The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and not-for-profit organisation Bauhaus Earth inserted a series of cross-laminated timber elements into Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's iconic Barcelona Pavilion to promote the use of wood in construction. More about Mass is More installation reimagines Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion
Design House, an annual showcase of Mexican design, has opened in Mexico City, utilising almost every space in a modernist home for a series of collaborative installations. More about Design House in Mexico City showcases local designers in mid-century home
Architectural scientist and designer Mae-ling Lokko used bio-based materials, including mycelium and coconut waste, to create this installation focused on ideas of economic and ecological justice at Belgium's Z33 gallery. More about Mae-ling Lokko's Grounds for Return installation explores circular agriculture and architecture
Greek artist Andreas Angelidakis has scattered soft, digitally-printed temple ruins around the Espace Niemeyer in Paris for his Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity exhibition. More about Andreas Angelidakis fills Espace Niemeyer with "soft ruins"
Designer Ali Shah Gallefoss invited 15 creatives to design their own interpretation of a chair that is suitable for a public space, all of which were presented as a recent exhibition in Oslo, Norway. More about Mixed Seats aims to show "what a chair could be"
Edible plants were grown in a huge straw and clay sphere for Multispecies Neighbourhoods, an installation at the Oslo Architecture Triennale by local studio Atelier Dalziel. More about Atelier Dalziel creates mini forest of more than 30 edible plants
Netherlands-based Studio Job has created a curved bronze-and-glass sculpture named The Embrace for Dutch art institute KunstKerk as a humourous update on traditional stained-glass windows. More about Studio Job creates "surrealist take on classical church windows" in front of KunstKerk
An art installation featuring a waterfall, a wild garden and a number of kinetic artworks has opened on a former North Sea offshore gas platform in Weston-super-Mare, England, as part of the Unboxed festival. More about Newsubstance creates 35-metre-tall See Monster from North Sea gas rig
Mexican design office Departamento del Distrito has created a totem equipped with solar power that produces light, plays music, measures the weather and cools down the air on a Mexico City rooftop. More about Departamento del Distrito turns telecom mast into solar-power tower
British designer Es Devlin has created Come Home Again, an illuminated dome illustrated with her own pencil drawings of the 243 flora and fauna species on London's priority conservation list. More about Es Devlin unveils cathedral-like sculpture to highlight London's endangered species
Dutch design studio Cream on Chrome has created the Solar Energy Kiosk, which uses sun rays to make orange juice as a way of demonstrating how much solar power is needed to complete simple tasks like squeezing fruit. More about Solar Energy Kiosk by Cream on Chrome serves orange juice made using solar power
Architect Mále Uribe has unveiled the Salt Imaginaries exhibition of works created from discarded salt from lithium extraction in the Atacama Desert, Chile. More about Mále Uribe unveils salt mural made from lithium-extraction waste
Designer James Shaw has created an installation of clashing furniture to poke fun at the disagreements that can arise when couples move in together, which is on display as part of London Design Festival. More about Two Kettles, No Sofa installation playfully explores tensions between cohabiting couples
Sculptural totems in different materials, colours and sizes were exhibited at this year's Lake Como Design Festival, where the neolithic-informed objects enjoyed a revival. More about Seven totemic designs at Lake Como Design Festival
For this year's London Design Festival, designer Sabine Marcelis has installed several rotating chairs made with stones from Dutch material brand SolidNature to help visitors interact with each other. More about Swivel by Sabine Marcelis is a rotating stone chair installation at London Design Festival
With London Design Festival 2022 set to begin in less than a week, we've rounded up this year's must-visit installations, events and exhibitions, from a sculpture made from ocean plastic to chiselled outdoor seating. More about Ten must-see installations at London Design Festival 2022
Architectural design studio Iheartblob has revealed the puzzle-like Fungible Non-Fungible Pavilion at the Tallinn Architecture Biennale in Estonia, which was partly designed by the public using NFTs. More about NFT-funded pavilion at Tallinn Architecture Biennale aims to promote decentralisation
Rugged clay forms the walls of this pavilion in Finland by architects Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto, which aims to provide an urban habitat for pollinators and was featured as part of Helsinki Design Week. More about Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto design "insect hotel" Alusta Pavilion in Helsinki
Arts company Meow Wolf has collaborated with 300 artists to create a series of immersive installations made from mostly salvaged material for its Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects-designed venue in Denver. More about Meow Wolf opens installation-filled venue on site wedged between Denver viaducts
A bulbous sculpture by architects Bjarke Ingels and Jakob Lange, an ornate temple and a walkway made of recycled ocean plastic were featured at the annual Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert of western Nevada. More about Eleven Burning Man 2022 installations that showcase deep-desert design