"Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely"
Amazon HQ2 will only exacerbate New York City's already stretched infrastructure, cramped public spaces and sky-high rents, says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More
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Eight mega-scale architecture projects underway in Saudi Arabia as the desert kingdom modernises
Saudi Arabia is modernising, with a succession of huge projects including Jeddah Tower, which will be the world's tallest building, either complete or underway. Following Dezeen's visit during the recent design week we take a look at eight huge projects in the desert kingdom. More
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Mexico City architects protest "fake, unlawful" referendum on Foster-designed airport
The result of the public vote to scrap Foster + Partners' partially built airport for Mexico City has not gone down well among local architects, who have described the referendum as an example of the country's "political issues and corruption". More
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Foster's $13 billion Mexico City airport scrapped after public vote
Foster + Partners' new airport for Mexico City has been cancelled midway through construction, following a public referendum that resulted in a majority vote against the project. More
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Grimshaw's Airport Metro Connector will link LAX directly to public transport
Architecture firm Grimshaw's station that will connect Los Angeles International Airport to the city's light rail network is shown in these new renderings. More
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World's first 3D-printed steel bridge unveiled at Dutch Design Week
Dutch robotics company MX3D has completed the 3D printing of a steel bridge, which will be installed across a canal in Amsterdam next year. More
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Habitech Architects imitates mountains with sewage works in Taiwan
A trio of dome-shaped structures enclose the Taoyuan Sewage Treatment Project in northern Taiwan, designed by Habitech Architects to resemble mountains, complete with a waterfall and fish pond. More
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Urban Nouveau wants to save Stockholm's Gamla Lidingöbron bridge by building homes in it
Swedish studio Urban Nouveau is offering an alternative to the demolition of a 1920s bridge in Stockholm – transform it by adding apartments and a linear park. More
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Plans to overhaul New York's JFK airport updated
The governor of New York has released more details of plans to transform John F Kennedy International Airport in Queens into one of the "finest in the world". More
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"What might a child-friendly airport look like?"
Now that millennial families are the fastest growing demographic in travel, airport design needs a radical shake-up, says Christine Murray. More
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Anti-flood greenery-boosting Climate Tile installed in Copenhagen street
Danish architecture studio Tredje Natur has installed a street paving system in Copenhagen that aims to reduce street flooding and create green spaces. More
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Cracked beam forces closure of Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco
San Francisco's new transportation hub has closed less than two months after opening, following the discovery of a major crack in one of its steel beams. More
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Neumann Monson completes shared building for Des Moines municipal services
Neumann Monson Architects has designed a municipal services building for the city of Des Moines, to consolidate its various departments and facilitate collaboration. More
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UNStudio unveils modular concept station for European hyperloop
UNStudio has presented its vision for a series of adaptable and modular "stations of the future" for a future European hyperloop network. More
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Renzo Piano confirms he will design Genoa's new bridge but says "it's complicated"
Architect Renzo Piano says the Italian government has accepted his invitation to replace the collapsed Ponte Morandi bridge in his hometown of Genoa. More
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Angular steel roof tops Princeton Transit Hall by Studio Rick Joy
Thin sheets of metal cover a waiting area and a convenience store at this train station in Princeton, New Jersey, by American firm Studio Rick Joy. More
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Dermot Horgan imagines personal data bank at centre of future Amsterdam neighbourhood
TU Delft graduate Dermot Horgan has created a concept for a neighbourhood that would be built around a publicly accessible data bank, to make the topic of personal information central to society. More
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Architect denies plagiarising Kengo Kuma for Bangkok airport terminal design
Duangrit Bunnag has defended his competition-winning design for a new airport terminal in Bangkok, which detractors claim copies Kengo Kuma's work. More
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"New York's new prisons will be more than just places of incarceration"
New York's plans for replacing Rikers Island jail will require input from design's brightest minds if the buildings are to integrate with their neighbourhoods, and conditions for inmates and staff are to improve, says Aaron Betsky. More
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Sean Cassidy proposes first seed vault in Sub-Saharan Africa for site on Mount Kilimanjaro
A subterranean seed bank could be built into the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, says Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts graduate Sean Cassidy, to ensure food crops can be regrown after an apocalypse. More