40,000

The number of pieces of Japanese wood used to build a timber communal building designed by Nikken Sekkei for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games athletes’ village.

47,000

The number of plants embedded in the Japan National Stadium designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

0.3%

The level of construction output in May 2021 was 0.3% (£43m) above the February 2020 pre-pandemic level, according to the latest ONS data.

63%

Difficulties in sourcing construction products are causing on-site delays for 63% of UK architecture practices, according to a RIBA Future Trends survey from June.

325 metres

Planned height of the 93-storey 9DeKalb skyscraper designed by SHoP Architects and currently under construction in Brooklyn, which will become New York’s first supertall skyscraper outside Manhattan once completed.

6%

Less than 6% of UK architecture companies have signed up to a RIBA climate challenge that encourages architects to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from buildings they design, according to a report by Dezeen.

Green School gets a bamboo roof

Bamboo takes centre stage in Ibuku’s design for a school gymnasium in Bali, which features an organically shaped roof made entirely from bamboo. The building is the latest addition to the Green School, and was designed by Ibuku in collaboration with bamboo architect Jörg Stamm and Atelier One.

Credit: Tommaso Riva

Olso gets a new museum

A 13-storey museum dedicated to Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, designed by Estudio Herreros, has been completed on Oslo’s waterfront. The building houses the world’s largest collection by the artist, including one of the two painted versions of The Scream.

Credit: Estudio Herreros

Caesars Palace gets a facelift

Caesars Entertainment plans to renovate Caesars Palace, a Las Vegas luxury hotel and casino built in 1966. The renovation will create an ‘extravagant entryway’ featuring a 15ft statue of Augustus Caesar, new gaming areas and a new lobby bar.

Credit: Allard & Conversano Design