Garments made with the skin pigment melanin provide a natural, alternative form of sun protection in this speculative biofabrication project by recent Central Saint Martins graduate Maca Barrera. More about Melanin-spiked bodysuits provide sun protection in Melwear concept
Architect Crina Arghirescu Rogard has updated a penthouse apartment in a historic New York City building, injecting an array of designs into an already eclectic collection. More about Crina Arghirescu Rogard adds "eccentric design" to historic penthouse in Tribeca
Architecture studio FRPO has designed DH Palencia, a thermal power plant in Spain consisting of a concrete base topped by a lantern-like building and an adjacent tower. More about FRPO creates "cathedral of energy" with translucent polycarbonate tower
Our latest lookbook rounds up eight projects where handmade Moroccan tiles cover everything from chimney breasts to mini-bars, adding a sense of traditional craftsmanship to otherwise modern interiors. More about Eight interiors embellished with imperfect zellige tiles
New Delhi practice Studio Lotus has used stone lattices and frescoes depicting regional architecture to embellish the Museum of Meenakari Heritage and Sunita Shekhawat jewellery store in India. More about Studio Lotus wraps stone lattices around museum-cum-jewellery store in Jaipur
Mexico City studio MYT+GLVDK has designed a concept store in the south of the Mexican capital, featuring a staircase with both concave and convex portions beneath a vaulted ceiling. More about Mexico City boutique by MYT+GLVDK features double-conical staircase
Dezeen School Shows: a building that serves as both a clinic and a greenhouse and includes mycelium in its structure is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Ravensbourne University London. More about Ravensbourne University students present 12 architecture projects
A wooden frame covered with decorative Japanese Shikkui-style plaster defines The Farmer's Arms Cold Food Store in the Lake District, designed by London studio Hayatsu Architects. More about Hayatsu Architects references Japanese architecture for cold food store in Cumbria
The interiors of a guesthouse, micro apartment and beachfront home are among those linked together in this lookbook by their pronounced use of the colour blue. More about Ten residential interiors that are refreshed by splashes of blue
This week on Dezeen, the Oklahoma City Council approved an "unlimited height" for Legends Tower, a proposed supertall skyscraper designed by architecture studio AO. More about This week an "unlimited height" was approved for the proposed tallest US skyscraper
Architects and transit officials have raised concerns over the well-being of New York's transit infrastructure after the plan to tax automobile drivers entering the city was paused by the state government. More about New York transit infrastructure risks "falling behind" after paused congestion pricing
New York artist Jordan Weber has created a public "regenerative sculpture" in the shape of two crowns worn by African queens to monitor the air pollution of a Detroit neighbourhood as part of a project to combat the "effects of discriminatory urban planning". More about Jordan Weber creates installation that monitors Detroit's air quality
Architecture studios such as SO-IL and Studio Jahn/ will collaborate with artists including Torkwase Dyson and Alice Aycock to design 18 pavilions as galleries for Art Omi in Chatham, USA. More about Architect-artist pairings to create permanent pavilions in Upstate New York
Dezeen School Shows: a graphic design project exploring identity through the use of handcrafted paper and fabric is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. More about Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presents 14 student design projects
Dezeen Courses: We've listed seven courses that address themes around sustainability, available at institutions in the USA, Germany, Norway, and Spain. More about Seven courses on sustainability listed on Dezeen Courses
Promotion: Marcel Wanders, Li Edelkoort and Yves Béhar discussed how designers can harness technology to reunite families in the living room at a talk hosted by Dezeen and Moooi. More about Designers need to "re-energise" living rooms, say panel at Moooi talk
Dezeen Showroom: Italian surface manufacturer Casalgrande Padana has released five new tile collections that mimic the appearance of wood, metal and stone. More about Casalgrande Padana lists multipurpose tiles on Dezeen Showroom
Architecture studio Nikjoo has renovated a post-war home called Trove in east London, opening up its interior and adding a pair of extensions with fittings by emerging designers. More about Nikjoo and Flawk bring "intrigue and delight" to derelict house in London
Danish maritime architecture studio MAST has revealed plans to build a hotel formed of houses on stilts in a Portuguese lagoon formerly used for salt production. More about MAST to create stilt-house hotel in abandoned Portuguese salina
Israel has reportedly decided not to participate in next year's Venice Architecture Biennale amid growing international criticism of the war in Gaza. More about Israel will not participate in 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale