Known as the "hip-hop architect", Michael Ford helps kids from minority backgrounds discover architecture through music. He spoke to Dezeen about the importance of black musicians like Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, who heavily promote their involvement in architecture, in improving diversity in the profession. More about "Architecture has not been promoted to communities of colour" says Michael Ford
Dezeen has launched its first ever awards programme to identify the world's best architecture, interiors and design. More about Subscribe to the Dezeen Awards 2018 newsletter
Jo Nagasaka's architecture studio has overhauled a capsule hotel in Tokyo, pairing old sleeping cabins with a suite of timber-lined saunas. More about Retro capsule hotel in Tokyo gets contemporary makeover by Schemata Architects
A drug-smuggling operation brought over £10 million worth of cocaine into the UK under the guise of a Leicester-based interior design company, a jury has heard. More about Drug ring smuggles cocaine into the UK inside office furniture
A tower with undulating, tree-covered canopies by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto forms part of this competition-winning €275 million masterplan for a new neighbourhood in Nice, France. More about Sou Fujimoto designs tower with wavy canopies and verdant balconies for new development in Nice
Beijing studio WEI Architects used traditional materials and construction techniques to convert a derelict house in Fujian province into a guesthouse featuring curving tiled roofs and reclaimed windows. More about Wavy tiled roof of Springingstream guesthouse is based on the outline of surrounding mountains
Oppenheim Architecture and Studio Arthur Casas have designed this hotel in Rio de Janeiro so that guests can overlook the city's famous Copacabana Beach while bathing in a rooftop swimming pool. More about Glazed pool and perforated shutters offer Copacabana views from Rio de Janeiro hotel
ÉCAL student Erika Marthins has combined a series of different technologies with food to create three interactive desserts that move, make noise and refract light. More about Erika Marthins uses edible robotics to create sensory desserts
Zaha Hadid Architects' plans for two soaring skyscrapers at Vauxhall Cross could be the firm's first foray into a mixed-use project in London, but the design is proving controversial. More about Pair of London skyscrapers by Zaha Hadid Architects split opinion
UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson has proposed building a bridge across the English Channel to link Britain and France after Brexit. More about Foreign secretary proposes 22-mile "Boris bridge" to link England and France
Pezo Von Ellrichshausen has completed a semi-circular house perched on a hilltop on Chile's Chiloe Island, featuring a slanted shingle-clad roof that extends partially over an internal courtyard. More about Rode House by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen curves around a paved courtyard
Researchers from the National University of Singapore have created a bevy of robotic swans that test the quality of drinking water in Singapore's reservoirs. More about Robotic swans used to monitor quality of Singapore's drinking water
Italian architecture office 2A+P/A has brought an Ettore Sottsass painting to life to create a black barrel-roofed pavilion for an architecture festival in Orléans, France. More about Italian architects convert Ettore Sottsass sketch into pavilion for French architecture festival
Danish firm BIG has developed a proposal to protect the San Francisco Bay from flooding caused by climate change, which includes building floating villages connected by ferries, a red-hued cycle route, and a highway for autonomous vehicles. More about BIG unveils scheme to protect San Francisco creek from flooding
A team of five designers has created a new brand identity for Russia's tourist board, which references the graphic style of suprematist artworks. More about Russian tourist board unveils new visual identity inspired by suprematist art
Mexico City studio Comunal Taller de Arquitectura has completed a prototype for social housing in a mountain town, using a prefabricated bamboo frame that residents can use to replicate the structure in just seven days. More about Bamboo social housing in rural Mexico can be built by residents in a week
Hong Kong studio James Law Cybertecture has developed a prototype for low-cost, stackable micro homes in concrete pipes, which could slot into gaps between city buildings. More about Micro apartments in concrete pipes designed to ease Hong Kong's housing crisis
Italian architect Stefano Boeri is bringing his vertical forest model to a social-housing project in Eindhoven, to show how green homes can be provided at affordable rents. More about Stefano Boeri designs first tree-covered social-housing project
The Guardian newspaper has unveiled a simplified and smaller tabloid format, as well as a website redesign that includes the launch of a new logo and font. More about The Guardian newspaper unveils new font and logo in major redesign
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has teamed up with cross-laminated-timber expert Waugh Thistleton to design his first UK building – a five-storey house that will be built beside London's River Thames. More about Shigeru Ban to build "pagoda in the park" as his first UK building