Austrian design firm EOOS and water research institute Eawag hope to improve sanitation levels in areas of extreme poverty with a mobile toilet that contains its own water filtration system (+ movie). More
A bamboo framework filled with plants surrounds the brick core of this sanitation facility designed by H&P Architects for a school in rural Vietnam (+ slideshow). More
Australian studio Fox Johnston has completed three curved toilet and shower blocks as part of an effort to rejuvenate a Sydney beachfront (+ slideshow). More
As it's World Toilet Day, here's a selection of our favourite toilets from the Dezeen archives, including a straw-bale urinal for rock festivals and a pissoir that straps to a tree. More
This golden public toilet in Wembley, London aims to evoke the days when lavatories were "civic buildings that aimed to inspire confidence and pride in a place". More
Dutch firm Lagado Architects have designed a temporary public toilet block with wide open sections in the roof so users can sit on the toilet and look up into the sky (+ slideshow). More
These public toilets in Japan by Tato Architects comprise a single curved wall sheltered beneath a gabled roof (+ slideshow). More
This outdoor urinal by French design studio Faltazi slots into a straw bale to recycle pee from festivalgoers into compost. More
New Zealand architects Studio Pacific have created public toilets shaped like headless dinosaurs in Wellington (+ slideshow). More
This small rusty cabin designed by Oslo architects Manthey Kula provides public toilets along one of Norway’s tourist routes. More
German studio TULP Design have designed new loos for Munich based advertising agency Webguerillas that encourage doodlers, narcissists and greedy toilet-roll users. More
Here's another update from the cutting edge of toilet design: Copenhagen studio UiWE are working on urinals for women. More
Since our story on the P-Tree urinal that straps to a tree (above, bottom left) was so popular, this month's top ten is all about toilets. More
Unable to prevent revellers urinating against their trees, Roskilde Festival in Denmark installed tree-mounted urinals by Dutch designers Aandeboom. More
This colourful series of public toilets recently completed by Japanese architects Future Studio in Hiroshima have been designed to resemble origami cranes. More
Maltese studio Chris Briffa Architects have renovated a public toilet in Valletta, Malta, inspired by the facility's location in what was once a red-light district. More
Milan 2010: Japanese bathroom brand Toto launched a toilet by Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni in Milan last week. More
Milan designers Gabriele and Oscar Buratti have collaborated with bathroom brand Roca to create a combined toilet and wash basin, where waste water from the sink is used to fill the toilet cistern. More
Tokyo studio Shuichiro Yoshida Architects have completed a tall narrow toilet block in Chikusei City, Japan. More
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a residence in Nagoya, Japan, featuring a room dedicated to plants. More