Ancient building material cob has been brought up to contemporary standards by a team of British and French researchers, who see it as an environmentally friendly option for homes. More about Researchers re-engineer cob into sustainable new building material CobBauge
This week on Dezeen, Arata Isozaki was named Pritzker Prize laureate and the industry celebrated female architects and designers on International Women's Day. More about This week, Arata Isozaki wins Pritzker Prize and industry celebrates International Women's Day
Architect Moshe Safdie has encouraged others in the profession to become more reactive to the world's changing climate, by incorporating adaptable spaces into their projects. More about "Architects need to respond to climate change by being more versatile" says Moshe Safdie
International architecture and design awards programmes have improved the gender balance of their judging panels this year, although men still outnumber women, according to a survey conducted by Dezeen following our Move the Needle initiative. More about Design awards improve gender balance of their judging panels
MVRDV has broken ground on the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan, which will be topped by a terraced green roof for farming. More about Undulating rooftop farm terraces will top food market designed by MVRDV for Taiwan
The number of new tall buildings planned for London has gone up to 541 thanks to a surge in planning approvals, according to research from New London Architecture. More about Record-breaking 541 skyscrapers proposed for London as planning approvals soar
OMA's New York office has revealed the design for its first project in Brooklyn: a pair of residential towers shaped like "a ziggurat and its inverse". More about OMA unveils Greenpoint Landing towers for Brooklyn
A team of women will represent British architecture practice Grimshaw at this year's MIPIM, the property fair with a notorious boys' club reputation. More about Grimshaw sends all-woman team to MIPIM property fair
UNStudio has unveiled plans to create the "smartest neighbourhood in the world" in the Netherlands, where residents produce their own resources and control the use of their data. More about UNStudio develops smart neighbourhood where residents own their data
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has been named 2019 laureate of the Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award. More about Arata Isozaki to receive Pritzker Prize 2019
Indian firm Morphogenesis has become one of the world's first architecture practices to report a gender pay gap in favour of its women employees. More about Morphogenesis celebrates "gender-positive" pay gap
French sports retailer Decathlon has abandoned plans to sell a hijab for female runners in France, following a surge of complaints. More about Decathlon's athletic hijab for Muslim women won't go on sale in France
Pritzker Prize-winning architect and Eero Saarinen protégé Kevin Roche has passed away aged 96, leaving behind a "formidable body of work" including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Ford Foundation headquarters. More about Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kevin Roche dies aged 96
China is planning to build the world's first solar power station in space to provide "inexhaustible clean energy", according to reports. More about China plans solar power station in space
This week on Dezeen, we revealed Huawei's Mate X folding smartphone, which has a flexible screen that bends around the exterior of the device. More about This week, Huawei unveiled a foldable smartphone
Sheila O'Donnell of O'Donnell + Tuomey has been named Woman Architect of the Year 2019, with DnA founder Xu Tiantian winning the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture. More about Sheila O’Donnell wins Woman Architect of the Year 2019 award
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has designed a vertical forest tower for Tirana, Albania, which will be planted with colourful and scented flowers and herbs. More about Stefano Boeri designs Tirana Vertical Forest in Albanian capital
Open Architecture is building a concert hall in a valley north of Beijing, designed to look "as if a strange and prehistoric boulder had fallen there long ago". More about Open Architecture designs Chapel of Sound concert hall to look like hollowed-out boulder
Dezeen is co-hosting a programme of architecture and design panel discussions at Design Shanghai on 7 and 8 March 2019. More about Dezeen to co-host Assembly 2019 talks programme at Design Shanghai
New York firm Weiss Manfredi has revealed plans to update Edward Durell Stone's modernist US embassy in New Delhi, India, as part of a major overhaul of the complex. More about Weiss Manfredi unveils masterplan for New Delhi's modernist US Embassy