Architecture studio MAD has designed a three-venue civic centre in the city of Jiaxing, China, that will be topped with a continuous roof that has the form of a tarpaulin being blown in the wind, according to the studio. More about MAD tops Jiaxing Civic Center with roof shaped like a "tarp blown by the wind"
The Italian government has approved plans designed by architecture studio Labics and Fabio Fumagalli with engineering firm Milan Ingegneria to create a remote-controlled, retractable floor within the Colosseum arena in Rome. More about Plans revealed for Colosseum amphitheatre's retractable floor
NASA has selected three projects from the Rhode Island School of Design's Space Design club for its development programmes, meaning the work could one day be tested in space. More about Rhode Island School of Design space club projects get NASA backing
UNESCO has unveiled plans to reconstruct the ruined Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, with enclosed gardens, perforated brick buildings and more facilities for women. More about Destroyed Al-Nouri Mosque complex to be rebuilt in Mosul
Lilli Hollein, the former director and co-founder of Vienna Design Week, has been named the head of the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna. More about Lilli Hollein appointed director of Vienna's MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Architect Helmut Jahn, who designed the postmodern James R Thompson Center, has been killed while riding his bicycle near his home in a Chicago suburb. More about Architect Helmut Jahn dies in bicycle crash aged 81
This week on Dezeen, a boulder-shaped house in the Netherlands became the first lived-in 3D-printed home in Europe as its first tenants moved in. More about This week the first tenants moved into a 3D-printed home
A transparent facade will offer glimpses inside the Shenzhen Reform and Opening-up Exhibition Hall in China, which is being designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects and Donghua Chen Studio. More about Sou Fujimoto designs Shenzhen exhibition complex with transparent facade
A boulder-shaped concrete house in the Netherlands has become the first lived-in 3D-printed home in the country after its tenants received the key on April 30. More about First tenants move into 3D-printed home in Eindhoven
Dezeen promotion: the majority of employees expect to return to the office for at least four days a week post-pandemic, according to research from workplace leader Steelcase. More about Home, office and hybrid: the future of work is nuanced, finds Steelcase
A skyscraper and a tower designed by architect Jason Long and architecture firm OMA have topped out in the Greenpoint neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. More about Skyscraper by Jason Long and OMA reaches full height in Brooklyn
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a skyscraper designed by David Chipperfield Architects and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Not all architecture needs to scream or be iconic" says commenter
City Hall in London, the brutalist Derby Assembly Rooms and Swindon's Oasis Leisure Centre are among the UK's top 10 buildings under threat according to architectural campaigning charity Twentieth Century Society. More about Foster + Partners' City Hall among top ten under-threat buildings in the UK
Young architects are rejecting "cookie-cutter modernism" in favour of approaches that prioritise conserving the earth's resources according to Joseph Grima, who has written a manifesto calling for a new type of non-extractive architecture. More about Environmentalism is replacing formalism in architecture says Joseph Grima
This week on Dezeen, British practice David Chipperfield Architects completed an overhaul of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin and revealed a skyscraper in New York. More about This week David Chipperfield unveiled a museum and a skyscraper
Japanese architecture studio SANAA has revealed its design for a museum in Shenzhen, which will be enclosed by a collection of hemispherical forms blanketed by a mesh louvred roof. More about SANAA designs cloud-like structure for Shenzhen Maritime Museum
The renovation of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany, has been completed by British practice David Chipperfield Architects. More about David Chipperfield completes "surgical" overhaul of Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie
Organisers of Milan's Salone del Mobile have confirmed that the furniture fair will take place in September, ending speculation that the event would be cancelled or moved to a smaller venue. More about Salone del Mobile to go ahead in September 2021 following "constructive internal debate"
Spanish architect, educator, critic and theoretician Rafael Moneo has been revealed as the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Rafael Moneo awarded Venice Architecture Biennale Golden Lion award
Architecture studio Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has designed a terminal for an airport in Shenzhen, China, that will be arranged around a large covered garden. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designs Shenzhen airport terminal with "natural environment at its heart"