The American Institute of Architects has called on members to sign an open letter to the Trump Administration after a plan to introduce an order that all federal buildings should be built in the "classical architectural style" was discovered. More about AIA opposes President Trump's draft rules for Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again
Following the news that Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin will close this year, first-year student Alex Martinec reflects on how it marks not just the end of a physical institution, but the architect's way of thinking. More about "Is it a greater offense to destroy all of the buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright, or the ideas he established?"
Dezeen promotion: École des Ponts ParisTech has launched Build'in, a platform that reflects the university's move towards digital technologies, as the construction industry changes. More about École des Ponts ParisTech's Build'in lab tackles digitisation of construction
Co-working office Fosbury & Sons has opened a series of hubs across the Belgian cities of Antwerp and Brussel in recent years. In this interview, founders Stijn Geeraets and Maarten Van Gool explain how they aim to create shared workplaces that move away from bean bags and ping-pong tables to offer a more "grown-up" take. More about Co-working spaces shouldn't be a "playground for kids" says Fosbury & Sons founders
A skinny house clad in black steel by Apollo Architects & Associates slots into a tiny plot of land in Tokyo, Japan, and features minimalist interiors. More about Skinny house squeezed into dense Tokyo neighbourhood
A host of large-scale installations have been built amidst the canyons of the Al Ula desert in Saudi Arabia that reflect the landscape and its heritage for the returning Desert X exhibition. More about Desert X installs 14 site-specific works in Saudi Arabian desert
Fashion industry guidelines released this week by trade association the British Retail Consortium say that retailers shouldn't claim that vegan products are sustainable. More about UK retail trade body sets standards for vegan fashion
British architect Norman Foster will be joined by designers Joyce Wang and Michael Anastassiades as well as Italian author and curator Paola Antonelli to judge Dezeen Awards 2020. More about Norman Foster and Paola Antonelli to judge Dezeen Awards 2020
Glossy floors, rough-sawn wood and diffused natural light create a calming atmosphere inside this private museum in Chinese city Shantou, designed to display a collection of aged fish bladders. More about Natural tones and textures complement displays at museum of dried fish bladders
A Shigeru Ban-designed boutique hotel in Japan and a resort that hides amongst the Malaysian rainforest are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year's AHEAD Asia awards. More about Shortlist unveiled for AHEAD Asia 2020 hospitality awards
Designer Daniel Svahn's chairs for a town hall in Stockholm are made from recycled unwanted tabletops that were destined for the dump. More about New Goodies but Oldies furniture collection made from old tables
Belgian practice TOOP Architectuur has designed two mobile architects' studios for its staff made of repurposed shipping containers clad in mirrors and timber. More about Shipping containers turned into mirrored architects' studio
Kim Kardashian has revealed a glimpse of the "minimal style" Calabasas house that Axel Vervoordt and Vincent Van Duysen designed for the reality television star and her rapper husband Kanye West. More about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reveal Californian house designed by Axel Vervoordt
In this week's comments update, readers are saddened that the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin will close. More about "A very sad day indeed for architectural education"
Basketball player Stephen Curry and sports brand Under Armour have created a sneaker influenced by architect David Adjaye's Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. More about Basketball player creates sneaker based on David Adjaye's African-American history museum
Courtyards and double-height spaces create a bright and airy atmosphere inside this black house in Mexico City, which was designed by architecture studio PPAA. More about Black facades contrast pale interiors in Lluvia house by PPAA
Designer Emma Olbers and Emeco CEO Gregg Buchbinder discussed how the furniture industry can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this panel discussion at Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Watch our talk with Emeco and Emma Olbers on sustainable furniture design live from Stockholm Furniture Fair
Dutch architects Powerhouse Company has designed a floating office in Rotterdam for the Global Center on Adaptation that will be carbon neutral and function off-grid. More about Powerhouse Company reveals floating off-grid office in Rotterdam
London design duo Doshi Levien discussed their collaborative creative process in a lecture and on-stage interview with Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2020. More about Watch our talk with Doshi Levien live from Stockholm Furniture Fair
A derelict house in London that had tunnels dug under it by the infamous Mole Man has been restored and adapted by architect David Adjaye for the artist Sue Webster. More about David Adjaye renovates Mole House undermined by illegal secret tunnels