US President Donald Trump is doing "what dictators do" by passing executive orders that prescribe classical architecture for federal buildings, congresswoman Dina Titus tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about Trump classical architecture mandates "undermine America's history" says congresswoman Titus
Festivals Design Week Mexico, Dutch Design Week and Archtober are among the key creative events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this October. More about Eight architecture and design events in October from Dezeen Events Guide
An approach of "frugality and honesty" informed the minimally-finished plywood and plaster surfaces of Twin Pitches, the renovation and extension to a home in London by local studio Atelier Baulier. More about Atelier Baulier extends London home using "frugal and honest" materials
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created a trio of mirrored and resin installations at Apple Park in California, all informed by the latest iPhones. More about Sabine Marcelis unveils mirrored obelisk at Apple Park
Architecture studio Henning Larsen has won a competition to design a swimming pool to replace Gothenburg's historic Valhallabadet with a timber-framed building that will also house other sports facilities. More about Henning Larsen designs timber Centralbadet swimming pool for Gothenburg
Plans to demolish the Museum of London and Bastion House to make way for the London Wall West scheme will be challenged at the High Court, following environmental concerns raised by campaign group Barbican Quarter Organisation. More about Campaign against Museum of London demolition to be heard at High Court
Environmental organisation A Plastic Planet has removed the paywall around its PlasticFree database, giving designers and brands unfettered access to its directory of expert-verified plastic substitutes. More about PlasticFree makes database of hundreds of plastic alternatives "forever free to all"
There's more to rattan than wicker. Designers are finding new ways of shaping the vine material into furniture with a lower carbon footprint than metal or plastic alternatives. More about "There's still a lot we don't know about rattan" say designers finding new uses
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed a redesigned logo with a bold, sans-serif font by London studio Johnson Banks as it prepares for its 200th anniversary. More about RIBA unveils rebrand with "bold new logotype" by Johnson Banks
American architect Jeanne Gang has designed a bottle wrapped in bronze branches for the Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery, which is the world's oldest whisky. More about Jeanne Gang wraps world's oldest whisky in bronze branches
Promotion: designer Domenico Orefice referenced iconic landmarks from Renaissance Milan when developing the CottoMilano porcelain stoneware collection, which reimagines traditional terracotta tiles. More about Milanese Renaissance architecture informs tactile CottoMilano tiles by Ceramiche Keope
Local developer Neutral has stated that construction on its mass-timber Edison skyscraper in Milwaukee, which it claims will be the "world's tallest", has been halted due to rising tariffs. More about Neutral says tariffs behind construction pause at "world's tallest mass-timber building"
Chilean studio Max Núñez Arquitectos has raised a prefabricated steel house onto columns for a sloping site in the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Chile, comparing it to a "lunar lander". More about Max Núñez Arquitectos designs metal Chilean house as "site-specific piece of technology"
Promotion: Chinese technology company Roborock has designed the Qrevo CurvX robot vacuum cleaner to be an aesthetic addition to any home, while being highly functional. More about Qrevo CurvX vacuum "doesn't ask users to choose between beauty and performance"
Students and faculty from 10 universities have built timber installations on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York. More about Students construct timber pavilions at Woodstock site during BuildFest
London studio Hopkins Architects has completed a performing arts and education centre at the University of Oxford, which features a four-storey atrium and a Passivhaus concert hall. More about Hopkins Architects arranges University of Oxford arts centre around four-storey atrium
London studio Selencky Parsons has completed Bulls Barn, a family home in the south of England that looks like a cluster of small buildings. More about Selencky Parsons builds South Downs home that looks like three cottages
Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has been named on the Time100 Next list of the world's 100 most influential rising stars. More about Lina Ghotmeh named one of the world's most influential rising stars by Time
Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign fails to identify the causes of poor-quality architecture or ways to tackle them, writes Owen Hopkins. More about "Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is an incredibly reductive way of assessing the built environment"
British studio Foster + Partners has unveiled a megayacht concept with a unique engineering approach that allows for the creation of triple-height living spaces and promises to "push the boundaries of yacht design". More about Foster + Partners brings triple-height interiors to megayachts with Outlier I