The A New Normal exhibition has presented designs that aim to transform Sydney into a self-sufficient city, including a pub making beer from recycled wastewater. More about A New Normal exhibition presents designs for a self-sufficient Sydney
The monolithic museum anchoring the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has topped out, with former president Barack Obama placing his signature on an uppermost beam. More about Museum at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago tops out
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a conference centre in Beijing by architecture studio MAD. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features conference centre in Beijing that is "quite the engineering feat"
Polycarbonate, steel and concrete are among the resilient materials used to form a pair of industrial buildings at Fulldraw Vineyard, designed by American studio Clayton Korte. More about Clayton Korte creates "familiar yet exclusive" winery buildings in California
Dezeen School Shows: a jewellery collection made from aluminium and silver informed by funeral traditions in China is included in Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. More about New Designers presents nine student design projects
Promotion: plastic can remain a useful material long into the future with a thoughtful approach, argues Smile Plastics co-founder Rosalie McMillan. More about "We have a duty to honour plastics" says Smile Plastics co-founder Rosalie McMillan
Architecture studio K59 Atelier has designed a home in Di Linh, Vietnam, using local materials that were easy to transport to its remote site, such as timber and rammed earth. More about "Light structures and materials" define Di Linh House by K59 Atelier
We're highlighting 10 designers working with different materials and styles in Mexico City as the latest part of our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights independent designers across the continent. More about Ten independent studios demonstrating the diversity of design in Mexico City
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created colourful football plinths for the Euro 2024 group stage games, while German studio Gonzalez Haase AAS has designed a stripy aluminium plinth for the opening game. More about Sabine Marcelis sculpts Euro 2024 matchball plinths to "encapsulate the love for football"
Using recycled materials is a better route to reducing the environmental impact of Nike's products than designing for disassembly, the sportswear brand's chief design officer Martin Lotti says in this interview. More about Recycled materials will give Nike "biggest impact" on sustainability says chief design officer
London's annual Serpentine Pavilion should abandon its commitment to giving overseas architects their first English commission and instead prioritise experimental, purposeful architecture, writes Phineas Harper. More about "When was the last time the Serpentine delivered a banger?"
London studio David Kohn Architects has won an international competition to redesign the SMAK museum in Ghent, Belgium, alongside noAarchitecten and Asli Çiçek. More about Plans for "varied and playful" redesign of Ghent art museum unveiled
The Dezeen x Studio 9 talk and Danish furniture exhibition Just One Good Chair (curated by Design Republic) are among the Chinese architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Seven Chinese architecture and design events in June
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has begun work renovating the interiors of the men's first-team building at Manchester United's Carrington training complex. More about "Proud Mancunian" Norman Foster to renovate Manchester United training ground
Digital design startup Canoa has commissioned and exhibited vessel design concepts by 27 artists and designers based in San Francisco. More about Experimental vessel concepts go on view during San Francisco Design Week
Plates of weathering steel wrap the House for a New Beginning, a project designed by US studio Nielsen Schuh Architects for a couple whose original home was destroyed by a wildfire. More about Nielsen Schuh Architects designs fire-resistant house in California wine country
International firm SOM has partnered with energy storage company Energy Vault to design four schematic sustainable energy storage systems, including integrating the technology into supertall skyscrapers. More about SOM designs supertall skyscrapers that generate and store energy
Landscape architecture practice Maetherea Studio has used rusty iron rebars to create an "amphibious" installation that emerges from reedbeds of the River Yare in Norfolk. More about Maetherea Studio uses rusty metal to create Iron Reef in Norfolk
Swirling metal lamps, stools made from old kitchen cabinets and a fur-covered desk were among objects on show at House of Nordic Design's exhibition during 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. More about NoDe exhibition presents 28 emerging designers from the Nordics
If there are two things you are certain to find at Copenhagen's 3 Days of Design festival, it's chairs and reissues of historic design icons. Here we've picked five of the most interesting examples combining both. More about Five classic chairs making a comeback at 3 Days of Design