The American Institute of Architects has released a statement criticising the federal government's exclusion of architecture as a professional degree, which it says may discourage students from becoming architects. More about Changes in architecture degree classification may "push students out of the profession" says AIA
Culinary studio Menu Extra and local interior design studio Atelier Zébulon Perron have created a temporary bar outfitted with a custom chandelier for festival-goers at Montreal Design Week. More about Bar Extra forms stylish social centrepiece for Montreal Design Week
Dezeen Showroom: designer Joan Gaspar and Spanish brand Marset created this ice block-like light from a material that the company describes as "astonishing". More about Ringo lighting by Joan Gaspar for Marset
Local studio ODDO Architects has extended TH+ House in Vietnam, organising a series of shared, flexible spaces around tall voids informed by the "social intensity" of Hanoi's urban alleyways. More about ODDO Architects looks to urban alleyways for narrow extension in Vietnam
What actually is parametricism? As part of our series on the style, we've written a quick and simple overview of the notoriously complex and contentious concept. More about A simple guide to parametricism
The 250-metre-tall Mohammed VI Tower designed by architecture studios Rafael de La‑Hoz and Hakim Benjelloun has opened in Morocco as the country's tallest building and the third tallest in Africa. More about Rocket-like skyscraper becomes Morocco's tallest building
Dutch designer Linde Freya Tangelder has partnered with Italian brand Cassina on a Milan exhibition featuring furniture and lighting made from blown glass, cast bronze, sheet metal and lacquered wood. More about Linde Freya Tangelder blends "ancient and contemporary" crafts in Fluid Re-Collection
David Chipperfield Design has developed a wooden bathtub for Italian bathroom brand Agape, featuring a pared-back form with an integrated seat, shelf and washbasin. More about David Chipperfield creates freestanding plywood bathtub for Agape