Dezeen School Shows: we've rounded up seven student projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that explore urbanism and architecture in speculative futures. More about Seven cities set in dystopian futures by architecture students
New York-based studio Agency—Agency has collaborated with local studio SHEEEP to design stormwater gardens underneath an expressway in Toronto. More about Agency—Agency and SHEEEP design stormwater gardens underneath Toronto expressway
Landscape studio James Corner Field Operations has created a roof garden with 23,000 plants and 55 trees on top of a Foster + Partners-designed residential building alongside Battersea Power Station in London. More about James Corner landscapes "magical lookout" at Battersea Power Station
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an opinion piece by Matt Shaw that reflects on what went wrong with Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel, two years after it was closed following a series of suicides. More about It is architect's role "to point out health and safety risks" says commenter
Chinese studio Mix Architecture has turned a disused 1950s factory into an updated office and public park in Nanjing, China. More about Mix Architecture refreshes Nanjing Combat Machinery Factory with red brick extensions
It's now two years since Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel was closed following a spate of suicides. As the ill-fated project gathers dust, Matt Shaw reflects on what went wrong. More about "The Vessel shows us how bad the vampiric ultra-wealthy are at making public space"
Passive cooling techniques in architecture, reflective paint and water-filled windows are featured among the methods that designers and architects are using to mitigate heat in energy-efficient ways. More about Eight projects with integrated cooling techniques that beat the heat
Market forces are pushing cities towards a shallow and Instagram-friendly impression of authenticity that makes everywhere feel the same, writes David A Banks. More about "Cities are branding themselves into predictably unique products"
Saudi Arabia is reportedly looking to raise a loan of 10 billion riyals to develop its controversial Neom region that includes the 170-mile-long city, The Line. More about Saudi Arabia seeking loan of More.7 billion to fund Neom
Sloping red dunes and cavernous spaces feature in this playground, which local studio XISUI Design has created in a residential area in Guangzhou, China. More about Red Dunes Playtopia features "cave-like" play spaces and undulating hills
American roofing firm GAF has completed the first phase of a public-private initiative that seeks to mitigate urban heat in Los Angeles through solar-reflective coating. More about GAF applies solar-reflective coating to mitigate Los Angeles heat islands
Paris has reimposed a height limit for new buildings in the city, following the controversial construction of Tour Triangle tower designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron. More about Paris reinstates skyscraper ban following Tour Triangle backlash
A pyramidal pavilion for contemplation is set to be introduced to the Liverpool waterfront as part of a transformation project led by designer Asif Khan and artist Theaster Gates. More about Asif Khan and Theaster Gates unveil Liverpool Docks transformation plans
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features MVRDV's designs for the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features MVRDV's designs for a circular AI hub
Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals of Van Gogh Homeland, an architecture and sustainability biennale launching in the Netherlands, curated by its co-founder Winy Maas. More about MVRDV releases visuals of inaugural Van Gogh Homeland festival
Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals of the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence, a circular masterplan for a technology and innovation hub in Heilbronn, Germany. More about MVRDV designs German AI hub to be "visible in satellite photos"
This week on Dezeen, we published an exclusive interview with 15-minute city creator Carlos Moreno in which he discusses the conspiracy theory that his urbanism strategy was designed to restrict people's freedom. More about This week the 15-minute city inventor responded to "shocking" conspiracy theories
This International Women's Day, Arup's Sara Candiracci reflects on how cities are still overwhelmingly designed for men – and how to change that. More about "Many cities do not work for women"
Dezeen School Shows: a project that turns an industrial site into a nature reserve and a scheme for the adaptive reuse of towns are included in this school show by students at Fontys Hogescholen. More about Fontys Hogescholen spotlights 10 student architecture and urbanism projects
A planner from Edmonton, Canada, has defended its 15-minute city plan after criticism from locals, saying that the plan uses age-old concepts and "will enable the City of Edmonton to support growth more efficiently". More about 15-minute city an "easy way to explain an old concept" says Edmonton planner