This week on Dezeen, we showcased pavilions and exhibitions at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the first major architecture event to take place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. More about This week we celebrated the Venice Architecture Biennale
Foster + Partners has released visuals for The Forestias, a multi-generational residential neighbourhood on the edge of Bangkok, Thailand, which will have a large forest at the centre. More about Foster + Partners unveils masterplan for forested neighbourhood in Bangkok
Photographs show Little Island, the park designed by Thomas Heatherwick on the Hudson River in New York, ahead of its official opening tomorrow. More about Photos reveal Thomas Heatherwick's Little Island in New York ahead of opening
Just 25 per cent of participants at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale are women and only one third are from outside Europe and the USA, despite making "a conscious effort" to increase diversity. More about Venice Architecture Biennale "could be doing better" to increase diversity, curator says
Gamers can explore Italian fashion designer Alessandro Michele's key designs for Gucci and buy rare virtual collectibles for their avatars as part of an interactive exhibition the fashion house is presenting on Roblox. More about Gucci hosts virtual exhibition in online game Roblox to mark centenary
American artist Theaster Gates has been revealed as the next designer of London's Serpentine Pavilion, the first non-architect to be given the annual commission. More about Theaster Gates named 2022 Serpentine Pavilion designer
American architect Terence Riley, former chief curator of architecture and design at New York's Museum of Modern Art and founding partner of Keenen/Riley Architects, has passed away at the age of 66. More about Former MoMA chief curator of architecture and design Terence Riley dies aged 66
SEG Plaza, a supertall skyscraper that is the 18th tallest in Shenzhen, China, had to be evacuated yesterday when it started to shake. More about Supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen evacuated after unexplained wobbling
A report from the International Energy Agency has laid out a roadmap for countries to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, but it warns that governments must act fast to slow climate change. More about Net-zero emissions by 2050 is "greatest challenge humankind has ever faced"
A floating swimming pool for New York's East River designed by PlayLab has been approved by city planners ten years after it was first proposed. More about Floating +Pool swimming pool proposed for New York's East River gets green light
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has broken ground on The New School, a primary school in Sundby that will be the first in Denmark to be given a Nordic Ecolabel. More about Henning Larsen begins construction on sustainable school with walkable roof
The future of Grenfell Tower, the site of a high-rise fire that killed 72 people in London four years ago, will be decided this summer, according to a letter sent by the UK government. More about Decision on Grenfell Tower demolition due to be made this summer
New technologies will be required to prevent catastrophic climate change, US climate envoy John Kerry has admitted. More about Solving climate change will require "technologies we don't yet have" says John Kerry
This week on Dezeen, German-American architect Helmut Jahn and Art Gensler, co-founder of the world's largest architecture studio, passed away. More about This week Art Gensler and Helmut Jahn passed away
Architect BIG has designed a factory and a number of waterborne craft for The Metals Company, a mining firm aiming to develop sustainable ways of extracting metals required for electric batteries from the seabed. More about BIG designs battery-metals plant, ships and underwater robots for undersea mining company
Tilted walls covered in blue ceramic tiles will break up the white geometric exterior of Tikva, a Jewish museum that New York office Studio Libeskind is designing in the district of Belém in Lisbon. More about Studio Libeskind designs geometric Jewish Museum for Lisbon
The Edersheim Residence, a house in New York State that was renovated and extended by American architect Paul Rudolph, is for sale and can be bought via an NFT. More about Paul Rudolph house in New York State up for sale via an NFT
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the electric-car maker will no longer be accepting Bitcoin in exchange for its vehicles due to the cryptocurrency's alleged contribution to climate change. More about Tesla suspends Bitcoin payments over concerns about "rapidly increasing" emissions
Glowing, zigzagging volumes were layered to form the labyrinthine backdrop of the 2021 Brit Awards, courtesy of designers Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori. More about Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori construct Brit Awards stage like rainbow-coloured maze
The London office of architecture and design firm Perkins&Will is developing a searchable directory of sustainable and circular products to help minimise the carbon footprint of its interior design projects. More about Perkins&Will develops sustainable materials database for interior fit-outs