Architecture practice HCCH Studio has created a shell-like brick pavilion in Longyou County, China, which draws on its agricultural surroundings. More about HCCH Studio creates Twisted Brick Shell Library "to cuddle visitors" in China
Promotion: Czech brand Mmcité has been creating urban furniture for 30 years but continues to adapt to the "constantly evolving" needs of public space, says founder and creative director David Karásek. More about Mmcité on a "cultural mission" to make cities more beautiful through public furniture
Spanish architecture practice Kauh has completed the renovation of La Hoya Park in the historical centre of Almería, restoring a series of stepped, dry stone terraces on the site of a 13th-century town. More about Kauh restores historic Spanish park to be a "palimpsest of its evolution"
A mobile pavilion made of bamboo and a board game dedicated to education around the urban planning process were among the projects highlighted from a design and architecture symposium held in Bogotá. More about Six social architecture projects highlighted at Re:Arc symposium in Colombia
Our next Social Housing Revival series case study looks at the development of a series of favelas in São Paulo by Brazilian studio Boldarini Arquitetura e Urbanismo that take a new approach to informal settlements by prioritising social, communal spaces. More about Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo demonstrates the power of public space
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for the Xicen Science and Technology Centre, a mixed-use development located within the Yangtze River Delta region in Shanghai, China. More about Foster + Partners draws on "historic water towns" for Shanghai neighbourhood
Designed by architects including Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma, the Tokyo Toilet project forms the backdrop for the Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days. Here, Dezeen rounds up all 17 facilities. More about Explore all 17 Tokyo Toilet projects featured in Wim Wenders' film Perfect Days
Chinese studio DUO has completed Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre, a series of exhibition spaces housed in stepped concrete forms with accessible green roofs. More about Hill-like concrete forms shape arts centre in China by DUO
Dutch firm UNStudio has unveiled the design for the Seoul Twin Eye spokeless Ferris wheel in Seoul, which will consist of an intersecting double-ring structure on top of a cultural complex. More about UNStudio reveals plans for world's tallest Ferris wheel in Seoul
Architecture studio 10 Design has unveiled its design for Huafa Snow World in Shenzhen, which will include an indoor ski resort that the studio claims will be "the largest of its kind in the world". More about 10 Design set to top Shenzhen mall with indoor ski slope
British studio RSHP has revealed its plans to introduce a mixed-use neighbourhood with a series of public spaces within La Défense business district in Paris. More about RSHP unveils proposal for "post-carbon" neighbourhood in Paris
Architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo, which is defined by curving roofs topped with greenery. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as "one of Tokyo's greenest urban areas"
Iranian practice KA Architecture Studio has completed the Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran, creating a new "democratic open space" around the station that is sheltered by a cluster of barrel-vaulted forms. More about KA Architecture Studio tops Tehran metro station with brick barrel vaults
Architectural designer George Fisher has created an outdoor social space for Project Malachi, a homeless hostel in London, using the modular U-Build system developed by Studio Bark. More about George Fisher creates modular social space for homeless hostel in London
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
Architecture practice Studio Saar has refreshed a run-down and underused park in India with an accessible landscape and a canopy resembling a murmuration. More about Studio Saar crowns Udaan Park in India with canopy of colourful birds
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"
Architecture practice Studio Bark has collaborated with artist Michael Pinsky to create the wooden Making A Stand installation, which aims to explore material life cycles and "stand in solidarity with climate protestors". More about Studio Bark designs "sculptural forest" timber installation for Leeds City Square
Copenhagen-based architecture studio MAST has unveiled plans to create a park with floating buildings and islands called Centroparco in an abandoned sand quarry on the outskirts of Milan. More about MAST set to transform abandoned Milanese sand quarry into floating park
For New York's design week, local designer Jean Lee of Furnishing Utopia has created an exhibition of public-oriented design at the Naval Cemetery Landscape in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. More about Public furniture design exhibition in Brooklyn highlights "public access not private excess"