This week on Dezeen, creatives including Arthur Mamou-Mani and Adam Nathaniel Furman revealed what has made them appreciative during the pandemic in an ongoing portrait series. More about This week creatives shared what made them grateful during the pandemic
Swiss firm HHF and Chicago-based studio Kwong Von Glinow have collaborated on the interiors of the Swiss Consulate located in Chicago's landmark John Hancock Center. More about Chicago's Swiss Consulate interior is a nod to 1960s modernism
Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower, the 20th-century metabolist landmark by architect Kisho Kurokawa, is set to be disassembled and donated to museums or turned into rental units. More about Nakagin Capsule Tower to be dismantled and turned into rental accommodation and exhibits
A "thinkatorium" designed for children to learn about scientific experiments and a project that explores Plymouth's history of soap making are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Plymouth. More about University of Plymouth spotlights ten student architecture projects
Thomas Heatherwick's studio has unveiled its prototype of Airo, an electric car that it claims will clean the air as it drives, designed for Chinese car brand IM Motors. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils Airo prototype at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Napier Clarke Architects has renovated a 1970s house in Buckinghamshire, England, adding a glazed entrance link and converting the former garage into a kitchen clad in charred timber. More about Napier Clarke Architects modernises "uninspiring" 1970s house
Swimming governing body FINA is reviewing its decision to ban a Soul Cap swimming cap favoured by Black athletes from the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after the move triggered a backlash. More about Tokyo 2020 Olympics ban on Soul Cap designed for Afro hair "under review" following backlash
Concerns over carbon emissions caused by the construction process are fuelling a surge of interest in biobased materials according to Arup research and innovation leader Jan Wurm. More about Drive to reduce embodied carbon in buildings makes biomaterials market a "really exciting space"
Dezeen teamed up with British masonry specialist Marshalls to live stream an interview with the company's sustainability director Chris Harrop. More about Watch our talk about building sustainably with brick
London-based production studio Unit9 has created a tensegrity structure at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed that can be transformed into a race track using an augmented reality app. More about Unit9 creates Lotus Aeroad tensegrity structure at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Moussafir Architectes and Nicolas Hugoo Architecture have created two residential towers connected by a podium containing live-work units as part of the La Chapelle International development in northern Paris. More about Former Parisian railway station turned into housing and live-work units
The closure of Sweden's biggest cement factory on environmental grounds could cause up to 400,000 job losses and wipe out the country's GDP growth, according to an alliance of construction bodies. More about Sweden faces "very serious" economic impacts as environmental ruling threatens cement plant
New York practice Kevin O'Sullivan + Associates has completed a waterfront house in the Hamptons with balconies for looking out at the sunset. More about KOS+A designs waterfront Hamptons home for watching the sunset
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a home at Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk that looks like an ad hoc cluster of buildings. More about A "respectful" coastal home features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The European Commission has unveiled sweeping proposals to reduce carbon emissions across the continent that include caps for buildings and transport for the first time. More about EU proposes emissions controls for buildings and transport in drive to become "world's first climate-neutral continent"
American artist Doug Aitken has designed a plant-filled mirrored installation for the Saint Laurent menswear Spring Summer 2022 fashion show in Venice. More about Doug Aitken creates kaleidoscopic catwalk for Saint Laurent show in Venice
A visitor facility for a Hampshire winery and an art school informed by a book set in post-colonial Nigeria are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Kingston University. More about Kingston University presents 10 student architecture projects
Cement giant HeidelbergCement has announced plans to eliminate carbon emissions from a plant in Sweden in a bid to decarbonise one of the world's most polluting industries. More about "World's first carbon-neutral cement plant" to be built in Sweden
Mercedes-Benz' Munich creative space Studio Odeonsplatz is hosting a space-themed exhibition that has been captured in an exclusive Instagram reel created by Dezeen. More about Mercedes-Benz hosts cosmic Shine On exhibition at Studio Odeonsplatz in Munich
Dezeen promotion: Belgian carpet brand IVC Commercial has launched two types of carpet plank called Clay and Clay Create as part of its Rudiments collection. More about IVC Commercial launches Clay and Clay Create carpet planks