Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Mad Arkitekter on the design of a library that will curve around existing trees in a small urban park in Skien, Norway. More about Kengo Kuma designs curved library dedicated to Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen
Furniture and interior designer Zeev Aram, who promoted numerous modernist and emerging designers at London's Aram Store, has passed away at the age of 89. More about "Design titan" Zeev Aram dies aged 89
This week on Dezeen, we celebrated refurbishment experts Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal being named the winners of the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize. More about This week Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele has designed a pair of neon-coloured, digital-only trainers that people can try on using augmented reality and "wear" in photographs for social media. More about Gucci releases first virtual sneaker that can only be worn in digital environments
Architects can help fight climate change by specifying tropical timber, according to Timber Trade Federation CEO David Hopkins. More about Specifying tropical timber can "play a key role in the climate change battle" says Timber Trade Federation
Artist Joep van Lieshout has designed a brutalist-informed residential neighbourhood and a cluster of cultural buildings in Rotterdam as a "new model for urban renewal" that aims to foster an artistic community. More about Atelier Van Lieshout designs Brutus neighbourhood for artists in Rotterdam
Dezeen can reveal a pair of sketches that show the concept for an electric car and charging station that Heatherwick Studio is designing for newly formed Chinese car brand IM Motors. More about Sketches reveal concept for Heatherwick Studio's electric car
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes twenty of the world's leading designers giving their views on how coronavirus has changed the world. More about Virgil Abloh shares his thoughts on the impact of Covid-19 in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
French luxury house Hermès has partnered with biomaterials company MycoWorks to reimagine its Victoria shopper bag in a leather alternative grown from mycelium. More about Hermès creates mycelium version of its classic leather Victoria bag
The 1.7-kilometre Stad Ship Tunnel, which will have a pair of stone entrances designed by Snøhetta, has been given the green light and construction is now set to begin in 2022. More about "World's first full-scale ship tunnel" gets go ahead to be built in Norway
There are just two weeks left to save 20 per cent on entry fees for Dezeen Awards 2021. Enter your project or studio now from just £80 per category. More about Two weeks left to get early entry discounts for Dezeen Awards 2021
Here are 10 key projects by French architect duo Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, who have been named this year's laureates of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. More about Ten key projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winners Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal
Norwegian brand Vestre has announced that it will list CO2 emissions generated by each of its products alongside the price, in a bid to foster greater transparency and accountability in the furniture industry. More about Vestre becomes "first furniture manufacturer in the world" to declare carbon footprint of all products
Japanese design studio Gelchop has created a lamp for IKEA that takes the shape of an oversized Allen key in a nod to the company's flat-pack furniture legacy. More about IKEA unveils Allen key lamp in homage to "the most iconic IKEA item of all"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the Luma Arles arts tower by Frank Gehry and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Commenter says Frank Gehry's Luma Arles arts tower is "exciting, daring and brave"
Developer 3Strands and construction technology company ICON have built four 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas, from concrete that's designed to cope with extreme weather. More about ICON builds 3D-printed houses from disaster-proof concrete in Texas
Social housing architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, founders of French studio Lacaton & Vassal, have been named the 2021 winners of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. More about Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win Pritzker Architecture Prize 2021
The female partners of Barcelona collective Lacol have been awarded the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture at this year's W Awards for women in architecture. More about Spanish collective Lacol wins Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture
Swiss curator Klaus Littmann has accused designer Es Devlin of imitating the temporary forest he created in an Austrian football stadium. More about Es Devlin rejects claim that her Somerset House forest is "an imitation" of Austrian project
A new generation of compact chips could safely neutralise airborne coronavirus in buildings, vehicles and even outdoor spaces using far-UVC radiation, according to Seth Coe-Sullivan of technology company NS Nanotech. More about Ultraviolet-emitting chips installed in light fittings could play "a significant role in fighting the pandemic"