From concrete-like building materials to restaurant crockery made from the eateries' own food scraps, this roundup explores eight projects created using discarded shells. More about Eight innovative materials and products made from salvaged seashells
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled designs for a 140,000 square metre library in Wuhan, China, with a sweeping form that takes cues from the topography of its surroundings. More about MVRDV reveals plans for Wuhan Library with "stepped terraces of books"
A large solar farm forms the centrepiece of Rome's bid to host the World Expo in 2030, masterplanned by Carlo Ratti Associati with architect Italo Rota and urbanist Richard Burdett. More about Carlo Ratti proposes "world's largest urban solar farm" in Rome for World Expo 2030
We've selected five opportunities in the education sector for architects, designers and artists, which are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at the University of Stuttgart, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Applied Arts Vienna. More about Five education roles listed on Dezeen Jobs
Weathered walls and concrete floors feature in this design gallery that creative collective The Guild of Saint Luke and architecture firm Studio ECOA have set up inside a former factory in Paris. More about GSL Gallery takes over disused Parisian factory with "punk" interiors
Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has created an all-wood cabin with an ornamental overhang and a decorative skylight for the restoration of the Kon-Tiki boat in Chile. More about GAAA restores 1970s Chilean boat that "carries the memory of the forests"
US studio Aidlin Darling Design has created a meeting facility for online travel company Expedia Group that features a wing-shaped green roof and walls made of stone and glass. More about Biophilia informs design of The Prow in Seattle by Aidlin Darling Design
Local practice Brown & Brown has nestled Spyon Cop, a black timber-clad home, into the rolling green landscape of the Cairngorns National Park in the Scottish Highlands. More about Brown & Brown completes black timber-clad home in the Scottish Highlands
Supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro have damaged the iconic Oscar Niemeyer-designed National Congress, Planalto Palace and Supreme Court buildings after storming the capital of Brasília. More about Oscar Niemeyer government palaces damaged in Brasília riot
From a 14th-century landmark to brutalist structures by Le Corbusier, here are 12 buildings that Indian architects chose when Dezeen asked them to name their homeland's most significant piece of architecture. More about Leading Indian architects pick their favourite buildings in India
Celine creative director Hedi Slimane channelled "French elegance" when designing the latest Celine boutique in central Paris, which features expanses of brass and marble as well as Slimane-designed furniture. More about Celine recalls "vintage spirit" at Rue Saint-Honoré boutique
Electronics company Sony has unveiled an adaptable PlayStation controller named Project Leonardo that allows gamers with limited motor control to "craft their own play experience", as its first foray into accessible gaming equipment. More about PlayStation debuts highly customisable controller for gamers with disabilities at CES
Architecture studio Snøhetta has designed an urban farm surrounded by three clubhouses for the Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai, Hong Kong. More about Snøhetta unveils "green lung" urban farm in Hong Kong
Dezeen School Shows: we've selected seven design projects presented on Dezeen School Shows that explore identity and self-expression through fashion. More about Seven student fashion design projects with a focus on identity
Tokyo advertising agency TBWA\Hakuhodo and plastics manufacturer Koushi Chemical Industry Co have created Shellmet, a hard hat made from discarded scallop shells and recycled plastic. More about Shellmet is a helmet for fishing workers made from waste scallop shells
Pieces of broken crystal fill a display case that runs the length of this Manhattan boutique, completed by Los Angeles-based architect Dan Brunn for streetwear brand Road to Awe. More about RtA NYC store by Dan Brunn features broken crystal and red fitting rooms
Dutch studio Zecc Architecten has transformed a brick water tower in Utrecht into a series of elevated apartments, using its cylindrical form to provide 360-degree views of the city. More about Zecc Architecten transforms Utrecht water tower into apartments
Biophilic design, which aims to create spaces in which humans are more connected to nature, is becoming increasingly popular. In this lookbook, we've gathered 10 interiors with soothing biophilic designs. More about Ten modern homes with interiors informed by biophilic design
Shanghai studio Atelier d'More has turned a concrete brick building outside Beijing, China, into a boutique hotel with a courtyard filled with sculptural concrete dividers. More about Atelier d'More designs curved concrete Sleeping Lab hotel
Bringing the ocean inside was the primary goal of interiors studio Falken Reynolds when designing this waterfront home on Vancouver Island. More about Falken Reynolds applies beach-toned palette to Cadboro Bay House interiors