In this week's comments update, readers can't decide whether the Hoxton Press towers, by Karakusevic Carson Architects and David Chipperfield Architects, look new or retro. More about "Praise the lord for David Chipperfield"
Konstantin Grcic has teamed up with clothing brand Aeance on a sustainable fashion collection he describes as "an industrial designer's take on clothing". More about Konstantin Grcic and Aeance launch clothing made from recycled and biodegradable materials
Architect Sandra Robles Boesler has stripped away plaster in a Panama City apartment to create a raw aesthetic that is balanced with wood flooring and pastel decor. More about Sandra Robles Boesler leaves concrete slabs exposed in renovated Panama apartment
South Korean carmaker Hyundai has revealed its concept for a vehicle with robotic legs that could save lives as a first responder in natural disaster zones. More about Hyundai unveils walking concept car Elevate
A mobile building that looks like the Bauhaus school in Dessau will travel between four global cities, aiming to "unlearn" the influential school's Eurocentric attitudes. More about Bauhaus bus embarks on world tour to explore the school's global legacy
A "closed-loop climate system" centred around a tower of plants will feature in the Netherlands' pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. More about Dutch pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 will use plant tower to create its own microclimate
WORKac has unveiled its design for the Beirut Museum of Art in Lebanon, which features a facade of mismatched balconies that will be used to exhibit artwork. More about Balconies will double as exhibition space in WORKac's Beirut Museum of Art
Natural timber, white-painted brick and gingham fabric feature inside this dim-sum restaurant inspired by a farmer's market, by Brooklyn-based Crème. More about Crème creates "non-traditional" Chinese restaurant RedFarm in London
This week's top roles in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs include positions at Studio Fuksas in Italy and at Soho House in London. More about This week's top architecture and design jobs include Studio Fuksas and Soho House
Rotterdam-based artist Ruohong Wu aims to attach a new meaning to the phrase "made in China" by using the country's infamous mass-production methods to create unique porcelain vessels. More about Ruohong Wu creates unique porcelain objects using Chinese mass-production techniques
The Berthold Lubetkin-designed Penguin Pool at London Zoo, an icon of modernist architecture, should be demolished says the architect's daughter. More about Berthold Lubetkin's empty Penguin Pool should be blown "to smithereens" says daughter
American studio Walker Warner Architects has created an auxiliary dwelling for a northern California residence that consists of gabled volumes wrapped in reclaimed wood. More about Walker Warner uses salvaged oak for Portola Valley Barn in California
A black geometric volume evocative of a ship defines these spacious offices for Sidewalk Labs in Toronto, where the Google-owned company is planning an ambitious "future city" neighbourhood. More about Sidewalk Labs Toronto offices occupy fishery renovated by Lebel & Bouliane
A fracture in The Ocean Cleanup's "giant Pac Man", dispatched to scoop up waste from the Pacific Ocean, has forced the company to abort the mission and haul the apparatus back to shore. More about The Ocean Cleanup suspended as device breaks down in Pacific Ocean
Peter Bilak has designed the set for the Royal Swedish Ballet production of Totality in Parts featuring a multi-armed light structure controlled by computers. More about Peter Bilak creates 32-arm lighting design for Royal Swedish Ballet
London-based designer Nir Meiri has created a series of table lamps using mushroom mycelium, as an alternative to synthetic materials. More about Nir Meiri makes sustainable lamps from mushroom mycelium
Dezeen promotion: tiles by Dutch manufacturer Hakwood have been used to create a striking monochromatic kitchen with tricoloured floors inside a home in the Netherlands. More about Hakwood's wooden tiles can be arranged to form patterned floors
A smart ring developed by New York-based designer Hussain Almossawi allows people with sickle cell disease to monitor and detect low oxygen levels in their blood. More about Oxygem smart ring helps people with sickle cell disease monitor blood oxygen levels
Patrik Schumacher's court documents reveal the executors of Zaha Hadid's estate tried to have her name removed from the eponymous practice. More about Executors tried to remove Zaha Hadid's name from practice, claims Patrik Schumacher
A red corrugated aluminium extension, named East Street Exchange, has been added to a 1960s library in southeast London, to give it "a new lease of life". More about We Made That adds bright red metal extension to East Street Library in London