Brazil's national heritage institute has condemned plans to install anti-drone antennas on top of three Oscar Niemeyer buildings in Brasília, saying they would "directly impact" the iconic structures. More about Anti-drone antennas set to be built on top of Oscar Niemeyer palaces in Brasília
Foster + Partners has released visuals for a 39-storey skyscraper that will be built above the Pitt Street metro station it is developing in central Sydney, Australia. More about Foster + Partners reveals visuals of over-station skyscraper in central Sydney
Swiss practice Think Architecture has created House at a Vineyard, which includes a veranda and sunken courtyard that have vistas across the waters of Lake Zurich. More about Think Architecture completes Zurich home with lake and vineyard views
Swedish design duo Folkform has installed a mural composed of over 1,000 individual glass and ceramic pieces in an indoor public swimming pool in Spånga, Stockholm. More about Folkform bases ceramic tile mural for public swimming pool on Spånga town plan
Seattle-based Robert Hutchison Architecture has built a "ghost-like" pavilion on the roof of Luis Barragán's house in Mexico City as part of his Memory Houses exhibition at the architect's former residence. More about Robert Hutchison Architecture creates Chapel for Luis Barragán on roof of Mexican architect's home
South African designer Porky Hefer took cues from the amorphous shape of bird nests to create this off-grid guesthouse on a wildlife reserve in Namibia. More about The Nest at Sossus guesthouse in Namibia features a thatched facade
Black cobogó bricks, timber and stone cover the three volumes that make up this house in Franca, São Paulo designed by Brazilian studio MF+ Arquitetos. More about Perforated black blocks screen Cobogós House in Brazil by MF+ Arquitetos
An architect and a designer have built their own home in Melbourne to house their collection of art, sculpture and furniture.
More about Cypress-clad River House built alongside Yarra River in Melbourne
This week on Dezeen, the UK government came under fire as it announced its plans to deregulate and automatically grant planning permission for housing in England. More about This week the UK government announced "automatic" permissions as part of planning reforms
Architects and designers in Beirut have shared their first-hand accounts of the huge explosion that destroyed a large part of the city on Tuesday, with one describing the devastation as "beyond an apocalypse". More about Beirut explosion was like a "nuclear blast" say Lebanese architects and designers
A linear red-brick wall obscures the textured interiors and art-filled courtyard hidden inside McLean Quinlan's low-rise Passivhaus home in Devon, UK. More about Linear brick wall conceals earthy and tactile interiors of Devon Passivhaus
The UK government's planning reform proposals, which were revealed yesterday, will fail to address the root causes of England's housing crisis according to architects and critics. More about UK government attempting to "destroy" planning system say architects and critics
A high-altitude lavatory with gabion walls and a reimagined motel feature in this VDF school show of work from University of Colorado Denver's College of Architecture and Planning. More about University of Colorado Denver students share architecture projects in the Rocky Mountains
Architecture studio Atelier Dau has created an infill extension with a perforated bronze facade for the refurbishment of a heritage-listed building in Sydney. More about Atelier Dau adds kinetic bronze facade to Chimney House extension in Sydney
From volcanic rock, soil-based render to roofs covered in shrubs, these seven houses have all been designed to complement their setting in Mexico's scenic Valle de Bravo. More about Seven of the best houses in Mexico's Valle de Bravo
The UK government has laid out proposals to speed up planning approval for developments, which prime minister Boris Johnson described as "unlike anything we have seen since the second world war". More about UK government reveals full extent of "radical" planning reform proposals
Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has topped the Lahofer Winery in the Czech Republic with a walkable roof with an open-air theatre. More about Lahofer Winery by Chybik + Kristof features undulating roof with amphitheatre
Students of Accelerate, a UK design mentorship scheme run by Open City and the Bartlett, explore the theme of dichotomies in their graduate show. More about Accelerate sixth form students explore dichotomies in 2020 show
Architecture practice Partners Hill has designed this lengthy shed-style home in the Australian town of Daylesford, Victoria to incorporate living, cooking and agricultural facilities. More about Longhouse by Partners Hill spans 110 metres across Australian bushland
Bordeaux studio A6A has created Heva, a black Douglas fir-clad cabin designed for off-grid living, in Ustaritz, south-west France. More about A6A constructs charred-wood off-grid cabin in Ustaritz