Eric Parry Architects has been granted planning permission for 1 Undershaft, a 73-storey skyscraper that will dwarf The Gherkin and The Cheesegrater to become the tallest building in London's financial district. More about Eric Parry gets go ahead for City of London's tallest skyscraper
Zaha Hadid's closest confidantes have distanced themselves from the speech made by her successor Patrik Schumacher, in which he called for social housing to be scrapped and public space to be privatised. More about Zaha Hadid's friends and family disown Patrick Schumacher's statements
Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has revealed its competition-winning designs for a new library in Shanghai featuring bands of glazing and wood-lined reading rooms. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects chosen to design Shanghai's new city library
Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura have won a competition to overhaul Spain's most important art museum, the Museo del Prado in Madrid. More about Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura to extend Madrid's Museo del Prado
Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher has said he regrets the reaction to his recent speech about London's housing crisis, and claims he only wanted to trigger a discussion. More about Patrik Schumacher embarrassed by "Mr Nasty image" after World Architecture Festival speech
This week on Dezeen, a Chinese company launched the world's fastest electric car, while Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson teamed up to create a Christmas tree installation.
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Danish architecture studio CEBRA has been appointed to create an underground visitor centre for a hill that has hosted some of the most important speeches in Denmark's history. More about CEBRA plans subterranean visitor centre for historic Skamlingsbanken hill
The Design Museum's new home inside the former Commonwealth Institute in London is an oak-heavy, hotel-like interior that is impressive, but could have been so much more exhilarating, according to critics. More about Critics underwhelmed by "clumsy" new Design Museum
RIBA International Prize: a vertical, concrete university campus in Peru by Grafton Architects has been named world's best new building by the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Grafton Architects wins inaugural RIBA International Prize for university campus in Peru
Anish Kapoor is the artist that Dezeen readers are most interested in, finds the inaugural Dezeen Hot List. More about Dezeen Hot List names Anish Kapoor as most popular artist
Dezeen promotion: online furniture brand Hem has launched a new website that makes it easier and quicker for interior designers, architects and other industry professionals to order furniture. More about Hem launches e-commerce site especially for designers and architects
Dezeen promotion: electronics company LG Display has revealed its plans to create new OLED lighting designs with British designer Ross Lovegrove. More about LG Display announces collaboration with Ross Lovegrove at WAF 2016
Chinese electric car startup NextEV has launched a vehicle it claims is the fastest electric car in the world. More about NextEV unveils world's fastest electric supercar
The inaugural Dezeen Hot List has revealed that that biggest names in fashion – as far as Dezeen readers are concerned – are Chanel, COS and Dior. More about Chanel, COS and Dior revealed as fashion names that Dezeen readers care most about
This week on Dezeen, the best architecture of 2016 was lauded at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin, where Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher gave a keynote speech calling for social housing to be scrapped. More about This week, 2016's best building was revealed and Patrik Schumacher ruffled feathers
A subterranean museum in Poland with a huge public space on its roof has won the title World Building of the Year 2016 at the World Architecture Festival. More about National Museum in Szczecin named World Building of the Year 2016
A monochrome clothing boutique in China has been awarded the World Interior of the Year prize at Inside 2016. More about Heike fashion concept store wins World Interior of the Year 2016
A proposal for a five-storey school in Melbourne has won the title Future of the Year 2016 at the World Architecture Festival. More about "Vertical school" in Melbourne named Future Project of the Year 2016
An Auckland wetlands reserve featuring "woven" timber structures has been named World Landscape of the Year 2016 at the World Architecture Festival. More about Kopupaka Reserve in Auckland wins World Landscape of the Year 2016
Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher has mapped out a solution to London's housing crisis that involves getting rid of regulations, privatising all public space and scrapping social housing. More about Patrik Schumacher calls for social housing and public space to be scrapped