Public Works has built a water-heating system powered by compost that warms a bench at the Oslo Architecture Triennale to demonstrate the potential of the system. More about Public Works builds waste-to-energy Power Plant(s)! to showcase fossil fuel alternative
Architects and designers should look to the insect world to find solutions for the survival of our own species, says Japanese graphic designer Taku Satoh. More about Insects "offer hints for the future of humankind" says Taku Satoh
We've rounded up the 10 best architecture and design exhibitions taking place around the world this autumn. For industry events across October, November and December, refer to our comprehensive month-by-month guide. More about Top 10 architecture and design exhibitions: autumn 2019
Fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic will discuss how she started her Roksanda womenswear label at Dezeen Day on 30 October. More about Roksanda Ilincic to speak about running a fashion business at Dezeen Day
Art collective Skaparkollektivet Forma has created an installation to house 17,000 unique tiny artworks that represent migrants who were expected to be deported from Sweden. More about Skaparkollektivet Forma displays 17,000 artworks to visualise minors at risk of deportation
Dulux chose Tranquil Dawn as its colour of the year for 2020, but something bolder would have better represented the year ahead, says Michelle Ogundehin. More about "Could all things 'green' be the glue that sticks us back together?"
Aged stone walls punctuated by grand arched openings serve as a backdrop to the rooms within this Jaffa apartment, which has been overhauled by architecture practice Pitsou Kedem. More about Pitsou Kedem "stitches" old and new inside Jaffa apartment
Layer and Panasonic have designed a range of near-future product concepts, including a smart head massaging device and an AI-powered skin analysis that makes personalised, nutritious smoothies in response to the results. More about Layer and Panasonic aim to enhance your wellbeing with collection of smart devices
San Francisco's Carpenters Workshop Gallery is staging an exhibition of works by French-Swedish artist Ingrid Donat that includes furniture detailed with interlacing loops and lines influenced by tribal patterns and 1920s Art Deco. More about Carpenters Workshop Gallery exhibit celebrates 30 years of work by Ingrid Donat
Soho House has turned a former warehouse in Downtown Los Angeles into a new spot for its members, featuring a rooftop pool, hotel rooms and garden. More about Soho House opens second Los Angeles outpost in Downtown warehouse
Finnish studio JKMM Architects built a timber sauna in the desert for over 1000 revellers to sweat it out during this year's Burning Man festival. More about "Bringing a sauna into the desert was so mad that we had to do it" say Burning Man pavilion designers
British architects and critics have ridiculed UK housing minister Esther McVey, who gave a speech announcing that architects are using computers as a "new way" to design buildings. More about Architects mock UK housing minister for revealing that "3D architects" are doing it "on a computer"
Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of Le Dôme winery that is designed to blend in with the rolling hills of the historic commune Saint-Émilion in France. More about Foster + Partners unveils design for domed winery in France
Sea urchins, mussels and crabs are among the marine creatures that are expected to take up residence in a floating structure in the San Francisco Bay that was created by a multidisciplinary team at the California College of the Arts. More about Float Lab designed to serve as "new kind of architecture for climate adaptation"
Swedish studios Asante Architecture & Design and Lönnqvist & Vanamo Architects have collaborated with local workers to create a self-sufficient orphanage in Kingori, Tanzania. More about Swedish architects create self-sustaining children's centre in Tanzania
We have now sold out of early-bird tickets to Dezeen Day! However, due to strong demand, we've released more tickets at the same reduced price, which are available to buy until Friday 4 October. Student tickets have also been reduced in price. More about More early-bird tickets for Dezeen Day available for a limited time
Members of the Royal Institute of British Architects, including a past president, have signed a letter calling for UK prime minister Boris Johnson's honorary fellowship to be taken away. More about RIBA members call for Boris Johnson to be stripped of honorary fellowship
Consumers could change the colour of their cars, shoes, clothes or other belongings at will, using a new light-responsive ink from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More about MIT creates reprogrammable ink to make objects change colour
The latest office chair from German furniture brand Wilkhahn features technologies developed to encourage movement and maintain the user's centre of gravity as they shift position throughout the working day. More about AT 187 office chair promotes "dynamic sitting" to prevent backache at work
Marble furnishings, lagoon-coloured walls and arched doorways are among the features that Chzon-founder Dorothée Meilichzon has incorporated in the interiors of this Venice hotel, which is meant to mirror its surroundings. More about Hotel Il Palazzo Experimental designed to be "deeply rooted" in its Venetian setting