Dezeen promotion: Marshalls Landscape Protection's RhinoGuard decorative and protective street furniture, including planters and seating, has been crash-tested to the latest standards in Hostile Vehicle Mitigation to help create safe outdoor spaces without sacrificing design. More about Marshalls Landscape Protection creates protective design-led street furniture
A lakeside forest on the outskirts of Aarhus, Denmark, is the setting for this copper-clad writer's cabin designed by architecture and landscape office Sleth. More about The Author's House is a copper-clad cabin in a Danish forest
Buildings by David Chipperfield Architects and Herzog & de Meuron have been named among the 16 winners of the RIBA International Award for Excellence. More about RIBA announces winners of International Awards for Excellence 2021
As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games kicks off, we round up the most architecturally significant venues including buildings by Japanese architects Kengo Kuma, Kenzo Tange and Fumihiko Maki. More about Dezeen's guide to the architecture of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Swedish cosmetics brand Forgo has conducted a lifecycle assessment of its mix-it-yourself soap in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions from its supply chain. More about Forgo aims to become net-zero "within the next five years" through its refillable cosmetics
Architecture collective Assemble is among 25 artists that have designed public installations for the Creative Folkestone Triennial, alongside artist Rana Begum and designer Morag Myerscough. More about Assemble creates "skatable sculptures" for Folkestone Triennial
Creative agency Something and nonprofit organisation Where are the Black Designers? have created a web browser plugin that exhibits the work of Black creatives every time a new tab is opened. More about Something Spaces web plugin showcases the work of Black creatives online
A convent, an infant asylum and a mid-century motel are among the buildings converted into eight unusual and stylish hotels you can stay at in New Orleans. More about Eight offbeat hotels in historic New Orleans buildings
A project that asks how to design packaging to encourage consumers to recycle it and a 'biobox' to help people learn about biomaterials are included in our latest school show by students at Birmingham City University. More about Birmingham City University spotlights 12 creative partnership projects
UNESCO has stripped Liverpool of its prestigious World Heritage status after a UN committee found recent developments caused an "irreversible loss of attributes" in the city. More about Liverpool stripped of World Heritage status due to waterfront developments
Dezeen teamed up with office design brand Steelcase and architecture firm J Mayer H to host a live talk exploring the needs of office workers after the pandemic. More about Watch our talk with Steelcase and J Mayer H about post-pandemic office design
Photographs have revealed Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron's One Park Drive residential skyscraper nearing completion in Canary Wharf, London. More about Cylindrical skyscraper by Herzog & de Meuron unveiled in Canary Wharf
Norway has started work on Project Longship, a €1.7 billion project that could bury vast amounts of captured carbon under the North Sea in an effort to slow climate change. More about Norway begins work on "absolutely necessary" project to bury up to 1.25 billion tonnes of CO2 under the North Sea
A group of UK architects, developers and contractors have called for compulsory whole-life carbon assessments of buildings in a bid to tackle "hidden" emissions caused by construction supply chains. More about UK industry group calls for new rules to force architects to calculate embodied carbon emissions
Professional basketball player Kofi Josephs and Birmingham graffiti artist Zuke have given a basketball court in Summerfield Park, Birmingham, a colourful refresh. More about Summerfield Park basketball court updated with colourful mural and geometric patterns
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Toyo Ito has created a public toilet within three mushroom-shaped blocks as his contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project. More about Toyo Ito designs trio of mushroom-like public toilets in Tokyo
Architecture office ODA has proposed a rezoning plan for New York that would allow developers to build higher in return for turning private courtyards into public space. More about ODA proposes New York rezoning scheme to swap height restrictions for public space
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the disassembly of Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower. More about Commenter says tearing down the Nakagin Capsule Tower "is a tragedy"
Artist Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong has designed an interactive installation on the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York state with LED animations that respond to people passing by. More about Current light sculpture on the Hudson responds to movements of passersby
A jewellery project exploring the sensory experiences of a person with synesthesia and embroidery work that offers a new take on gender are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of the Creative Arts. More about University for the Creative Arts presents its 2021 graduate craft showcase