Many "graphic designers" are graphic artists, while "design thinkers" behave like neoliberal business consultants, writes Michèle Champagne. More about "Remove the word 'design' and the first thing you notice is that the alternative words help clarify things"
Dezeen promotion: House by Urban Splash aims to reinvent suburbia with a Cambridgeshire neighbourhood that is designed for healthy living. More about Inholm neighbourhood in Cambridgeshire will feature healthy homes and sociable streets
Italian furniture fair Salone del Mobile has named former Assarredo president Maria Porro its new president, making her the first woman appointed to the role. More about Salone del Mobile appoints Maria Porro as new president
Architecture studio Laplace and landscape architect Piet Oudolf have transformed and repurposed a collection of historic buildings on Isla del Rey in Menorca into an art centre for the Hauser & Wirth gallery. More about Laplace and Piet Oudolf transform 18th-century naval hospital into Hauser & Wirth art gallery
The Marble Arch Mound, a viewpoint disguised as a hill designed by Dutch studio MVRDV, has been photographed rising alongside Hyde Park in London. More about MVRDV's artificial hill rises at Marble Arch in London
Turning the USA into a net-zero carbon economy could involve covering a landmass equivalent to seven states in geoengineering infrastructure, according to environmental social scientist Holly Jean Buck. More about Persuading communities to accept the vast solar and wind farms needed to reach net-zero "will be a challenge"
Launching in September, Dezeen Courses is a new service for architecture and design schools to promote their courses to Dezeen's huge global audience. More about Dezeen Courses is an affordable way to showcase architecture and design courses
The majority of British architecture practices are experiencing on-site delays caused by difficulties in sourcing construction products according to RIBA's Future Trends survey. More about Materials shortages affecting more than 60 per cent of UK architecture practices
A previously hidden central lightwell funnels light into this formerly dark and enclosed apartment in Athens designed by local architects Point Supreme Architects. More about Point Supreme Architects uses colour to define different functions in Athens apartment
Here are six supertall skyscrapers – buildings over 300 metres – that have recently completed, topped out or broken records, changing the New York skyline forever. More about Six new supertall skyscrapers changing New York's skyline
Talo Studios has renovated a house in Montreal that's almost 100 years old, drawing on Scandinavian and Japanese influences for the interiors. More about Talo Studios introduces Japandi elements to historic Montreal house
A 12-metre 3D-printed pedestrian bridge designed by Joris Laarman and built by Dutch robotics company MX3D has opened in Amsterdam six years after the project was launched. More about Joris Laarman's 3D-printed stainless steel bridge finally opens in Amsterdam
A project that uses technology to enhance piano learning and another that tracks where plastic waste accumulates in rivers are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Technical University of Dresden. More about Technical University of Dresden spotlights nine industrial design projects
The UN's annual COP26 climate conference will address carbon emissions from buildings for the first time at a day dedicated to the built environment on Thursday 11 November, organisers have confirmed. More about COP26 climate conference confirms day dedicated to cities and the built environment on 11 November
Mexican architecture studio Pedro & Juana explains how its bar tool for Maestro Dobel is influenced by Mexico's culinary culture and geographies, in this talk produced by Dezeen for the tequila brand. More about Pedro & Juana's pestle and mortar for Maestro Dobel references the birthplace of tequila
A doughnut-shaped timber "ark" filled with animal sculptures sits at the centre of the recently opened ANOHA children's museum at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. More about Olson Kundig completes Noah's ark-informed children's museum in Berlin
Less than six per cent of UK architecture firms have signed up to a RIBA climate initiative aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions from buildings they design. More about Foster, Grimshaw and ZHA among thousands of UK practices failing to back RIBA net-zero carbon challenge
Dezeen has opened a studio space for film and photography shoots, live talks and more. More about Dezeen Studio Space opens in London
Milan-based start-up Krill Design has 3D printed Sicilian orange peels into a tactile lamp that can be composted along with organic household waste. More about Ohmie is a 3D-printed lamp made from orange peels
IVC Commercial's Rudiments carpet tile collection informed by the texture of fine-grained soil is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Rudiments tile range by IVC Commercial among new products on Dezeen Showroom