Thomas Heatherwick's Pier 55 park within New York's Hudson River has been renamed Little Island, as visuals and a video detailing the project's construction are released. More about Heatherwick Studio's Pier 55 renamed Little Island
Interior designer Jessica Helgerson has overhauled a home in Portland, Oregon to include decorative ceilings, floral wallpaper and shades of green and grey that evoke its rainy, cool climate. More about Jessica Helgerson uses "moody, green, lush" palette for Portland home renovation
Should architects ditch concrete for timber to save the planet? Dezeen's India Block and Lizzie Crook will be taking to Twitter on Wednesday 20 November at 4pm UK time to discuss whether timber is a better alternative to concrete. Join in using the hashtag #dezeenchat. More about Join Dezeen's Twitter debate on concrete vs timber with #dezeenchat
Prada has signed a £42.9 million loan with banking group Crédit Agricole, with repayment terms conditional to meeting key targets around the sustainability of its products and operations. More about Prada becomes first luxury brand to sign loan tied to sustainability targets
American studio Heliotrope Architects has created a holiday home for art gallery owners that is wrapped in dark metal, white stucco and large stretches of glass. More about Heliotrope tucks Collector's Retreat into lush wooded site in coastal Washington
Ingrid Moye is a director and co-founder of architecture studio Zeller & Moye. She explains what it's like to run an international firm in Mexico City, for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More about Careers guide: Ingrid Moye of Zeller & Moye reveals what it's like to run a studio in Mexico City
A public esplanade envelops David Chipperfield's West Bund Museum in Shanghai, which contains the Centre Pompidou's first Chinese outpost. More about David Chipperfield completes iridescent West Bund Museum containing Centre Pompidou outpost
Our natural world is "fixable, but it will never be the same" said Paola Antonelli at our Dezeen Day conference. Watch Antonelli discuss design's response to impending extinction in the first movie from the event. More about Watch the video of Paola Antonelli's keynote lecture at Dezeen Day
As Team 4, Su Brumwell, Richard Rogers, Wendy Cheesman and Norman Foster began to develop high-tech architecture. Continuing our series on the style we look at four key projects. More about Four key projects by high-tech architecture practice Team 4
"Future scenario thinking" is a technique developed by theatre director Zoe Svendsen to imagine the cities of tomorrow. In an interview with Dezeen, she says architects could use it to design better urban futures. More about Architects can use theatre techniques to "reframe reality" says Zoe Svendsen
Handcrafted pieces from local artisans will be available to purchase in this lifestyle store in Jaipur, India, which features interiors developed by Bijoy Jain. More about Jaipur's Nila House aims to preserve traditional Indian craft
Dezeen promotion: interior-finishes company Woven Image has collaborated with designer Michael Young to launch a collection of acoustic panels featuring "technical decorations" based on algorithms. More about Woven Image creates acoustic panels with patterns generated by animated algorithms
The LE speaker range designed by Dieter Rams for Braun in 1959 has been updated and relaunched as a series of smart speakers that retain Rams' minimalist style. More about Braun Audio LE speakers revive a classic Dieter Rams design
Karen Blixens Plads in Copenhagen is an undulating plaza with sheltered parking for over 2,000 bicycles designed by Danish architecture firm COBE. More about COBE's undulating public square in Copenhagen contains parking for 2,000 bikes
A slender, translucent roof overhangs this year's MPavilion, which Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has installed in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens. More about Glenn Murcutt unveils minimal MPavilion topped with linear "lantern" roof
French architect Jean Nouvel has designed sprawling, stone-clad residences for architectural developer Uribe Schwarzkopf to echo its mountainous surroundings on the outskirts of Quito. More about Jean Nouvel designs lush Aquarela community for Ecuador
Burning Man has acknowledged the carbon emissions it causes and called on attendees to consider alternatives to burning, as part of a plan to become carbon negative by 2030. More about Setting fire to artworks in the desert "creates atmospheric pollution" says Burning Man festival
In this week's comments update, readers are debating if Sheppard Robson building Europe's largest living wall is merely greenwashing. More about "A bold statement indeed"
Fashion "flashbacks and fast-forwards" will be the theme of next year's major fashion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with exhibition design by Es Devlin. More about The Met's Costume Institute announces time-travelling theme for Spring 2020 exhibition
A verdant courtyard lies at the heart of this inward-facing, dark grey dwelling by Brazilian studio Sauermartins, which was designed for a couple who love vintage cars. More about Dark walls conceal bright interiors within Casa de Lata by Sauermartins