The soon-to-open M+ museum in Hong Kong has bought the entire archive of influential British architecture collective Archigram, despite attempts to block the overseas sale. More about M+ museum acquires Archigram archive for £1.8 million
The Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental hotel has opened within a 88-metre-deep abandoned quarry near Shanghai. More about Jade + QA unveils "groundscraper" hotel in Chinese quarry
London is entering a confident new era of public housing, says Paul Karakusevic, thanks to housing projects with pioneering new financial models. More about "London has an ambition for quality public housing design not seen since the 1970s"
Bernard Tschumi Architects has completed the Exploratorium museum in China, which has giant industrial chimney-shaped exhibition spaces protruding from its perforated copper coloured exterior. More about Chimney-shaped galleries protrude from Exploratorium museum by Bernard Tschumi
French designer Philippe Starck has created a collection of furniture for Cassina that have been upholstered in Apple Ten Lork, a vegan fabric. More about Philippe Starck covers furniture for Cassina with apple-based vegan fabric
Iris van Herpen looked to advances in DNA engineering and female forms in mythology when imagining this sculptural couture collection. More about Iris van Herpen explores human-animal hybrids in Shift Souls couture collection
Craftworks has added a vaulted ceiling and lower ground floor to a derelict chapel to create this south London house, which is the winner of the 2019 Don't Move, Improve! award. More about Craftworks inserts home with faceted modern gothic roof into abandoned chapel
New York City developer Harry Macklowe and global architecture firm Gensler have proposed a 96-storey office tower in Midtown Manhattan, which could become the city's tallest skyscraper by roof height. More about Tower Fifth supertall skyscraper proposed for Midtown Manhattan
We've woken up to the reality of the anthropocene era and realised the catastrophic damage we've inflicted on the planet. Now we must develop a new form of architecture that can adapt to major environmental changes, says Darran Anderson. More about "As environmental catastrophe unfolds, we need architecture that is more than just green"
A wooden cabin with a prefabricated honeycomb-like structure, called Varden, has opened on Storfjellet mountain in Norway. More about Spinn Arkitekter completes wooden hiking cabin on Norwegian mountain
Indonesian architecture office Atelier Riri has completed a cluster of guest cabins clad in charred teak that surround a shared swimming pool at a small resort on the island of Lombok. More about Atelier Riri creates charred teak cabins at Kiyakabin resort in Indonesia
The "tradition of strong women doing creative, important things" is finally regaining momentum in Mexico, according to the female architects finding independent success in the country. More about Mexico's female architects find success "without a male partner"
Food design studio Bompas & Parr has created the "world's first" vegan guest suite inside a London hotel, omitting the use of leather, wool and feathers throughout its interiors. More about Bompas & Parr creates "world's first" vegan hotel suite
Tom Dixon has designed a collection of candle holders and bookends, made from a newly developed material that resembles three-dimensional marbled paper. More about Tom Dixon unveils "mysterious" marbled material called Swirl
The four finalists of the inaugural Experimental Architecture Award have been announced, recognising projects that combine real locations with virtual-reality fiction and installations that explore the guts of architecture. More about Shortlist announced for first Experimental Architecture Award
Japanese architect Yo Shimada of Tato Architects has designed a table intended to be made at home by consumers using standard materials bought from any DIY store. More about Yo Shimada debuts coffee table made from basic DIY store materials
Hundreds of chateaux have been abandoned at the Burj Al Babas luxury housing development in central Turkey, after its developer filed for bankruptcy, as shown in this drone footage. More about Drone footage reveals hundreds of abandoned Turkish chateaux
Chile-based designer Margarita Talep has created a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to single-use packaging, using raw material extracted from algae. More about Margarita Talep develops algae-based alternative to single-use plastic packaging
Pentagram has adapted the logo of workplace messaging system Slack into a pattern of speech bubbles and lozenge shapes as part of a rebranding effort. More about Pentagram deconstructs Slack's hashtag logo in rebrand
Buildings in Albania, Serbia and Slovakia have been shortlisted for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award for the first time. More about Trio of post-communist countries on Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist for first time