Technology
Airbus to test a flying car by end of 2017
Airbus is planning to test self-piloted personal aircraft by the end of the year as a way of reducing traffic on inner-city roads. More about Airbus to test a flying car by end of 2017
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Architecture
Impracticality drives tenants out of Jean Nouvel's Barcelona skyscraper
Jean Nouvel's Torre Agbar skyscraper has been sold for the second time in just three years, as it struggles to hold onto tenants in Barcelona's emerging technology district. More about Impracticality drives tenants out of Jean Nouvel's Barcelona skyscraper
Design
Juventus FC faces fan uprising after launching minimal new logo
Italian football club Juventus has unveiled its new crest, but the team's fans think the minimalist rebrand is an own goal. More about Juventus FC faces fan uprising after launching minimal new logo
Architecture
Farshid Moussavi to showcase construction details in Royal Academy summer exhibition
For the first time in 249 years, construction drawings will be the focus of the architecture room at the Royal Academy of Arts' summer exhibition, which this year is curated by Farshid Moussavi. More about Farshid Moussavi to showcase construction details in Royal Academy summer exhibition
Architecture
Grafton Architects chosen to curate Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, founders of Dublin-based Grafton Architects, have been named as curators for the 2018 edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Grafton Architects chosen to curate Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
Architecture
Nine visions for lunar architecture revealed in Moontopia competition
Nine space-age designs have been revealed as the winners of the Moontopia competition, which asked architects and designers to visualise life on the moon. More about Nine visions for lunar architecture revealed in Moontopia competition
Architecture
AIA reveals winners of 2017 Honor Awards for the year's best American architecture
Shigeru Ban's Colorado art museum, a Senegalese cultural centre by Toshiko Mori and a Pinterest office in San Francisco are among this year's recipients of design awards from the American Institute of Architects. More about AIA reveals winners of 2017 Honor Awards for the year's best American architecture
Architecture
China's building boom makes 2016 a record-breaking year for skyscrapers
A chart-busting 128 skyscrapers over 200 metres tall were completed last year, 84 of which were in China, according to the latest industry research. More about China's building boom makes 2016 a record-breaking year for skyscrapers
Architecture
Zaha Hadid's will reveals £70 million fortune
Zaha Hadid's will reveals details of her multi-million-pound estate, of which former business partner Patrik Schumacher is the only non-family beneficiary. More about Zaha Hadid's will reveals £70 million fortune
This week on Dezeen
This week, a Niemeyer hotel reopened its doors and Herzog & de Meuron got a win at Chelsea
Herzog & de Meuron won planning permission to completely overhaul Chelsea FC's London stadium this week, while a hotel designed by Oscar Niemeyer reopened in Rio after being closed for 20 years. More about This week, a Niemeyer hotel reopened its doors and Herzog & de Meuron got a win at Chelsea
Architecture
OMA gets green light for £110 million arts centre in Manchester
Dutch firm OMA has been granted permission to build its first major UK project – a cultural centre in Manchester named Factory. More about OMA gets green light for £110 million arts centre in Manchester
News
V&A appoints politician Tristram Hunt as new director
The V&A museum in London has named British politician Tristram Hunt as its new director, following the resignation of Martin Roth. More about V&A appoints politician Tristram Hunt as new director
Architecture
Herzog & de Meuron secures permission to revamp Chelsea FC football stadium
Herzog & de Meuron has been granted planning permission to completely overhaul Chelsea FC's London stadium, encasing it behind 264 sculptural brick pillars. More about Herzog & de Meuron secures permission to revamp Chelsea FC football stadium
Architecture
Monument by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon will commemorate "Dutch struggle against water"
RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon have revealed plans for a monument commemorating the huge feat of engineering behind the Dutch Delta Works – a vast network of dams, sluices, locks and levees designed to prevent flooding in the Netherlands. More about Monument by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon will commemorate "Dutch struggle against water"
Architecture
Construction begins on Poland's tallest tower by Foster + Partners
Work has started on a 310-metre-high Warsaw skyscraper by Foster + Partners, expected to become the tallest building in Poland. More about Construction begins on Poland's tallest tower by Foster + Partners
News
Tate galleries to appoint Maria Balshaw as new director
Maria Balshaw is set to succeed Nicholas Serota as director of the Tate galleries, making her the first woman to lead the organisation. More about Tate galleries to appoint Maria Balshaw as new director
Architecture
Garden Bridge faces uncertain future after accounts reveal risk of "substantial" cost increase
The future of Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has been thrown into question again, after it emerged that costs could rise well above the estimated £185 million, and that the charity behind the project is at threat of liquidation. More about Garden Bridge faces uncertain future after accounts reveal risk of "substantial" cost increase
Architecture
Karim Rashid launches design and development firm Kurv Architecture
New York designer Karim Rashid has teamed up with architect Alex Hughes to launch an architecture and development firm that offers comprehensive property design, from foundations to artwork. More about Karim Rashid launches design and development firm Kurv Architecture
Architecture
MAD's George Lucas Museum will be built in Los Angeles
The MAD-designed George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be built in Los Angeles, not San Francisco, it has been announced. More about MAD's George Lucas Museum will be built in Los Angeles
Architecture
Philip Johnson's Interfaith Peace Chapel vandalised in Dallas
A Philip Johnson-designed chapel in Dallas, Texas, has been defaced with graffiti. More about Philip Johnson's Interfaith Peace Chapel vandalised in Dallas