To mark World Skyscraper Day, we are inviting Dezeen readers to pick the best skyscraper project of the past year from a shortlist of 10. More about Vote for the best skyscraper from the past year
Meredith O'Shaughnessy has been awarded third place in the Future Luxury Retail Design Competition with a proposal to repurpose multi-storey car parks in urban settings into luxury retail and entertainment spaces. More about Meredith O'Shaughnessy's proposal to repurpose disused car parks wins third place in Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
Indian architect and Wallmakers founder Vinu Daniel has defended the use of unpaid internships, which he claims have an important educational benefit, following criticism on social media. More about Wallmakers founder defends "rigorous" learning process of unpaid internships
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an angular home in Portugal defined by stacked layers of warping glass and concrete. More about "This is the kind of brutalism I can support" says commenter
AI should be embraced by architects rather than met with scepticism or fear, writes Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher. More about "I am not at all worried about facing the newly empowered competition enabled by AI"
Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has revealed its design for Chinese furniture brand Camerich's factory in Jiaxing, China. More about Neri&Hu reveals design for monumental red concrete factory for Chinese furniture brand
Mexican architecture firm Estudio Atemporal has completed a gabled multi-building house that flows between indoor and outdoor living in Valle de Bravo. More about Estudio Atemporal spreads out Mexican house to preserve the forest
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a playground in LA designed by architecture studio NBBJ in collaboration with Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features a playground by NBBJ and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
International architecture studio Snøhetta has broken ground on a new public library for Charlotte, North Carolina, which will feature a warped rectangular facade and generous cantilever. More about Snøhetta breaks ground on Charlotte library with "translucent prow"
London studio Henley Halebrown has completed a sensitive remodel of a 19th-century industrial terrace into a small campus of creative workspaces in Hackney, London. More about Henley Halebrown turns Victorian industrial terrace into creative studios in Hackney
A wavy canopy emerges like a fountain from this pop-up cognac bar inside Selfridges in London, designed by local designer Yinka Ilori to mimic the glistening waters of the Charente river in France's Cognac region. More about Yinka Ilori imbues Courvoisier bar with natural beauty of Cognac region
Apple is pushing for carbon transparency in the supply chain as it aims to reduce the impact of its stores, claims the tech company's retail sustainability lead Rebecca Cully in this interview. More about Apple partners need to be "absolutely committed to transparency" says retail sustainability lead
It's time for equitable design to become a priority rather than an afterthought, writes Google's Annie-Jean Baptiste. More about "Space that is exclusionary does not live up to its full potential"
A playful proposal that sees 10 drivers invited to compete in a race on the moon has been highly commended by the judges of Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition. More about Bentley Moon Rally 2030 by V10 highly commended in Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
IKEA's design research lab Space10 is set to close its doors, stating that it has "achieved what we initially set out to accomplish". More about Space10 to close after 10 years of driving innovation at IKEA
German practice Studio Besau-Marguerre has overhauled the entrance hall of Hamburg's MK&G design museum, using colours to guide visitors through the space. More about Studio Besau-Marguerre designs colour-block foyer for Hamburg's MK&G museum
Local architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled renderings for a residential high-rise under construction in downtown Brooklyn that will be wrapped in a perforated metal skin. More about SO-IL designs Brooklyn building wrapped in wavy metal skin
Architecture and engineering firm Yu2e has completed The Axolotl, a three-storey apartment building near public transit that is meant to be an "evolutionary hybrid of Los Angeles middle housing". More about Yu2e draws upon historic styles to create pink housing block in Los Angeles
Dezeen School Shows: a versatile kettlebell that aims to combine the benefits of art and exercise is included in Dezeen's latest school show by Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). More about IDSA presents 10 award-winning student industrial design projects
Gardeners House is a blue-stained timber and terracotta-brick structure in a park in Geneva, designed by architecture studio Cabinet to provide workshops for gardeners and leisure space for locals. More about Blue-timber gardeners' workshop topped with illuminating lantern