Researchers from space agency NASA are building a swarm of mobile phone-sized robots to swim through oceans on moons in space in search of extraterrestrial life. More about NASA develops swarm of swimming robots to "look for signs of alien life" in space
This week on Dezeen, RIBA unveiled the 20 homes vying to be named 2022's House of the Year. More about This week we revealed the UK's best homes
Landscape architecture studio Bureau Bas Smets is set to revive the square facing Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and transform an abandoned underground car park beneath it into a visitor centre that opens onto the river Seine More about Notre-Dame visitor centre set to be built in underground car park
Marcus Fairs, who passed away late last month, changed the way we consume design news, writes Justin McGuirk in this obituary for Dezeen's founder and former editor-in-chief.
More about "Marcus Fairs was undoubtedly one of the design world's pre-eminent power brokers"
Welsh startup Space Forge has developed the ForgeStar-0 satellite, which will make electronic components and materials that are "impossible to manufacture on Earth" in space. More about Space Forge to launch satellite factory to manufacture components in space
Finnish companies Polar Night Energy and Vatajankoski have built the world's first operational "sand battery", which provides a low-cost and low-emissions way to store renewable energy. More about Finnish "sand battery" offers solution for renewable energy storage
British architect Marco Goldschmied, a founding partner of the Richard Rogers Partnership and former RIBA president, has lost his battle with lung cancer. More about Architect and former RIBA president Marco Goldschmied dies aged 78
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a low-impact alternative to "unsustainable" avocados and other top stories. More about "Fake fruit is just as absurd as fake meat" says commenter
Members of parliament in Ghana have accused the president of illegally hiring David Adjaye's studio to design the National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra and are asking for the studio to return its fees. More about Adjaye Associates caught up in National Cathedral of Ghana funding dispute
A low-energy infill dwelling in London and a pink coastal residence in East Sussex are among 20 homes vying to win RIBA's House of the Year for 2022. More about Top 20 British homes revealed in RIBA House of the Year 2022 longlist
In this week's comments update, readers are paying tribute to Dezeen's founder Marcus Fairs following his unexpected death last week, as well as discussing top architecture and design stories. More about Marcus Fairs was a "true visionary and will be sadly missed" say commenters
Architects, designers and critics have paid tribute to Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs for his "phenomenal contribution to architecture and design publishing". More about Tributes paid to "pioneering and visionary" journalist Marcus Fairs
We are very sad to announce the sudden and unexpected death of Dezeen founder, CEO and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at the age of 54. More about Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs dies aged 54
This week on Dezeen, the Maldives revealed its plans to create the "world's first true floating island city" with 5,000 homes that will rise with the sea. More about This week the Maldives unveiled a floating island city
Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has opened the first of around 55 stations that are set to be constructed as part of a tunnel network underneath Las Vegas, which will see passengers carried across the city in a fleet of Teslas. More about Elon Musk's The Boring Company opens first station in expanded Las Vegas transit tunnel system
Architects and academics including Amin Taha, Vicky Richardson, Peter Murray and Piers Gough have criticised UCL for releasing a report into the toxic culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture in an open letter. More about Architects and academics accuse UCL of instigating Bartlett "witch-hunt"
British studio Adjaye Associates has been appointed to create the architectural design for the redevelopment of Liverpool's International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum, with Ralph Appelbaum Associates chosen to lead the exhibition design. More about Adjaye Associates to redevelop International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum
Technology company Google is reportedly in negotiations to buy the Helmut Jahn-designed James R Thompson Center in Chicago. More about Google in discussions to make postmodern Thompson Center its Chicago HQ
Dutch startup Lightyear has unveiled its Lightyear 0 electric car that has solar panels covering its roof, bonnet and boot so that it can be charged while driving. More about Lightyear launches "world's first production-ready" solar-powered car
UK architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has rebranded as simply RSHP following the death of its founder Richard Rogers late last year. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners rebrands as RSHP following Richard Rogers' death