As America's suburban shopping malls are becoming ghost towns, Aaron Betsky argues that their complex architecture character means that they deserve more serious consideration. More about "The best suburban malls were meccas with superb qualities"
This week, commenters are debating if John Pawson has taken minimalism too far in an apartment interior and think designers' role in improving safety needs defining. More about "A perfect place for a person with lots to think about"
California firm Síol Studios has maintained the historical character of a 1920s dwelling while adding contemporary elements, including an eclectic array of furnishings and artwork. More about Spanish Colonial house in Los Angeles receives major update by Síol Studios
Swiss art curator Klaus Littmann has planted 300 trees in a football stadium in Austria as a "memorial" to the environment in the anthropocene era. More about Klaus Littmann plants forest in Austrian football stadium
Paint brand Dulux has selected a cool-tone shade of green as it's Colour of the Year for 2020, which is meant to offer an antidote to an "increasingly disconnected" modern society. More about Tranquil Dawn named Colour of the Year for 2020
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has developed an orange juice bar that turns the waste fruit peel into 3D-printed bioplastic cups to drink the contents from, as an example of the circular economy in practice. More about Carlo Ratti's orange squeezer serves juice in bioplastic cups made from the peel
Contenders for this year's Beazley Designs of the Year awards include Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The Shed, a pocket-sized home HIV test kit, and the world's first genderless voice. More about Designs of the Year 2019 nominees include genderless voice and home HIV test kit
British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert will speak at the Dezeen Day conference in London on 30 October. More about Benjamin Hubert to speak about building a design business at Dezeen Day
Joichi Ito has stepped down as director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab after The New Yorker magazine claimed he made efforts to hide donations from American businessman and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More about MIT Media Lab director resigns after allegedly covering up Jeffrey Epstein donations
Dark surfaces and an array of warm materials helped Studio Four create a cosy series of rooms behind the black facade of this Melbourne family home. More about Studio Four channels hygge inside Melbourne family home
Danish brand Veark has developed a chef's knife that is manufactured using a drop-forged process that creates a unique texture on the handle of each product. More about Veark's CK01 knife is made from a single piece of steel
Architecture studio Bureau de Change has covered a Cotswolds house formed of a pair of interlocking barn-style buildings in stone and larch, which has been charred for a graduated effect. More about Bureau de Change covers barn-style Cotswolds house with ombré effect charred larch
A large window punctures white-painted brickwork to reveal fashion brand Everlane's store in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood, designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. More about Everlane opens minimal Brooklyn store featuring painted brick and pale wood
Architect Andrew Bromberg at Aedas has revealed the design for an extension to the home of Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in Canada, featuring rounded glass walls, a slatted stone roof and an elevated garden. More about Slatted stone encloses glass extension for Edmonton Symphony Orchestra by Andrew Bromberg
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg will give a keynote lecture at Dezeen Day in London on 30 October. More about Artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg to speak at Dezeen Day
Bangkok designer Apiwat Chitapanya has created a collection for specialist brass furniture brand Masaya that emulates Chinese ink paintings through the process of lost-wax casting. More about Chinese ink paintings come alive in Apiwat Chitapanya's wax-cast furniture
An apartment shortlisted for Dezeen Awards has been disqualified after an eagle-eyed commenter noticed that the images submitted were computer renders rather than photos. More about Interior shortlisted for Dezeen Awards disqualified after commenter spots "subtle cues" that images are fake
Rooms are organised around gardens and courtyards in this northern California dwelling, which Feldman Architecture has lifted above the ground in order to protect tree roots. More about Feldman Architecture integrates The Sanctuary house into lush Silicon Valley site
Dezeen promotion: materials developer Rieder has clad the facades of Solstice on the Park, a residential tower in Chicago designed by Studio Gang, in modular concrete panels. More about Studio Gang clads Chicago high-rise in energy-saving concrete panels
The UK government says building owners will face "consequences" if they do not use a new £200 million fund to remove dangerous cladding, 26 months after the Grenfell Tower Fire. More about Government threatens to "name and shame" owners that do not replace Grenfell-style cladding