In this week's comments update, readers are debating visuals of the Guangzhou Show Theatre in China and sharing their thoughts on other top stories. More about Commenters praise "honest and dystopian depiction" of Guangzhou Show Theatre
Architecture studio Farrells has unveiled a group of six interconnected skyscrapers at the heart of the Qianhai district in Shenzhen. More about Farrells completes six interconnected skyscrapers in Shenzhen
Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs has launched Delve, a tool that uses artificial intelligence to create "millions of design possibilities" for urban developments in minutes. More about Sidewalk Labs creates machine-learning tool for designing cities
Dezeen promotion: Vitra is offering a virtual tour of its Herzog & de Meuron-designed flagship store in Germany, revealing a new mural by Norwegian artist Oscar Grønner and a "surreal dream house" in the loft designed by Charlap Hyman & Herrero. More about VitraHaus celebrates its 10th anniversary with a virtual tour
Invisible Studio founder Piers Taylor has carried out an extensive retrofit of Moonshine – his own off-grid home near Bath in southwest England. More about Piers Taylor retrofits his own off-grid home "to banish the demons" of his youth
Projects by Adjaye Associates, OHLAB and 10 other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for interiors. More about Interiors by Esrawe Studio, Adjaye Associates and Freitag among Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote winners
Zellige is a social housing complex in Nantes, France, designed in a collaboration between French architecture studios Tectône and Tact Architectes. More about Spiral staircase twists through Zellige apartment complex by Tectône and Tact Architectes
A run-down barn that was once used for storing grain now houses additional office space for the Cotswolds-based staff of architecture practice Richard Parr Associates. More about Richard Parr Associates expands own office by converting 19th-century barn in the Cotswolds
Seetal Solanki, Christien Meindertsma and Aniela Fidler Wieruszewska joined Dezeen for the second talk in our collaboration with Dutch Design Week 2020. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week present live discussion about our relationship with products
Design studio March Gut has created a maple wood board for a hotel restaurant in the Austrian alps, which allows all dishes and cutlery to be served in one trip and while maintaining social distance. More about March Gut's socially distanced serving tray preserves the joy of eating out during the pandemic
Bolon's head of sustainability Håkan Nordin discussed ways of using plastic more sustainably in this live conversation produced by Dezeen for the Swedish flooring brand. More about Live interview with Håkan Nordin on rethinking the use of plastic in design
Dezeen's collaboration with Dutch Design Week 2020 launched today with a live panel discussion featuring designer Victoria Ayo and architects Mark van der Net and Ali Tal'at Ali As'ad on the event's main theme, The New Intimacy. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week host live panel discussion about The New Intimacy
Projects by Heatherwick Studio, Vo Trong Nghia Architects and 10 other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for architecture. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture public vote winners include Snøhetta and Unparelld'arquitectes
South African designer Porky Hefer imagined how polluted oceans might force marine animals to mutate when designing his five fantastical creatures, including a giant octopus made from hand-felted cigarette butts. More about Porky Hefer creates mutant sea creatures to warn of ocean pollution for NGV Triennial
Italian furniture designer and author Enzo Mari has passed away in Milan at age 88. More about "Giant" of Italian design Enzo Mari dies aged 88
Coarse plaster walls offset glinting stainless-steel display fixtures in this restrained store that architecture studio Case-Real has designed for Aesop in Shinjuku, Tokyo. More about Case-Real contrasts plaster and steel inside Aesop store in Shinjuku
Dezeen x DDW2020: Dezeen has teamed up with Dutch Design Week to present an exclusive virtual tour featuring emerging designers plus a live discussion each day this week exploring key design trends. More about Dezeen presents a virtual tour of Dutch Design Week plus five live talks with emerging designers
Architecture studio Powerhouse Company has created a reception building topped with a circular walking trail as part of a development in Chengdu, China. More about Powerhouse Company tops reception building with undulating Loop of Wisdom walking trail
A sinuous wooden walkway connects different amenities in this private leisure club that architecture and design firm Rockwell Group has created for residents of New York's Waterline Square development. More about Rockwell Group completes luxury residents-only leisure club for New York's Waterline Square
Stone Garden is a new apartment block designed by Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh that was completed shortly before much of Beirut was devastated by a huge explosion this summer. More about Lina Ghotmeh's Stone Garden apartment block survives Beirut explosion