New York City must provide better protection for cyclists and pedestrians in areas close to busy roads, says a local transportation think tank, following Tuesday's terrorist attack that killed eight. More about Manhattan vehicle attack prompts call for better protection for cyclists and pedestrians
Halifax-based Omar Gandhi Architect has built a three-storey home in the city, featuring two white-clad volumes with a double-height space sandwiched in the middle. More about Glazed atrium connects white sides of Halifax home by Omar Gandhi Architect
The work of late gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk will be celebrated in San Francisco's famous Castro District with a large set of ramping steps, designed by US architecture firm Perkins Eastman. More about Gay rights activist Harvey Milk to receive stepped memorial in San Francisco's Castro
The reconstruction of Mexico City following its deadly earthquake needs urgent regulation to prevent developers spoiling the character of historic neighbourhoods, says architect and Design Week Mexico director Emilio Cabrero. More about Mexico City's earthquake-hit areas at risk of becoming "a paradise for developers"
Architecture studio Carmody Groarke has received planning permission for a 20-storey hotel tower in London's Paddington, as the area readies itself for the opening of a new Crossrail station. More about Carmody Groarke wins approval for skyscraper in London's Paddington
Behind the scalloped facade of the Koi Cafe in Hanoi, Farming Architects has created a fish pond, an indoor waterfall and a rooftop vegetable patch that exists in a self sustaining eco-system. More about Hanoi cafe features indoor waterfalls, koi-carp ponds and an aquaponics vegetable patch
For the renovation of contemporary art gallery SITE Santa Fe, New York-based SHoP Architects has added a pair of pointed courtyards wrapped with diamond-patterned perforated aluminium. More about SHoP extends Santa Fe art gallery with folded aluminium corner
New York firm Morris Adjmi Architects has designed a residential tower for the city's NoMad district, with a window pattern that becomes more decorative towards its top. More about Morris Adjmi designs skyscraper with lancet windows for New York City
Boston has launched a plan to prevent flooding in its most vulnerable waterfront neighbourhoods, becoming the latest US city to respond to the threat of rising sea levels. More about Boston responds to climate change with elevated parks and flood barriers
Several campaigns and protests have been organised to prevent Snøhetta's overhaul of Philip Johnson's postmodern AT&T Building in New York, which has been described as "vandalism" by Guardian critic Oliver Wainwright. More about Snøhetta proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building triggers outcry
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has produced an updated image set for his expansion of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which recently received a major financial donation. More about Peter Zumthor releases latest LACMA renderings after 0 million funding boost
In our latest Dezeen x MINI Living movie, architect Sam Jacob and Corinna Natter of MINI Living explain how micro homes, like the one they presented during London Design Festival, could one day function as shared resources. More about MINI Living Urban Cabin explores how future cities may merge public and private, says Sam Jacob
Texas studio Matt Fajkus Architecture has created a two-storey building that features a garage at ground level and a home above, part of which cantilevers over the site. More about Matt Fajkus designs asymmetric Austin residence for vintage car lover
Steven Holl Architects is teaming up with Rüssli Architekten to create a new headquarters for a major humanitarian organisation in Geneva, which will feature walls of tinted photovoltaic glazing. More about Steven Holl unveils winning design for Doctors Without Borders operation centre in Geneva
London designer Giles Miller has used hexagonal wooden tiles to cover the surface of this children's playhouse by cabin company Koto Design. More about Giles Miller creates textured facade for children's playhouse
Work has been completed on a 10-storey carbon-neutral apartment complex in London's Dalston, which architecture firm Waugh Thistleton claims is the "world's largest cross-laminated timber building". More about Cross-laminated-timber housing in east London offers "the future of low carbon construction"
Spanish studio ABLM Arquitectos used mirrored panels to create an "almost invisible" upper floor for this school in the city of Salamanca, but the lower storey covered in stripes of brightly coloured tiling. More about Mirrored panels and stripy tiles cover walls of Spanish school by ABLM Arquitectos
Architecture firm dRMM has been awarded this year's RIBA Stirling Prize for its revival of a seaside pier in Hastings, England. More about Stirling Prize 2017 awarded to dRMM for "masterpiece of regeneration" at Hastings Pier
A host of large-scale developments have recently been announced for Toronto, joining many more proposed or underway in the city. Here are some of the most ambitious, including Canada's tallest building, an underground park and an entire new "future city". More about Nine architecture and urbanism projects set to transform Toronto
This residence and nearby guest house for a principal of Carney Logan Burke Architects are meant to sensitively respond to their setting: a forested site that looks toward a verdant valley and towering peaks. More about Carney Logan Burke spends five years creating Wyoming retreat clad in cedar and steel