In this week's comments update, readers are debating a suggestion that dams be built around the North Sea in a bid to protect northern Europe from rising sea levels. More about "Suddenly Elon Musk's plan for us all emigrating to Mars doesn't look so crazy"
Architecture firm Feuerstein Quagliara has integrated a series of covered outdoor spaces into this country home, which is designed to provide "visual and physical connections to the landscape from every room". More about Hass House by Feuerstein Quagliara is designed to embrace New York's pastoral scenery
Johan Sundberg has designed a Swedish house that has a deliberately simple form to draw attention to its Baltic sea backdrop. More about Johan Sundberg's Sommarhus H is a "discreet and inviting addition" to its coastal setting
French duo Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have made a chair for Finnish furniture brand Artek from a metal frame interlaced with a single length of marine rope that forms its back and armrests. More about Bouroullec brothers design chair using one continuous piece of rope
Creative agency Havas has designed a new brand identity for British condom manufacturer Durex, which features a flattened logo written in One Night Sans typeface in a bid to challenge "repressive" sexual norms. More about Durex rebrands with flat logo and "sex positive" campaign
British architect Nicholas Grimshaw explains the impact that limited resources had on the housing block he designed with Terry Farrell, in this exclusive video interview created for our high-tech architecture series. More about "We were all broke" when we designed Park Road Apartments says Nicholas Grimshaw
Sunny yellow surfaces feature extensively throughout this duplex apartment in Barcelona, which has been refreshed by local studio Arquitectura-G. More about Arquitectura-G completes sunshine-yellow Barcelona apartment for "nuclear family"
Construction has begun on the Discovery Building for the British Antarctic Survey's research station in Antarctica, designed by Hugh Broughton Architects and Ramboll with NORR and Turner & Townsend. More about Hugh Broughton Architects and Ramboll design aerodynamic Antarctic research centre
Swedish lighting brand Wästberg's has unveiled the W203 Ilumina lamp, designed by Ilse Crawford to "mix beauty with energy efficiency". More about Ilse Crawford updates classic library lamp for Wästberg
Architecture studio Archer + Braun has renovated a Victorian villa in Edinburgh, adding a glazed extension with red sandstone cladding. More about Archer + Braun adds glass and stone extension to grand Edinburgh villa
Women-focused co-working company The Wing has used a combination of neutral tones and pops of black for its Williamsburg space, which contrasts the colourful aesthetic of its other outposts. More about The Wing Williamsburg is a black and beige co-working space
Artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg discusses the nuances of what it means to design "a better world" in this video of her keynote at Dezeen Day. More about Watch the video of Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's keynote lecture at Dezeen Day
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum director Caroline Baumann reportedly stepped down from her role after an investigation into her conduct acquiring a wedding dress and venue. More about Caroline Baumann reportedly resigned from Cooper Hewitt after wedding investigation
California firm LOHA has incorporated stepped terraces and outdoor corridors into this four-storey apartment building in Los Angeles. More about LOHA creates Dillon617 apartment complex in LA's Silver Lake
Ab Rogers Design has built a Maggie's Centre for the Royal Marsden cancer treatment hospital clad in glazed red terracotta and surrounded by a Piet Oudolf-designed garden. More about Ab Rogers Design harnesses colour for Royal Marsden Maggie's Centre
Foster + Partners has released visuals of Qianhai Talents' Apartments, an apartment block with co-living spaces that is set to be built in Shenzhen, China. More about Foster + Partners reveals visuals of co-living apartment block in China
Malessa Studio's wooden NEST crate unpacks to create a bed, desk, bench and shelf designed in response to the increasingly nomadic lifestyle of young urbanites. More about NEST moving crate opens up into a minimal home kit for generation rent
Underwear, vegetables and carrier bags could all be used in the fight against coronavirus, suggests artist Max Siedentopf. More about Max Siedentopf suggests alternative masks to protect against coronavirus
CF Møller Architects has revealed photos of the Kajstaden Tall Timber Building, which has recently completed in the city of Västerås and is Sweden's tallest timber building. More about CF Møller Architects reveals Sweden's tallest timber building
Dezeen promotion: designer Antoni Arola has designed a lighting system for Spanish brand Santa & Cole, in which strips of light are shaded by curved metal sheets. More about Antoni Arola illuminates pendant lamp with single LED strip for Santa & Cole