In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Virgin Galactic's concept for a high-speed passenger aircraft and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "If you have to design something crazy then go for the electric option" says commenter
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed a masterplan for a high-tech innovation district in Brasília that will be an extension to the Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer-designed city. More about Carlo Ratti unveils innovation district extension to Brasília masterplan
Architect and co-founder of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Simon Allford, has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Simon Allford elected president of the RIBA
The longlists for Dezeen Awards 2020 are being announced this week, starting today with the 302 projects that are in the running for awards in 12 different architecture project categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture longlist announced
Brazil's national heritage institute has condemned plans to install anti-drone antennas on top of three Oscar Niemeyer buildings in Brasília, saying they would "directly impact" the iconic structures. More about Anti-drone antennas set to be built on top of Oscar Niemeyer palaces in Brasília
This week on Dezeen, the UK government came under fire as it announced its plans to deregulate and automatically grant planning permission for housing in England. More about This week the UK government announced "automatic" permissions as part of planning reforms
Architects and designers in Beirut have shared their first-hand accounts of the huge explosion that destroyed a large part of the city on Tuesday, with one describing the devastation as "beyond an apocalypse". More about Beirut explosion was like a "nuclear blast" say Lebanese architects and designers
The UK government's planning reform proposals, which were revealed yesterday, will fail to address the root causes of England's housing crisis according to architects and critics. More about UK government attempting to "destroy" planning system say architects and critics
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a modular housing project designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for an island near Honduras. More about Zaha Hadid Architects' residential community in Roatán features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The UK government has laid out proposals to speed up planning approval for developments, which prime minister Boris Johnson described as "unlike anything we have seen since the second world war". More about UK government reveals full extent of "radical" planning reform proposals
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing criticism of Revit from some of the UK's largest architecture practices and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "It's good to see architects build up leverage towards software companies" say commenters
A number of leading architects and designers such as John Pawson, David Chipperfield and Marcio Kogan have unveiled residential designs for a development in Ibiza. More about John Pawson and David Chipperfield design houses for Ibiza community Sabina
The UK government's plans to deregulate the planning permission system in England will lead to poor quality housing warns the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about RIBA calls for "urgent reconsideration" of proposals to deregulate planning
Arnhem in the Netherlands has made a 10-year plan to re-landscape the city to cope with extreme flooding and heatwaves caused by climate change. More about Dutch city swaps asphalt for trees to adapt to climate change
Architecture studio Morris + Company has designed an extension for the self-built home of Walter Segal in north London that is "a direct homage" to the architect's body of work. More about Morris + Company to extend Walter Segal's former London home
The American Institute of Architects has criticised the federal government's termination of a provision introduced to help dismantle racial segregation in housing. More about AIA "strongly opposes" Trump administration's rollback of fair housing rule
A "new planning system" that will see new housing, hospitals, schools, shops and offices on land designated for growth automatically granted planning permission in England has been announced by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick. More about New homes, hospitals, schools, shops and offices will be "automatically" granted planning permission in England
This week on Dezeen, a group of 17 of the UK's leading architecture studios wrote a letter to American software maker Autodesk criticising the cost and lack of development of its Revit application. More about This week, architects criticised Autodesk's BIM software
New York City architecture studio New Affiliates has launched an initiative to reuse large-scale models for garden sheds and community spaces in the borough of Queens. More about New Affiliates' Testbeds project to build community buildings from discarded architecture models
Software company Autodesk has said it will address the concerns of its customers after 17 of the UK's largest architecture practices wrote a letter criticising the cost and lack of development of Revit. More about Listening to concerns "top priority" says Autodesk following architects' criticism of BIM software