The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features a stone toilet block in London designed by Studio Weave. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features a "sorely needed" toilet block in London
Stone salvaged from a demolished office building has been used to build this toilet block, designed by Studio Weave for the public in North Paddington, London. More about Studio Weave creates stone toilet block in London to "express democracy"
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled plans to transform a historic transportation depot into a greenery-covered public space in Rome's Della Vittoria neighbourhood. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti to convert depot into community hub in Rome
Chinese architecture studio Büro Ziyu Zhuang has created Prairie Ark, a public gallery resembling a flying saucer that has touched down on grassland in Inner Mongolia, accompanied by a viewing tower. More about Büro Ziyu Zhuang creates UFO-shaped gallery in grassland in Inner Mongolia
Danish architecture studios Arcgency and MAST have completed Bedding 1 in Copenhagen, a floating community space and guesthouse that is moored alongside the artificial island of Christiansholm. More about Floating community space in Copenhagen by Arcgency and MAST "makes water an active part of everyday life"
The Royal Society for Public Health has found that the number of public toilets in England has dropped by 14 per cent in the past decade, warning that a lack of facilities is damaging to the health of people and high streets. More about Study finds swathes of England left with "public toilet deserts" as facilities decline
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the renovation of Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France, unifying its performance spaces around a tilted glass hall that overlooks a landscaped plaza. More about Snøhetta transforms Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France into "urban lantern"
A large angular roof structure hovers over an open-air market in Valledupar, Colombia, designed by Colombian outfit Tarq Studio, acting as a signpost for the community gatherings and commerce it shelters. More about Tarq Studio prioritises "informal ways people occupy space" for angular market in Colombia
Milan studio AMDL Circle has unveiled its design of a visitor centre for the Brion tomb in San Vito d'Altivole, Italy, created by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa. More about AMDL Circle designs visitor centre for Carlo Scarpa's Brion tomb
A large red roof and patterned red-brick walls were informed by ancient clay ovens discovered on the site of this sports pavilion in Willowdale, Sydney, completed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. More about Ancient clay ovens inform red-toned sports pavilion by Sam Crawford Architects
A series of sweeping public buildings are set to make up the Qiantang Bay Cultural District designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects along the Zhedong Canal in Hangzhou, China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs curving cultural district on Hangzhou waterfront
Architecture studio Snøhetta has released photography of its Busan Opera House, which is currently under construction on a waterside site in Busan, South Korea. More about Images reveal Snøhetta's Busan Opera House under construction in South Korea
A terracotta-toned palette of concrete, brickwork and tiles nods to Lappeenranta's distinctive 1980s civic architecture at Sammontalo, a mixed-use community building in Finland by local studio Nervin Architecture. More about Terracotta tones define community centre in Finland by Nervin Architecture
A sawtooth greenhouse framed in red steel acts as "a beacon" atop Soweto Caracas Community Centre in the South African township of Khayelitsha, recently completed by non-profit Urban-Think Tank Empower. More about UTT Empower crowns community centre in South Africa with rooftop greenhouse
Boulder-shaped canopies of woven bamboo shelter the spaces of LuxeIsland Farm, an eco-farm in China designed by Various Associates. More about "Celestial boulders" of woven bamboo shade eco-farm in China
Architecture studio Snøhetta is set to transform a former railway site into a riverside park and cultural destination in Drammen, Norway, adding a theatre and conference hall with an arched green roof. More about Snøhetta designs Skamarken riverside development with mound-like theatre
Irregular oak shingles that double as habitats for bugs and bats cover the exterior of The Apple House, an education and wellbeing hub in Hertfordshire, UK, by London design collective Okra. More about Hand-cleft oak shingles cloak wellbeing centre in Hertfordshire by Okra
Four-metre-high rammed-earth walls frame the plot of Backyard Community Club in Accra, Ghana, completed by local studio DeRoche Projects. More about DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed by a series of interconnected terraces. More about BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as "landscape of concentric terraces"
The renovated Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen by architecture studios Stallan-Brand and LDA Design, which are shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, feature in this video by Jim Stephenson. More about Stallan-Brand and LDA Design revitalise Victorian garden in Aberdeen