A huge school for Syrian refugees is set to be built at a camp in Jordan, using a modular and re-deployable construction system developed with the help of former Architecture for Humanity director Cameron Sinclair. More about Low-cost school for 3,000 children planned at Syrian refugee camp in Jordan
The part of Oslo's government quarter damaged during the 2011 terrorist bombing will be replaced by one of two proposals – one by a team including Haptic and Nordic, and another by a team featuring A-Lab and LPO Architects. More about New designs unveiled for Norwegian government headquarters following 2011 terrorist attack
A studio for photographer Juergen Teller, a new wing at the British Museum and a revived seaside pier are among the projects shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist announced
SOM has won a competition to design a new district for Sri Lankan city Colombo, with a design featuring numerous skyscrapers, a marina, canals and a park, influenced by the country's tropical climate. More about SOM designs "new skyline" for port area of Sri Lanka's largest city
Following a two-year hiatus, the Google Glass augmented-reality headset has made a comeback, and is being targeted exclusively at businesses. More about Google Glass resurrected as a tool for hands-on workers
A stainless steel barge that American architect Louis Kahn designed to host orchestral concerts will be scrapped at a Louisiana shipyard, unless it finds a new owner by the end of the month. More about Louis Kahn's floating concert hall may go to scrap
Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a sci-fi-influenced headquarters for Faraday Future, a new car company focussed on electric vehicles, in Northern California. More about MAD unveils "extraterrestrial" campus for electric car brand Faraday Future
Apple has updated its collection of emojis with 52 new icons, including a zombie, sandwich, elf and a woman wearing a headscarf. More about Apple's new emojis include a breastfeeding mother and a woman in hijab
Confectionary giant Mondelez and British chain Poundland are locked in a feud over the discount store's new Toblerone-esque chocolate bar called Twin Peaks. More about Poundland's mountain-inspired chocolate bar sparks legal battle with Toblerone
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has unveiled plans for his first "vertical forest" in the Netherlands: a stepped tower covered in 10,000 plants and trees in the city of Utrecht. More about Stefano Boeri unveils latest tree-clad tower project for Utrecht
"Monster cities" in Asia including Seoul, Taipei and Jakarta are racing ahead of western counterparts in terms of architectural vision and urban design quality, according to architect Winy Maas of MVRDV. More about Asian cities overtaking "impossible" London and "terrible" New York in urban design, says Winy Maas
A group of scientists from California have developed a series of organic electronic components that will harmlessly dissolve into their environment after use. More about Stanford scientists unveil ultra-thin electronics that can dissolve into the body
This week on Dezeen, BIG completed a second world war museum next to a German-built bunker in Denmark and a replica of the Parthenon was constructed on a Nazi book-burning site using 100,000 forbidden titles. More about This week, BIG completed a war museum beside a Nazi bunker
Japanese retailer Muji is set to open hotels in Shenzhen, China and Tokyo, Japan, which will be styled with the minimalist brand's furnishings and products. More about Muji to open hotels in China and Japan
Rotterdam studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a residential tower complex in Eindhoven, featuring spiky plant-covered roofs and greenhouses. More about MVRDV unveils plans for Eindhoven housing with jagged grass-covered roofs
Work on a giant observation wheel planned for New York's Staten Island has ground to a halt, after a legal battle resulted in the firing of its contractor. More about New York Wheel in jeopardy as construction halts indefinitely
Danish firm BIG has built an "invisible museum" in Blåvand, Denmark, by cutting linear passageways out of the sand dune beside a bunker built by German forces during the second world war. More about BIG creates subterranean museum by carving channels into dune by Nazi bunker
Cladding panels removed from high-rise buildings are repurposed to build temporary homes for Romanian migrant workers in this proposal by architecture studio Reed Watts, which has just been named winner of a charity-organised design competition. More about Salvaged tower-block cladding could be used to build migrant housing
Danish architect Dorte Mandrup's takedown of the term "female architect" has sparked a strong reaction from American women in the profession on both sides of the argument. More about American women in architecture weigh in on "female architect" debate
Rotterdam studio MVRDV has unveiled plans to build a new skyscraper in its home city, featuring a pixelated facade made up of hundreds of bay windows. More about MVRDV designs new Rotterdam skyscraper featuring pixelated walls