In this week's comments update, readers are wowed by an oval-shaped school for girls in India and sharing their views on other top stories. More
New York-based studio Diana Kellogg Architects looked to symbols of femininity for its design of an oval-shaped all-girls' school in India made from local sandstone. More
Casa Covida is a hut in Colorado made from 3D-printed adobe by American studio Emerging Objects for two people to live together in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. More
The top 10 designs for Fly Ranch, a permanent outpost of the Burning Man festival, include an orchard planted in a rammed earth spiral and thatched composting toilets. More
French architecture studio AW2 has revealed its design for a glamping resort made up of 47 luxury tents in the AlUla desert in Saudi Arabia. More
French architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled the design for a subterranean hotel that will be carved into a sandstone hill in the AlUla desert in Saudi Arabia. More
The Noor E Mobin G2 Primary School by FEA Studio is a school in the desert near Bastaam, Iran, made up of a series of classrooms divided by courtyards and outdoor corridors. More
Gitai Architects used rammed earth and stones from the nearby Mitzpe Ramon crater to build the Landroom observatory in Israel's Negev desert. More
Designer Tomas Osinsk and Los Angeles film producer Chris Hanley have created a mirrored house near Joshua Tree National Park, designed to look like a New York skyscraper on its side. More
Burning Man has cancelled its Black Rock City event this year and revealed plans to host a virtual alternative due to the "painful reality of Covid-19". More
Multidisciplinary group Wevolve Labs modelled its pavilion for last year's Burning Man on a bird-like dinosaur, with large wings that lit up at night and shaded seats underneath. More
A host of large-scale installations have been built amidst the canyons of the Al Ula desert in Saudi Arabia that reflect the landscape and its heritage for the returning Desert X exhibition. More
Burning Man has acknowledged the carbon emissions it causes and called on attendees to consider alternatives to burning, as part of a plan to become carbon negative by 2030. More
A cluster of rustic rooms forms the new Lost Villa Boutique Hotel in Zhongwei, China, designed by DAS Lab to blend into the desert landscape. More
Mexican firm Santos Bolivar Architects has given the red-block buildings that form this inn reflective bottoms to make it seem like they are floating above the arid landscape in Valle de Guadalupe. More
A five-sided pyramid with cutouts influenced by constellations was created to pay homage to heroic woman during this year's Burning Man festival. More
Burning Man revellers, including architect Bjarke Ingels, have captured the installations, pavilions and stages at this year's event, including elevated stepping stones and a huge arm made of scrap metal. More
Helsinki firm JKMM Architects is building a sauna in the depths of the Nevada desert so that visitors of this year's Burning Man can cleanse and relax. More
Burning Man co-founder Will Roger has spent the last 14 years capturing the festival in aerial photographs. As a book of his images is released, he spoke to Dezeen about how they created a pop-up city in the desert. More
A dune-like concrete shell encases the Ayla Clubhouse in Aqaba, which Oppenheim Architecture has designed to blend in with the surrounding desert in Jordan. More
