President Donald Trump has passed an executive order stating new US government buildings must be "beautiful" just one month before Joe Biden takes office. More about Trump orders new government buildings must be "beautiful"
This week on Dezeen, furniture brand IKEA released instructions on how to assemble the Billy bookcase and some of its other seminal furniture designs from gingerbread. More about This week IKEA created flat-pack Gingerbread Höme furniture for Christmas
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features founder of The Modern House Albert Hill's claims that the coronavirus pandemic has reversed the trend for open-plan living. More about Predictions on how coronavirus will affect open-plan living feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
London designer James Whitaker's starburst-shaped shipping container house for Joshua Tree, California, has gone on sale for $3.5 million before construction has even started. More about Unbuilt shipping container house for Joshua Tree on sale for .5 million
Mecanoo has unveiled its proposal for the Maritime Center Rotterdam, a spiralling museum that will be wrapped by walkways and built partially below the water in Rijnhaven harbour. More about Mecanoo proposes sinuous maritime museum for Rotterdam harbour
IKEA has developed instructions for how to assemble the Billy bookcase and some of its other seminal furniture designs using gingerbread and icing instead of screws and MDF. More about IKEA releases flat-pack Gingerbread Höme furniture kit
The American Institute of Architects has banned members from designing spaces for the US justice system used for execution, torture or confinement of imprisoned people, as part of a commitment to "dismantle racial injustice". More about AIA bans design of execution facilities and solitary confinement spaces
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a theatre in Guangzhou, China, and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Theatre in China is "a structural tour de force" says commenter
David Adjaye's gold sketch of multifaith complex The Abrahamic Family House and Mark Foster Gage's satirical plan for a Trump presidential library are among works for sale in an auction fundraising to support black women in architecture school. More about David Adjaye, Forensic Architecture and Daniel Libeskind donate works to support black women in architecture school
Architect Stefano Boeri has designed prefabricated timber and fabric pavilions, which are set to house Covid-19 vaccination stations in piazzas across Italy from the first half of January. More about Stefano Boeri designs prefabricated vaccination pavilions for 1,500 Italian squares
Architecture studio ZJA has designed the concept for a museum in the Netherlands to house the wreck of the historic ship Amsterdam, which is currently sunk off the coast of Hastings, UK. More about ZJA to create museum around underwater 18th-century shipwreck
This week on Dezeen, we continued our review of the year by looking back at the most interesting cabins, houses and graduate projects of 2020. More about This week we reviewed 2020
American architect Edward Mazria has scooped the 2021 AIA Gold Medal prize in recognition of "his unwavering voice and leadership" in the architecture industry's fight against climate change. More about Edward Mazria wins AIA Gold Medal for 2021
US architecture and design school Harvard GSD has removed Philip Johnson's name from a house he built while studying at the institution in response to a campaign calling for a rethink of the Nazi-supporting late architect's legacy. More about Philip Johnson's first building renamed amid protest over architect's "white supremacist views"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features our roundup of 2020's top 10 projects involving staircases. More about Top 10 staircases of the year feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Ultimate Gray and Illuminating, an "optimistic" hue of yellow, are the two shades that Pantone has named as its colours of the year for 2021. More about Pantone selects two shades as its colours of the year for 2021
London's mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a public garden in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that will honour victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK capital. More about Garden to commemorate coronavirus victims to be planted in London's Olympic Park
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Foster + Partners withdrawing from climate change action group Architects Declare and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Refusing commissions on purely environmental grounds cannot be the answer" says commenter
For the third consecutive year, an audit by environmental initiative Break Free From Plastic has found The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé to be the companies creating the most plastic pollution. More about Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named world's worst plastic polluters for third year running
Want to win one of these amazing trophies next year? Dezeen Awards 2021 will open for entries on 2 February, with the discounted early-entry period running until 31 March. Sign up to the Dezeen Awards newsletter to receive more information. More about Entries for Dezeen Awards 2021 open 2 February