Plans to transform the Oxford Circus road junction in London into two car-free piazzas with trees and seating have been announced by Westminster City Council and the Crown Estate. More about Transformation of Oxford Circus into pedestrianised piazzas will "create rival to Times Square"
Montréal studio TBA has wrapped the Canadian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in a green screen so that it can be replaced digitally with other buildings. More about Canada blurs fact and fiction with green screen-wrapped Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion
In this week's comments update, readers are applauding architecture writer Fred A Bernstein's forensic dismantling of claims that a luxury timber home is carbon neutral and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Greenwashing has been taken to extreme levels" says commenter
Global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has unveiled its redesign for the State/Lake Station in downtown Chicago. More about SOM reveals plan to add curving glass canopy to Chicago metro station
Dezeen Showroom: the Flow stool by Italian designers Defne Koz and Marco Susani for True Design is intended for a range of flexible spaces, including both work and living areas. More about Flow stool by Defne Koz and Marco Susani for True Design
Companies wanting to achieve net-zero carbon emissions are being hampered by confusing jargon and inaccurate information, according to UK organisation The Carbon Trust. More about Explaining the difference between net-zero and carbon neutrality "is a challenge" says The Carbon Trust
An LGBT+ community centre that caters to Seattle's queer population and a peace centre in Homs, Syria, are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts. More about Ten interior design students from the School of Visual Arts present their final year projects
The historic La Samaritaine department store has reopened in Paris with a new undulating glass facade following an extensive renovation led by Pritzker Prize-winning studio SANAA. More about SANAA's overhaul of La Samaritaine department store opens in Paris
Chinese company Broad Group has erected a modular 10-storey apartment block, named the Living Building, in just over a day in Changsha, China. More about Ten-storey stainless-steel apartment block built in 28 hours
A 2012 animation showing New York City being buried under a mountain of giant bubbles allowed people to appreciate the scale of carbon emissions for the first time, according to its creators Real World Visuals. More about Blue bubbles helped "make the cause of climate change visible" say visualisers behind viral video
British engineering firm Rolls-Royce has laid out how it will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, including modifying its jet engines to run on renewable fuels. More about Rolls-Royce sets out plans to decarbonise aviation engines as part of net-zero drive
Israel has displayed ancient human bones and stuffed animals in mortuary-style stainless steel cabinets at the Venice Architecture Biennale to explore the impact of the country's agricultural history. More about Israel puts skeletons and taxidermy on display at Venice Architecture Biennale
A building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe nearly 70 years ago is under construction at Indiana University in the USA, over 50 years after the 20th-century architect's death. More about Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design being built at Indiana University
Capable of forming diamonds, graphene and life itself, carbon taken from the atmosphere will soon be used to produce plastics and fuel, according to nanomaterials professor Andrei Khlobystov. More about Carbon is "unprecedented as far as the elements are concerned" says nanomaterials professor
Pabellón RH is a concrete and glass pavilion designed by Mexican studio Morari Arquitectura to house a fitness centre and a collection of new and classic cars. More about Morari Arquitectura designs pavilion for car collection at Mexican home
Removing excess carbon from the atmosphere is a daunting but "very exciting" design challenge, according to sustainable-design guru William McDonough. More about Climate change is "a design project needing lots of attention" says William McDonough
Design studio Space Available and techno DJ Peggy Gou have joined forces to create a chair made of plastic trash collected from streets and waterways in Indonesia. More about Space Available and Peggy Gou create furniture from "heartbreaking" plastic waste
The combination of digital technology and mass timber is revolutionising the way we design and build buildings, according to the panellists of our recent talk with Dassault Systèmes. More about Advances in digital design and mass timber are leading us to "a new Bauhaus"
Fiandre's Il Veneziano range of porcelain tiles that mimic the look of traditional Venetian terrazzo are among 14 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Il Veneziano tiles by Fiandre among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen promotion: working from home during the pandemic has changed people's expectations of their workplaces, according to research from office design leader Steelcase. More about Covid-19 to cause four "macro shifts" for the future of the workplace, finds Steelcase