Timber pillars and PVC pipes were left bare to blur the boundaries between the interior and exterior of this cafe and sweet shop in Funamachi, Japan, designed by Schemata Architects. More about Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as "extension of the park"
Product company Gob has launched a pair of compostable, mycelium earplugs that were designed as an alternative to the 40 billion plastic earplugs produced each year. More about Gob creates single-use mycelium earplugs designed to "feed the soil" after use
Architect Curtis Jerome Moody, co-founder of the largest African-American-owned architecture firm in the US, has passed away aged 73. More about Moody Nolan co-founder Curtis Jerome Moody dies aged 73
Continuing our mid-century modernism series, we take a look at the iconic Egg chair, which was designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the former SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. More about Arne Jacobsen "dared to work with modern materials" for Egg chair
Architecture studio Mur Mur Lab has designed the Dongdan Grassland Sea Ruins Station in eastern China, creating two wave-topped glass pavilions that offer passers-by a "moment to connect with nature". More about Mur Mur Lab creates glazed pavilions overlooking "mysterious" landscape in China
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes has revealed its design for the 380-metre-high Muraba Veil skyscraper in downtown Dubai, which will only be one apartment wide. More about RCR Arquitectes unveils plans for "unusually narrow" skyscraper in Dubai
The Elizabeth Line in London designed by architecture studios Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis has won this year's RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's best new building. More about London's Elizabeth Line wins 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize
Fashion house Prada and aerospace company Axiom Space have revealed their design for NASA's Artemis III spacesuit, set to be worn by the first astronauts to return to the surface of the moon in over 50 years. More about Prada and Axiom Space reveal spacesuits for next lunar landing
We continue our series on mid-century modernism with a profile on Danish architect Arne Jacobson, whose ethos of total design saw him craft buildings down to the smallest details. More about Whether "teaspoons or a national bank", Arne Jacobsen designed things down to the last detail
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the Alisher Navoi International Scientific Research Centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. More about Weaving brick forms define Uzbek cultural centre by Zaha Hadid Architects
International studio MAD Architects has unveiled the One River North apartment block in Denver, Colorado, which has a large, canyon-like opening breaking open its main facade. More about MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building
Archaeological remains of Shakespeare's 16th-century Curtain Playhouse have been uncovered and integrated into the Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch, east London, by Perkins&Will. More about Museum of Shakespeare protects archaeological remains of Curtain Playhouse
Aeroplane seat covers designed for neurodivergent passengers and a knitted landscape filled with giant mushrooms were among the designs showcased at this year's Dundee Design Festival. More about Eight highlights from Dundee Design Festival 2024
A wood-clad acute-care facility modelled on a town forms part of University Children's Hospital, which Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed in Zurich. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils Swiss children's hospital that "functions like a town"
Translucent mesh informed by mosquito nets wraps the forms of Flickering Peak, an arts centre in Hainan, China, by architecture studio Wutopia Lab. More about Wutopia Lab wraps Chinese arts centre in translucent mesh
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the brand's long-awaited driverless Robotaxi as well as surprise prototype Robovan at the We, Robot event in Los Angeles, USA. More about Tesla unveils retro-futuristic art deco Robovan
Slim openings and silver wallpaper bounce light around the interiors of this minimalist home in Japan, which local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects designed "to block noise and visibility from the outside". More about Blank walls control light and views at House in Kyobate by FujiwaraMuro Architects
Continuing our series on mid-century modern design, we spotlight the Eames Shell chair, which features a seat that was moulded to the contours of the human body. More about Eames Shell chair aims to get "the best to the greatest number of people for the least"
Mexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a series of buildings in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico, centred around a sports complex and baseball stadium shaded by monumental concrete umbrellas. More about CCA shades Mexican baseball stadium with concrete umbrellas
Next in our mid-century modern series, we examine Eero Saarinen's seminal Tulip table, which embodied the Finnish-American designer and architect's hatred of table legs. More about Eero Saarinen's Tulip table has "a kind of dishonesty to it"