In this week's comments update, readers are poking fun at the Zaha Hadid-designed stadium in Qatar, which will host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. More about "It looks like a Beluga whale's fanny"
Central Saint Martins college in London has announced a new masters degree in biodesign to promote sustainable innovation, which is set to start in September 2019. More about Central Saint Martins launches masters course in biodesign
Designer Sebastian Errazuriz has suggested turning Notre-Dame Cathedral into a space-rocket launchpad in an "act of creative one-upmanship" designed to stop architects producing more proposals. More about Sebastian Errazuriz ridicules Notre-Dame proposals by turning cathedral into rocket launchpad
American designer Alex P White has created a model unit for a high-end condominium building in Manhattan that features exposed concrete ceilings, grey plaster walls and vanilla-coloured decor. More about Alex P White pairs soft tones and raw textures in model New York apartment
IKEA's research lab Space10 has released Future Food Today, a cookbook filled with foods of the future, from mealworm burgers to algae hotdogs. In a Dezeen exclusive, we bring you three of the best recipes to try at home. More about Three sustainable recipes from Space10's futuristic cookbook
People will adapt to the enhanced environments architects and designers are creating using technology, says Patrik Schumacher at a talk filmed by Dezeen for Grohe. More about People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology says Patrik Schumacher
New York designer Joe Doucet has created a motorcycle helmet with built-in lights that flash red when the driver slows down or brakes. More about Joe Doucet's Sotera motorcycle helmet uses coloured lights to prevent accidents
Ingenhoven Architects is building the Kö-Bogen II office block in Düsseldorf, which will have facades covered with five miles-worth of hornbeam hedges. More about Ingenhoven Architects is wrapping five miles of hedges around an office in Düsseldorf
Sans-Arc Studio has added a playful kitchen extension to a cottage in Torrensville, Australia, which is characterised by white-plaster walls, arches and terrazzo. More about Sans-Arc Studio's Plaster Fun House takes cues from cruise liners
A dodecahedron is nestled within an icosahedron to form this pendant lamp designed by artist Olafur Eliasson for Danish lighting brand Louis Poulsen. More about Olafur Eliasson explores complex mathematical geometries with OE Quasi Light
This house in Poland by architect Robert Konieczny has a moving outdoor living space that pivots and docks with rooms on either side of the garden. More about Moving terrace follows the sun at Robert Konieczny's Quadrant House
American architect Jennifer Bonner has topped this slender white house in Atlanta with an asymmetrical roofline to make the most of the space on its tight plot. More about Jagged roof tops Jennifer Bonner's Haus Gables in Atlanta
Dezeen Awards has won the title of Best New Awards Event at the Awards Awards 2019, for creating a winners' ceremony that "would be remembered". More about Dezeen Awards named Best New Awards Event
Danish brand Reform has teamed up with David Thulstrup, Note Design and Muller Van Severen for its latest set of hacked IKEA kitchens, which feature mix-and-match coloured doors and a monochromatic metal cabinet. More about David Thulstrup, Note Design Studio and Muller Van Severen hack IKEA kitchens for Reform
Dezeen promotion: a luxury retreat tucked away in the Mexican jungle and a warehouse-turned-hotel in New Orleans are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year's AHEAD Americas awards. More about Shortlist revealed for AHEAD Americas 2019 hospitality awards
German startup Lilium has unveiled a five-seater jet-powered electric air taxi prototype that it plans to have operational in a number of cities around the world in the next six years. More about Lilium aims to operate all-electric air taxis in several cities by 2025
Architects from Zaha Hadid Architects, Heatherwick Studio and AL_A were among participants in a five-kilometre race in London's Hyde Park, raising £60,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. More about London architects raise £60,000 for motor neurone disease in HD5K charity race
Mork-Ulnes Architects has joined three concrete volumes to form this Sonoma County guesthouse overlooking forested hills recently devastated by wildfire. More about Mork-Ulnes designs Ridge House to endure wildfires in northern California's wine country
The Al Wakrah Stadium, designed by Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, has an openable roof and a seating-bowl cooling system to allow football to be played all-year round. More about Zaha Hadid's air-conditioned Al Wakrah Stadium in Qatar hosts its first match
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has revealed plans for a lunar lander, claiming that humans will become a space-faring species in the near future. More about Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lander as next step towards a space colony future