Plans for a large new building in Rotterdam intended to encourage people to lead more environmentally friendly lifestyles are wrong-headed and should be scrapped in a blaze of publicity, writes Barnabas Calder. More about "Plants on a building doesn't make it sustainable, any more than a basil leaf on a steak makes it vegan"
The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features MVRDV's winning proposal to design a "new world wonder" in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "bad acid trip" building proposal
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's winning proposal for social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about "Is this the death certificate of architecture?" says commenter
Architecture studio MVRDV has been revealed as the winner of social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about MVRDV wins competition for "new world wonder" in the Netherlands
Local architect Tom Kneepkens has completed Forest Villa MB, a home in the Netherlands sheltered by a gridded timber roof with openings to accommodate the surrounding trees. More about Tom Kneepkens "integrates living and nature" at Dutch forest villa
Sabine Marcelis's self-designed resin bathtub and three-metre-tall lava lamp feature in her Rotterdam family home, which she continuously reconfigures with her architect partner Paul Cournet. More about Sabine Marcelis's Rotterdam loft apartment is "forever evolving" with her life
Dutch studio Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten has transformed a 1970s farmhouse outside Amsterdam, extending its timber structure and updating its exterior with black-metal panels and charred wood. More about Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten cloaks Longhouse Farm with black timber and metal
Dutch studio Unknown Architects has completed House on a Dune, a holiday cabin on the island of Terschelling with lofty, timber-lined interiors that frame panoramic views of the surrounding sand plains and scrubland. More about Unknown Architects sinks timber cabin into dune-filled Dutch island
A cluster of housing blocks with jagged grass-covered rooftops form Nieuw Bergen, a residential complex completed by Dutch studio MVRDV in Eindhoven. More about MVRDV tops "polite yet radical" Eindhoven housing with angular roofs
Vintage furniture and palette of richly toned materials bring a sense of warmth and personality to this renovated maisonette in Amsterdam, which interiors firm Studio Elèn Letort designed to reference the Dutch Golden Age. More about Studio Elèn Letort completes "expressive and characterful" renovation of historic Amsterdam apartment
A 150-metre-high skyscraper punctuated by arched windows is nearing completion in Rotterdam, designed by New York studio ODA as part of an adaptive reuse project involving an old post office. More about ODA skyscraper nears completion atop historic post office in Rotterdam
Dutch studios i29 and DP6 Architectuurstudio have overhauled a 20th-century school in the Netherlands, transforming it into a training institute for the Dutch Judiciary and Public Prosecution Service while honouring the building's original features. More about DP6 Architectuurstudio and i29 balance old and new in overhaul of historic school in Utrecht
Glass bricks, metal grilles and glossy tiles lend an industrial character to Light House, a family home in the Netherlands designed by local architecture practice Studioninedots. More about Studioninedots fronts skinny Amsterdam home with glass blocks
Dutch designer Maarten Baas enlisted 1,000 volunteers to form the hands of The People's Clock, which provides a choreographed representation of the passage of time at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. More about Maarten Baas creates clock made of people for Schiphol Airport
Dutch architectural studio Woonpioniers has built a house on the dunes in the south of the Netherlands using modular methods. More about Woonpioniers builds a house that "moves with the dunes"
A pair of gabled volumes conceal the expansive timber-lined interiors of Light House, a home in the Netherlands designed by local studio Woonpioniers. More about Woonpioniers opts for "modernity tucked inside tradition" at timber-lined Dutch home
A stained glass arch and striped cocktail bar add colourful geometry to the Ceintuur Theatre restaurant in Amsterdam, designed by Dutch interiors firm Studio Elèn Letort. More about Studio Elèn Letort transforms 1920s Amsterdam cinema into "easygoing and approachable" restaurant
The casings of woodland seeds such as chestnuts and pinecones informed the openable facade of this pod-like pavilion in the Netherlands, designed by local architecture practice Walden Studio. More about Protective seed pods inform timber forest pavilion by Walden Studio
Danish studio Dorte Mandrup has completed the Wadden Sea World Heritage Centre in the Netherlands, creating a "360-degree experience" overlooking its coastal site in Lauwersoog. More about Dorte Mandrup winds walkway around Wadden Sea World Heritage Centre
Dutch studio i29 and construction company Jatin Chaletbouw have completed Lounge Lodge, a compact holiday home in the Netherlands, revealed here in this Dezeen Exclusive. More about Compact holiday cabin by i29 "functions as a Swiss army knife"