Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has been named as the only architect in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. More about Time magazine names Kengo Kuma world's most influential architect
French designer Philippe Starck has designed the Dream of Winter Gondola as part of a program to encourage Venetian creatives to use design as a tool for innovation. More about Philippe Starck envisions futuristic gondola as a "symbol for the future of Venice"
Architecture studio Instance BV is collaborating with power company GE Hitachi to design a series of small nuclear power plants to be built across North America, Europe and Asia. More about Instance BV designing range of scaled-down nuclear plants
Architecture studio TYPE has converted the dilapidated Redhill Barn in Devon, England, into a house that retains its 200-year-old stone walls. More about TYPE transforms stone barn into home in the English countryside
Hundreds of migrating birds have died this week in New York City after crashing into glass skyscrapers, according to local organisation NYC Audubon. More about Mass bird deaths in New York City caused by skyscraper collisions
Nebbia Works has created a self-supporting pavilion from simple aluminium sheets at the V&A museum as part of the London Design Festival to highlight the material's sustainable potential. More about Nebbia Works constructs mono-material pavilion for V&A from low-carbon aluminium
UK-studio Tsuruta Architects has completed a housing project in south London called The Queen of Catford, which features thousands of cat faces and a pair of blue heritage plaques dedicated to fictional characters. More about Tsuruta Architects incorporates 27,000 cat faces into five homes in Catford
The RIBA has revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, with Amin Taha's 15 Clerkenwell Close a surprise addition to the list. More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2021 shortlist revealed
A cool blue paint colour called Bright Skies has been named Colour of the Year 2022 by paint brand Dulux. More about Bright Skies named Colour of the Year 2022
Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has been named the Praemium Imperiale architecture laureate, an honour awarded annually by the Japan Art Association. More about Glenn Murcutt wins 2021 Praemium Imperiale for architecture
Architecture office Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli has completed a music school in Bressanone, Italy, comprising monolithic concrete volumes decorated with a subtle hand-hammered pattern. More about Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli designs music school with patterned concrete walls
The Dezeen Awards 2021 public vote is now open! Vote now, and your favourite projects and studios could be named most popular among our readers. More about Dezeen Awards 2021 public vote opens today! Vote now
Architecture studio Alter & Company has updated a mid-century house in East Sussex, England, using a layout and materials palette inspired by trips to Sri Lanka. More about Alter & Company revamps 1960s home to create Sri Lankan-informed Bawa House
American artist Laura Owens has covered the walls of an exhibition of Vincent van Gogh's works in colourful handmade wallpaper. More about Laura Owens covers Vincent Van Gogh exhibition in colourful handmade painted wallpaper
Today marks 20 years since the World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed in a terrorist attack. In the final part of our 9/11 anniversary series, architects share their memories of the traumatic event and the impact that it had on architecture. More about "We thought it was the end of New York City" say architects on anniversary of 9/11
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter has revealed the first photographs of the Ilulissat Icefjord Centre, a climate visitor centre on Greenland's rugged coastal landscape. More about Dorte Mandrup completes visitor centre in Greenland
Designers including Patricia Urquiola, Jaime Hayon and Marcel Wanders have created metal candle holders for a project to raise funds for cancer research, which is currently on show at Milan design week. More about Contemporary designers create one-off candle holders for A Flame for Research charity project
Apple's former design director BJ Siegel has recently established a mass-timber housing company named Juno. In this exclusive interview, he explains how it aims to design housing like it is a product. More about Former Apple design director launches mass-timber housing company "to bring productisation to the built environment"
The world's largest direct air carbon capture and storage plant has started operating in Iceland, run by Swiss company Climeworks. More about World's largest carbon-capture plant Orca opens in Iceland
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced 54 winners of the 2021 RIBA National Awards for architecture including a floating church, the MK gallery and a mosque in Cambridge. More about RIBA reveals UK's best buildings for 2021