New York-based Japanese designer Nao Tamura has squeezed a red public toilet block onto a triangular plot in Tokyo's downtown Shibuya district as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. More about Nao Tamura bases triangular toilet block in Tokyo on Japanese craft of Origata
The longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2020 studio categories has been revealed, with 131 studios selected across six categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 studio longlist announced
Córdoba-based Studio LZ has designed a group of seven L-shaped, two-bedroom homes in the city of Villa Allende, Argentina. More about Studio LZ creates L-shaped housing community in Villa Allende
IKEA's Japanese arm has released the company's first branded merchandise collection, featuring 10 pieces of clothing and accessories emblazoned with its logo and the barcode of the iconic Billy shelving system. More about IKEA unveils first branded fashion and accessories collection
The longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2020 design categories has been revealed, with 318 projects selected across 12 categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 design longlist announced
Creatives Charlotte Taylor and Nicholas Préaud took cues from the modernist architecture of Lina Bo Bardi to dream up these renderings of Casa Atibaia, an imaginary home that hides in a São Paulo forest. More about Casa Atibaia designed to be "ideal modernist jungle home"
Books, plates and glasses are engulfed by the squishy shelves of Dutch designer Dewi van de Klomp's Soft Cabinets, which are made from foam rubber in a bid to bring more attention to the "overlooked" material. More about Dewi van de Klomp's foam furniture morphs and sags in response to its contents
Australian art and architecture collective Studio Rain has installed a temporary sauna next to Melbourne's Yarra River that is prefabricated and off-grid, so it can be built, disassembled and reused without the use of heavy machinery.
More about Studio Rain erects translucent flat-pack sauna on banks of Yarra River
The longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2020 interiors categories has been unveiled, with 305 projects selected across 12 categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 interiors longlist announced
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed a masterplan for a high-tech innovation district in Brasília that will be an extension to the Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer-designed city. More about Carlo Ratti unveils innovation district extension to Brasília masterplan
The longlists for Dezeen Awards 2020 are being announced this week, starting today with the 302 projects that are in the running for awards in 12 different architecture project categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture longlist announced
Architecture studio SO-IL has built a green-mesh structure with suspended seating in this installation on the Renzo Piano-designed plaza of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. More about Green net shades hammocks and bird feeders in Murmuration by SO-IL
Brazilian studio MNMA has designed a spiral concrete stair and folding polycarbonate doors in this botanical store, yoga classroom and restaurant in São Paulo. More about Folding polycarbonate wall reveals earthy interiors of São Paulo wellness space Dois Trópicos
South African designer Porky Hefer took cues from the amorphous shape of bird nests to create this off-grid guesthouse on a wildlife reserve in Namibia. More about The Nest at Sossus guesthouse in Namibia features a thatched facade
Two pedestrian crossings and a building facade in London's White City district have been given a new lick of paint as part of one of Camille Walala's characteristically vibrant public art installations, called Les Jumeaux. More about Camille Walala unveils Les Jumeaux street artwork in colourful New London Fabulous style
Architecture studio Atelier Dau has created an infill extension with a perforated bronze facade for the refurbishment of a heritage-listed building in Sydney. More about Atelier Dau adds kinetic bronze facade to Chimney House extension in Sydney
Coral Carbonate is a research project that involves 3D printing with calcium carbonate to create sustainable underwater "houses" for coral reefs and marine life to grow. More about Coral skeletons crafted from 3D-printed calcium carbonate could restore damaged reefs
The UK government has laid out proposals to speed up planning approval for developments, which prime minister Boris Johnson described as "unlike anything we have seen since the second world war". More about UK government reveals full extent of "radical" planning reform proposals
Royal College of Art graduate Danielle Elsener has created a toolkit to help fashion designers reduce waste and save "an insane amount of money" through more efficient pattern cutting. More about Danielle Elsener develops "zero-waste" design system to reform fashion industry
Bordeaux studio A6A has created Heva, a black Douglas fir-clad cabin designed for off-grid living, in Ustaritz, south-west France. More about A6A constructs charred-wood off-grid cabin in Ustaritz