The office of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the launch of a WXY-designed platform to streamline the building of accessory dwelling units across New York City. More about Zohran Mamdani calls ADUs "one of the solutions to housing crisis" on launch of plan library
Local architecture studio Edward Peck Design has proposed adding a translucent canopy to the Chicago Bears' stadium to convince the NFL team to stay in the city. More about Futuristic Soldier Field concept urges Bears to stay in Chicago
BMW has revealed the i3 – the first electric car in its popular 3 Series, offering the longest range of any EV on the European market. More about BMW launches electric version of iconic 3 Series
Amanda Levete's firm AL_A has been appointed to design the UK's first government-backed prototype fusion power plant in Nottinghamshire. More about AL_A to design UK's first government-backed fusion power plant
Milan studio AMDL Circle has unveiled its design of a visitor centre for the Brion tomb in San Vito d'Altivole, Italy, created by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa. More about AMDL Circle designs visitor centre for Carlo Scarpa's Brion tomb
American architecture studio DLR Group has been linked to the conversion of an Oklahoma prison into an ICE detention centre, leading to employee backlash and a commitment to stop work on ICE-associated facilities. More about DLR Group faces backlash over work on ICE detention centre
Commission of Fine Arts chair Rodney Mims Cook Jr has suggested that the Executive Residence of the White House switch its Ionic for Corinthian columns to match the controversial, in-progress ballroom extension. More about Corinthian columns proposed for White House to match ballroom extension
Architecture studio AECOM has unveiled designs for a subterranean visitor screening centre as part of US president Donald Trump's revamp of the White House in Washington DC. More about Donald Trump proposes subterranean White House visitor screening centre
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has revealed plans for a cultural centre dedicated to cement company Buzzi, which will feature a digitally fabricated reinforced concrete truss. More about Carlo Ratti designs digitally fabricated structure "to bring new intelligence to reinforced concrete"
Global architecture studio SOM has designed a pair of stepped, wedge-shaped towers to be a landmark for the new city of Alatau in south-eastern Kazakhstan. More about SOM designs stepped glazed towers for Kazakhstan's new city
University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson's drug, advancing a new approach known as "bio-upcycling". More about Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria
Conservation group Twentieth Century Society has submitted a listing application for the River and Rowing Museum in Oxfordshire, aiming to protect the future of David Chipperfield's first significant project. More about Listing bid launched to protect David Chipperfield's first major building in UK
Chilean architect Smiljan Radić has been announced as the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate for his buildings that are "immediately recognizable, yet conceptually evasive". More about Smiljan Radić wins Pritzker Architecture Prize 2026
Brazilian studio Architects Office has designed the undulating, solar panel-covered World Trade Center building for Brasilia's Biotic development to "reprogram" what the studio sees as the rigid infrastructure of the city. More about Canopy-covered World Trade Center proposed for long-stalled Brasilia development
Ahead of the SXSW festival, construction is underway at the Austin Convention Centre designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects and local studio Page after getting a go-ahead from local judge. More about LMN and Page's "vertically-oriented" Austin Convention Center underway
British studio Foster + Partners is developing plans to convert an old chapel in Oxford into a restaurant and bar for the Ellison Institute of Technology research campus. More about Foster + Partners plans Oxford chapel conversion for Larry Ellison
A study by AI company Anthropic has found that much work done by architects and engineers could be done twice as quickly with large language models, but claims there has been little impact on jobs so far. More about Architects and engineers among professions most automatable by AI according to Anthropic
Technology company Google is set to develop an AI tool to speed up planning decisions for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. More about UK government hires Google to develop AI planning tool to make "near-instant decisions"
Architecture studios Snøhetta, BIG and MVRDV are among those designing landmarks for the 84‑hectare Ion Riva masterplan for Istanbul's northern Beykoz district. More about Snøhetta and BIG among architects of "landscape-led masterplan" for Istanbul
Images have revealed progress on the Torre Rise supertall skyscraper in Monterrey designed by Ancore Group, which will be the tallest building in Mexico and the second tallest in the Western Hemisphere when completed. More about Photos reveal "new tallest building in Latin America" under construction in Mexico