Dezeen promotion: registration is now open for the inaugural Build for Life conference, organised by window manufacturer Velux to address climate-related challenges for the construction industry. More about Register free to attend the Velux Build for Life conference
Steven Holl Architects has completed a cultural and health centre in Shanghai, comprising a pair of concrete buildings punctured by irregular openings that are set within a landscaped park. More about Steven Holl completes "energetic and open" Cofco Cultural and Health Center in Shanghai
London's latest urban design trend involves commissioning a designer to paint a colourful pattern on a wall, road or bridge. Here are eight examples of polychromatic paint jobs from designers including Yinka Ilori and Camille Walala. More about Eight multicoloured paint installations that brighten up London
This weekend the world's governments come together to move forward plans to tackle climate change at the COP26 summit. Ten architects and designers who are heading to Glasgow told Dezeen about their hopes and fears for the conference. More about "COP26 marks a critical juncture for humanity" say architects and designers attending the climate conference
American filmmaker Nathan Eddy has documented the efforts to preserve a brutalist laboratory in Berlin that is threatened with demolition in a short movie. More about Nathan Eddy documents under-threat brutalist Mäusebunker building in Battleship Berlin film
Environmental protest group Insulate Britain has caused controversy by blocking roads to highlight the need for better insulation in homes. But its aims are correct and direct action is "pretty much the only effective democratic way" to achieve change, argues architect Duncan Baker-Brown. More about "Act up, disrupt and get noisy"
Dezeen promotion: architect Antonio Citterio's fitness equipment collection Personal Line for Technogym was created to be placed "in the most beautiful spaces" of people's homes. More about Antonio Citterio designs Personal Line fitness equipment for Technogym
Architecture firm Stride Treglown has installed a sculpture of a bright red "sinking house" in Bath's Pulteney Weir to draw attention to climate change. More about Stride Treglown places "sinking" Monopoly-style house in River Avon ahead of COP26
Brooklyn architecture studio PRO has designed an interactive gallery for a museum of Himalayan art that is meant to help people cope with "day-to-day challenges and emotional burdens". More about Buddhist principles inform PRO's design of Mandala Lab in New York
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a house in the Pacific Northwest with cedar siding and a central breezeway. More about A dogtrot-style house in Washington features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos, has unveiled plans for a space station called Orbital Reef. More about Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin announces plans for "mixed-use business park" in space
A low-carbon housing proposal and a design for a Tate museum in Sheffield feature in Dezeen's latest school show from students at the University of Sheffield's School of Architecture. More about Ten student architectural projects from the University of Sheffield
Dezeen has partnered with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to present a new series of Architecture Project Talks, which will see Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Chris Precht deliver presentations about key projects that are built using FSC-certified wood. More about Dezeen and FSC present online lecture series with leading architects working with sustainable wood
A skinny home in an alley, a low-rise brick Passivhaus and a converted stone barn are among the varied projects on this year's longlist for the RIBA House of the Year Award. More about RIBA reveals top 20 British homes in House of the Year 2021 longlist
Dezeen promotion: Swiss watch brand Rado has teamed up with designers around the world to create special editions of its True Square watch. Here we round up five of them. More about Five special editions of Rado's True Square ceramic watch
An illuminated semicircular window above a pool of water simulates "a moon that never sets" on the roof of a ceremonial hall designed by Syn Architects, in the dramatic landscape surrounding Mount Tai in China. More about Syn Architects tops wedding chapel in China with illuminated "moon"
Designer Yinka Ilori has worked with Lego to create the Launderette of Dreams, an installation in London that reimagines the everyday community space as a children's play zone. More about Yinka Ilori builds colourful Lego launderette in east London for kids to play in
University College London has admitted that "unacceptable behaviour takes place" and appointed external agency Howlett Brown to investigate allegations of discrimination at The Bartlett School of Architecture. More about UCL says it is "aware of unacceptable behaviour" and launches independent investigation into Bartlett allegations
Creating developments that encourage inhabitants to reduce their consumption is the next frontier for low-carbon design, according to Hélène Chartier of sustainable urbanism network C40 Cities. More about Consumption-based carbon emissions "have not been taken into consideration" by architects
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng has revealed its concept for a flying car that would also be capable of driving on the road, which the company plans to release as soon as 2024. More about XPeng unveils plans to launch road-capable flying car in 2024