The inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial wants to create practical solutions to the global challenges that are being exacerbated by the built environment, says director Josephine Michau in this interview. More about "It's time for activism" says inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial director
A foldable metal armchair and a nougat-like bench are among the standout products on show at this year's Lake Como Design Festival. More about Seven furnishings by emerging designers at Lake Como Design Festival
Australian artist duo Craig & Karl has created inflatable interventions for several walking bridges in Brisbane, Australia, incorporating sweeping arches and domes that respond to the unique architecture of each structure. More about Craig & Karl takes over Brisbane bridges with colourful inflatables
Mexican studio V Taller has completed a residential complex in Tulum, Mexico that features a series of vaulted apartments surrounding a tower representative of the mythical Tower of Babel, all finished in pink stucco. More about V Taller references Tower of Babel in design of Mexican residential complex
Patterned walls of rammed-earth bricks and carpentry in local hardwoods celebrate "ancestral materials and methods" at the African Flow School, a kindergarten in Cameroon designed by Barcelona-based architecture studio Urbanitree. More about Urbanitree uses local materials and construction methods for African Flow School in Cameroon
On the heels of the 20th anniversary edition of Helsinki Design Week, Dezeen reporter Jane Englefield rounds up five enduring Finnish design principles she spotted at the city's biggest industry festival. More about Five ideas that marked 20 years of Helsinki Design Week
The government of Canada has launched Build Canada Homes, a federal agency that will leverage public-private partnership "to build affordable housing at scale and at speed" in order to address the country's housing crisis. More about Canada launches nationwide home building agency focused on mass timber
Artist Roo Dhissou and UK studio Intervention Architecture have designed Heal, Home, Hmm, a modular pavilion made using Punjabi mud building techniques, which is on display at the V&A as part of the London Design Festival. More about Roo Dhissou builds cob house inside V&A using mud from HS2 excavation sites
Architecture studio All(zone) has curated the Shanghai Picnic installation for the RAM Assembles architecture biennial, which features a series of pavilions made from colourful fabrics. More about All(zone) creates fabric pavilions in Shanghai to turn the city into "a shared canvas"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an interview with Hyundai Design Centre head Simon Loasby, following the release of its compact EV concept. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Readers say "a big yes to more fun and small cars" in this week’s Dezeen Debate
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and landscape designer Piet Oudolf have completed the Calder Gardens art institution, composed of underground galleries and a large reflective wall that slices through its site in Philadelphia. More about Herzog & de Meuron embraces "no-design architecture" for Calder Gardens
Dezeen School Shows: a multifunctional space designed to fit the varying needs of families is among the projects from Istituto Europeo di Design. More about Multifunctional space designed for families among projects from Istituto Europeo di Design
Architecture studio Harp and Harp has finished a residential development in London with pale bricks, red roof tiles and pale green window frames in a characterful take on its Art and Crafts-style neighbours. More about Harp and Harp reinterprets suburban architecture for Croydon housing
Following the news of the passing of high-tech pioneer Nicholas Grimshaw at age 85, we revisit 10 highlights from the British architect's five-decade-long career. More about Ten key buildings by high-tech pioneer Nicholas Grimshaw
Mechanical and mythical Singaporean creatures take centre stage at the Unnatural History Museum of Singapore exhibition, which has been created as part of this year's Singapore Design Week. More about Unnatural History Museum of Singapore features cyborg cockroaches and bee drones
Design needs to shift its focus away from self-critique towards galvanising the public to resist the political crises facing the US and the world, writes Susan Yelavich. More about "In the process of resisting social and environmental harm, has design become too inward facing?"
British studio Foster + Partners Industrial Design has collaborated with furniture brand Isokon on Join, a plywood collection launched during this year's London Design Festival. More about Foster + Partners "pushes the boundaries of what plywood can do" with Isokon furniture
The World Design Congress saw some of the world's leading architects and designers gather in London to discuss the planet's future. Here, Dezeen's Max Fraser picks out the most prominent themes from the event.
More about Six key messages from the World Design Congress
Architecture studio Gensler has released visuals of an urban district it has designed for Baghdad, Iraq, which will be set within an extensive forest with one million trees. More about Gensler designs forested district as "a beacon for the rebirth" of Baghdad
Fifteen innovative designs have been shortlisted for Dezeen and Bentley's Radical Renewal Competition, which sought bold proposals to revitalise historic buildings while preserving their heritage. More about Fifteen designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Bentley's Radical Renewal Competition