Traditional Danish seaweed thatching could be updated into a sustainable contemporary building material, according to research by Kathryn Larsen. More about Viking-style seaweed thatch updated into prefab panelling
Robert Brunner started out in civil engineering but now heads San Francisco design studio Ammunition, creating products for brands including Apple, Adobe and Beats By Dre. He told Dezeen Jobs how he got there. More about Careers guide: Ammunition founder Robert Brunner reveals his path into industrial design for iconic brands including Apple
A zinc-clad concert hall by Steven Holl Architects and Architecture Acts will cantilever over the 1960s modernist House of Culture in Ostrava, Czech Republic. More about Steven Holl designs zinc-clad concert hall for Czech Republic
Caribbean funk and traditional Mexican architecture provided Californian studio ROY with the design cues for this cocktail lounge and eatery in San Francisco. More about Geometric lights, tropical wood and greenery accent Elda bar in San Francisco
Researchers at Harvard University have devised a way to terraform Mars by placing sheets of silica aerogel on the planet's surface, which would warm it up to make it suitable for growing plants. More about Scientists develop "greenhouse shields" to grow food on Mars
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Patrik Schumacher's suggestion that architecture teachers use students to advance their own agendas rather than teach skills for the real world. More about "Schumacher is so spot on"
Louis Vuitton has released a retro-style video game called Endless Runner, which was inspired by Virgil Abloh's Autumn Winter 2019 show for the brand. More about Explore New York with Virgil Abloh and Louis Vuitton's retro video game Endless Runner
The demands placed on architecture students is leading to burnout, mental-health issues and even thoughts of suicide, according readers participating in a social-media discussion about design education organised by Dezeen. More about Architecture students "considered suicide" over long hours, say #dezeenchat participants
Architecture studio Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann has designed this wooden house in Chile around a central, square-shaped room with a dramatic vaulted ceiling. More about Pale wood blends Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann's Chilean house into sandy surrounds
In our latest competition, we've teamed up with Living Rooms to offer readers the chance to win an overnight stay for two at Weymouth Mews in Marylebone, London. More about Competition: win an overnight stay at Weymouth Mews in London
Multimedia artist Alex Israel has installed a Bat Signal at the MAMO Arts Centre on the roof of Le Corbusier's brutalist Cité Radieuse apartment block in Marseille, France. More about Alex Israel projects Bat Signal from roof of Le Corbusier's Cite Radieuse
Consumer goods company Unilever has launched Cif ecorefill, a concentrated cleaning product that can be diluted at home within a refillable spray bottle, to reduce plastic use. More about Cif spray bottles can be refilled with ecorefill cleaning concentrate
Two gently undulating greenhouses will form the Aldin Biodomes complex, which WilkinsonEyre has designed for Elliðaárdalur valley in Iceland. More about WilkinsonEyre designs biodome complex for Iceland
A bench designed by architecture firm Snøhetta for the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo is shaped like a partial circle to encourage people to sit closer together and start conversations. More about Snøhetta designs bench for Nobel Peace Centre that brings people together
Female faces peer out from a pink-hued wall mural that features inside this bar, which Bryan O'Sullivan Studio has created in west London hotel The Berkeley. More about Bryan O'Sullivan Studio includes pink snug in The Berkeley Bar & Terrace
A perforated metal facade covers the front of 3,500 Millimetre House, a wedge-shaped skinny house built on a 3.5-metre-wide site in Indonesia by AGo Architects. More about AGo Architects builds skinny house in Indonesia on a 3.5-metre plot
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati used a swarm of drones to graffiti this artwork in Turin that is based on visual content submitted by hundreds of contributors. More about Carlo Ratti uses drones to create "world's first crowdsourced graffiti"
Plans for The Tulip, a 305.3-metre-high viewing tower designed by Foster + Partners, have been rejected by London's mayor Sadiq Khan. More about Foster + Partners Tulip tower plans nipped in the bud by mayor of London
Shipping crates, pallet racks and boxes form display cases in this exhibition at R & Company gallery in New York City, which was created by local interior design firm Pembrooke & Ives. More about Pembrooke & Ives deconstructs interior design for Uncrated Curated exhibit in New York
Twitter has launched its first major website redesign in seven years – a subtly streamlined experience that is more in line with the company's app. More about Twitter redesigns website for first time in seven years