Products to aid those with memory loss and an exhibition stand made from carved blue foam and mirrors are among the award winners at this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. More about ICFF award winners include designs for Alzheimer's sufferers and a blue foam booth
Early renderings have emerged of The Wall Street Tower, a 61-storey skyscraper designed by British architect David Adjaye for Downtown Manhattan. More about Images of New York skyscraper by David Adjaye leaked
IKEA is set to increase its production of furniture in the UK as a way to keep costs down following the country's decision to leave the European Union. More about IKEA could move more manufacturing to UK to avoid post-Brexit price hikes
The UK's Labour Party has praised the nation's architecture and design sector, and promised to put the creative sector at the centre of Brexit negotiations if it wins next month's general election. More about Labour Party pledges to put creative industries at heart of UK's Brexit negotiations with dedicated manifesto
Chinese president Xi Jinping has revealed plans for the world's largest-sprawling infrastructure project – the Belt and Road – which aims to develop trade links between China, Central Asia, Europe and Africa. More about China proposes modern-day Silk Road with transcontinental infrastructure project
Nestlé has lost a four-year battle to get the design of its KitKat chocolate bar recognised as a trade mark in the UK. More about KitKat denied UK trade mark for four-fingered chocolate bar
This week on Dezeen, a museum dedicated to Palestinian culture opened in Birzeit and Renzo Piano finished a sail-covered art gallery in a French winery. More about This week, a museum opened in Palestine and Renzo Piano completed an art gallery
A "building block castle" by Camille Walala and an undulating tapestry by Ross Lovegrove are among the 400 events prepped to take place during this year's London Design Festival. More about London Design Festival announces installations for 2017
A major initiative aiming to rid a rubbish-riddled area of the Pacific Ocean from its discarded plastic will begin work within the next 12 months. More about The Ocean Cleanup will begin extracting plastic from the Pacific in 2018
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for a residential complex on Mexico's Riviera Maya, based on traditional Mayan design and surrounded by tropical woodland. More about Zaha Hadid Architects plans residences in tropical setting near Cancún
Many architects are still not addressing the environmental impacts of their buildings, claims the American Institute of Architects, in response to Aaron Bestky's recent critique of its COTE Top Ten sustainability awards. More about Architecture "hasn't caught up" with sustainability goals says AIA
Traditional, round circus tents influenced the design of this performance and educational facility for the circus arts, designed by US studio Höweler + Yoon Architecture. More about Big-top tents inform building for America's first circus degree programme
Danish studio EFFEKT has developed a housing scheme for the Slovakian city of Bratislava, which features a dramatically staggered roofline intended to echo the peaks of a mountain range. More about EFFEKT proposes Bratislava housing scheme modelled on a mountain range
The Italian courts have sided with Molteni&C in a legal dispute against Cassina that saw both brands exhibit the same chair during Milan design week. More about Molteni&C wins legal battle to stop Cassina producing identical Gio Ponti chair
An alliance of architecture pressure groups in America has launched JustDesign, a database of studios that treat their staff well and provide equal opportunities for women. More about New US initiative aims to spotlight architecture firms that treat workers fairly
Richard Rogers and David Chipperfield are among a group of eminent British architects who have demanded clarity on the status of EU nationals working in the UK following Brexit. More about Stop using EU nationals as a Brexit "negotiating chip", say Rogers and Chipperfield
This week on Dezeen, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor told Dezeen he is trying to change his reputation as a "reclusive mountain-dwelling hermit" and claimed his renowned thermal baths in Vals have been ruined. More about This week, Peter Zumthor spoke out about his "destroyed" Therme Vals and his mysterious reputation
The Japanese government has been accused of using timber linked to deforestation and human-rights violations to build its Kengo Kuma-designed stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More about Japan urged to stop using deforestation-linked wood for Kengo Kuma's Olympic stadium
Dezeen promotion: Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, one of the most influential Indian architects of the 20th century and an important collaborator of Le Corbusier, will deliver the Royal Academy of Arts' annual architecture lecture this year. More about Balkrishna Doshi to deliver Royal Academy annual architecture lecture 2017
Dutch studios NL Architects and XVW Architectuur have won this year's Mies van der Rohe Award for their innovative renovation of a dilapidated 1960s apartment block on the edge of Amsterdam. More about Mies van der Rohe Award 2017 goes to NL Architects and XVW Architectuur for revamp of 1960s slab block