Dezeen promotion: Dassault Systèmes is inviting entries to its second annual Innovate for Sustainability Challenge, which calls on students to tackle global issues from ocean pollution to overconsumption using the company's 3DEXPERIENCE platform. More about Dassault Systèmes launches 2020 competition to tackle UN's Sustainable Development Goals
US studio S3 Architecture worked with luxury carmaker Aston Martin's architectural design service to create Sylvan Rock, an angular black-cedar home in Hudson Valley, New York. More about Aston Martin collaborates with S3 Architecture to design first residential project
Hong Kong's Studio RYTE has developed a modular seating design made from flax fibre that can be broken down into three stackable segments for easy transport and storage. More about Studio RYTE's biodegradable Triplex stool is made from flax fibre mixed with bioplastic
International Exhibitions of Triennale Milano president Stefano Boeri has announced that the 23rd edition of the Triennale Milano will focus on what "we don't know that we don't know". More about Triennale Milano reveals Unknown Unknowns theme for 2022 exhibition
The conflict between the Architecture Foundation-backed Antepavilions and the local council has exposed the tension between architects and the planners they should cherish, says Joseph Henry. More about "Architects still don't understand the role of planning"
OMA has completed a giant exhibition centre featuring a 700-metre-long hall with adaptable interiors between Toulouse and the surrounding French countryside. More about MEETT exhibition centre by OMA features perforated green facade
From homes with peach-coloured walls to rose-tinted shops and restaurants, we've rounded up 10 interiors projects to make you think pink in our latest Dezeen Lookbook. More about Ten pink interiors that range from rose blush to bright coral
Israel studio Schwartz Besnosoff Architects has completed the Technion Entrance Gate for the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, which also acts as a bridge that connects the campus with a city promenade. More about Schwartz Besnosoff Architects creates entrance-gate bridge for Israeli university
Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled its design for a children's museum in El Paso, Texas with a barrel-vaulted roof that almost resembles a drawing of a cloud. More about Snøhetta designs barrel-vaulted El Paso Children's Museum
Designers have an important role to play to help avoid climate catastrophe, write Alexie Sommer and Ella Doran of new environmental collective URGE. More about "Designers need to take a good hard look at themselves and stop making pointless stuff that looks nice"
Architecture studio Palma has used dried palm leaves, thatch, stucco and circular openings to keep this holiday home on Mexico's Pacific Coast cool in a tropical climate. More about Circular opening illuminates patio for yoga in coastal Mexican holiday house
Dutch celebrity designer Jan des Bouvrie, known for creating the iconic Cube sofa and introducing white, minimalist interiors to the Netherlands, has passed away at the age of 78 after a multi-year battle with prostate cancer. More about "Grandmaster of the white interior" Jan des Bouvrie dies aged 78
Chinese architecture studios Wiki World and Advanced Architecture Lab have designed an array of 18 timber cabins clad in mirrors for a hotel in Yichang, Hubei province. More about Collection of 18 mirrored mountain cabins form hotel in Hubei province
Plastic will have to break down into organic matter and carbon dioxide in the open air within two years to be classed as biodegradable under a new UK standard being introduced by the British Standards Institute. More about UK to get first ever standard for biodegradable plastic following confusion over terminology
Paris-based Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, the founder of the brand Kenzo, has died of coronavirus at the age of 81. More about Kenzo founder Kenzo Takada dies of coronavirus aged 81
KCC Design has completed the interior design for its own office in Shanghai, which features an exhibition space and 21 enclosed boxes for individual work in a subdued colour palette. More about KCC Design creates monochrome office for own studio in former factory space
A range of candles by French brand Amen will be delivered in carbon-negative packaging made from mycelium and agricultural waste. More about Amen grows carbon-negative mycelium packaging to ship its candles
Snøhetta has unveiled visuals of a landmark city hall for Cheongju, South Korea, which will incorporate public spaces and use the existing government building as its entrance. More about Snøhetta reveals plans for Cheongju New City Hall in South Korea
Architecture studio Ambrosi Etchegaray drew upon the pared-back design ethos of the Shakers to create the minimal rooms within this hotel in Mexico City. More about Shaker-inspired rooms feature in Mexico City's Círculo Mexicano hotel
A tactile material palette and floor-to-ceiling glazing characterise this Ecuadorian house, which Jannina Cabal has created for a family of five in the town of Samborondón. More about Tactile 6M House in Ecuador nestles into its natural surroundings