In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a housing project with a snaking form called Meander, completed by US studio Steven Holl Architects in Helsinki, Finland. More about "Holl showing again his mastery of residential housing" says commenter
Research venue Grymsdyke Farm has unveiled a series of sculptural objects at London Design Festival that show how the process of design can be based on physical making. More about Grymsdyke Farm champions experimental making with Reading Design
Promotion: American architecture studio Cushing Terrell has chosen DMF Lighting's M Series Cylinders in designing an airy office for its employees in Seattle, Washington. More about DMF Lighting's "clean architectural" M Series lights up Seattle open office
Paris-based Palestinian designer Samer Selbak has created a collection of lighting made from the luffa plant dyed with vegetables. More about Samer Selbak creates lights from "almost forgotten" luffa
US architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has created a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan using an "unconventional approach". More about Rafael Viñoly Architects creates "unconventional" skyscraper in New York City
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the "first-ever" triple foldable phone. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features the "first-ever" triple-foldable phone
British studio Foster + Partners has showcased large-scale models of 14 built, or in-progress, skyscrapers at an exhibition in the lobby of the recently renovated Transamerica Pyramid. More about Foster + Partners showcases models of 14 skyscrapers that "challenge convention"
Dezeen School Shows: an arts centre in Bristol, UK, built with a glulam structure to promote sustainable construction is included in this school show by students at Cardiff University. More about Cardiff University spotlights fifteen architecture student projects
Local studio Mary Arnold-Forster Architects has updated an old schoolhouse in Scotland, adding two slate-clad extensions designed to contrast its original sandstone structure. More about Mary Arnold-Forster Architects extends Applecross Schoolhouse in Scotland
Furry seating, biomaterial lights and tactile AI devices feature in Dezeen and ASUS Zenbook's Design You Can Feel exhibition, which is open to the public until 22 September. More about Design You Can Feel exhibition opens during LDF
The findings of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire should serve as a stark warning to architects to ensure they fully understand their contractual responsibilities, writes expert witness Paul Hyett. More about "We should all take the Grenfell Tower report as a mighty, much overdue wake-up call"
Italian fashion house Stone Island has launched a campaign for its Autumn Winter 2024-2025 collection featuring architect Philippe Starck as one of its models. More about Philippe Starck models Stone Island's Ghost collection
RIAS has unveiled the shortlist for the 2024 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award, which includes projects by Moxon Architects, John McAslan + Partners, Page\Park Architects and Reiach and Hall Architects. More about RIAS unveils five-strong shortlist for Scotland's best building
Finnish Design Shop has unveiled a collection of open-ended wooden toys during Helsinki Design Week, created in collaboration with different Nordic designers to mark the retailer's 20th anniversary. More about Pelata wooden toys are "slayers of awkward silences"
Australian artist CJ Hendry was forced to move her Flower Market installation of 100,000 "plush flowers" overnight from a New York City island to a Brooklyn warehouse due to overcrowding. More about CJ Hendry moves installation with 100,000 "plush flowers" overnight in New York
Local studio Max Núñez Arquitectos designed this concrete care home in Chile with open interiors to reduce maintenance, create a dialogue with a park and build a sense of community for the elderly inhabitants. More about Max Núñez Arquitectos creates concrete care home in Chile
Dezeen School Shows: a communal living space that adjusts to the climate of Madrid, Spain, is included in this school show by students at Washington University in St Louis. More about Washington University in St Louis presents ten architecture student projects
Promotion: design fair Singapore Design Week has announced highlights for this year's programme, which is curated around the theme People of Design. More about Singapore Design Week 2024 to spotlight People of Design
Pale brick, stone and timber were used to create a "rustic and warm feeling" at this home in rural China, designed by local studio CPlus Architects. More about CPlus Architects uses pale bricks for "rustic" home in rural China
The revamp of a 1960s estate and a stepped brick terrace on an infill site feature on the 2024 shortlist for the Royal Institute of British Architects' Neave Brown Award for Housing. More about RIBA reveals UK's best affordable housing for 2024