Designer Rehan Petit has been awarded second place in Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition for his proposal to cleanup oil spill using repurposed boat bumpers. More about Oil spill cleanup proposal takes second place in Start Something Powerful Competition
Transport-focussed industrial design studio Of My Imagination has unveiled a proposal for a multi-person scooter that could travel along cycle lanes to help reduce overcrowding within cities. More about OMI designs autonomous "multi-person scooter platform" to combat urban congestion
Tokyo-based design studio We+ has released a portable table lamp made from a material that it has developed, which contains rubble and debris from building sites. More about We+ makes portable Remli lamp from "hardly recyclable" urban detritus
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman displayed existing and new objects including a colourful "puzzle" shelf during a three-day pop-up event in New York City. More about Gustaf Westman hosts Brooklyn pop-up modeled on "museum experience"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a lime-render home in Cornwall by Hugh Strange Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Cornish courtyard home that "exudes simplicity"
Dezeen School Shows: a city that integrates agriculture through a self-sufficient ecosystem is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the American University in Dubai. More about American University in Dubai spotlights seven urban design projects
International studio MAD Architects has unveiled the One River North apartment block in Denver, Colorado, which has a large, canyon-like opening breaking open its main facade. More about MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building
Sphere Entertainment and Abu Dhabi's department of culture and tourism have announced that the second version of the dome-like Sphere venue will be built in the UAE. More about World's second Sphere set to be built in Abu Dhabi
Architecture studio LMN Architects and landscape studio Field Operations have opened a wood-clad aquarium extension topped with a public park that acts as a bridge between the city and Seattle's waterfront. More about LMN Architects and Field Operations open aquarium extension and park in Seattle
Archaeological remains of Shakespeare's 16th-century Curtain Playhouse have been uncovered and integrated into the Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch, east London, by Perkins&Will. More about Museum of Shakespeare protects archaeological remains of Curtain Playhouse
Continuing our mid-century modern series, we spotlight the CH24 Wishbone Chair, which was created by Danish designer Hans J Wegner for furniture manufacturer Carl Hansen & Son in 1949. More about Hans J Wegner's CH24 Wishbone Chair "captured the essence of modern Danish design"
Clementine Blakemore Architects founder Clementine Blakemore describes her shock at her "first proper building commission" being shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in this exclusive interview. More about Stirling shortlisting shows "even modest buildings can be really good" says Clementine Blakemore
We should bring back the holistic approach and interdisciplinary ethos of the mid-century modern designers, argues Dominic Bradbury as part of our mid-century modern design series. More about "There was a profound belief in the power of the polymath during the mid-century period"
This week, leading figures in space architecture will descend on Milan to formally establish the discipline for the first time. Ellen Eberhardt explores what's at stake. More about Space architects are preparing for humanity's return to the moon
Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes has renovated an 18th-century pub in Somerset, England, to create an "intimate" new home for the Osip farm-to-table restaurant. More about Bindloss Dawes converts 18th-century pub into light-filled Michelin-starred restaurant
Matthew Pratt has been awarded third place in Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition with his proposal for subterranean desert sanctuaries to help future generations to flourish in arid climates. More about Underground desert sanctuaries win third place in Start Something Powerful Competition
Aeroplane seat covers designed for neurodivergent passengers and a knitted landscape filled with giant mushrooms were among the designs showcased at this year's Dundee Design Festival. More about Eight highlights from Dundee Design Festival 2024
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at the Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Far Rockaway Library in New York, which is wrapped in fritted, orange ombre glass covered with thin, white script by Brooklyn artist José Parlá. More about Snøhetta wraps Queens library in orange ombre glass covered with script
Dezeen School Shows: an aircraft to be used as a police vehicle is featured in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the American University in Dubai. More about Nine design projects using virtual reality by students at the American University in Dubai