Dutch designer Pauline van Dongen has unveiled a vision to "reupholster our built environment" using a solar-energy-generating textile she is developing with manufacturer Tentech. More about Pauline van Dongen to "create a new aesthetic for buildings" with solar textile
Promotion: Italian furniture company Arper has announced its programme for London Design Festival, which includes presenting the brand's latest collections at its Clerkenwell flagship showroom. More about Arper presents products and events in Clerkenwell for London Design Festival 2022
Barcelona architecture studio Josep Ferrando Architecture has converted a former prison in Tarragona, Spain, into the El Roser Social Centre. More about Josep Ferrando Architecture transforms Spanish prison into homeless shelter and soup kitchen
No Architecture arranged pavilions around a hexagonal courtyard to form a family nature retreat in rural Massachusetts that "reinterprets and expands on the glass house typology". More about No Architecture arranges Flower House in the Berkshires around hexagonal courtyard
The city of Milwaukee has dedicated September 16 to Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava to commemorate the Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum, completed in 2001. More about Milwaukee mayor declares September 16 Santiago Calatrava Day
Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell has been awarded this year's London Design Medal, while PhD student Joycelyn Longdon received the emerging designer title. More about Sandy Powell, Joycelyn Longdon, Indy Johar and Don McCullin named winners of 2022 London Design Medals
Promotion: design studio Garcia Cumini has created a customisable kitchen island for kitchen brand Cesar, which is informed by an ancient Chinese game of geometric shapes that can create "endless figures". More about Cesar's Tangram kitchen island aims to introduce "concept of sinuosity to kitchen design"
Network of Architecture referenced reflections in water when creating the Hub of Huts, a well-being area that appears to defy gravity at the Hotel Hubertus in South Tyrol. More about NOA extends Alpine hotel with wellness area resembling an upside-down village
Australian architecture studio BKK Architects has created Keep House, a home in Melbourne that plays with levels of privacy to stay connected to nature but separated from the nearby public parkland. More about Melbourne courtyard house by BKK Architects "explores shades of privacy"
Staff at the London studio Atomik Architecture are balloting to strike over working conditions, making them the first group of architectural workers in the private sector in the UK to do so, according to their union. More about Atomik Architecture staff initiate "historic strike ballot" in UK
Integrated solar panels could help electric cars rival their fossil-fuel counterparts by making them less reliant on charging points and potentially free to run, says Lightyear's Emanuele Cornagliotti in this interview as part of our Solar Revolution series. More about Solar cars will be "normal within 20 years" says Lightyear's head engineer
Dezeen Showroom: Italian design studio E-ggs created the Not Sofa for True Design for both contract environments and the home. More about Not Sofa by E-ggs for True Design
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kate Treggiden's opinion piece on solar and renewable energy and other top architecture and design stories. More about "People should start living differently" says commenter
Dezeen teamed up with MAD Architects on a live talk exploring social housing in different regions around the world. More about Watch our talk with MAD Architects about social housing around the world
This video shot by Stephenson& highlights Moxon Architects' self-designed Quarry Studios in Aberdeenshire, which is among the five buildings shortlisted for this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More about Moxon Architects' remote self-designed studio is "a good place for wildlife"
With London Design Festival 2022 set to begin in less than a week, we've rounded up this year's must-visit installations, events and exhibitions, from a sculpture made from ocean plastic to chiselled outdoor seating. More about Ten must-see installations at London Design Festival 2022
Italian architect Matteo Thun looked to the work of Czech artists Alphonse Mucha and František Kupka for the interior design of this Prague hotel, which features pastel colours and natural materials. More about Matteo Thun draws on Czech art heritage for design of The Julius Prague
Conservation group Docomomo US has announced the winners of its annual Modernism in America Awards, which celebrate individuals and projects that preserve modernism in the United States. More about Brutalist Marcel Breuer hotel among 2022 Modernism in America Award winners
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Norman Foster's tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week aged 96. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Norman Foster's tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Bright colours provide an uplifting environment for formerly homeless tenants at a Los Angeles complex with micro-apartments and a community building that was designed by local studio Lehrer Architects. More about Lehrer Architects creates Willowbrook Apartments in LA for disabled veterans