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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in London with curtain walls and an exposed steel structure completed by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Khodi Feiz has designed a range of acoustic lighting defined by gently folded shapes for Swedish brand Abstracta. Read more

Dezeen has announced the Designers of the Year shortlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards, which includes Studio Gang, Fala Atelier, Holloway Li and FOG Architecture. Read more

Economist Cris Ballester Parets has been awarded the 2024 Royal Academy Architecture Prize for her portfolio of sustainable social housing developments in the Balearic Islands. Read more

Taiwanese studio Bio-Architecture Formosana followed the principles of a circular economy when designing the Taisugar Circular Village, a housing complex in Tainan, Taiwan. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: designer Stefan Diez worked with German bathroom brand Kaldewei to create the Meisterstück Oyo Duo bath, an elegant, freestanding steel enamel tub with room for two. Read more

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a concept car by British automaker Lotus. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more

Mexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA) has created a series of buildings in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico, centred around a sports complex and baseball stadium shaded by monumental concrete umbrellas. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: design brand Carnegie Acoustic Solutions‘ new series of acoustic products aims to « transform walls and ceilings into functional, beautiful acoustic solutions ». Read more

Architecture studio VATRAA has added an extension to a house in London that features a « brutalist cat flap » and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced. Read more