Why did protesters stage a demonstration outside the office of a global architecture firm? Is a Saudi Arabia-inspired proposal for a high-speed railway connecting five countries realistic? And why was this year's Stockholm Design Week like none before?

This week, Dezeen design editor Jennifer Hahn and features editor Nat Barker discuss RIBA president Chris Williamson's plan for The Loop (00:45).

Then, they mull whether the new-look design week in Stockholm could signal a change in the way the furniture industry markets its products (08:39).

Finally, they reflect on the industrial dispute in BIG's London office and the current state of unionisation in architecture (17:55).