Chunks of "plastiglomerate" found by Canadian artist Kelly Jazvac on a Hawaiian beach form part of this year's Milan Triennale exhibition, illustrating how the anthropocene era is leading to the formation of new man-made minerals. More about Kelly Jazvac presents "beautiful and horrific" plastiglomerate lumps at Milan Triennale
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to the best uses of rammed earth in architecture, including a Chinese art museum with clay-heavy earth walls and a small shelter on the desert campus of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Chinese architects Approach Design has added a new hall to the Hangzhou Cloud Town Exhibition Centre in China and concealed it under a green roof featuring a running track and sports courts. More about Approach Design covers convention centre in Hangzhou with a sports park
Photographer Marc Goodwin has captured the architecture offices of eight firms based in Panama's capital city for his latest studio photography set. More about Eight Panama City architecture studios captured by Marc Goodwin
Typeface company Monotype has overhauled the Helvetica font over 60 years after it was first created to give it a fresh new look for the 21st century. More about Monotype redesigns Helvetica font for digital age
A coloured concrete canopy supported by large columns forms this gateway designed by Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati for the Pearling Path, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bahrain. More about Valerio Olgiati creates huge red concrete canopy at entrance to Bahrain's Pearling Path
Architect Sarah Whiting has been appointed dean of Harvard University Graduate School of Design. More about Sarah Whiting named first female dean of Harvard Graduate School of Design
Evian will trial a collapsible water dispenser made of recycled plastic, which is as "thin and light as a bubble" in a bid to reduce its plastic packaging. More about Evian to launch collapsible "bubble" to combat plastic waste
This week on Dezeen, a major fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris dominated headlines, with millions of euros pledged in support and an architectural competition for a new spire set to launch. More about This week, Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames
Cera Stribley Architects teamed with interior design studio The Stella Collective on a series of eight, three-storey townhouses in a Melbourne suburb that reflect the area's art deco architecture. More about Newly built townhouses in Melbourne channel art deco architecture
A hidden sleeping loft and an all-white hallway lined with closets are among the features in a renovated Vancouver apartment designed by Canadian firm Falken Reynolds. More about Falken Reynolds takes cues from an igloo for Vancouver loft renovation
Adidas has launched a sneaker made from virgin plastic that can be ground up and remade again, as part of the company's bid to mitigate the plastic crisis. More about Adidas unveils fully recyclable Futurecraft Loop sneaker
Gardens can be found on all the different levels of this house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. More about Garden terraces link living spaces in Ha House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Jacobs Yaniv Architects has completed a concrete house in Tel Aviv, which features a living room with industrial furnishings and a window wall that opens. More about Jacobs Yaniv Architects' concrete Bare House opens out to a neighbouring field
Buildings could be cooled with zero energy using the Invert shading system, made from a smart material called thermobimetal that changes shape in response to heat. More about Thermobimetal shutters by Doris Sung self-regulate the temperature of buildings
This holiday home in Spain by Laura Álvarez Architecture is built from the walls of a stone ruin and generates more energy that it consumes. More about Laura Álvarez Architecture transforms stone ruin into zero-energy Villa Slow
US studio Jendretzki Design has revealed designs for a boutique eco-resort on a tiny island within greater New York City. More about Jendretzki Design proposes Rat Island eco-retreat for New York City
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a plywood-lined home in Madrid and a skyscraper designed by MAD next to the Empire State Building in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Italian architect Piero Lissoni introduces his Dock modular sofa system for B&B Italia in this movie Dezeen filmed for the Italian furniture brand during Milan design week. More about B&B Italia's Dock modular sofa system is "a platform for life" says Piero Lissoni
Is the nuclear family home an architectural tool of repression and social control? asks Phineas Harper. More about "The vision of the home as a tranquil respite from labour is a patriarchal fantasy"