Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen is set to become the first curatorial director of the Design Miami events in Florida and Basel. More about Design Miami names Aric Chen as first curatorial director
Friends of the late Zaha Hadid have written an open letter denouncing Patrik Schumacher for his attempt to legally change who controls her estate. More about Patrik Schumacher is "attempting to thwart Zaha's last wishes" say Hadid's friends
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is overhauling a quarry in Kentucky into a campus built from mass timber, for a local whiskey distillery. More about Shigeru Ban proposes trio of pyramids for Kentucky Owl whiskey distillery
Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named Digital Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors. More about Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs named Digital Editor of the Year
A twisting tower clad in reflective stainless steel panels, designed by architect Frank Gehry, is taking form in the south of France. More about Frank Gehry's stainless steel-clad Luma Arles tower takes shape in France
A school boarding facility designed by architecture studios Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum, said to be "reinventing Brazilian vernacular", has won this year's RIBA International Prize. More about Children Village in Brazilian rainforest named world's best new building by RIBA
Patrik Schumacher claims he does not want control of Zaha Hadid's estate, and that he began court proceedings to remove the other executors of her will to allow independent, professional executors to be appointed. More about "I have no intention to control the late Zaha Hadid's estate" says Patrik Schumacher
The "ingenious" O-Wind Turbine designed by UK students Nicolas Orellana and Yaseen Noorani is the winner of the international James Dyson Awards. More about Urban wind turbine wins 2018 James Dyson Awards grand prize
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has selected Thai architect Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY to design a major overhaul of its wing for arts produced in Africa, Oceania and the Americas. More about The Met announces million renovation of Africa, Oceania and Americas galleries
The Tulip – a 305.3-metre tall tower topped with a viewpoint and rotating gondolas designed by Foster + Partners – is planned to be built alongside the Gherkin in London. More about Foster + Partners proposes 305-metre-tall tourist viewing tower for London
The wavy bands that will stretch up this residential tower, which US firm Studio Gang has designed for Honolulu, are based on the shapes of sugarcane plants. More about Studio Gang reveals undulating Kō'ula luxury tower for Hawaii
Football star David Beckham has made a major step towards building a home for his professional soccer team in Miami, after the public voted to approve the project. More about David Beckham's Miami football stadium backed by public vote
Research agency Forensic Architecture has won the Design of the Year award for 2018, beating fashion designer Erdem Moralioğlu's Royal Ballet costumes and Space X's Falcon Heavy rocket. More about Counter Investigations exhibition by Forensic Architecture wins Design of the Year 2018
Max Siedentopf's guerrilla art installation allowed Tate Modern visitors to zoom in on Roger Stirk Harbour + Partner's Neo Bankside housing from Herzog & de Meuron's extension. More about Artist's binoculars let Tate Modern visitors look inside RSH+P's Neo Bankside
Dutch firm MVRDV has broken ground on its first project in the US: a mixed-use "vertical village" made up of yellow, blue, red and green brickwork volumes. More about MVRDV's Radio Tower & Hotel for New York constitutes colourful Lego-like blocks
Roger Scruton, chair of the UK government's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, has called on architects to reject modernism in order to save cities. More about Roger Scruton calls for "necessary change of culture" in UK architecture
Set designers Es Devlin and John McGuire have responded to singer Lorde's accusation that Kanye West stole the design of his latest live show, by stating that glass boxes are nothing new. More about Glass boxes "not in any way new" says Es Devlin following Lorde and Kanye's set design spat
Silicon Valley companies including Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook are threatening democracy by usurping governments as the key provider of public spaces and services, according to a new book examining the rising power of tech giants. More about "Whole chunks of our environment are being privatised" says Silicon States author Lucie Greene
Amazon has confirmed that it will split its major HQ2 between Arlington County, Virginia, and Queens, New York, triggering a major backlash from residents and local politicians in the latter. More about Amazon confirms New York and Virginia for HQ2, sparking protests
North Yorkshire potter Lee Cartledge has designed a commemorative Brexit mug that cannot be used and therefore "sums up the whole Brexit negotiations". More about Brexit mug by Lee Cartledge is completely useless