Craggy boulders jut through walls in these off-grid guesthouses that architecture studio Mar Plus Ask has built in Mallorca, Spain, for creatives in need of a quiet escape. More about The Olive Houses are off-grid retreats hidden in Mallorca's mountains
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the Klenoviy Boulevard Station 2, which is being built in the south of Moscow as part of the expansion of the city's metro system. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals design of Moscow metro station
Residents of London's Leyton neighbourhood have crowdfunded the overhaul of an entire block on their local high street, recruiting designer Camille Walala to decorate it with a large-scale mural in her colourful, signature style. More about Camille Walala revives east London high street with community-funded artwork
The shortlists for Dezeen Awards 2020 will be announced next week – and Dezeen readers will then able to vote for their favourite entries in our inaugural public vote. More about Vote for your favourite Dezeen Awards 2020 entries in our first ever public vote
Kvadrat's Knit! exhibition, which forms part of 3 Days of Design, sees 28 designers create a variety of objects upholstered in its Kvadrat Febrik textile range, from sofas and dining tables to a giant squishy ball and whimsical flight suits. More about Designers make furniture and fashion products from textiles for Kvadrat's Knit! exhibition
Dezeen has teamed up with Exhibit Columbus to live stream four talks exploring how architecture and design can act as catalysts in the centre of the USA, with topics including indigenous design, climate resilience and technology. More about Exhibit Columbus launches online symposium to explore the future of mid-sized cities in the American heartland
Danish architecture studio 3XN has revealed the aptly named Berlin Cube office block alongside the River Spree and the central railway station in German's capital city. More about 3XN unveils cube-shaped office block in central Berlin
Tent-topped timber platforms form guest rooms in this eco-resort in Costa Rica, which Paris-based studio AW2 completed "without cutting down a single tree and without the use of concrete and nails". More about Kasiiya Papagayo has tented guest rooms that peek from a tropical forest in Costa Rica
Dezeen promotion: LARQ, the Californian company behind a self-cleaning water bottle, has launched the "world's most innovative" pitcher that cleans water with ultraviolet light and has a plant-based filter. More about LARQ launches pitcher that purifies water using UV light
Self-Sufficient City by Guallart Architects is a concept for a housing development in Xiong'an New Area, China, which would be able to produce its own energy and food during another coronavirus lockdown. More about Guallart Architects designs post-covid housing for new city in China
A panel including Stefano Boeri, Jane Withers, Suhair Khan and others discussed urban wellbeing during a panel discussion hosted by Therme Art and Dezeen. More about Therme Art presents a live panel discussion on urban wellbeing
Dezeen promotion: BellTower has been revealed as the winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award for its design project that could help emerging nations provide their citizens with clean water. More about African design studio BellTower wins Lexus Design Award 2020
Elon Musk's neuroscience startup Neuralink has revealed the "dramatically simplified" design for an implant that aims to create brain-to-machine interfaces, alongside the robot that inserts it and several pigs that have the device installed. More about Elon Musk unveils updated Neuralink brain implant design and surgical robot
Oak, grey stone and yellow-tinted glass are some of the materials that Norm Architects has used in its minimal makeover of the menswear section of German department store Alsterhaus. More about Norm Architects balances "richness and restraint" in refresh of Alsterhaus' menswear department
South Korean electronics company LG has integrated electronic fans and HEPA filters into a face mask, in order to turn it into a wearable air purifier. More about LG creates face mask with battery-powered air purification system
London-based Useful Studio has connected a tube station to a business park in Chiswick, west London, with a pedestrian bridge made from weathering steel. More about Useful Studio creates arched weathering steel Chiswick Park Footbridge
Black architects are forced to be palatable in order to be successful, says New York architectural designer Naila Opiangah, who shares her experiences of racism within the industry. More about "I long for the day where suppressing my identity is no longer part of the job"
In this week's comments update, readers are critiquing a Japanese home designed by Suzuko Yamada and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Japanese house is "a gymnast's delight" says commenter
A fusion of Japanese and Mexican architectural techniques feature in this restaurant on Mexico's Pacific Ocean, designed by TAX Architects for Hotel Escondido. More about Thatched roof tops open-air Japanese restaurant for Mexico's Hotel Escondido
The Royal Institute of British Architects plans to regularly test architect's competence as part of an overhaul of architectural education and continuing professional development in the UK. More about RIBA set to introduce mandatory competency tests for architects as part of "once in a generation" reform