The UK government has announced that it will "take forward all of the recommendations" of the Hackitt review into building fire safety, which was carried out following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. More about UK government to implement all Grenfell Tower fire review recommendations
Moscow shows us that cities created by dictatorships can also have beautiful buildings and welcoming public spaces, says Owen Hatherley. More about "Dictatorship in the 21st century looks like London or New York"
Elon Musk has driven a Tesla through his Boring Company's test tunnel in Los Angeles County, in the first public demonstration of what he hopes will form a congestion-beating new subterranean transport solution. More about Elon Musk gives first look at Boring Company tunnel
Italian architect Renzo Piano has designed a €202 million bridge for his hometown of Genoa, after the old bridge collapsed in a storm. More about Renzo Piano unveils design for new Genoa bridge following disaster
A two-storey building with glazed walls houses the new Los Angeles showroom for upscale modern furniture retailer Luminaire. More about Luminaire opens first West Coast location in West Hollywood
Architect Hashim Sarkis, dean of architecture and planning at MIT, will be director for the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2020. More about Hashim Sarkis to curate Venice Architecture Biennale 2020
South African architect Nadine Englebrecht has completed an off-grid home featuring a central conservatory in the countryside outside Pretoria. More about Barn-inspired Conservatory House is an off-grid escape on a Pretoria farm
Creative agency Anti has produced a custom font called Optician Sans by adding to the ten letters used in historic optotype eye test charts. More about Optician Sans is a font that completes the eye test chart alphabet
Qatar has revealed plans for the 80,000-seater Lusail Stadium, designed by Foster + Partners to host the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. More about Foster + Partners designs golden stadium for Qatar World Cup final
Many impressive buildings opened in the UK in 2018, from big hitters like the V&A Dundee and Coal Drops Yard, to smaller projects like Studio's Weave's Belvue School and Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat. For our review of 2018, architecture reporter India Block picks the top 10. More about Dezeen's top 10 British architecture projects of 2018
A porthole offers a cheeky view into the shower cubicle of this Barcelona apartment, which Colombo and Serboli Architecture has revamped for one of its founders. More about Porthole in Barcelona apartment gives glimpses of bathroom from living area
Dutch designer Marije Vogelzang has installed a vending machine outside her studio in Dordrecht, where visitors can buy porcelain tableware and other products relating to food. More about Marije Vogelzang's secret vending machine dispenses tasty and tasteful goods
Leopold Banchini Architects has built a house it describes as a "domestic factory" beside an industrial train station in Lancy, Switzerland. More about Casa CCFF by Leopold Banchini offers alternative to Switzerland's typical concrete houses
Shuttered windows offer glimpses into a bright white living room, hidden behind the greyed walls of this house in Toronto that was renovated and extended by local studio Post Architecture. More about Peak-a-Boo House by Post Architecture features tall lounge and playful windows
Designer Rafi Segal and architect Sara Segal have renovated their mid-century-modern home in New Jersey that was designed nearly 70 years ago by celebrated Hungarian designer Marcel Breuer. More about Marcel Breuer's Lauck House in Princeton undergoes careful renovation
High-end hotels in the Middle East are becoming increasingly refined and understated, say AHEAD MEA jury members in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More about New luxury hotels in Middle East "whisper rather than shout" say AHEAD MEA awards judges
In this week's comments update, readers are infuriated by plans for an experiment to dim the sun. More about "Damn you scientists for messing with nature"
Toronto firm StudioAC has outfitted this apartment in an old candy factory with custom arched volumes, exposed elements and white rooms throughout. More about StudioAC links Candy Loft interiors with arched hallways in Toronto
More than 280,000 homes could be built in unused space above train tracks, tube lines and the overground network in London according to engineering firm WSP's Out of Thin Air – One Year On report. More about Over 280,000 homes could be built above London's railway tracks
The first steak grown in a laboratory from cow cells as a meat alternative has been developed in Israel, and claims to have a texture and flavour similar to conventional meat. More about World's first lab-grown steak is made from beef but slaughter-free