In this exclusive video from BIG, partner Jakob Lange discusses how its plans for a Hyperloop high-speed transportation system between Abu Dhabi and Dubai will transform how people live. More about BIG teaser video reveals Hyperloop plans for Abu Dhabi and Dubai
This week, Donald Trump's Mexican border wall was envisioned as a Barragán-inspired pink barrier, and Dezeen was annotated using a typeface based on the US presidential candidate's handwriting. More about This week, Trump's border wall was visualised and his handwriting became a typeface
A design for "the most Instagrammable billboard in the world" by a Los Angeles team has beaten schemes by Zaha Hadid Architects and Gensler in a competition to create an advertising structure for Sunset Boulevard. More about Futuristic digital billboard to be erected in Hollywood
British fashion designer Richard Nicoll has died aged 39 following a suspected heart attack. More about Fashion designer Richard Nicoll dies suddenly aged 39
Mexican firm Estudio 3.14 has visualised the "gorgeous perversity" of US presidential candidate Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the countries' border. More about Trump's Mexican border wall envisioned as Barragán-inspired pink barrier
Dutch designer Martijn van Strien's Makersleeve device cases are designed for production on-demand in any makerspace in the world. More about Martijn van Strien launches print-on-demand laptop sleeves to cut overproduction
Chinese automaker Geely has launched a new car brand with sharable locks and an open platform designed to make its vehicles "the most connected in the world". More about Lynk & Co cars let owners easily start their own sharing business
A Frank Lloyd Wright monograph disguised as a children's book and a photo reportage of African modernism shot by Iwan Baan have been chosen as the top 10 books about architecture from 2016. More about Top 10 architecture books of 2016
Sydney studio CHROFI has won a competition to create a new conservatory at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra with plans for a raised cube dressed in curtain-like glazing. More about CHROFI wins Australian conservatory contest with "hovering cube" design
OMA, MAD and Studio Gang are among seven teams vying to overhaul Paris' Tour Montparnasse – a 209-metre tower that caused such uproar on completion that it sparked a 42-year skyscraper ban in the city. More about OMA, MAD and Studio Gang compete for Tour Montparnasse redesign
Design solutions for a wide range of social concerns, from rapid-recovery housing to drinking water access for migrants, are featured in a new show at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. More about Socially responsible design in America presented in Cooper Hewitt exhibition
Construction has begun on the One Vanderbilt tower in Midtown Manhattan, which will overtake 432 Park Avenue as the second-tallest structure in New York City. More about New York's future second-tallest skyscraper breaks ground
Plans by former footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs to build a luxury hotel and shopping centre in Manchester may be scuppered as the Twentieth Century Society seeks emergency heritage listing for a synagogue on the site. More about Heritage body seeks to block Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville's Manchester plans
Chinese studio MAD has released visuals for its new concert hall in Beijing, which will be draped in a translucent fluted facade. More about MAD reveals plans for translucent China Philharmonic Hall in Beijing
Brexit: Dezeen is calling on architecture and design firms in the UK to help us prepare our submission to the forthcoming parliamentary inquiry into the impact of Brexit. More about Architects and designers: tell us how Brexit will affect your businesses
A geological-inspired addition to the Natural History museum in New York by US firm Studio Gang has received unanimous approval from the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission. More about Studio Gang's American Museum of Natural History extension moves forward
This week on Dezeen, Sotheby's announced that David Bowie's personal collection of Memphis furniture – which is over 100 pieces strong – will go up for auction in November. More about This week, David Bowie was revealed as an extensive collector of Memphis design
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has released more images of his proposed Dubai Creek Tower – now under construction and expected to surpass the 828-metre-high Burj Khalifa. More about Calatrava's Dubai Creek observation tower breaks ground
Dezeen promotion: the government must prioritise new models of affordable workspaces to ensure that London maintains its "global competitiveness" as a centre of commerce, according to a new report by New London Architecture. More about New London Architecture calls on UK government to provide affordable workspaces
Apple's central London store has reopened following a major renovation by Foster + Partners that incorporates the tech giant's new approach to retail. More about Apple unveils tree-filled Regent Street store by Foster + Partners