As part of designer Thomas Heatherwick's campaign Humanise, a group of artists has created sandcastles "mimicking the flat, lifeless buildings all too common in our towns". More about Artists sculpt Bland Castles out of sand for Heatherwick's Humanise campaign
A 3,666-metre-long bridge is set to connect Sicily to mainland Italy, which, if built, will be the world's longest suspension bridge. More about Italy to build world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily
New York studio General Assembly drew on Californian modernism for the renovation of this 1960s villa in The Hamptons, featuring pine-green tiles and a stainless-steel soaking tub. More about General Assembly adds "unexpected design details" to modernist Amagansett beach house
Cork panels and timber slats contrast with a traditional Victorian frontage at the Meadow Road house in Kent, renovated and extended by London practice Studio Bark. More about Studio Bark extends Victorian home in Kent using flatpack U-Build system
UNESCO architect Maria Rita Acetoso recently completed a huge project to revive the war-ravaged city of Mosul. In this interview, she explains the importance of rebuilding with the involvement of local communities after conflict. More about Post-conflict rebuilding is "a tool for healing" says UNESCO specialist
Luxury fashion brand Armani has revealed its plans for its first series of branded residences, which will be built in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and have private beach access. More about Armani reveals plans for branded coastal villas in UAE
Wool takes the place of wiring, plastic and circuit boards in electronic devices created by designer Hinna Khan, a recent Central Saint Martins graduate inspired to find a new use for the material after watching farming documentaries. More about Conductive wool replaces wiring and circuits in WoolTech electronics
Local practice Carmody Groarke has converted a former textile workshop in London into an office block, placing a "distinct but unified" extension clad in galvanised steel atop the existing grey brick structure. More about Carmody Groarke tops former warehouse in London with steel-clad extension
Deconstructivist architect Helmut Swiczinsky, a founding partner Viennese studio Coop Himmelb(l)au, has passed away at the age of 81. More about Coop Himmelb(l)au co-founder Helmut Swiczinsky dies aged 81
San Francisco studio Aidlin Darling Design has wrapped concrete and cedar panels around the L|J Residence in Atherton, California, which was designed to support multigenerational living. More about Aidlin Darling Design sculpts concrete bas relief into California house
From a privacy-conscious home in Japan to a vaulted greenhouse in Chile, this roundup spotlights buildings from around the world that are brightened by luminous glass bricks and blocks. More about Eight buildings bejewelled with glass bricks and blocks
French designer Philippe Starck has renovated a 1920s building on Madrid's Gran Via into a hotel that conjures the spirit of Grand Cafés and the Generation of '27. More about Philippe Starck fills Brach Madrid hotel with "an infinite number of surprising and mysterious objects"
Irish practice Fuinneamh Workshop Architects has completed an events space for the Tramore Valley Park in Cork, creating a "deliberately rudimentary" shelter of rammed earth, timber and thatch. More about Fuinneamh Workshop Architects adds rammed-earth shelter to Irish park
Our latest lookbook explores homes where kitchen cabinets divide up the floor plan, neatly organising the living spaces into different zones. More about Eight homes with kitchens that double as partition walls
Architecture studios Frida Escobedo Studio and Handel Architects have created a brick tower in Harlem, USA, that contains apartments atop a multi-level arts centre. More about Frida Escobedo Studio and Handel Architects complete brick tower in Harlem
Indian architecture studio Iki Builds has completed Soil and Soul Studio, a home in Hyderabad crafted with a palette of natural, local materials and construction rubble. More about Iki Builds critiques "disposable nature of modern construction" with rural Indian home
Architecture institutions must respond with action following the UK's Supreme Court gender ruling, Lenny Rajmont, founder of LGBTQ+ architecture group Queerscapes, argues in this interview. More about Architecture profession "must engage" in ensuring safety for trans people says Queerscapes founder
The UK government has published an update on its plan for the deconstruction of Grenfell Tower, detailing how it will be dismantled floor by floor, eight years after the deadly fire. More about Government outlines "trauma-aware" deconstruction plan for Grenfell Tower
A translucent roof made using flax crowns the ornate wooden structure of the Carbon Garden Pavilion at London's Kew Gardens, created by architectural designer Mizzi Studio. More about Mizzi Studio creates mushroom-like pavilion for Kew's Carbon Garden
The developers of Saudi mega project Neom are reportedly planning over 1,000 staff redundancies and the relocation of over 1,000 staff as part of a wide-ranging strategic review. More about Neom reportedly planning widespread staff redundancies and relocations as part of strategic review