The world's second-tallest building features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter

The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features the Merdeka 118 skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Australian studio Fender Katsalidis has designed what is now the world's second-tallest building, standing at 678.9-metres-tall.

Located in downtown Kuala Lumpur, the 118-storey megatall skyscraper reached its full height with the completion of its pointed spire.

One reader said, "It looks like a trophy for the world's tallest skyscraper".

Eight projects by young Chinese architects that "challenge Western understanding of sustainability"

Other stories in this week's newsletter include an exhibition highlighting a new generation of Chinese architects at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, 10 home interiors that celebrate the tactility of concrete blockwork, and Michelle Ogundehin's opinion piece on Pantone's choice for colour of the year.

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A climate research centre in Greenland features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter

The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a climate research centre in Greenland designed by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter.

Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter has revealed the first photographs of the Ilulissat Icefjord Centre, a climate research and visitor centre on Greenland's rugged coastal landscape.

Located 250 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, the centre will function as a hub of research, education and exhibitions exploring the impact of climate change in this region.

Readers are wowed. One called it, "A masterpiece."

Bright Skies named Colour of the Year 2022

Other stories in this week's newsletter include Dulux's Colour of the Year 2022, the world's largest direct air carbon capture and storage plant, and an exhibition of Vincent Van Gogh's works featuring walls that are covered in Laura Owens' wallpaper.

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The world's largest astronomy museum features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter

The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features the world's largest museum dedicated to astronomy, which Ennead Architects has completed in Shanghai.

New York studio Ennead Architects has completed the Shanghai Astronomy Museum in China. Designed to reflect the shapes and geometry of the universe, the museum has no straight lines or right angles.

Readers are amazed. One called it, "pretty spectacular'.

Saint of Athens jewellery store designed to resemble 1960s swimming pool

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a jewellery store in Mykonos designed to resemble a "luxury 60s swimming pool", our round up of 10 bamboo architectures and a cedar bridge in Texas, which was designed to look like a driftwood branch.

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Our guide to architecture of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter

The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features our guide to the architecture of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

As part of our coverage of the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, we rounded up the most architecturally significant venues. Buildings by Japanese architects Kengo Kuma, Kenzo Tange and Rafael Viñoly Architects are included.

Readers are impressed. One commenter called the building by Tange: "An icon and masterpiece".

Will Gamble Architects puts modern spin on Victorian details with T-House in London

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a recently renovated Victorian house in south London, a gymnasium at a private school in Bali, and Norway's plan to bury captured carbon under the North Sea.

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News of RIBA's climate initiative features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter

The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features news that fewer than six per cent of UK architecture firms have signed up to a RIBA climate initiative.

Just 230 of the 4,000 Royal Institute of British Architects chartered practices have signed RIBA's 2030 Climate Challenge. Those who have signed aim to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from buildings they design.

Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects and Grimshaw Architects are among those that have failed to join.

Readers aren't surprised. One said, "This is because architects don't get to dictate what buildings are made from or how they are made. It's the client or builder, who pays the bills, that determines these things."

NOLA children's asylum revived as Hotel Saint Vincent by Lambert McGuire Design

Other stories in this week's newsletter include the renovation of a 19th-century infant asylum in New Orleans, a 12-metre 3D-printed pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam, and our lookbook featuring tactile interiors that make use of natural biomaterials.

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An interview with the creators of a climate change animation features in today's Dezeen Weekly

The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes the background to a 2012 computer-generated timelapse which depicts New York City being buried under a mountain of giant bubbles.

According to its creators, Real World Visuals, the animation allowed people to appreciate the scale of carbon emissions for the first time.

It remains one of the most-watched climate change videos and the creators told Dezeen they believe this is because it helps people quantify atmospheric carbon and therefore visualise climate change.

Some readers feel the intended lesson isn't needed, with one commenting "Climate change is already visible. That's kind of the point".

Google's first physical retail space in New York City was designed by Reddymade

Other stories in this week's newsletter include Google's first physical retail store in New York, the renovation of department store La Samaritaine by SANAA and a conceptual airship that's been redesigned to reduce its emissions.

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