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
An interior from the celebrated Ingram Street Tearooms by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who was born 150 years ago today, is set to be rebuilt inside the soon-to-open V&A Dundee. More about V&A Dundee secures funding to rebuild lost Charles Rennie Mackintosh tearoom
The American Institute of Architects has announced the top small projects in the US as part of its 2018 awards programme, including a wooden playground in Massachusetts and a micro home that aims to address the housing crisis. More about AIA recognises the best small projects in the US for 2018 awards
Nike has released trainers for Pride Month that feature pink triangles, which have been met with criticism from LGBT advocacy group ACT UP. More about Nike releases trainers featuring pink triangle for Pride Month
Kanye West and Kid Cudi have unveiled album artwork designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for their upcoming collaboration Kids See Ghosts. More about Kanye West unveils Takashi Murakami-designed album art for Kids See Ghosts
Fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead at her New York apartment, where she reportedly took her own life. More about Fashion designer Kate Spade dies aged 55 in apparent suicide
Apple's latest software update, iOS 12, features tools to help users control the amount of time spent on devices, as well as new personalised 3D emojis and augmented reality effects. More about Apple's iOS 12 software update aims to help minimise screen time
A faux-sheepskin rug from IKEA and a "dolly wool" sofa from Anthropologie are among the winners in an awards programme by animal rights nonprofit PETA that celebrates the UK's best vegan design for the home. More about IKEA, Anthropologie and Habitat among winners of PETA Vegan Homeware Awards 2018
After disrupting our online activities, Google's parent company now wants to disrupt how cities work. Dezeen spoke to Rohit Aggarwala, head of urban systems at Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, as it gears up to redevelop a major chunk of Toronto. More about "It takes 40 or 50 years to update an industrial landscape. We want to speed that up," says Sidewalk Labs urban planner
Time magazine has sent a fleet of drones into the Californian sky to create a 100-metre-tall version of its cover, for a special report on unmanned aerial vehicles. More about Time magazine recreates iconic cover using 958 drones
Writers Sam Jacob and Tom Dyckhoff have clashed over the way architects speak about their work, with Dyckhoff claiming obscure language is to blame for lack of public interest in the discipline and Jacob saying he is "sick" of people making this claim. More about "Poor communication skills" to blame for architecture's problems, says Tom Dyckhoff
Kanye West's first foray into architecture is expected to be a prefabricated concrete affordable-housing project, which has emerged a month after he announced a new arm of his Yeezy fashion label. More about Kanye West expected to begin Yeezy Home architecture venture with social-housing project
Eindhoven University of Technology has announced plans to 3D print a series of concrete houses that will be made available to rent. More about Eindhoven to build "world's first" 3D-printed houses that people will live inside
Researchers at US university Carnegie Mellon have created a new electrically conductive material that can repair itself, presenting new opportunities for soft robotics and wearable technology. More about Self-healing material could be a breakthrough for humanoid robots
A new architecture triennial launching in the United Arab Emirates next year will challenge "pernicious" western views of Asian, African and Middle Eastern architecture, according to curator Adrian Lahoud. More about Sharjah Architecture Triennial will seek to overturn "orientalist cliches"
This week on Dezeen, Zaha Hadid Architects caused a stir, as it revealed plans to build on the world's most expensive plot, and practice director Patrik Schumacher criticised the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about This week, Zaha Hadid Architects was back in the news
Architecture firm Morphosis has revealed its design for a swooping, striated building that will house an art museum in Southern California. More about Morphosis unveils new home for Orange County Museum of Art in California