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
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
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"
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has won planning permission to redevelop a triangular site in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, with a botanical garden and a pair of plant-covered high-rises. More about Foster + Partners gets green light for One Beverly Hills development
Construction in Sweden could grind to a halt after the country's biggest cement factory was stripped of its licence to mine limestone on environmental grounds. More about Swedish construction faces "crisis situation" as environmental court shuts down cement factory
The number of European Union students applying to study art and design in the UK has fallen by more than half compared to last year. More about Brexit "a major factor" as EU applications for UK design courses fall by more than 50 per cent
The New-York Historical Society will be extended by Robert A M Stern Architects to create a permanent home for The American LGBTQ+ Museum. More about RAMSA to expand New-York Historical Society for LGBTQ+ museum
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released designs for a terraced office block clad in solar panels for Chinese agriculture development company Lankuaikei Agriculture Development. More about MVRDV unveils terraced LAD headquarters in Shanghai designed as "agricultural oasis"
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