Over 100 organisations have come together to create a virtual pavilion, coordinated by the UK Green Building Council, to draw attention to the built environment's contribution to carbon emissions at the COP26 climate conference in November. More about UK Built Environment Virtual Pavilion will "give the sector a voice" at COP26 climate conference
US architecture studio Morphosis has unveiled the 359-metre-tall Hanking Center supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, China, which has a detached structural core. More about Morphosis creates asymmetrical supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen
Apple Tower Theatre is a new Apple Store designed by UK studio Foster + Partners inside an abandoned 1920s movie theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. More about Apple opens store by Foster + Partners in Los Angeles' historic Tower Theatre
Plans to transform the Oxford Circus road junction in London into two car-free piazzas with trees and seating have been announced by Westminster City Council and the Crown Estate. More about Transformation of Oxford Circus into pedestrianised piazzas will "create rival to Times Square"
Montréal studio TBA has wrapped the Canadian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in a green screen so that it can be replaced digitally with other buildings. More about Canada blurs fact and fiction with green screen-wrapped Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion
Global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has unveiled its redesign for the State/Lake Station in downtown Chicago. More about SOM reveals plan to add curving glass canopy to Chicago metro station
An LGBT+ community centre that caters to Seattle's queer population and a peace centre in Homs, Syria, are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts. More about Ten interior design students from the School of Visual Arts present their final year projects
The historic La Samaritaine department store has reopened in Paris with a new undulating glass facade following an extensive renovation led by Pritzker Prize-winning studio SANAA. More about SANAA's overhaul of La Samaritaine department store opens in Paris
Chinese company Broad Group has erected a modular 10-storey apartment block, named the Living Building, in just over a day in Changsha, China. More about Ten-storey stainless-steel apartment block built in 28 hours
Israel has displayed ancient human bones and stuffed animals in mortuary-style stainless steel cabinets at the Venice Architecture Biennale to explore the impact of the country's agricultural history. More about Israel puts skeletons and taxidermy on display at Venice Architecture Biennale
A building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe nearly 70 years ago is under construction at Indiana University in the USA, over 50 years after the 20th-century architect's death. More about Rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design being built at Indiana University
Pabellón RH is a concrete and glass pavilion designed by Mexican studio Morari Arquitectura to house a fitness centre and a collection of new and classic cars. More about Morari Arquitectura designs pavilion for car collection at Mexican home
Removing excess carbon from the atmosphere is a daunting but "very exciting" design challenge, according to sustainable-design guru William McDonough. More about Climate change is "a design project needing lots of attention" says William McDonough
The combination of digital technology and mass timber is revolutionising the way we design and build buildings, according to the panellists of our recent talk with Dassault Systèmes. More about Advances in digital design and mass timber are leading us to "a new Bauhaus"
Architecture firm Rama Estudio has enlarged a small holiday home in an Ecuadorian forest by adding a glass-and-metal box that extends over the hillside. More about Rama Estudio creates elevated addition for Casa Mirador in Ecuador
Klein Dytham Architecture has created a decorative wooden facade featuring a pattern of interlocking three-dimensional blocks that are individually illuminated at night for a Cartier store in Osaka, Japan. More about Klein Dytham Architecture creates intricate wooden shop front for Cartier
In the latest in our series exploring kitchen layouts, we've picked eight examples from Dezeen's archive with U-shaped configurations to make efficient use of space. More about Eight compact U-shaped kitchens designed by architects
Architecture studio Bradley Van Der Straeten has renovated and extended a Georgian house in north London, adding four brick volumes containing new spaces including a dining area topped with vaulted roof lights. More about Vaulted roof lights direct daylight into plywood-lined extension by Bradley Van Der Straeten
An aquarium designed to protect marine biodiversity and a healing centre using horticultural techniques to help treat mental illness are included in our latest school show by architecture students at the Academy of Art University. More about Ten architecture projects from students at the Academy of Art University
Dezeen Promotion: developer Hang Lung Properties has unveiled the 23–39 Blue Pool Road development designed by architecture studio, Kohn Pedersen Fox, to "offer a unique lifestyle that combines urban buzz with residential comfort". More about KPF designs Blue Pool Road semi-detached residence on Hong Kong Island