The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games went ahead successfully despite a series of controversies in the run-up, including accusations of plagiarism and greenwashing. Here are five architecture and design scandals that threatened to derail the games. More about Five architecture and design controversies that rocked the Tokyo Olympics
Interior design studio Taste Space designed this roastery and cafe in Bangkok to take customers on a journey from coffee bean roasting to cup. More about Taste Studio pays tribute to the art of coffee roasting with Paga cafe
German architect Philipp von Matt has incorporated a skylit studio and a ground floor exhibition space into this artist's home in Berlin. More about Curved concrete walls snake through Berlin artist's residence by Philipp von Matt
Dezeen promotion: concrete bricks manufactured by Marshalls have been found to contain almost 50 per cent less embodied carbon than traditional clay bricks, according to the British manufacturing company. More about Marshalls produces concrete bricks with less embodied carbon than clay bricks
Design graduate Kukbong Kim has developed a paint made from demolished concrete that is capable of absorbing 20 per cent of its weight in carbon. More about Carbon-capturing Celour paint allows anyone to "participate in CO2 removal in their daily lives"
House-shaped openings and cheerful hues are found in a New York daycare centre designed by American firms BAAO and 4|MATIV. More about BAAO and 4|MATIV add bright colours to Mi Casita Preschool in Brooklyn
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a prototype power plant designed by AL_A to test the viability of nuclear fusion technology as a carbon-free energy source. More about An experimental nuclear fusion power plant features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Type designer Marie Boulanger has written a book about how typography is a "dangerous tool" for reinforcing gendered stereotypes and bias in design. More about Marie Boulanger explores how typography perpetuates gender stereotypes
Brightly-coloured knitted lungs and an artists' retreat feature in Dezeen's latest school show by design and architecture students from Norwich University of the Arts. More about Norwich University of the Arts presents 15 design and architecture student projects
Architecture firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill has been chosen to design a mass-timber Olympic Village with "minimal environmental impact" for the 2026 winter Olympics hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. More about SOM to design athletes' village in Porta Romana for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games
Network of Architecture has turned a former monastery in Italy into the Monastero Arx Vivendi hotel by conserving and refreshing the interiors and inserting a series of glazed spa rooms into its gardens. More about NOA transforms 17th-century monastery near Lake Garda into hotel and spa
A retrospective of architect Zaha Hadid's work called ZHA Close Up – Work & Research is currently on display at MAM Shanghai. Its artistic director Shai Baitel picks 10 items from the exhibition that demonstrate the diversity of her work. More about Ten pieces that showcase the "authentic voice" of Zaha Hadid
The Bartlett School of Architecture has refused to respond to a barrage of freedom of information requests by a former student investigating alleged racial and sexual discrimination, claiming the requests were "vexatious" and had "little obvious value". More about UCL accuses Bartlett discrimination whistleblower of causing "undue distress to staff"
American furniture brand Herman Miller has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Knoll and renamed the new group MillerKnoll. More about Herman Miller and Knoll rebrand as MillerKnoll following acquisition of historic design brand
Architecture studio Andramatin has used a large, overhanging concrete roof to protect the glass-walled IH Residence in Bandung, Indonesia, from heavy rainfall and direct sunlight. More about Giant concrete roof shelters home in Indonesia by Andramatin
Creative agency Saint of Athens has used cool blue tiles throughout this jewellery store for brand Gavello on the Greek island of Mykonos to make it resemble a "luxury 60s swimming pool". More about Saint of Athens jewellery store designed to resemble 1960s swimming pool
A digital garden celebrating queer icons and a new domestic space drawing from aesthetics of the drag community are included in Dezeen's latest school show by The Bartlett School of Architecture. More about The Bartlett School of Architecture presents 12 student projects from its annual summer show
The controversial fake hill in central London designed by Dutch studio MVRDV has reopened to new visitors and will be free to visit during the month of August. More about Marble Arch Mound attraction reopens and made "free for everyone to climb" in August
Dezeen promotion: the winners of the iF Design Award 2021 have been announced in a worldwide digital campaign due to the travel restrictions to the originally planned ceremony in Berlin, Germany. More about iF Design Award spotlights the winners of the holistic human-centred solutions categories
Jonathan Tuckey Design has renovated a historic house in Cornwall, England, adding a stone-clad extension that contrasts with the original lime-rendered building. More about Jonathan Tuckey Design adds modern extension to traditional Cornish house