Architect and co-founder of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Simon Allford, has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Simon Allford elected president of the RIBA
HBG Architects has converted an old granite community oven in east Portugal into a small holiday home, featuring a staircase with steps that double as a table, bench and fireplace. More about Rural community oven transformed into Portuguese holiday home
Improving racial diversity in the architecture industry will require uncomfortable conversations, say Sound Advice founders Joseph Henry and Pooja Agrawal. More about "Our tips make people feel quite uncomfortable" says architecture diversity platform Sound Advice
The longlists for Dezeen Awards 2020 are being announced this week, starting today with the 302 projects that are in the running for awards in 12 different architecture project categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture longlist announced
Terracotta brick, aged brass, and aubergine-hued plaster are just some of the materials that interior design studio YSG has included in its revamp of this house in Sydney. More about YSG carries out tactile overhaul of Budge Over Dover house in Sydney
Artist Olafur Eliasson has developed an augmented reality app that allows children to digitally transplant their faces onto their environment to help give them a voice in discussions about the climate crisis. More about Olafur Eliasson's AR Earth Speakr app lets children voice concerns about the climate
Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a library in Haikou on the Chinese island of Hainan that is intended "to be a wormhole that transcends time and space". More about MAD reveals Wormhole Library overlooking the South China Sea
Architecture studio SO-IL has built a green-mesh structure with suspended seating in this installation on the Renzo Piano-designed plaza of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. More about Green net shades hammocks and bird feeders in Murmuration by SO-IL
Moscow siblings Davit and Mary Jilavyan spent the coronavirus lockdown creating renderings of an imaginary community in Mexico with two-toned buildings and streets dotted with cacti and swimming pools. More about Architectural visualisers imagine rainbow-coloured Sonora Art Village during pandemic
South Korean technology company Naver Corp has developed a smart reading light called Clova Lamp that helps children to cultivate healthy reading habits by narrating their books aloud. More about Clova Lamp is an AI-powered light that reads books to children
Brazil's national heritage institute has condemned plans to install anti-drone antennas on top of three Oscar Niemeyer buildings in Brasília, saying they would "directly impact" the iconic structures. More about Anti-drone antennas set to be built on top of Oscar Niemeyer palaces in Brasília
Foster + Partners has released visuals for a 39-storey skyscraper that will be built above the Pitt Street metro station it is developing in central Sydney, Australia. More about Foster + Partners reveals visuals of over-station skyscraper in central Sydney
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Abigail Whitelow explains how she created a modular storage and display system from the box of Samsung's The Frame television. More about Abigail Whitelow creates modular storage system from Samsung Eco-Package box
Swiss practice Think Architecture has created House at a Vineyard, which includes a veranda and sunken courtyard that have vistas across the waters of Lake Zurich. More about Think Architecture completes Zurich home with lake and vineyard views
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish studio MUT Design took visual cues from the leg press machines found in gyms when designing the Roll chair for Sancal, whose true function is unclear upon first view. More about MUT Design's sculptural Roll chairs are informed by workout machines
Swedish design duo Folkform has installed a mural composed of over 1,000 individual glass and ceramic pieces in an indoor public swimming pool in Spånga, Stockholm. More about Folkform bases ceramic tile mural for public swimming pool on Spånga town plan
Brazilian studio MNMA has designed a spiral concrete stair and folding polycarbonate doors in this botanical store, yoga classroom and restaurant in São Paulo. More about Folding polycarbonate wall reveals earthy interiors of São Paulo wellness space Dois Trópicos
Seattle-based Robert Hutchison Architecture has built a "ghost-like" pavilion on the roof of Luis Barragán's house in Mexico City as part of his Memory Houses exhibition at the architect's former residence. More about Robert Hutchison Architecture creates Chapel for Luis Barragán on roof of Mexican architect's home
South African designer Porky Hefer took cues from the amorphous shape of bird nests to create this off-grid guesthouse on a wildlife reserve in Namibia. More about The Nest at Sossus guesthouse in Namibia features a thatched facade
Dezeen Showroom: London design studio Pinch has added three new products to its wooden bedroom furniture collection, which it hopes will be passed down through multiple generations. More about Pinch pairs classic materials with minimal shapes for latest bedroom furniture collection