An observation deck featuring glass elevators and "levitation" boxes is due to open next month at the top of KPF's One Vanderbilt supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. More about Summit One Vanderbilt prepares to open as NYC's latest observation deck
Chinese studio MAD Architects has revealed its design for The Star office block in Hollywood, which will incorporate a funicular railway. More about MAD Architects plans Hollywood office wrapped with funicular railway
Dezeen Showroom: the wooden Paravent Ambassade screen, designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1966, has been put into production for the first time courtesy of furniture brand Cassina. More about Paravent Ambassade screen by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has created an extension to the dockside MKM Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg, Germany. More about Herzog & de Meuron creates brick extension to its MKM Museum Küppersmühle
A labyrinth of brick walls and angular mirrors define the Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names, which Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind's studio has completed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More about Studio Libeskind completes angular Holocaust memorial in Amsterdam
Two hundred potted trees that adorned the Supersalone fair in Milan earlier this month will be planted as part of an initiative to grow three million new trees in the city by 2030. More about Forestami project will see "one tree for every inhabitant" planted in Milan
Architecture schools must prioritise teaching students net-zero design skills to effectively prepare them for future work, says Anthropocene Architecture School founder Scott McAulay. More about Failure to teach net-zero architecture skills "is negligent and verges on denialism" says Anthropocene Architecture School founder
Dezeen teamed up with No.3 Gin to host a live talk with photographer Justin Zoll and designers Bethan Laura Wood and Sebastian Cox about how their work uncovers beauty in unexpected places. More about Watch our talk with Bethan Laura Wood, Sebastian Cox and Justin Zoll for No.3 Gin
Graduate designer Alexia Audrain has developed a chair with cocooning, inflatable walls that helps people with autism self-soothe when they are experiencing sensory overload. More about Alexia Audrain designs hugging chair to comfort people with autism
Designer Stefan Scholten has aimed to create a sense of luxury out of waste in The Stone House, his first solo project after disbanding Scholten & Baijings. More about Stefan Scholten emphasises luxury of waste marble with The Stone House
Rammed earth walls and a glass outhouse feature in this rural Ecuadorian house by architectural studio Al Borde that is meant to challenge standards of comfort. More about Al Borde integrates nature into Casa Jardin in northern Ecuador
Dezeen promotion: the fourth edition of Design China Beijing takes place this week and will showcase international brands alongside local talent under the theme of "nature, nurture and sustainable beauty". More about Design China Beijing 2021 show to explore sustainability in the post-pandemic world
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features TYPE's conversion of the dilapidated Redhill Barn in Devon, England.
More about A Devon barn conversion features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
French designer Audrey Large took cues from digital forms to design a collection of 3D-printed sculptures that explore the relationship between both our virtual and physical worlds. More about Audrey Large designs 3D-printed sculptures informed by digital graphics
Dezeen promotion: a community garden that transforms produce waste from a street market into fertiliser is among a series of installations created by eight artists and architects for a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. More about Hong Kong Arts Centre enlivens North Point neighbourhood with public art
Architect Martin Neruda has completed a single-storey house in the Czech town of Lanškroun featuring translucent polycarbonate walls that conceal living spaces arranged around a secluded garden. More about Martin Neruda incorporates "secret garden" at the heart of House in Lanškroun
Paris is "jealous" of London's cycle lanes and is copying London's green initiatives, according to London mayor Sadiq Khan. More about "Paris is green with envy" at London's sustainable policies says Sadiq Khan
Architecture studio MVRDV has completed the Ilot Queyries housing development in Bordeaux, France, which folds around a large red courtyard. More about MVRDV slots red-walled courtyard into irregularly shaped French housing
Dezeen teamed up with Andreu World for a live talk with British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert, who features in a new book by the Spanish furniture brand about how designers work.
More about Watch a live talk on the creative process with Benjamin Hubert and Andreu World
Seventeen designers have presented their own versions of fashion house Dior's Medallion chair, including chairs in glass and polyurethane as well as a seat designed to also be appreciated by people with visual impairments. More about Atang Tshikare, India Mahdavi and Nendo reinterpret Dior's Medallion chair