Japanese design studio Nendo has created the logo for the Japan Association for University Athletics and Sport, which can be extruded to create its trophies and cut to make its medals. More about Nendo designs logo and trophy that can be sliced to create medals for Japan's athletics association
Dezeen Showroom: Kyiv-based architect and designer Victoriya Yakusha is celebrating the cultural heritage of her native Ukraine with a lighting collection modelled after sunflowers. More about Faina uses traditional Ukrainian construction methods to form "primitive" lighting collection
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features Liam Young's suggestion that the entire population of planet Earth should live in a giant sustainable city. More about A metropolis housing 10 billion people features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Mexican architect Manuel Cervantes has completed Casa Estudio, which serves as both his family home and a show space for clients. More about Manuel Cervantes builds his own home and studio on a Mexican hillside
Designer Danielle Brustman used pastel colours, marmoleum flooring and playful hand-painted murals to create the interior of the Brighton Street Early Learning Centre in a brutalist building in Melbourne. More about Danielle Brustman decorates children's centre in Melbourne with pastel hues and rainbow murals
America's Central Intelligence Agency has unveiled a new identity aimed at attracting more diverse employees but has refused to disclose the designer behind its new look. More about CIA rebrands to encourage diversity but identity of logo designer remains top secret
Architectural photographer Edmund Sumner has shared a set of images of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad by architect Louis Kahn, which was recently saved from demolition. More about Edmund Sumner shares photos of Louis Kahn's IIMA including its recently saved dormitories
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a water bottle for Evian that is made almost entirely from recycled plastic and visualises this history through a distinctive hammered texture. More about Virgil Abloh designs recycled plastic water bottle as emblem of Evian's circular ambitions
South Korean car manufacturer Kia Motors has unveiled a new logo, which connects the letters of its name in an unbroken line. More about Kia Motors reveals angular logo that "resembles a handwritten signature"
A rooftop walkway will form the main circulation route for the Student Residence Development at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which Zaha Hadid Architects and Leigh & Orange are developing in Clear Water Bay. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs student housing topped with rooftop walkway in Hong Kong
With Covid-19 vaccinations being rolled out around the world, here are three proposals by architects to speed up the process including drive-through facilities, shipping-container clinics and pods in town squares. More about Three proposals for Covid-19 vaccination centres designed to speed up the immunisation process
Swiss architect Aurelio Galfetti's stark hillside entrance to the medieval Castelgrande in Bellinzona, Switzerland is the focus of this architectural photography series by Simone Bossi. More about Castelgrande's bunker-like entrance captured in photos by Simone Bossi
The Italian government is planning to add a retractable floor to the Colosseum amphitheatre in Rome so that performances can be held within the arena. More about Rome's Colosseum arena set to be reconstructed with retractable floor
Developing a masterplan for the planet could entrench existing inequalities and make climate change worse, according to the architect behind the new Planet City movie. More about Bjarke Ingels' Masterplanet vision for Earth is "a continuation of the colonialist project" says Liam Young
South Korean designer Haneul Kim has collected thousands of used disposable face masks from his university campus and recycled them to create a stackable stool. More about Haneul Kim fashions plastic stool from 1,500 discarded surgical masks
The entire population of the earth could live in a giant sustainable city occupying a fraction of the earth's surface, freeing the rest of the world for rewilding and the return of stolen lands, according to a new movie by architect Liam Young. More about Liam Young's Planet City could tackle climate change by housing 10 billion people in a single metropolis
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a graffiti-covered house and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Graffiti is an art form" says commenter
Dezeen attracted record audiences in 2020 with unique website visitors up 16 per cent, social media followers up 17 per cent and newsletter subscribers up 11 per cent. More about Record traffic and six awards helped make 2020 Dezeen's best-ever year
The Royal Institute of British Architects has expressed disappointment that UK architecture qualifications will no longer be automatically recognised in EU countries following Brexit. More about RIBA "disappointed" UK architecture qualifications are no longer automatically recognised in EU
Canadian architect Jean Verville Architecte has completed NMBHD, a white triplex in Montreal adorned with gold windows that incorporates apartments as well as a ceramic workshop. More about Jean Verville Architecte creates "luminous" white triplex in Montreal