US president Donald Trump has issued the Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture executive order on his first day back in office. More about Trump signs executive order to promote "beautiful federal civic architecture"
Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati has unveiled a mixed-use development set to comprise "three totemic figures" in Tirana, Albania. More about Valerio Olgiati reveals plans for trio of concrete skyscrapers in Tirana
Construction of a giant celestial solar farm is underway in China, with a scale comparable to creating a "Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth". More about China to launch one-kilometre-wide solar farm into space
Freehaus and Office Sian are among the five architecture studios shortlisted to create the memorial for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, selected by The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission and RIBA. More about Shortlisted design teams for Grenfell Tower Memorial revealed
Ghana president John Mahama has announced an investigation into the funding of the unbuilt National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra, designed by architect David Adjaye's studio. More about Ghana government announces investigation into controversial Adjaye-designed cathedral
Design studio Inxects has developed a wearable that translates environmental stress signals into physical sensations to let users feel humanity's impact on nature. More about Inxects vest lets architects "feel" the health of a site like a sixth sense
Local design studio I IN has updated the reception lounge for a Tokyo office, adding a verdant plant centrepiece and a sculptural ceramic installation. More about I IN creates "living lounge" for Tokyo office in museum building
An arched entryway and "electric blue millwork" are among the features in a rowhouse in Philadelphia's Society Hill neighbourhood that has been renovated by architectural studio TBo. More about TBo refreshes Philadelphia townhouse originally designed by IM Pei
Mexican architecture studio Lanza Atelier has created a temporary wood-and-steel pavilion to function as a gathering space in a Mexico City courtyard. More about Lanza Atelier creates Shou Sugi Ban pavilion in Mexico City
A wall of timber louvres references traditional wooden beach shacks at this house in Byron Bay, Australia, completed by local design practice Son Studio. More about Son Studio draws on "sun-bleached" shacks for Bangalow Road House
Humanitarian architect and post-disaster reconstruction expert Cameron Sinclair, who lost his house in the ongoing wildfires in LA, shares practical advice for people in a similar position. More about Practical advice for victims of the LA wildfires
The next instalment in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series looks at Bosco Verticale, the first "vertical forest". More about Boeri Studio's Bosco Verticale was the most significant building of 2014
Design studio Omi Collective has created an archive documenting tropical modernist architecture in Lagos, Nigeria. Here, its founder Olorufemi Adewuyi spotlights seven stand-out buildings featured in it. More about Seven tropical modernist buildings in Lagos with "a lot of intelligence to unpack"
Industrial design duo SF-SO has developed a range of modular bent-metal storage that is only 1.6 millimetres thick but can support the equivalent of a baby elephant in weight. More about SF-SO folds steel sheets to create "paper-like" shelving system
Promotion: a project spanning several European countries has explored how it can empower small and remote places by transforming underutilised public spaces. More about Europe-wide initiative sets out to revitalise small and remote spaces
The climate and colours of the New England coast influenced the interiors of this hotel in Portland, Maine, designed by New York-based studio Post Company. More about Maine's "rugged charm" informs The Longfellow Hotel by Post Company
The Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is the next building to secure its place in our list of the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century. More about Shigeru Ban's Cardboard Cathedral was the most significant building of 2013
Our latest lookbook showcases kitchens that incorporate blue hues in unexpected and striking ways, transforming the heart of the home into a vibrant statement. More about Eight kitchens that incorporate bold splashes of blue
Architecture office Studio Wok has transformed a disused technical building at QuadroDesign's headquarters in northern Italy into an artist residency, with living and sleeping areas accommodated in its unusually shaped roof. More about Studio Wok converts abandoned electrical cabin into minimalist artist residency
Cast-glass sconces and amber window panes radiate a soft caramel glow across Loma bar in Providence, Rhode Island, designed by New York-based Studio Becky Carter. More about Studio Becky Carter uses amber glass to cast moody light inside Providence bar