Carlo Ratti Associati is designing a new science campus for the University of Milan, complete with brick facades that will be made by robots. More about Robots will assemble brick facades of Milan's university science campus
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has teamed up with Nike to design tennis player Serena Williams' kit for this year's US Open, which includes a black ballerina-style dress, a bomber jacket and tagged "Queen of Queens" sneakers. More about Virgil Abloh and Nike to dress Serena Williams for the US Open
Dubai's first skyscraper, first library and a clock tower are all set to be heritage-listed, as the UAE's largest city looks to preserve the early buildings that shaped its development. More about Dubai's first skyscraper to be listed in initiative to preserve 1960s and 70s architecture
Nestlé has lost a long-running legal battle to win the European trade mark for the four-fingered design of its KitKat chocolate bar. More about KitKat loses EU court appeal for four-finger chocolate bar trade mark
This week, BIG revealed plans for the Miami Produce Center in Allapattah, and IKEA asked Scholten & Baijings to hack two of its most popular furniture designs. More about This week, BIG designed buildings on stilts and IKEA hacked its own furniture
The American Institute of Architects has denounced a US government proposal that could allow the manufacture of new asbestos products, following a significant backlash from the architecture community at-large. More about AIA demands "blanket ban" on asbestos following new EPA regulation
Swedish home furnishing giant IKEA has opened its first Indian store in Hyderabad, complete with a fleet of electric rickshaws for deliveries. More about IKEA makes deliveries with electric rickshaws from first Indian store
Steven Holl's extension to the Glasgow School of Art will need repairs following damage sustained during the fire that destroyed the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed building. More about Damage to Steven Holl's Reid Building revealed following Mackintosh fire
Northern Irish architect Alan Jones has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Alan Jones elected as next RIBA president
Architecture firm BIG has released plans to build a major complex in an industrial neighbourhood of Miami, combining housing, offices, a school and urban farming. More about BIG reveals Miami Produce Center raised on stilts above former warehouses
Steven Holl Architects has won a competition to revamp Ireland's largest university, with a proposal featuring buildings that reference the geological forms of the Giant's Causeway. More about Steven Holl to overhaul University College Dublin with design referencing Giant's Causeway
London's Design Museum has returned around a third of the pieces of work in its blighted Hope to Nope exhibition to the artists and designers involved, on their request. More about Design Museum removes a third of work from Hope to Nope exhibition, on artists' request
London-based architecture studio JAA has revealed a proposal to encase the burnt-out shell of Grenfell Tower in a sarcophagus of black concrete as a memorial to the victims of the fire. More about Grenfell Tower reimagined as a black concrete-covered memorial
DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer, says it has limited ability to control how its technology is used, following a reported assassination attempt on the Venezuelan president using the company's drones. More about "We have limited ability to control what people do with our products" says drone company DJI
IKEA has enlisted the help of Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings to create fresh takes on its Klippan sofa and Poäng armchair by adopting the widespread trend of hacking. More about IKEA asks Scholten & Baijings to hack two of its most popular furniture designs
The Space Needle observation tower in Seattle has reopened to the public following an extensive overhaul by American firm Olson Kundig Architects, which involved adding "the world's first and only revolving glass floor". More about Olson Kundig completes major renovation of Seattle's Space Needle
Venezuelan officials have claimed a thwarted assassination attempt was made against President Nicolás Maduro using explosives strapped to drones. More about Weaponised drone reportedly used in failed assassination attempt
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed visualisations of a 112 metre-high tower, planned for Paceville on the northern coast of Malta, which would be the country's tallest building. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for Malta's tallest building
Illustrations of electronic musician Aphex Twin's logo have been spotted in locations across the world, to announce his new EP Collapse. More about Mysterious Aphex Twin logos appear in destinations across the world
Artist and activist Ai Weiwei took to Instagram to show Chinese authorities knocking down his studio in Beijing, with many of his artworks still inside. More about Ai Weiwei's Beijing studio demolished by Chinese authorities