Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel's studio has unveiled its proposal for a giant opera house on the waterfront in Shenzhen, China, which will be covered by a curving roofscape. More about Jean Nouvel designs sinuous Shenzhen Opera House for China
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Roda has released its catalogue for 2021, which features furniture and accessories for the home and garden from a number of international designers. More about Roda unveils outdoor furniture collections from Piero Lissoni and Michael Anastassiades
American designer Marc Thorpe has unveiled a concept for a concrete house with vaulted archways and tree-filled gardens for a riverbank in Georgia. More about Marc Thorpe designs virtual house with vaulted concrete arches
Canadian interiors office Studio Roslyn has created a Vancouver hair salon designed to invoke the mood of 1980s Miami, complete with candy-coloured furniture and nostalgic art deco features. More about Qali hair salon by Studio Roslyn is "the lovechild of art deco and Cyndi Lauper"
Toronto designer Paolo Ferrari has created the interiors for Alchemy, a marijuana dispensary that "rejects staid cannabis clichés" with mirrored ceilings and custom-made sniff jars connected to digital display screens. More about Alchemy is a Toronto cannabis dispensary designed by Paolo Ferrari
Undersea creatures influenced the diversely textured forms of design studio Ninetyoneninetytwo's object series, highlighted as part of our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More about Ninetyoneninetytwo crafts marine-inspired objects to explore sustainability and 3D printing
Dezeen Showroom: Note Design Studio and Gunilla Allard took inspiration from the modernist yet eclectic Eames House in California to create their Sunny seating for Swedish brand Lammhults. More about Sunny seating by Note Design Studio x Gunilla Allard for Lammhults
Dutch studio Casanova + Hernandez has completed a landscaping project in the Albanian village of Shiroka, comprising a waterfront plaza and streetscape that uses granite stones to replicate a traditional carpet pattern. More about Casanova + Hernandez completes patterned public square based on an Albanian carpet
London studio Assemble and experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun are among 10 teams commissioned to create "ground-breaking" large-scale public projects for the UK event that's been dubbed the Festival of Brexit. More about Assemble and Nelly Ben Hayoun among creative teams announced for "Festival of Brexit"
You have just one more week to enter Dezeen Awards 2021 at the early entry rate, which ends on 31 March. We've put together a list of the most frequently asked questions we've been getting over the last few weeks to help you with getting your entry ready! More about Only one week left to make the most of the early entry fee for Dezeen Awards 2021
In the second part of our collaboration with Dom Publishers, the editors of the Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide pick their highlights from countries along Africa's Atlantic coast and western Saharha.
More about Architecture highlights from West Africa include projects from Cabo Verde to Burkina Faso
Dom Publishers' ambitious Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide covers the history and significant buildings of 49 countries in Africa. Its editors explain the aim of the multi-volume publication in the first of a seven-part collaboration focused on the architecture of the continent. More about Guide to sub-Saharan architecture aims to "spread the word about Africa's architectural wealth"
Dutch architect Reinier de Graaf talked about his latest novel The Masterplan in this live panel discussion by Dezeen for Architecture Matters. More about Live panel discussion with OMA's Reinier de Graaf about his novel The Masterplan
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has unveiled a two-piece outfit made using a leather alternative grown from mycelium, making her among the first luxury fashion designers to turn the biomaterial into wearable clothing. More about Stella McCartney creates clothes from mycelium leather to foster a "kinder fashion industry"
A minimalist charred-wood extension, a garden studio wrapped in green terrazzo and an origami-inspired annexe are in the running to be crowned London's best home improvement of 2021. More about Don't Move, Improve! 2021 shortlist spotlights London's best house renovations
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the winners of the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Lacaton & Vassal was a "worthy winner" of the Pritzker Architecture Prize says commenter
Casa Bell-Lloc by architecture office Studio Saxe is a concrete house featuring expansive coastal views and a swimming pool that reaches toward the sea. More about Studio Saxe perches Casa Bell-Lloc on a lush hillside in Costa Rica
London studio Skene Catling de la Peña and not-for-profit organisation Factum Foundation are set to turn the Toppila silo designed by architects Aino and Alvar Aalto in Oulu, Finland, into the Aaltosiilo cultural space. More about Skene Catling de la Peña to transform Aalto-designed silo into cultural events space
Danish designer and cabinetmaker Rasmus Fenhann assembled small timber offcuts like a puzzle to produce the monolithic-looking Ebano drawers, featured in our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More about Rasmus Fenhann's axe-marked ebony wood cabinet hides seven drawers
Dezeen Showroom: Jaime Hayon has designed the Smile Stool for UK brand Benchmark, bringing a little mirth to solid wood furnishings. More about Smile Stool by Jaime Hayon for Benchmark