Contaminar Arquitetos designs concrete and cork school in Portugal
Peter Barber Architects’ “intelligent, dynamic and original” McGrath Road named UK’s best affordable housing scheme
Amazon launches household robot Astro for home monitoring
Six product design degree courses on Dezeen Courses
Prince Charles’ plans for a sustainable new town “could use some infrastructure” says commenter
Giant shutters front Bardales fitness centre in Ecuador by Natura Futura
Malka Architecture to top French embassy in Vienna with art nouveau-style alcoves
Dezeen Awards 2021 interiors public vote winners include a floating church by Denizen Works
Education First office in Denver takes cues from city’s “outdoorsy culture”
Tulip tower by Foster + Partners set to be given go-ahead
Coldplay announces “net-zero carbon” Music of the Spheres world tour
Pratt students create home-compostable water filters from food waste
Watch a live talk on Canadian design with Leslie Jen, David Fortin and Andrew King
Dezeen Awards 2021 design public vote winners include Asif Khan’s Dubai Expo gateways
Verstas Architects evokes island landscapes with Helsinki Biennial Pavilion
Two angular wings form Quebec chalet by Atelier Pierre Thibault
Norm Architects designs New Mags bookstore in Copenhagen to reference old libraries
Bartlett seeks director “committed to equality” as Bob Sheil prepares to step down
Fjord stoneware series by Fiandre Architectural Surfaces among new products on Dezeen Showroom
Mathieu Lehanneur designs 3D-printed sculptures based on population statistics
Competition: win a TwistFlush toilet by Villeroy & Boch
WAA transforms Beijing warehouses into a playscape for sensory learning
“The annual quest for a national Best in Show seems increasingly problematic”
