Former US first lady Michelle Obama has urged architects to consider working on more community projects in poorer city neighbourhoods, during her keynote at the 2017 AIA conference this week. More about "If we're going to have cities, then we have to invest" says Michelle Obama
The first house designed by American architect Philip Johnson has been put up for sale by its owners, after 55 years living in the Upstate New York residence. More about Philip Johnson's first residential project hits the market for million
Deployment of IKEA's award-winning refugee shelter was put on hold due to concerns over a range of design issues including accessibility and fire risk, Dezeen has learned. More about IKEA refugee shelter to be redesigned following safety fears and design flaws
Dezeen has been shortlisted in six categories at the Association of Online Publishers' annual awards, giving us more nominations than any other publishing company. More about Dezeen shortlisted for six online publishing awards
The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture is being renamed the School of Architecture at Taliesin, as part of its break from a foundation established by the architect nearly 70 years ago. More about Frank Lloyd Wright architecture school gets new name and branding
Following the news that Balenciaga has released its own take on the IKEA Frakta bag, the Swedish furniture giant has devised a guide to help customers differentiate the 40p tote from its £1,705 counterpart. More about IKEA responds to Balenciaga's take on blue tote with spot-the-difference guide
The historic Monte Carlo villa that Karl Lagerfeld occupied for over a decade opens to the public for the first time tomorrow, to showcase works commissioned by the world's leading design galleries. More about Karl Lagerfeld's former Monaco villa hosts new collectible design fair Nomad
Ivanka Trump's self-titled clothing line has been relabelled and sold off under the name of Adrienne Vittadini, after the brand was dropped by a number of major retailers following her father's election as US president. More about Ivanka Trump's clothing line secretly being sold under pseudonym
Foreign investors are using illicit wealth to buy up property in luxury developments across London, out-pricing locals, according to a new anti-corruption report. More about Overseas investors are exacerbating London's housing crisis, say experts
The site of the former Domino Sugar Factory on the Brooklyn waterfront will open as a public park in 2018, as part of a major redevelopment project. More about Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory site to become six-acre park by James Corner Field Operations
Home-sharing service Airbnb has assembled an in-house humanitarian team headed by designer Cameron Sinclair, to help it achieve its aim of providing temporary housing for 100,000 people within five years. More about Cameron Sinclair to lead Airbnb's humanitarian team
British studio OMMX has teamed up with house-builder Naked House to develop an affordable housing model for London, offering homes stripped back to just their bare necessities. More about Naked House and OMMX offer bare-bones affordable housing for London
As Donald Trump prepares to build a wall between the USA and Mexico, Turkey has announced the completion of a three-metre high fortification along its border with Syria to prevent refugees and smugglers entering the country. More about Turkey completes first phase of 900km wall along Syrian border
Biotechnology is going to "govern the next decade of thought" at research institutions like the MIT Media Lab, says its founder Nicholas Negroponte. More about "Biotech is the new digital" says MIT Media Lab founder
British architect David Chipperfield has stepped down from his position as artistic director at Italian furniture brand Driade, and has been replaced by a "creative committee". More about David Chipperfield leaves Driade after just two years as artistic director
Work is almost complete on a sunken extension to the Tate's seaside art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, which is set to open to the public later this year. More about Jamie Fobert's cliffside extension to Tate St Ives nears completion
Architects have lost control of city design according to Rem Koolhaas, who says the gap between the profession's rhetoric and the reality is wider in Italy than anywhere else. More about Cities are "deeply tragic" says Rem Koolhaas
This week on Dezeen, Balenciaga launched its own version of IKEA's iconic blue tote bag, and Snøhetta completed its transformation of New York's Times Square. More about This week, Balenciaga paid tribute to IKEA and Times Square was transformed
The "world's first" electric jet plane capable of taking off and landing vertically has successfully completed test flights in Germany. More about Electric flying taxi by Lilium successfully completes its first voyage
Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision for One Bangkok: a new district in the centre of the Thai city made up of a family skyscrapers interspersed with green spaces. More about SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok