In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a low-impact alternative to "unsustainable" avocados and other top stories. More about "Fake fruit is just as absurd as fake meat" says commenter
A cup that detects drink spiking and a scrambler to block upskirting photos are among five product concepts developed by students from Brunel University to help women defend themselves from physical and sexual harassment. More about Speculative accessories designed to help women protect themselves from harassment
Boxy balconies and decorative recessed windows characterise this colourful housing complex in Raipur, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects, which was engineered to withstand its location's hot climate. More about Vibrant colours define housing complex in India by Sanjay Puri Architects
Promotion: lighting manufacturer Two Parts has launched a competition for the chance to win a number of its pendant lights. More about Two Parts launches design competition for the chance to win pendant lighting collection
Architecture practice AR Design Studio has completed a cabin with "playful geometry" in the garden of a house in Winchester, UK. More about AR Design Studio creates angular cabin in Winchester woodlands
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an "iconic" supertall skyscraper in Kuwait City by Foster + Partners. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features "iconic" Kuwait City skyscraper by Foster + Partners
California studio Assembledge+ has created a two-storey accessory dwelling unit that features blue fibre-cement cladding and an asymmetrical gabled roof. More about Assembledge+ places blue ADU in backyard of Los Angeles bungalow
Dezeen School Shows: a thermo-electric charger for smartphones and deconstructed wind instruments are featured in Dezeen's latest school show by object design students studying at Lucerne School of Art and Design. More about Lucerne School of Art and Design presents nine student design projects
Promotion: the development of a new biodegradable corn-based adhesive and an initiative that allows art collectors to directly trade artworks for cars are just two of a growing number of artistic projects undertaken by electric vehicle brand Polestar in recent years. More about Polestar uses art to help share sustainability message
Local practice GinnerupArkitekter has designed a stone-clad house atop a concrete plinth on the coast of a small island in Denmark. More about GinnerupArkitekter designs stone-clad summer house on Danish island
Zaha Hadid Design co-directors Woody Yao and Maha Kutay have selected 10 highlights from an exhibition of the design studio's objects at Roca London Gallery. More about Ten Zaha Hadid Design products that go "beyond a simple translation from sketch to object"
Members of parliament in Ghana have accused the president of illegally hiring David Adjaye's studio to design the National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra and are asking for the studio to return its fees. More about Adjaye Associates caught up in National Cathedral of Ghana funding dispute
A low-energy infill dwelling in London and a pink coastal residence in East Sussex are among 20 homes vying to win RIBA's House of the Year for 2022. More about Top 20 British homes revealed in RIBA House of the Year 2022 longlist
Unknown Untitled's proposal to create a family of electric autonomous refuse trucks with compact footprints for the narrow streets of Paris has been awarded second place in Dezeen's Future Mobility Competition powered by Arrival. More about Unknown Untitled's vision to overhaul refuse-management vehicles in Paris takes second place in the Future Mobility Competition
New Delhi-based architecture and interior design studio Renesa juxtaposed terracotta and terrazzo materials to design a space that acts as a cafe by day and a bar by night. More about Renesa uses contrasting terracotta and terrazzo materials to create all-day cafe in New Delhi
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's steel sculpture Arch has been installed outside the Nationalmuseum gallery in Stockholm, ahead of getting a permanent home in the city. More about Ai Weiwei unveils cage-like Arch installation in Stockholm
Canadian architecture studio HCMA has completed the Wii Gyemsiga Siwilaawksat student housing and cultural center in Terrace, British Columbia. More about HCMA embeds "Indigenous design principles" in British Columbia student housing
Wooden slats wrap around indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for an angular pavilion in Winnipeg's Crescent Drive Park that can be "submerged without decay" during floods. More about Public City Architecture creates Winnipeg pavilion to withstand flood conditions
Dezeen School Shows: a seesaw design that transforms street bollards into public play spaces and furniture made from discarded wood are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Lucerne School of Art and Design. More about Lucerne School of Art and Design spotlights nine design objects
Deep eaves shelter openings connecting indoor and outdoor spaces at this kindergarten in Maebashi, Japan, which architecture studio Hibinosekkei designed to enhance awareness of the changing seasons. More about Hibinosekkei designs MS Kindergarten to help children feel closer to nature