The UK Green Building Council is calling for projects and installations that propose solutions to the built environment's carbon emissions in a virtual pavilion that will coincide with November's COP26 climate conference. More about Virtual pavilion seeks projects that showcase zero-carbon architecture at COP26 climate conference
Organisers of the annual Antepavilion architecture charity competition have released footage of police storming their building and arresting staff ahead of the opening of the rooftop tensegrity structure targeted in the raid. More about Footage of "sinister" police raid on Antepavilion building triggers anger ahead of tensegrity structure unveiling
UK department store John Lewis has revealed its plans to become a residential landlord by converting its own shop car parks into rental housing across the UK. More about John Lewis to repurpose car parks to create 10,000 homes
This week on Dezeen, several key figures said that planting trees is not a reliable way of sequestering atmospheric carbon. More about This week experts told Dezeen that tree planting is an unreliable way of fighting climate change
A 93-storey supertall skyscraper designed by SHoP Architects that is currently under construction has become the tallest building in Brooklyn, New York. More about SHoP's supertall skyscraper 9 DeKalb becomes tallest building in Brooklyn
A render produced by architecture firm OMA shows a proposed supertall skyscraper called 41-47 West 57th Street joining the cluster dubbed Billionaire's Row in New York. More about Visual shows supertall skyscraper designed by OMA for Billionaire's Row in New York
Fort Lauderdale has voted to approve a proposal from Elon Musk's tunnelling firm Boring Company to build an underground transit loop connecting the downtown part of the Florida city to its beachfront. More about Elon Musk submits bid to build beach tunnel transport system in Florida
Buildings equivalent to a city the size of Paris are being built every week – but less than one per cent of them are assessed to determine their carbon footprint, according to a new report. More about Construction industry "doesn't know where it stands when it comes to carbon emissions"
UK studio Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for a skyscraper near Athens named Marina Tower, which will be covered in plants and become the tallest building in Greece. More about Foster + Partners reveals plans for Greece's tallest skyscraper
Dezeen's in-house video studio Dezeen Studio has been named best video team at this year's BSME Talent Awards. More about Dezeen Studio named best video team at BSME Talent Awards 2021
British architect Alison Killing has become the first of her profession to win a Pulitzer Prize for reportage with a series of articles revealing a network of Chinese prison camps allegedly built to incarcerate Muslims. More about Architect Alison Killing wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing alleged Chinese internment camps
A series of low-carbon urban quarters are set to be built as part of Reinventing Cities, a global competition that aims to help cities eliminate carbon emissions. More about Urban developments that "strive for zero carbon" to start on site in Milan, Paris, Reykjavik and Oslo
Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for a multi-purpose cultural centre on China's Aranya Gold Coast that was informed by clouds and space. More about MAD designs Cloud Center in China to resemble a floating cloud
London studio Twelve Architects has revealed its plan to transform the disused Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester into a "green oasis" reminiscent of New York City's High Line. More about Twelve Architects unveils plan for elevated park in Manchester
New York State governor Andrew M Cuomo has launched a $9 million fund to support research into ways of capturing atmospheric carbon and turning it into useful products. More about New York State announces million fund as part of bid to become leading "carbontech" innovation hub
This week on Dezeen, we spoke to Frank Gehry about the environmental performance of his latest project, The Tower in the French town of Arles. More about This week we interviewed Frank Gehry about his Luma Arles tower
Associated Architects has unveiled plans for Curzon Wharf, a 53-storey development in Birmingham, UK, that it claims will be the first skyscraper to produce no net emissions in operation. More about Associated Architects designs first "mixed-use net-zero tall-building development in the world" for Birmingham
Construction of SAWA, Rotterdam's first wooden residential tower, has been put on hold due to a shortage of timber and other construction materials. More about Wooden residential tower in Rotterdam by Mei Architects delayed due to "explosively high" timber prices
Flying cars will be in our cities "by the latter part of this decade", according to Michael Cole, chief executive for European operations at South Korean automaker Hyundai. More about Flying cars will be in cities by 2030 says Hyundai chief
Liverpool is set to lose its World Heritage status, according to a UNESCO report citing detrimental waterfront developments "eroding the integrity" of the site. More about Liverpool should be stripped of World Heritage status says UNESCO