In this week's comments update, readers are debating Jack Self's statement that humans are "unlikely to survive this century" without radical changes to housing. More about "Another to join the long list of doomsdayers"
Yana Peel has stepped down as CEO of the Serpentine Galleries on the launch day for this year's pavilion. More about Serpentine Pavilion opening overshadowed by resignation of CEO Yana Peel
The husband-and-wife team behind American firm J_spy have created a retreat for their family in Upstate New York that features a compact interior and basic materials like concrete masonry and standing-seam metal. More about J_spy uses concrete blocks to form Catskills House in the New York countryside
Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has completed this year's Serpentine Pavilion, a craggy structure he describes as a "hill made out of rocks". More about Junya Ishigami unveils rocky Serpentine Pavilion made out of slate
Dutch airline KLM has teamed up with TU Delft to create the Flying-V aircraft concept, which is designed to consume 20 per cent less fuel than Airbus' A350. More about KLM and TU Delft aim to make aviation more sustainable with V-shaped aircraft
BIG has revealed visuals of the "whimsical" plant-covered H C Andersen Hotel it has designed for the Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen. More about BIG reveals visuals of pagoda-like hotel for Copenhagen's Tivoli amusement park
As David Chipperfield begins the next stage of the restoration of the Procuratie Vecchie on Piazza San Marco in Venice, James Imam asks if architects can save cities straining to deal with increasing tourist numbers. More about "Locals in Venice are feeling increasingly left out of the conversation"
New York-based design studio Asthetíque has completed a restaurant in Moscow called The Y that draws on the stylised sets of films directed by Wes Anderson. More about Wes Anderson films inform design of Moscow restaurant
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has collaborated with laminate brand Abet Laminati to create a three-piece collection of unusually shaped and boldly coloured furniture for Camp Design Gallery. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman's latest furniture collection is a "bourgeois nightmare"
Belgian studio Atelier Vens Vanbelle has designed a white house inspired by the monasteries and farmhouses that typify the Oosterzele region. More about Atelier Vens Vanbelle creates monastic white country house
Spanish practice SelgasCano has revealed its design for Second Home in Hollywood – a sprawling co-working campus comprising bright yellow work pods interspersed with lush planting. More about SelgasCano designs "most ambitious and bold" Second Home for Los Angeles
American architecture firm Studio Gang has released an updated set of renderings of its undulating addition to the American Natural History Museum in Manhattan. More about Studio Gang unveils new details of Natural History Museum extension in New York
Forty gold angels sitting on swings have been installed by KHBT and Ottmar Hörlwatch to watch over commuters near St Paul's Cathedral in London. More about Lunch Break angels swing above commuters passing St Paul's Cathedral in London
French design duo Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have worked with US manufacturers Skyline Design on a collection of glass panels emblazoned with colourful geometric patterns created using code. More about Colour and pattern intersect in Bouroullec brothers' glass panel collection
Beauty brand Glossier has teamed up with landscape designer Studio Lily Kwong to create a pop-up shop in Seattle that is filled with plant-covered mounds and splashes of pink and purple. More about Glossier pop-up shop in Seattle features rolling hills covered in moss and flowers
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen will team up with Samsung to run a reader competition to design new graphics and accessories for Samsung Galaxy smartphones, which the electronics brand first launched 10 years ago. More about Dezeen and Samsung to launch design competition exploring the future of Galaxy mobile devices
Studio Seilern Architects has converted a half-built conference centre in Andermatt, Switzerland, into a concert hall by lifting up its roof to double the building's size. More about Studio Seilern Architects raises the roof to create Andermatt Concert Hall in the Swiss Alps
Exposed concrete walls and a set of "hit-and-miss" stairs add character to this formerly lacklustre apartment in east London, which has been overhauled by Merrett Houmøller Architects. More about Stripped-back surfaces appear throughout Hackney apartment by Merrett Houmøller Architects
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's "cyborg botany" researchers have turned plants into sensors and displays, suggesting we use them as a gentle alternative to electronic screens. More about MIT researchers engineer "cyborg" plants for motion-tracking and sending notifications
Our selection of the best opportunities in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at private members' club Soho House and architecture firm Benoy. More about Five of the best roles available on Dezeen Jobs including positions at Soho House and Benoy