Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has revealed designs for the Mars Science City, which will operate as a space simulation campus near Dubai where scientists will work on "humanity's march into space". More about Bjarke Ingels proposes Mars simulation city for Dubai in race for space colonisation
Dezeen promotion: an ideas competition has launched to design an outlet store for Santa Claus' leftover Christmas presents, and the winner will be offered a paid internship at Snøhetta's office in Norway. More about Architects and designers invited to reimagine a shopping centre as a "winter wonderland outlet"
US-born architect Neave Brown is to be awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2018 for his contribution to social housing. More about "Pioneer of quality public housing" Neave Brown named 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal
SelgasCano, 6a Architects and David Kohn Architects are among the eight architecture studios creating buildings for a purpose-built design district at the heart of the new Greenwich Peninsula development in London. More about Plans unveiled for London's first purpose-built design district
Australian firm Wilson Architects has added a meandering covered walkway to the campus of James Cook University in Townsville, which incorporates a polished aluminium soffit to reflect views of the landscape. More about Mirrored ceilings reflect surroundings along walkway installed at Australian university campus
Dutch studios Bureau SLA and Overtreders W plan to use only responsible materials to build a temporary pavilion for this year's Dutch Design Week, including colourful shingles made of waste plastic, and components that will be returned after use. More about Dutch Design Week pavilion will feature recycled plastic shingles and borrowed materials
German architect Jürgen Mayer H has turned his self-proclaimed "obsession" with beige into a research project exploring the colour's various uses and associations, which he is presenting at this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Jürgen Mayer H and Philip Ursprung champion beige buildings with Cosmic Latte manifesto
Post-war housing estate Robin Hood Gardens has topped a list drawn up by preservation body Twentieth Century Society, ranking the 10 most important 20th-century buildings in the UK to have been lost to the wrecking ball. More about Robin Hood Gardens tops Twentieth Century Society's list of lost architectural treasures
Dezeen promotion: architecture and design events including building tours, lectures and parties are set to take place across New York City for the duration of October 2017. More about Archtober brings month-long architecture celebration to New York City
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has taken cues from local design traditions while conceiving this remote, cedar-clad holiday residence for an active Swiss family. More about Omar Gandhi creates low-lying home along rugged Nova Scotia coastline
Architecture practice Mikhail Riches has revealed its designs for the second wave of regeneration works at Park Hill estate in Sheffield, England, which will see modern homes inserted within the original 1960s structure. More about Mikhail Riches unveils plans for phase two of Park Hill estate regeneration
Wooden panels open up in sections across the back of this concrete house in Uruguay, designed by local firm Masa Arquitectos. More about Slatted timber doors unfold along house in Uruguay by Masa Arquitectos
The second Chicago Architecture Biennial tackles the broad and tempestuous topic of history, but plays it too safe, says Mimi Zeiger in this Opinion column. More about "Architecture as intellectual inquiry needs to take more risks"
The fatal fire at Grenfell Tower shows that architects need to be reevaluating the functionality and safety of old buildings, as well as their aesthetics, according to architect Ole Scheeren. More about Grenfell tragedy shows "architectural intervention must not be limited to facades" says Ole Scheeren
An office comprising a cluster of angled shipping containers, proposed for a site in Germany by James Whitaker but never realised, is now being built as a home in the California desert. More about Splayed shipping containers form Joshua Tree Residence conceived by James Whitaker
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its designs for a 64-metre apartment block in Melbourne, which will feature facades covered in angular balconies and a roof topped by a pair of swimming pools. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for second Melbourne tower
The 130-tonne "fatburg" discovered below the streets of east London earlier this month serves as a reminder of how sophisticated Victorian engineering has liberated people from having to think about waste, says Will Wiles. More about "Let's save some of the Whitechapel Fatberg"
The light filtering through tree-lined avenues inspired this slatted pavilion by Swedish studio Krupinski/Krupinska Arkitekter, which is installed in a cross-shaped formation in a Copenhagen park. More about Cruciform pavilion by Krupinski/Krupinska Arkitekter references historic Copenhagen garden
Former London mayor Boris Johnson had secret talks with Apple over a 'mad' mid-bridge store during a 24-hour visit to the tech company's San Fransisco headquarters to secure funding for the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge. More about Apple store was proposed for Garden Bridge in return for sponsorship
Morphosis and SOM were among the architecture firms involved in the design of a new permanent home for Cornell Tech university, described as "the first campus ever built for the digital age". More about Cornell Tech campus opens on New York's Roosevelt Island