyd's building opened, recalls Richard Rogers
Berlin-based textile designer Youyang Song has used fruit peels and algae to create a biodegradable plant-based material that offers an alternative to leather. More about Peelsphere is a leather-alternative biomaterial made from fruit waste and algae
An accessible rooftop that curves to meet the ground will distinguish the Hida Takayama University, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects is designing in Hida City, Japan. More about Sou Fujimoto Architects designs walkable rooftop for rural Japanese university
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled a plant-covered shopping centre in Shanghai, China, that incorporates over 1,000 trees and 250,000 plants. More about Thomas Heatherwick unveils 1,000 Trees shopping centre in Shanghai
Brick screens and patterned metal shutters wrap the outside of this block of row houses in Buenos Aires that was developed by local architects Estudio Mola. More about Estudio Mola completes block of elevated row houses in Buenos Aires
In this week's comments update, readers are debating BMW's updated electric iX SUV and discussing other top stories. More about "Criminals will love" BMW's colour-changing car says commenter
With Covid-19 continuing to impact design events this year, Dezeen Events Guide has put together an up-to-date overview of 25 design weeks in 2022 including events in Stockholm, Milan, New York and London. More about Twenty-five of the best design weeks and festivals for 2022 from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen promotion: Tchoban Voss Architekten used glass fibre-reinforced concrete panels by Rieder for the facade of EDGE Suedkreuz, an office development that combines timber and concrete in its structure. More about Rieder showcases concrete facade panels in Germany's largest timber hybrid building
The winners of the AHEAD Global 2021 hospitality design awards will be announced in a series of virtual ceremonies broadcast on Dezeen, beginning today. Watch the first part above. More about AHEAD Global awards 2021 winners announced in series of video ceremonies on Dezeen
Architecture studio Hooba Design Group has completed a brick-clad office building in Tehran, with a scooped-out central void to bring natural light deep into the building. More about Hooba Design Group wraps Tehran office building in a brick-clad "second skin"