This week on Dezeen, the Maldives revealed its plans to create the "world's first true floating island city" with 5,000 homes that will rise with the sea. More
Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has opened the first of around 55 stations that are set to be constructed as part of a tunnel network underneath Las Vegas, which will see passengers carried across the city in a fleet of Teslas. More
Architects and academics including Amin Taha, Vicky Richardson, Peter Murray and Piers Gough have criticised UCL for releasing a report into the toxic culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture in an open letter. More
Technology company Google is reportedly in negotiations to buy the Helmut Jahn-designed James R Thompson Center in Chicago. More
Dutch startup Lightyear has unveiled its Lightyear 0 electric car that has solar panels covering its roof, bonnet and boot so that it can be charged while driving. More
UK architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has rebranded as simply RSHP following the death of its founder Richard Rogers late last year. More
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kanye West's redesign of fast-food chain McDonald's packaging and other top stories. More
UK studio Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has reportedly been hired to investigate turning its seminal Lloyd's building in London into a hotel for owners Ping An. More
The Maldives has partnered with architecture studio Waterstudio to create a brain-shaped floating city that will house 20,000 people in a lagoon near the country's capital. More
This week on Dezeen, we revealed rapper Kanye West and Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa's understated burger box design for fast-food chain McDonald's. More
Japanese art collective TeamLab has revealed the design for its TeamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi gallery, which will be a permanent venue for its digital art on Saadiyat Island. More
A Passivhaus school, London social housing and a medieval dining hall are among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects' National Awards for 2022. More
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has released visuals of the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre, which will span an eight-lane motorway in Xi'an, China. More
In this week's comments update, readers are talking about the UK government's proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements and other top stories. More
US architecture and design materials marketplace Material Bank has acquired digital architecture database Architizer. More
American musician Kanye West, now officially called Ye, has collaborated with Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa to reimagine the packaging at fast-food chain McDonald's. More
Promotion: architects and designers from Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Heatherwick Studio and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners were among participants in a five-kilometre race that raised £40,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. More
Furniture company IKEA has donated its products and design services to create a series of refugee support centres in Eastern Europe, set up by the United Nations to offer aid and sanctuary to the most vulnerable groups displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More
The American Institute of Architects has appointed Kimberly Dowdell as president of the organisation, making her the first Black female architect to lead the institution. More
Whistleblower Eleni Kyriacou feels "vindicated" by the report into the abusive culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, but wants the institution to offer victims compensation, she says in this exclusive interview. More
