Zaha Hadid's design for a skeletal building overlooking Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro has been shelved, according to local reports. More about Zaha Hadid's first Brazilian building scrapped after long delays
Awarding the Stirling Prize to Foster + Partners for its Bloomberg building sends the wrong message and risks runaway global warming. We need a new approach to sustainability says Phineas Harper. More about "The world's most sustainable office building isn't enough to save the planet"
Architecture firm Taller Hector Barroso has designed a housing complex in Mexico City, with warm-hued concrete walls inside and out. More about Taller Hector Barroso completes caramel-coloured apartment complex in Mexico City
British artist David Shrigley has filled a gallery in Stockholm's Spritmuseum with giant inflatable swans, which inflate and deflate in cycles of 12 minutes. More about David Shrigley's inflatable Swan-things collapse and spring to life in 12-minute cycles
Triangle-shaped towers fitted with smart technology form the centre of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects competition-winning masterplan for Helsinki. More about Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects plans cluster of triangular smart skyscrapers for Helsinki
Architectural historian Beatriz Colomina wants to know what people get up to in bed – it will affect the way we design cities in the future, she says. More about "We should think very seriously about what a bed is today" says Beatriz Colomina
PES Architects used custom-developed ceramic tiles and louvres to create the curving lines of the Strait Culture and Art Centre in Fuzhou, China. More about PES Architects reveals petal-shaped Strait Culture and Art Centre in Fuzhou
Researchers at Melbourne's RMIT University Behavioural Business Lab have combined design and psychology principles to create a typeface that helps students to remember what they have read. More about Sans Forgetica is a font that aids memory
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed that its major fashion exhibition next year will explore the ostentatious and humorous aesthetic of "camp". More about The Met's Costume Institute announces "camp" as Spring 2019 exhibition theme
Bloomberg's European HQ designed by Foster + Partners has been awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize 2018, the third time the practice has won the prize for the best building in the UK. More about Foster + Partners' Bloomberg HQ wins Stirling Prize 2018
British designer Faye Toogood has teamed up with estate agency The Modern House to curate a moving-in box, with six objects designed for the modern homebuyer, including a keyring and an apron. More about Faye Toogood assembles moving-in box for design-conscious homebuyers
Architectural photographer Cristobal Palma has taken a series of photos revealing the 46 spiralling shopping centres built across Chile in the 1970s and 80s. More about Chile's Guggenheim-inspired "caracoles" captured in photos by Cristobal Palma
The United Nations says we have 12 years to take action against climate change, to avoid global disaster. It's the greatest design challenge in history, says Nicolas Roope. More about "Let's start designing the future that gives us a future"
Bjarke Ingels' firm has completed Dortheavej Residence, an affordable housing development in Copenhagen made up of prefabricated modules stacked on top of one another. More about BIG builds "winding wall" of affordable housing in Copenhagen
Could biodegradable plastics made from natural substances such as algae replace fossil-fuel polymers? Here are 10 examples of designers that are experimenting with environmentally friendly alternatives.
More about 10 bioplastic projects made from algae, corn starch and other natural materials
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has created a large-scale light performance that follows pieces of junk floating around in outer space, to mark the launch of an initiative to highlight the issue of space waste. More about Daan Roosegaarde's UFO-like light installation tracks pieces of space waste in real time
An area of reclaimed land in Shenzhen, China, is to be transformed into an "urban living room", with a linear raised garden designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners plans 1,200-metre-long raised garden in Shenzhen
The traditional craft of weaving is experiencing a modern revival, as makers experiment with digital technologies and taboo topics. Here are six individuals who are leading the movement. More about Six contemporary weavers who are bringing innovation to textile craft
Sameep Padora & Associates looked at the forms of vaulted brick ceilings found in Catalonia to develop the complex curved roof of this extension to a children's library in the Indian town of Kopargaon. More about Sameep Padora creates undulating brick roof to cover school library in India
Northumbria University design graduate Will de Brett has redesigned the everyday electrical plug, making it pin-less and stackable to accommodate numerous devices. More about Pin-free Mi Plug project reimagines power outlets for the 21st century