In this week's comments update, readers are talking about the UK government's proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements and other top stories. More about Commenter calls proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements to UK "utter madness"
US architecture and design materials marketplace Material Bank has acquired digital architecture database Architizer. More about Material Bank acquires digital architecture platform Architizer
London designer Yinka Ilori has created a colourful pavilion named Filtered Rays as an events space for the Estrel Berlin hotel in Germany. More about Yinka Ilori tops Berlin pavilion with colourful disc canopy
Dezeen Courses: interested in improving your design skills before starting an architecture or interior design degree? Check out seven courses featured on Dezeen Courses taking place in London, Hong Kong and online. More about Seven courses that prepare students for architecture and interior design degrees
Promotion: the founders of Butlr, an occupancy-sensing platform that captures in real-time the presence and movement of people within a space, said that the data the platform harvests can be used to revolutionise the workplace. More about Butlr's people-sensing platform is designed as Google Analytics for buildings
American musician Kanye West, now officially called Ye, has collaborated with Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa to reimagine the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's. More about Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign
Architecture studio Becker + Becker has converted a 1970s brutalist building in New Haven, designed by Hungarian-American architect Marcel Breuer, into a Passive House hotel. More about Marcel Breuer's brutalist office in Connecticut reopens as Hotel Marcel
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an exclusive interview with Theaster Gates, the American artist behind this year's Serpentine Pavilion. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an exclusive interview with Theaster Gates
Kariouk Architects has completed MORE Cabin, a dramatic cantilevered structure overlooking a lake in Québec meant to stand out from its natural surroundings. More about Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada
Dezeen School Shows: a project that encourages people to participate in theatre and another that examines how a medieval town can respond to Covid-19 are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Kingston School of Art at Kingston University. More about Kingston School of Art presents 10 design projects
Promotion: architects and designers from Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Heatherwick Studio and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners were among participants in a five-kilometre race that raised £40,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. More about Architects raise £40,000 for motor neurone disease in HD5K charity race
Australian studio Powell and Glenn has completed a sculptural concrete dwelling in Melbourne's suburbs, which is designed to create the feeling of "floating amongst the tree canopies". More about Powell and Glenn creates concrete Canopy House in Australia
To mark this year's Refugee Week, we've rounded up 10 designs that aim to make a positive difference in the lives of refugees. More about Ten designs for the global refugee crisis including shelters and female hygiene inventions
Panoramic maps, playful diagrams and layered illustrations feature in Videogame Atlas, a book by research studio You + Pea that highlights the use of architecture in video games. More about Five video games where architecture creates a "lifelike and immersive experience"
Furniture company IKEA has donated its products and design services to create a series of refugee support centres in Eastern Europe, set up by the United Nations to offer aid and sanctuary to the most vulnerable groups displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More about IKEA designs "safe spaces" for children and at-risk refugees fleeing Ukraine
Spanish fashion brand Loewe has reopened its Barcelona flagship, which it has transformed into a gallery-like space with an undulating bamboo installation that winds across its surfaces. More about Twisting bamboo installation weaves through Barcelona's Casa Loewe
Cologne-based designer Carsten in der Elst has explored how to create furniture from industrial byproducts with his Soft Works collection, which was exhibited at Tableau gallery during the 3 Days of Design festival. More about Carsten in der Elst constructs furniture from aluminium and rubber tubes for Soft Works exhibition
Artists, architects and designers, including SO-IL, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and Roman and Williams, have created numerous birdhouses as part of the For the Birds installation at The Brooklyn Botanic Garden. More about Architects and designers create 33 conceptual birdhouses for Brooklyn Botanic Garden
California studio Edmonds + Lee Architects has created a tall, gabled addition in the back of a Craftsman-style home that differs greatly from the "cozy" front facade. More about Edmonds + Lee Architects adds gabled rear extension to San Francisco home
Dezeen School Shows: a community centre informed by patchwork construction and a rehabilitation space with curved, organic forms are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Virginia Commonwealth University. More about Virginia Commonwealth University spotlights 12 interior design projects