Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has unveiled a toilet in Tokyo named A Walk in the Woods, which was designed to "to dispel the conventional image of public toilets". More about Kengo Kuma reveals cedar-clad public toilet in Tokyo
A film producer who established a hemp farm to "pull carbon out of the atmosphere" has attacked UK laws that are holding back production of the biomaterial. More about Use of hemp in architecture and design held back by "ridiculous" UK rules says farmer who built a house from cannabis
Associated Architects has unveiled plans for Curzon Wharf, a 53-storey development in Birmingham, UK, that it claims will be the first skyscraper to produce no net emissions in operation. More about Associated Architects designs first "mixed-use net-zero tall-building development in the world" for Birmingham
Construction of SAWA, Rotterdam's first wooden residential tower, has been put on hold due to a shortage of timber and other construction materials. More about Wooden residential tower in Rotterdam by Mei Architects delayed due to "explosively high" timber prices
Design studio Rationale International — Masanori Design Studio has created an office in China with a curvilinear facade and undulating ceiling that draws on the qualities of fabric. More about Runxuan Textile Office features curvilinear aluminium facade
Here are ten innovative interior finishes from Dezeen Showroom, including tiles, flooring products and surfacing materials from leading brands. More about Ten interior finishing materials from Dezeen Showroom for architects and designers
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features our interview with UN climate champion Nigel Topping, who said architecture is one of the slowest sectors to sign up for its Race to Zero decarbonisation scheme. More about An interview with the UN's climate champion features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Architecture firm BBOA has completed a government-backed housing scheme in Argentina featuring irregular residential blocks clad with pale pink bricks. More about Pink brick clads Baigorria housing project in Argentina by BBOA
In the third of our series of exclusive video interviews with Sumayya Vally, the architect discusses how her studio Counterspace's Children's Courtroom project aimed to teach kids about the law, rights and equality. More about Counterspace's Children's Courtroom installation "teaches children about the justice system"
Dezeen promotion: furniture brand Prostoria held an exhibition in its Croatian factory as a "way to communicate during a pandemic". More about Prostoria holds Revisiting Factory exhibition in response to cancelled furniture fairs
UK studio Citizens Design Bureau has renovated and extended a heritage-listed synagogue to create a museum that "tells the stories of Jewish Mancunians". More about Citizens Design Bureau adds "delicately perforated" Corten extension to Manchester Jewish Museum
Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira Architects have built a monolithic concrete art pavilion that will be used to display sculptures by Siza in an art park in South Korea. More about Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira Architects place concrete art pavilion atop hill in South Korea
This September will feature back-to-back design shows as new events and rescheduled fairs including Salone del Mobile and Design Miami Basel jostle for attention with regular fixtures. More about Designers and brands gear up for hectic "super September" of design shows and festivals
Wearable technology company Petit Pli has launched a clothing collection made from mono-fibre polyester that adapts to the wearer's body shape and size. More about Petit Pli launches collection of unisex clothes that expand to fit the wearer
A return to traditional materials and construction techniques could help eliminate carbon emissions, says Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, who has built more than 45,000 homes from mud, lime and bamboo. More about Using "ancient wisdoms and techniques" can lead to carbon-neutral buildings says Yasmeen Lari
Vienna-based footwear startup Effekt Footwear has made a trainer called Alchemy-X from 90 per cent recycled materials, including ocean plastic and waste from the fashion industry. More about Effekt Footwear launches trainer made from 90 per cent recycled materials
Dezeen promotion: solar product and technology manufacturer Mitrex has unveiled a range of solar-integrated products for high-rise and residential buildings that "transform a building's shell into a self-sufficient power system," according to the brand. More about Mitrex's solar products allow buildings to produce energy "without compromising beauty"
A Zaha Hadid retrospective and an architecture conference featuring Eduardo Souto de Moura, Tatiana Bilbao and Kengo Kuma are among the design events listed in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide
New York firm GRT Architects has positioned a cedar bungalow above marshland on the Connecticut shoreline, featuring a central courtyard with a swimming pool. More about GRT Architects perches house for a throuple above tidal marsh in Connecticut
As a building by Mies van der Rohe nears completion in Indiana, we explore five buildings by renowned 20th-century architects such as Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright that weren't built until years after they died. More about Five buildings by famous 20th-century architects realised decades after their deaths