This week, announcements were made about the masterplan for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and a makeover for one of the city's most controversial buildings. More about This week, Paris unveiled plans for the 2024 Olympics
Students don't need to take creative subjects at school as they are already exposed to creative processes thanks to mobile phones, according to the author of a new government-commissioned report on the UK's creative sector. More about Young people "don’t need a creative industries degree to work in the creative industries" says Peter Bazalgette
The UK government should fund the development of creative clusters around the country to make the creative industries less London-centric, less white and less middle class, according to an independent review of the sector conducted by TV executive Peter Bazalgette. More about Creative careers seen as "worse than drug dealing or prostitution" says Peter Bazalgette
Banksy has painted Basquiat-inspired artworks on the walls of the Barbican, just days before the London gallery is set to open a major exhibition of the late New York artist's work. More about Banksy artworks appear on Barbican walls ahead of Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition
French studio Nouvelle AOM has been selected to overhaul the Tour Montparnasse skyscraper, in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More about Tour Montparnasse set to receive "green makeover" by Nouvelle AOM
Architecture firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has designed a business incubator for Shanghai, featuring sheltered terraces that allow for year-round outdoor use. More about Work starts on Schmidt Hammer Lassen-designed innovation centre adapted to Shanghai's extreme weather
Ten teams of architects and engineers have been chosen to design solutions that will help San Francisco and the surrounding region combat the effects of climate change. More about BIG, MVRDV, James Corner and more to tackle Bay Area climate change
Royal College of Art tutor Harriet Harriss has created a list of over 300 notable architectural texts written by women, to show universities that there are no excuses for giving students male-dominated reading lists. More about RCA tutor attacks gender bias in architectural education with female-focused reading list
Anish Kapoor has been accused of being "mean-spirited" by pushing ahead with plans for a light-blocking roof extension to his south London studio, by the leader of a campaign against the development. More about Anish Kapoor's neighbours "shafted" by approval of studio extension
A team led by Fernando Romero's Mexican studio FR-EE has won a competition to design a Hyperloop high-speed transport line, which will link urban areas from Mexico City to Guadalajara. More about FR-EE plans Hyperloop corridor to create Mexican "megalopolis"
A beach volleyball court will be installed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower as part of the masterplan developed for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by architects Populous and engineers Egis. More about Populous and Egis unveil masterplan for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
British designer Tom Dixon is relocating his studio, showroom and cafe from west London to the city's King's Cross district, as the UK capital's creative scene continues to become concentrated in the east. More about Tom Dixon to move entire operation to London's King's Cross
This week on Dezeen, Apple revealed a string of new products during its 2017 keynote and Thomas Heatherwick unveiled South Africa's biggest art museum. More about This week, Apple unveiled iPhone X and Heatherwick's Cape Town gallery opened
Barack Obama has urged top architecture studios and tech firms like Amazon, Google and Microsoft to take on paid apprentices from Chicago's South Side at a public consultation event for the Obama Presidential Library. More about Obama calls on architecture and tech firms to support Chicago presidential library with apprenticeship schemes
Architects should specify expensive materials including stainless steel and titanium for their buildings to ensure they are recycled afterwards, according to French architect Édouard François. More about "We have to build in gold, silver, titanium and copper" says Édouard François
Thomas Heatherwick has created South Africa's biggest art museum – by hollowing out the inside of a historic grain silo building. More about Thomas Heatherwick reveals Zeitz MOCAA art galleries carved out of Cape Town grain silo
Only a month after the Garden Bridge was scrapped, Thomas Heatherwick's plans for a park on New York's Hudson River have been abandoned – and the designer has described the decision as "really, really sad". More about Thomas Heatherwick saddened after plans for New York "treasure island" are scrapped
Dezeen promotion: Turkish designer Fulden Dehneli has been named the winner of Dezeen and Samsung's QLED TV stand design competition, with her idea for a stand that doubles as an adaptable piece of furniture. More about Scandinavian-inspired TV stand design wins Dezeen and Samsung's competition
A massive mound of plastic in the Pacific Ocean becomes a country with its own passport, flag and "Debris" currency, in this design proposal intended to raise awareness about ocean pollution. More about Petition launched to recognise Great Pacific Garbage Patch as a country
Sarah Douglas has replaced Tony Chambers at the helm of British design magazine Wallpaper*, making her the first female editor in the publication's 21-year history. More about Sarah Douglas appointed editor of Wallpaper* magazine