British architect, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton will receive the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Architecture Biennale next month. More about Kenneth Frampton to receive Golden Lion at Venice Architecture Biennale
Milanese design gallerist Rossana Orlandi is launching a project aimed at changing the perception of plastic and ensuring the material is used responsibly. More about Rossana Orlandi to launch initiative to create "guiltless plastic"
Dutch architecture firm OMA has completed its Qatar National Library building in Doha, which features tiers of marble bookcases set within a single open-plan space. More about OMA's Qatar National Library opens in Doha
This fly-through video created for the NLA's annual London Tall Buildings Survey shows how over 500 towers currently proposed for London will affect the capital's skyline. More about Fly-through video shows impact of 500 tall buildings planned for London
Robots have finished 3D printing the structure of a steel pedestrian bridge devised by technology startup MX3D, which is set to span a canal in Amsterdam. More about Robots complete span of 3D-printed bridge for Amsterdam canal
Dutch practice Mecanoo is putting the finishing touches to an arts centre in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, which plays host to a selection of opera houses, concert halls and an open-air theatre set into its bulging roof. More about Mecanoo's performing arts centre nears completion in Taiwan
"Deficiencies" introduced during renovation works at Grenfell Tower contributed to fire deaths, according to a leaked report by fire safety experts. More about Renovation works at Grenfell Tower added "fuel" to fire, reveals leaked report
Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel have won the competition to build a new mixed-use development in Paris with their design called Vertical Village. More about "Vertical village" by Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel to be built in Paris
Chinese authorities have announced that the 55-kilometre bridge between Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and Macau is on track to open, despite concerns that parts of the structure have been washed away by the sea. More about Hong Kong bridge prepares to open amid fears over structural integrity
Guests will be able to ski down the zigzagging roof of this hotel by Danish practice Bjarke Ingels Group and onto the slopes of the Vallée de Joux in western Switzerland. More about BIG reveals plans for Swiss hotel with zigzagging ski slope on its roof
This week, the late Zaha Hadid was in the news once again, as images and a video emerged of the private residence near Moscow she designed for Russian businessman Vladislav Doronin.
More about This week, Zaha Hadid's only realised house was finally unveiled
Boogertman + Partners, Africa's largest architecture practice, has promised to tackle its gender pay gap in response to Dezeen's Move the Needle initiative. More about Africa's largest architecture practice pledges to move the needle on gender diversity
Architects Heatherwick Studio and Kohn Pedersen Fox have been appointed to design a new wing at Singapore's Changi Airport, which will aim to challenge the "sterility and soullessness" of terminal design. More about Heatherwick Studio and KPF to design new terminal for Singapore's Changi Airport
Furniture brands who work with female designers shouldn't expect them to only produce feminine objects, according to Danish designer Cecilie Manz. More about Brands "ask for you because you're a woman and not dead" says Cecilie Manz
Dutch firm MVRDV has won a contest to create a wave-like viewpoint on the coast of Holland, which is designed to rock like a seesaw with the changing of the tides. More about MVRDV reveals plans for rocking viewing platform on Dutch coast
Airbus has revealed a series of designs that would transform aircraft cargo compartments into passenger sleeping quarters, complete with bunk-beds and meeting rooms. More about Airbus could install bunk-beds on passenger planes by 2020
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates is designing an aquatics centre on Copenhagen's harbour, featuring indoor pools framed by brick pyramids and outdoor baths that terrace down to meet the sea. More about Kengo Kuma to build aquatics centre and harbour bath in Copenhagen
Michael Van Valkenburgh and David Adjaye have won a competition to transform a riverside parcel in Downtown Detroit into a thriving public park, with plans for a beach, multiple pavilions and a small isle for roosting birds. More about David Adjaye and Michael Van Valkenburgh selected to transform Detroit's West Riverfront Park
Pitched roof elements reference traditional reindeer herder tents in Twelve Architects' design for Novy Urengoy Airport, in Russia. More about Twelve Architects reveals plans for Siberian airport with tented roof
Texas-based startup Orion Span has revealed plans for a luxury space hotel, which is expected to open in 2022. More about First space hotel could welcome visitors by 2022 – for an astronomical price