British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for the Xicen Science and Technology Centre, a mixed-use development located within the Yangtze River Delta region in Shanghai, China. More about Foster + Partners draws on "historic water towns" for Shanghai neighbourhood
Greek researcher and visual artist Ioannis Michaloudis has created the Air Swipe bag for fashion brand Coperni using NASA-produced silica aerogel that was developed to "catch stardust". More about Coperni unveils Air Swipe bag made of 99 per cent air
British designer James Shaw has renovated a shop for fashion brand Camper on London's Regent Street, which features a giant foot-shaped sculpture that functions as a till and a bench for trying on shoes. More about James Shaw installs jumbo foot in London Camper store
Architecture practice Be Studio has created the Churruca apartment block in the coastal region of Maresme, which is organised around a four-storey internal courtyard. More about Be Studio punctuates Spanish apartment block with ceramic tiles and green blinds
Promotion: the James Dyson Foundation is inviting design students and recent graduates who are "problem-solvers, not grandstanders" to enter its annual James Dyson Award. More about James Dyson Award 2024 opens for entries
Tokyo-based studio Klein Dytham Architecture has wrapped the Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore in Nagano with an undulating steel roof resembling "outstretched arms". More about Klein Dytham Architecture wraps Japanese bookstore with "flowing" steel roof
Gallery NC Diseño has renovated a townhouse in Bogotá, commissioning 10 Colombian designers to redesign its bedrooms, kitchen and other spaces in different styles for an inaugural exhibition. More about Colombian designers transform Bogotá townhouse for furniture exhibition
Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is "designed to be overlooked". More about MW Works designs Longbranch house to blend with forest setting
Funding has been secured and construction may begin in September on the Legends Tower in Oklahoma City, which is planned to be the tallest in USA, says developer Scot Matteson. More about Full funding secured for US tallest skyscraper says developer
Dezeen promotion: product designer Marc Sweeney says that the small classes and "nurturing" environment of Istituto Marangoni London gave him the confidence to start his own studio. More about Istituto Marangoni London's "supportive environment" made me a better designer says Marc Sweeney
Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. More about Wave-shaped roofs top cultural space in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab
Continuing our Social Housing Revival series, we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in central London, completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. More about Matthew Lloyd Architects' Bourne Estate was designed for "extreme longevity"
Danish studio Norm Architects has created a retreat for gastro-tourists on an old farm in Sweden, positioning seven wooden villas around a lake and using glass corridors to amplify "connections with the surroundings". More about Norm Architects references Japanese temples for Sjöparken retreat in Sweden
Graffiti on the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers is a physical manifestation of increasing tensions over the wealth disparities that blight downtown Los Angeles, writes Shane Reiner-Roth. More about "The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site"
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects is set to create a waterfront development in Muscat, Oman, that will include canal walkways and have a design "emphasising climate resilience". More about Zaha Hadid Architects designing Al Khuwair waterfront development in Oman
Architects Francine Houben and Sumaya Dabbagh, designers Alfredo Häberli and Bethan Laura Wood and fashion designer Karen Millen have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More about Karen Millen, Alfredo Häberli and Francine Houben named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges
As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. More about Computer-controlled cuts leave "ghost traces" on HAHA Studio homeware
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of black and white rugs made from silk and wool is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Chillida rugs by Nanimarquina among 10 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: architect Ben van Berkel has created an apartment block in Munich featuring a pixelated exterior clad in ivory-hued concrete panels made by manufacturer Rieder. More about Concrete panels by Rieder wrap pixelated Van B housing in Munich
Industrial design studio Draga & Aurel has created Flare, a collection of retrofuturistic furniture made entirely out of multicoloured Lucite. More about Kaleidoscopic acrylic furniture by Draga & Aurel demonstrates "power of refraction"