Daniel Libeskind's architecture firm has revealed it design for a faceted affordable housing block for seniors in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighbourhood. More about Studio Libeskind designs angular housing for over 60s in Brooklyn
The success of the movie Black Panther and its afrofuturist aesthetic has put Africa in the spotlight as a growing force in design, technology and fashion, according to designers from the continent. More about Afrofuturism is "creating a different narrative for Africa" say creatives
The Swedish government has introduced new architecture and design targets to make Sweden a more "sustainable, equal and less segregated society". More about Swedish government introduces new benchmarks for architecture and design
Hawkins\Brown has emerged as the only one of the UK's largest architecture practices with a gender pay gap better than the country average. More about UK's biggest architecture firms reveal gender-pay disparity
We now have a quarter of a million subscribers to the Dezeen Weekly newsletter, which offers a roundup of the week's highlights. Thanks to everyone that signed up! More about Dezeen Weekly now has 250,000 weekly newsletter subscribers!
The Danish inventor on trial for committing murder aboard his self-built submarine helped Bjarke Ingels Group develop the distinctive smoke-ring-blowing chimney of its Copenhagen power plant, Dezeen has learned. More about Suspected murderer Peter Madsen worked on BIG's smoke-ring-blowing power plant
The first images of Populous' MSG Sphere music and esports arena, which is planned for a site near the Olympic Park in east London, have been released. More about First visuals revealed of spherical London arena designed by Populous
Electric car company Tesla has confirmed that a recent fatal crash involving one of its vehicles occurred while the car was in autopilot mode. More about Apple engineer killed in Tesla car operating in driverless mode
Jaguar is set to design and engineer a driverless fleet of its electric I-Pace vehicles for Waymo, Google's autonomous car spin-off. More about Jaguar reveals driverless I-Pace cars for Google's Waymo project
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed that it pays women 19.6 per cent less than men, based on the median of its staff salaries. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals gender pay gap in staff salaries
Los Angeles officials have approved plans to demolish a mid-century-modern bank by architect Kurt Meyer in order to build Frank Gehry's mixed-use complex on the city's Sunset Strip. More about Modernist bank to be razed for Gehry's Sunset Strip development
Tech developments that made the news this week on Dezeen included MIT's nimble robotic fish for documenting marine life and Walmart's intentions for a system of drones that could help customers. More about This week, robot fish and plans for drone shopping assistants were unveiled
Architecture firm OMA has revealed the design of its first cultural building in California: a pavilion featuring tilted walls and patterned openings that will accompany a Jewish temple in Los Angeles. More about OMA to extend historic Jewish temple in LA with skewed pavilion
LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne has left his post at the newspaper to advise the city council on architecture and planning decisions. More about Christopher Hawthorne leaves LA Times to become city's chief design officer
The Vatican City will make its debut at the Venice Architecture Biennale this year, by building a series of chapels by architects including Norman Foster, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Teronobu Fujimori. More about Vatican City's first Venice Biennale pavilion to feature chapels by Foster, Souto de Moura and more
Dezeen has teamed up with Instagram to help launch its new @design account – and we’re looking for five founding contributors to be featured on the account during Milan design week. More about Dezeen and Instagram seek founding contributors for new @design account
Engineering firm Arup and architecture studio CLS Architetti have revealed plans to 3D print a one-bedroom house at this year's Milan design week. More about Arup and CLS Architetti to build "Europe's first 3D-printed house" at Milan design week
Milan's annual furniture fair, the Salone del Mobile, has published a manifesto calling for the city and the design industry to promote innovation and sustainability at this year's event. More about Salone del Mobile launches manifesto calling on Milan to "up its game"
Furniture brands need to be ready to sell designs immediately after revealing them if they want stay afloat in today's market, according to Sebastian Wrong, design director of Established & Sons. More about Slow furniture production "not affordable anymore" says Sebastian Wrong
US supermarket giant Walmart has filed a patent to create a system of drones that can help customers with price verification and locate products in the store. More about Walmart files patent for drone shopping assistants