Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen has been named the new general and artistic director of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut. More about Het Nieuwe Instituut appoints Aric Chen as general and artistic director
Toronto architecture firm Shim-Sutcliffe has been named the recipient of the 2021 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal. Here are six key projects from the studio. More about Six projects by 2021 RAIC Gold Medal winners Shim-Sutcliffe
Electric car brand Polestar has revealed its plan to eradicate all carbon emissions from its production process to create a climate-neutral car by 2030. More about Polestar to create "world's first climate-neutral car" by 2030
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a range of capsules containing fantasy architecture projects and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Why can't the virtual spaces be less representational of the real world?" asks commenter
Looking for staff? Boost your firm's visibility to jobseekers with a free company profile when you buy three featured job ads – and save 20 per cent at the same time. More about Get a free company profile on Dezeen Jobs to reach more candidates
This week on Dezeen, American musician Lil Nas X and Brooklyn brand MSCHF launched a limited edition collection of Nike shoes that contain human blood. More about This week Satan Shoes containing human blood were released
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a tiny house in Tokyo formed of stacked boxes. More about A tiny house in Tokyo features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The coronavirus pandemic has helped encourage a return to regional architectural styles, according to OMA partner Reinier de Graaf. More about Covid-19 has helped kill "indiscriminate international architecture" says Reinier de Graaf
New York City planners are working on secret plans for a controversial new pedestrian walkway on top of the High Line, dubbed "The Even Higher Line". More about Secret proposal for "Even Higher Line" on top of New York's High Line revealed
Construction technology company Mighty Buildings has announced plans to build 15 homes using prefabricated 3D-printed panels in Rancho Mirage, California. More about Mighty Buildings plans neighbourhood of 3D-printed homes for California
German car brand Volkswagen announced that it is changing its name to Voltswagen in the USA, but the move turned out to be an early April Fool's Day joke. More about Confusion as Volkswagen claims it is rebranding itself as Voltswagen
Wooden and ceramic louvres that reference musical scores will decorate the Shenzhen Conservatory of Music, a group of buildings that Spanish studio EMBT has designed in China. More about EMBT to cover Shenzhen Conservatory of Music with decorative louvres
Sportswear brand Nike is suing New York studio MSCHF over its Satan Shoes, a collaboration with American musician Lil Nas X that customised 666 pairs of trainers with human blood and pentagrams. More about Nike sues MSCHF over Lil Nas X's "unauthorised" Satan Shoes
Canadian brand Bocci is selling the design method behind an unreleased candle prototype as an NFT, as design companies look to utilise blockchain technology to monetise their digital assets. More about Bocci releases DIY instructions for its 64 candle as an NFT
Photos reveal the Museum of the Future in Dubai, which was designed by architecture studio Killa Design and engineered by Buro Happold, with its exterior largely complete. More about Calligraphy-covered Museum of the Future nears completion in Dubai
Architect Chris Precht has abandoned plans to sell digital artworks backed by NFTs due to the environmental impact of mining the digital tokens. More about The environmental impact of NFTs is "horrible" says architect Chris Precht
Milan's Salone del Mobile has revealed plans for a digital version of the fair amid rising concerns over whether the rescheduled September event can go ahead. More about Salone del Mobile "waiting for certainties from the government" before confirming September fair
This week on Dezeen, the "first NFT digital house in the world" sold for over $500,000 as global interest in virtual design continued. More about This week a virtual house sold for over 0,000
The architects behind 16 disaster relief shelters built following the Tōhoku earthquake as part of Toyo Ito's Home-for-All project have shared their thoughts on the buildings that are still in use as community centres. More about Architects reflect on Tōhoku earthquake community centres ten years on
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati is among four winners of the global Helsinki Energy Challenge, with a proposal to create island-like, floating seawater reservoirs that would store heat to help decarbonise the city's heating network. More about Carlo Ratti Associati proposes floating reservoirs to create carbon-free heating for Helsinki