Promotion: architectural manufacturer Kawneer offers aluminium facade systems that are designed to minimise environmental impact, helping buildings to achieve sustainable certification. More about Kawneer aluminium glazing systems are designed to surpass sustainability standards
A Passivhaus school, London social housing and a medieval dining hall are among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects' National Awards for 2022. More about RIBA names best British buildings for 2022
Juan Pablo Ureta has completed an beach house on Chile's northern coast, organising most of the living areas around an internal courtyard. More about Juan Pablo Ureta orients wooden Chilean beach house around a courtyard
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled its design for the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, which will commemorate the emancipation of enslaved peoples in the United States. More about BIG reveals design for National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth
Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. More about Oliver Leech Architects extends Pink House with materials that "age gracefully"
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has released visuals of the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre, which will span an eight-lane motorway in Xi'an, China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs Xi'an cultural centre to echo "meandering valleys"
A desk by Cagatay Afsar with an integrated transparent screen has been named the winner of LG Display and Dezeen’s contest that sought creative OLED designs to enrich people's changing lifestyles. More about Caelum desk wins Dezeen and LG Display’s OLEDs Go! design competition
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