Designer Jordan Ralph has created an off-grid artist's cabin called Studio Drop on an island off the west coast of Galway, Republic of Ireland. More about Jordan Ralph perches off-grid artist's retreat on the coast of Inis Oírr island
A group of US-based companies has launched an initiative to increase racial diversity across all fields of design through systemic change. More about Diversity in Design Collaborative to offer more opportunities for black creatives
Danish furniture brand Takt is using design to eradicate carbon emissions from its products, according to founder Henrik Taudorf Lorensen. More about Furniture brand Takt will be "net-zero in two or three years" says founder
The redesign of Paris' Bourse de Commerce in Paris by architect Tadao Ando is a "complete disaster" of sterile concrete that turns the building into a monument to French colonial violence, says Aaron Betsky. More about "Tadao Ando's equivalent of what a dog does to a lamppost"
Indian architecture office AKDA has completed an apartment building in New Delhi featuring a three-storey brick screen punctured by a circular opening that directly references the work of architect Louis Kahn. More about AKDA's brick-fronted Safdarjang Residence pays homage to Louis Kahn
Architect Frank Gehry has explained how his seminal 1978 home in Santa Monica caused a stir in an exclusive interview with PIN-UP magazine to mark the publication's 30th issue. More about "Neighbors got really pissed off" by Frank Gehry's Santa Monica home, architect reveals
This essential guide to carbon debunks all the jargon around the element. It explains what it is, describes how it contributes to climate change and lays out ways of tackling the problem. More about The Dezeen guide to carbon
A carbon revolution is underway. In a major new series starting today, Dezeen explores how this incredible material could be removed from the atmosphere and put to use on earth, writes founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More about "The carbon revolution treats the miracle material as the saviour of our civilisation rather than its nemesis"
Ateliers Jean Nouvel has created a shortcut through Shanghai's Huangpu district, inserting a covered shopping street into a mixed-use building and livening office facades with rows of potted plants. More about Jean Nouvel bisects city block with "street of 1,000 red jars" in Shanghai
Paris studio LAN Architecture has created a collection of ice cream-coloured buildings called Nolistra in Strasbourg, France, which are set around a communal garden. More about LAN Architecture designs pastel-coloured housing in Strasbourg
London architecture studio Adam Richards Architects has designed a boat informed by architect James Stirling's Venice bookshop for a floating cheese-focused restaurant in London. More about Adam Richards Architects tops floating Cheese Barge with patinated aluminium roof
"Co-space is here to stay," says Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson, who has co-authored a design guide to shared living spaces called All Together Now. Here she selects seven of the most inventive projects from the book. More about Seven clever co-living projects featured in All Together Now book
London studio Zaha Hadid Architects has signed an agreement to develop a Hyperloop high-speed transport system across Italy. More about Zaha Hadid Architects set to design Italian Hyperloop system
South African studio Counterspace led by architect Sumayya Vally has unveiled a pink and grey structure built from elements informed by buildings in London as this year's Serpentine Pavilion. More about Counterspace combines abstracted fragments of London for carbon-negative Serpentine Pavilion
The Danish parliament has approved the building of Lynetteholm, an artificial island off the coast of Copenhagen that will house 35,000 people and protect the city's harbour from rising water. More about Artificial island Lynetteholm to be built in Copenhagen harbour
In an exclusive interview, designer Ini Archibong says he is glad that people are waking up to issues of racial inequality and hopes that his London Design Biennale pavilion will provide a platform for conversation. More about Ini Archibong creates Pavilion of the African Diaspora "for the black voices leading us into the future"
This video shows a swimmer in a transparent swimming pool made entirely from acrylic panels that was recently built between two buildings in London. More about Watch a swimmer in London's fully transparent Sky Pool
Twenty graphic designers have reinterpreted moments from UEFA European Championship football history on a set of beer mats, with proceeds going to grassroots football charities. More about Iconic moments from the Euros celebrated on beer mats by David Shrigley, Pentagram and more
Architects Valeria Presicci and Carlo Pantanella D'Ettorre have completed a house in Orbetello, Italy, featuring a simple stone exterior and pared-back interiors. More about Presicci + Pantanella D'Ettorre Architetti creates minimalist Tuscan farmhouse
This lookbook highlights ten examples of peninsula kitchens, which have the functionality of kitchen islands but are a more space-saving solution. More about Ten space-saving peninsula kitchens designed by architects