Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has revealed plans to bring its super-fast tunnel system to Chicago, where "autonomous electric skates" travelling up to 150 miles per hour will link the city's Downtown area with O'Hare Airport. More about Elon Musk's Chicago tunnel will link downtown and airport in 12 minutes
Transborder Studio has unveiled plans to add a contemporary extension to a Holocaust research centre in western Oslo, Norway, composed of box-shaped volumes that will be built into a hill. More about Transborder Studio's Holocaust study centre extension will be embedded into hill
Sydney-based architect Alec Tzannes has won the 2018 Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal, the country's most prestigious award for architecture. More about Alec Tzannes wins 2018 Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal
A woman has died after falling off a swing at the NeoCon design trade show in Chicago earlier this week. More about Woman dies in swing accident at NeoCon furniture fair
Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly has revealed plans to add a glazed extension and rooftop garden to a 1920s building in Manhattan, as part of a major overhaul that will create automobile showrooms and office spaces. More about Rafael Viñoly unveils renovation and extension for art-deco car showrooms in New York
The opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2018 takes place today inside Russia's national stadium, which has been overhauled by Moscow studio Speech. More about Moscow's historic Luzhniki Stadium refurbished for World Cup 2018
Designers in China are no longer copying the west as a new generation of home-grown talents emerges, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai studio Neri&Hu. More about Chinese designers are "developing their own language" say Neri&Hu
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has unveiled plans to extend Tambacounda Hospital in Senegal, with a snaking building featuring perforated brick walls. More about Manuel Herz Architects plans S-shaped extension to Senegalese hospital
UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson has given his support to another bridge project, this time spanning 14 miles of the Irish Sea. More about Boris Johnson backs £15 billion post-Brexit bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland
Digital agency AKQA has purchased a majority stake in two companies set up by Barber and Osgerby: Universal Design Studio and Map. More about Barber and Osgerby sell stake in Universal Design Studio and Map
London mayor Sadiq Khan has denounced Westminster Council for blocking a proposal to pedestrianise Oxford Street. More about Scrapping plans for car-free Oxford Street is a "betrayal of Londoners" says city mayor
Graphic designer Daniel Quasar has added a five-coloured chevron to the LGBT Rainbow Flag to place a greater emphasis on "inclusion and progression". More about Daniel Quasar redesigns LGBT Rainbow Flag to be more inclusive
The competition to design a major new art gallery in Adelaide, Australia, has been won by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Woods Bagot win competition to design Adelaide Contemporary
Nike is putting new focus into sustainability, says chief operating officer Eric Sprunk, and has just created a new super material from recyclable natural leather fibre. More about "There is no innovation without sustainability" says Nike's chief operating officer
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has completed this year's Serpentine Pavilion, a secluded courtyard framed by decorative, latticed walls. More about Frida Escobedo builds Serpentine Pavilion featuring "woven tapestry" of concrete tiles
This week, IKEA revealed collaborations with designers including Virgil Abloh and Teenage Engineering, while Kanye West was back in the headlines with various new creative projects. More about This week, IKEA and Kanye West revealed details of new projects
Norman Foster's snaking island resort in Singapore will provide the setting for the historic talks between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next week. More about Foster-designed Capella Resort to host historic Trump and Kim Jong-un summit
Ptolemy Dean Architects has added a star-shaped tower to London's Westminster Abbey, the most significant addition to the building since 1745. More about Westminster Abbey extended with "steampunk gothic" tower by Ptolemy Dean Architects
Swedish homeware giant IKEA has revealed plans to remove all single-use plastics from its product range by 2020, while the Indian government has committed to banning the material from the country by 2022. More about IKEA and India both pledge to abolish single-use plastics
A helium balloon tethered to a cantilevered track is among the winners in a competition to design a conceptual observation deck to overlook a volcano's crater in eastern Turkey. More about Winning concepts revealed in competition to design observation deck on Turkish volcano